Cluttermagnet 896 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Tonight our first hard frost is expected, 31 degrees F. I brought in the Begonia and put it back in the dining room. May try some newspaper over a few of the plants out on the deck, but it's basically over for this season. I think I'll bring in all the planters with the Caladiums. Don't want frost to kill the bulbs. I'll let them die off and dry out thoroughty, then dig the bulbs up and store them in a cardboard box in the basement for spring planting. This past year featured entirely free Caladiums from bulbs saved from the previous year. Hope I can do it again. I'll try to make it a tradition... David Edited October 18, 2015 by Cluttermagnet 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zlim 1,195 Posted October 18, 2015 Frost possible last night, tonight, and tomorrow night. Apparently it didn't get quite that cold last night. Tonight is forecast to be in the 20's. My 2nd bloom white Iris is still looking good. The plant ended up producing 4 or 5 iris. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,303 Posted October 18, 2015 Tonight our first hard frost is expected, 31 degrees F. I brought in the Begonia and put it back in the dining room. May try some newspaper over a few of the plants out on the deck, but it's basically over for this season. I think I'll bring in all the planters with the Caladiums. Don't want frost to kill the bulbs. I'll let them die off and dry out thoroughty, then dig the bulbs up and store them in a cardboard box in the basement for spring planting. This past year featured entirely free Caladiums from bulbs saved from the previous year. Hope I can do it again. I'll try to make it a tradition... David My dad used to overwinter daliah tubers in wooden boxes filled with fine dry sand and kept out in a cold store. The sand has to be bone dry about four inches below and above the tubers and he had a loose cover on the boxes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,283 Posted October 20, 2015 My aunt used to keep them in a cool dry place in the basement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted October 20, 2015 i thought basements by definition were cool, damp places? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,322 Posted October 20, 2015 I moved my outdoor potted plants into the garage Saturday and Sunday nights. The long-range forecast was good (and warmer) and I figured they could get at least another couple of weeks of life if I got them through those cold nights. Thank heavens it will be warmer tonight--eight trips around the house carrying a plant gets a little tedious twice a day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,531 Posted October 20, 2015 i thought basements by definition were cool, damp places? Depends on where the basement is located. Basements in Tampa or New Orleans would be warm and wet. Basements in northwestern New Mexico would be cool and dry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac 267 Posted October 21, 2015 i thought basements by definition were cool, damp places? Depends on where the basement is located. Basements in Tampa or New Orleans would be warm and wet. Basements in northwestern New Mexico would be cool and dry. Basements in New Orleans are called indoor swimming pools. :'( 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted October 21, 2015 ha ha! hear! hear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zlim 1,195 Posted November 18, 2015 It isn't often that you see Iris in PA in mid-November but here they are! There is another bloom on the plant so I'm still expecting to see another flower. I've delayed giving my Iris their winter hair cut and I'm glad i did. I had 2 plants that rebloomed. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,322 Posted November 18, 2015 That's amazing--beautiful blooms. Must be the warmer weather we had for a while. I was bringing my outdoor potted plants into the garage for a few nights last week, but a couple of days ago I decided I'd have to let them go with the next cold snap--it's almost Thanksgiving, after all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,531 Posted November 18, 2015 Well, we're having record breaking heat in November here in Florida, so... it's still summertime. YAY! [/ sarcasm] 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,283 Posted November 18, 2015 LOL! Sorry Eric! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,531 Posted November 18, 2015 The Canadians are hoarding winter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zlim 1,195 Posted November 18, 2015 The Canadians are hoarding winter. and parts of Colorado with up to a foot of snow and Interstate 70 closed. As far as I am concerned, they can keep hoarding it. Last winter, especially February and March were totally miserable. I don't want a repeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,303 Posted November 18, 2015 Well, we're having record breaking heat in November here in Florida, so... it's still summertime. YAY! [/ sarcasm] Pop over for the weekend as we have had rain for ten days or so and the forecast is for gales and more torrential rain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,322 Posted November 18, 2015 The Canadians are hoarding winter. and parts of Colorado with up to a foot of snow and Interstate 70 closed. As far as I am concerned, they can keep hoarding it. Last winter, especially February and March were totally miserable. I don't want a repeat. Amen. I'm not sure I could take another winter like the last two, if for no other reason than I'll go broke buying bird food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,322 Posted November 18, 2015 Now if you want to see flowers, take a look at the Atacama desert after El Nino rains: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/oct/30/flowers-bloom-in-the-atacama-desert-in-pictures 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zlim 1,195 Posted November 19, 2015 Gorgeous. My nephew and his wife spent 5 years in Chile helping set up a company. I'll have to check a map and see how close or far they were from here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,283 Posted December 2, 2015 Certainly are some beauties there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,303 Posted May 24, 2018 Flowers or is a load of bull ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
