Dealing with Cold Damage in the Garden - Five Minute Friday

[@doctortcbkk2027]

I love how Holly just watches over her property and takes in all the sounds

[@susandibiase9250]

Holly looks so happy out there strolling around the paths!

[@susandibiase9250]

The weather seems to be getting more erratic. It’s often Thanksgiving before we get a frost. Thanks for the tips, Jim and Stef!

[@Usernameblahblahnblah]

She's out hanging with mom and dad. ☺

[@doreen9838]

Gorgeous dog!!!!!

[@terrivance8750]

Thank you, Jim, Steph. 😊

[@terrysevold2072]

Love seeing sweet Holly today. Also, your keeping it real video is great. We all have moments with weather, thank you!❤💨

[@betterquestions7684]

Love this kind of content! I learn so much from your channels. Thank you! Could you show more examples of how to know when an evergreen is dormant; how to cover at-risk plants and when to know when uncover them? EDIT: ignore that last request… I found the other videos you’ve done showing this. Thank you!

[@emmalavenham]

He talks about this a lot. I would search the channel for a video on how to protect plants from frost or freeze…

[@betterquestions7684]

Thank you - I’ve updated to ignore that request and found the prior videos!

[@conniegurley6872]

Hi Holly

[@blahblahblah7551]

I like your large fox. It adds more nature look to the garden 😂

[@loriledner6528]

Hi Jim and Stephanie !! Thank you for all your great videos. 🌳

[@Alex-sun7]

Jim your garden looks awesome…I do this every year and I just love seeing little lizards,frogs and all kind of creatures that call this (mess) home😅..thanks for sharing

[@swimroyaz]

Great content! I’ve enjoyed watching your videos over the last couple years. Thanks for taking the time to do all this!

[@bonniejackson7476]

Thanks Jim 😊

[@kumudufernando3859]

Some of my hellebore plants started blooming in November. No complaints..glad to have some flowers through winter months. Zone 7

[@GardeningSpirit]

It is quite interesting to see the difference of how non native vs native plants shut down (or not) with low temps. I can see it. Thanks for this video ... as always very informative. Happy Holidays!

[@JennJenn9]

Wow on that fall color of the blueberry!

[@judybrock5360]

🇨🇦 follower here.....jeez Jim , 30 degree , where’s your winter coat, , not the weather for a spring jacket 😂😂

[@BritishWestIndian]

I put incandescent Christmas lights on my camellias and cover them with a sheet of painters plastic…I know horrible, but It’s keeps them looking fresh

[@justinwarren7643]

That's pretty neat that the oak in the back protected the camellia and mahonia flowers

[@GuitarWatsonMusic]

Suburban New York (7B now) - made it almost to Thanksgiving this year without a hard frost. Latest ever!

[@Rocco4112]

I live in Ohio. My 30 year old azalea bloomed twice this year. It’s never done this before. I had about 12 purple blooms into November. I hope it still blooms in the spring. 🤨

[@christinasanders2742]

It did the same here in North Alabama. We also are in a moderate drought so little to no rain. The only thing I knew to do was to make sure they were watered well. My azaleas always suffer from these extreme changes in temperature. They were still covered in blooms.

[@marionallen2222]

My daffodils are up too my paperwhites bloomed and the 20’s nights did not even take them … I was shocked lol🤍🪴🤍🪴🤍🪴 my February bell is blooming now 🤣

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Thanks Jim for pointing out micro-climates in the garden. I like the term "Ugly Sleep" 🤣Nothing graceful about it lol

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Central Indiana 6a again had this problem. For about 15 years, fall is warm as can be and then in December sometime, boom! I have. Giant new garden and don't even want to look at it, lol. BTW, I'm going to spend Christmas week in Raleigh with my sister and it doesn't look like I'll need the short sleeves!

[@passepartoot]

I was hoping you would post this. My coastal VA climate is similar. Yes, the frosts came a little later, but it was also very dry here. Only 1 inch rain total Oct1-Dec1. That stressed the plants, too. Winter burn on pittosporums, cycas and Daphne odora. Japanese maple leaves bleached by cold and persistent. Hydrangea m. Major stem damage. Camellias are just fine.

[@28tv.]

So Nice Video ❤❤

[@judyluce3141]

Great video!!

[@jFursty]

How do you manage your fallen leaves in the yard vs beds? Leave and mulch over in the spring?

[@dylan8285]

Don’t worry even here in 6a buddliea does not know how to go to sleep. The leaves stay green until single digits or sub zero

[@emmalavenham]

I think the key question here is whether plants that are newly planted that could be impacted (such as those that are marginal planted in spring) should be covered on days that there is an extreme drop to allow them to go to sleep more gradually

[@MickF04]

In the last three weeks, we've had 9 days with lows in the 30s (Central Texas Zone 8b). We're supposed to be in the mid-30s starting next week for 4-5 nights. I'm hoping we're acclimating the perennials and new shrubs (Buddleia, Abelia) to the colder temperatures should we get well below freezing in January. We got ridiculously cold in mid-January 2024 after fairly mild temperatures in the weeks before that period.

[@donnajoy6951]

Could you not cover with mulch to save the daffodils/tulips?

[@debweissler7808]

Here in coastal VA we also suffered from sudden cold after a warm fall. My Double Play Doozy spirea has crisp leaves on all three plants but maybe they will survive?

[@melissamiles5927]

Thanks for educating us! Should I wrap new plant pots with burlap to protect from cold? Other ideas?

[@melissamiles5927]

Specifically I have some new Japanese maples in their original pots that I’m trying to protect.

[@urchinsushi2041]

@@melissamiles5927Mr. Putnam has mentioned that plants can overwinter in containers outside if the plant is at least 2 zones cold hardier than the zone you live in - most of my Japanese maples are in ground, my containers I place in a very sheltered spot next to my sunroom to protect from winds, and it’s a good idea wrap the plant pots as well, placing the trees very close together. Mulch the pots, except around the tree flare. If your trees are in the thin black plastic pot, transplant the tree into a thicker pot - ceramic or terra cotta or even resin - or at least place the plastic pot in a slightly larger heavier container for added insulation.

[@BritishWestIndian]

My dragon prince cryptomeria was planted in the fall. Zone 7b/8. I noticed it turning brown today. It’s supposed to be an evergreen so I’m a little concerned.

[@rosemarybushea3447]

Good morning! My pomegranates look the same snd they're about the same size. Only in the ground since early spring, so hoping they come through the winter ok, just a couple hours west of you. Zone 7b/8a? Microclimates all around Should I cover them? They're in full sun.

[@pupgardens]

❤

[@BarbaraPruitt-hh2hl]

Can we plant anything now

[@GuitarWatsonMusic]

Bulbs!

[@kso808]

Ironically, my camellias had opened the majority of their bloom buds during our seemingly endless autumn, and currently have few, if any, remaining unopened flower buds.