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Posted by nygardener z6 NYC (My Page) on Sun, Mar 13, 05 at 17:57
| I've got an early case of spring fever and am waiting for signs that my overwintered plants are breaking dormancy. Have any of yours started to bud or green up? |
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RE: Any green yet?
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| Yep. Just cut some giant pussy willows for forcing. Hellebores are in bloom. Tulips, daffs, and crocus are up a couple inches. Sedum, and Malva are up a couple of inches also. That's all I can see as everything else still has a layer of snow. |
RE: Any green yet?
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| Daffodils are peeking thru the snow, everything else is still covered. Once the snow melts, I expect to see hellebores and snowdrops. The rest will show up in April and May. I am definitely READY for spring, which the calendar says starts Sunday. |
RE: Any green yet?
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| What a difference a day makes...... I can now see some sorrel emerging, and chives. |
RE: Any green yet?
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| Well, I am hoping that because you folks are zone 7 and I'm zone 6 (even tho we're in close proximity) is why I have NO sign of crocus or daffodil. No sign of anything yet, actually. Otherwise it means I failed miserably trying to grow these in containers :( |
RE: Yeehaw, I was wrong.
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| Tulips and daffodils pushing their way up; teeny-tiny buds on the forsythia! :-) Maybe I just got bum crocuses. |
RE: Any green yet?
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| Have faith Meg. Every year I think we had an awful winter, and somehow mother nature knows just what to do. I don't know how the city is considered Z6 and LI is zone 7. I do know that I always see everything in the city bloom several weeks before us. It is really noticable with the forsythia along the LIE. The closer to the city, the earlier they bloom. Maybe your plants aren't getting as much sun as mine, or maybe mine are in a micro climate which would cause them to emerge sooner. Susan |
RE: Any green yet?
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| Hmm; I thought the ocean breezes from the gulf stream were what made you zone 7 and me zone 6. I do get very little direct sun til the sun gets higher in the sky ... it's always behind the buildings around me (I'm on the 2nd floor). Anyway, since this is the first time I ever tried bulbs, I'm happy :-) |
RE: Any green yet?
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| Wish I'd tried bulbs, I was afraid to grow them in containers! Next year! My roses are breaking dormancy already! :) |
RE: Any green yet?
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| The perennials I had in my minigreenhouse are starting to pop, except for scabiosa and carnations ... they look kinda dead. The ones left out in the elements (though bubble wrapped and mulched) aren't showing any signs yet. And what a difference one day seems to make ... I see 2 tiny crocus tips! (Can you tell I'm excited?) Funny thing is, I noticed this stuff while putting out winter sowing stuff. Seems I am VERY late getting around to this :-( I guess I am totally behind the 8-ball for doing my indoor sowing. |
RE: Any green yet?
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It's amazing what a difference a week makes. Last Sunday, 3/11, I cut my perennials down to to the ground - echinecea, black-eyed susan, monardia, sedum - and darn near froze doing so. Although I spotted a little green, nothing was really visible and had to stand in snow/ice in spots when clipping!! Last night, the sedum had popped to over 1" and the daffs and tulips were 2-3" high. I think the bleeding heart has just broken ground also. It felt soooo good to get out and 'play' after all the snow/ice this winter. I have tmy clipping, pruning, and raking list all ready for this weekend, except I saw a snow/rain forecast for Sunday. Maybe it is just aas well, 'cause experience has taught me that 2 full weekend days of early spring cleanup outside means a very stiff and achin' Monday
for this winter couch potato!!! |
RE: Any green yet?
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| I was out in the almost-spring sun today - clipping perennials and cleaning and clearing away junk, washing the black crud from behind pots and things on the deck. Of course, no green yet. Nothin. My few early bulbs are up, but that's it. I was, however, very impressed with the good-looks and hardiness of my potted spruces and boxwood - still in lovely green condition. (Note to self - more of those!) I have 100 annuals in plastic peat-pot greenhouses in the house ... can't wait to get 'em grown and out there! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Last Season & Seedlings
RE: Any green yet?
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| USDA Zones are based on the AVERAGE lowest temperature and refer to the ability of a plant to survive winters in a particular area. The blooming pattern that we all notice along the LIE varies because of CLIMATE. I notice that people interchange one with the other, but it really is helpful, when gardening, to keep them separate. In our area, when planning and choosing plants, it is best to consider Zone, Climate AND "Average First Frost Date" and "Average Last Frost Date". NYC may have colder minimum temperatures but the average last spring freeze is before April 10 whereas in eastern suffolk county, the average last spring freeze is after april 20. Fortunately, regardless of all the above, it has been beautiful here and I have been able to get my nose out of the books and my hands on some pruning shears. I see the tips of the baptisia and many new shoots of moonbeam coreopsis.
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