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Gardening

ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2014, 08:50 AM Jan 2014

Are you taking special protection methods during the coming 2nd arctic freeze?

There is a large, beautiful Rosemary plant in the community garden. It has survived several winters in NJ, altho rosemary does not always make it thru the winter.

I should wrap it up before the 2nd big arctic freeze begins tomorrow nite.

These way below-average temps are going to kill some perenniels which normally survive the winter in zone 7.

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Are you taking special protection methods during the coming 2nd arctic freeze? (Original Post) ellenrr Jan 2014 OP

I'm in Zone 4, which gets pretty cold, so everything I plant is hardy to Zone 3 or 4. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #1

I only plant things that survive Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #2

I bought TuxedoKat Jan 2014 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,983 posts)

1. I'm in Zone 4, which gets pretty cold, so everything I plant is hardy to Zone 3 or 4.

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:29 AM

Jan 2014

Rosemary would be a goner here - I plant most herbs in pots and treat them as annuals, except for catnip, which is indestructible.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. I only plant things that survive

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:51 PM

Jan 2014

.....or not. I gave up years ago trying to pamper plants. I haven't got anything left that I will mourn the loss.

TuxedoKat

(3,821 posts)

3. I bought

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 10:35 PM

Jan 2014

some of these globe things for a few perennials that are hardy for my zone, but may benefit from some extra protection. I had a few that I wasn't using and put it on some Lamb's Ears. They still look like they did last summer/fall!

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Garden-Cloche-Plant-Cover/dp/B004U4A9C6/ref=sr_1_2?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1390448050&sr=1-2&keywords=plastic+cover+for+plants

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