Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Woolsery

Paspatur said:

I think most of the plants in my greenhouse are dead. It hit minus 7.3 this morning which is a new record, previous record was minus 6 in Feb 21
I couldn't get the door open yesterday due to ice!

It will depend on what they are, but don't give up hope. When we came here in 2009 there was no time to build proper shelter for our more tender plants, rather like now, in fact. I stuffed the delicate ones into the old pig sties, covered them with plastic sheeting and just hoped for the best. Some survived, but as we went down to -15c it really was a severe test.

I remember going to Barnstaple then and seeing the Cordylines by the river looking totally dead, yet a year later they were springing up again, as were other borderline species in the park.

Farway

Just for a change, it's grey & frosty this morning, I did think milder was promised and fleetingly thought about getting the hyacinth bulbs in, but I'll leave them for now, and still not de vine weeviled anyway

Since we had a thaw yesterday, the frozen nasturtiums etc have now collapsed into a slimy, and refrozen, mess

I was watching Beechgrove on i player last night, now I want to grow some pleached fruit trees, they were doing limes, but I reckon a mix of apples would look good, however given my age I think that's a job for post resurrection with my silver trowel

Paspatur

I won't give up hope
These looked like dead seaweed in May and then like this in July

diystarter7

Hi
Very pretty last night and night before and yesterday with about 3/4 inches of snow
today, it's like an ice rik and car parked outside still has snow on it along with frost.

Some really nice pics here, thanks

Thanks

Woolsery

Paspatur said:

I won't give up hope
These looked like dead seaweed in May and then like this in July

Ah, Carpobrotus! I understand that grows on cliffs near Torquay, so there is hope for the bits under the soil.

Paspatur

Delosperma Cooperi Table Mountain grown from seed, is that the same thing? So many different names for same plants

Woolsery

Paspatur said:

Delosperma Cooperi Table Mountain grown from seed, is that the same thing? So many different names for same plants

It's similar! But the main thing is yours is classified as H4 by the RHS which means:

HARDINESS RATINGS
RHS Registered Charity No: 222879/SC038262
Hardiness rating notes
1. New hardiness ratings supersede the previous RHS hardiness ratings (H1-H4) which are not the direct equivalents of the new

H4 -10c – -5c Hardy – average winter. Hardy though most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at

altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage
damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens.
Some normally hardy plants may not survive long wet
winters in heavy or poorly drained soil. Plants in pots are
more vulnerable to harsh winters, particularly evergreens
and many bulbs. (Many herbaceous and woody plants,

winter brassicas, leeks

Looks like you're in with a shout!

Paspatur

Sorry I seem to have confused things
This is not in the greenhouse it is in the garden
I posted the photo in relation to your comment not to lose hope and was pointing out why I never lose hope with plants after this coming back from looking like dead seaweed
This has survived minus 13 and being buried under snow for weeks at a time

Woolsery

Paspatur said:

Sorry I seem to have confused things
This is not in the greenhouse it is in the garden
I posted the photo in relation to your comment not to lose hope and was pointing out why I never lose hope with plants after this coming back from looking like dead seaweed
This has survived minus 13 and being buried under snow for weeks at a time

No worries. I might have a go with it myself, one day. Rather a lot of 'backlog' here at present, but when the kids finally sort themselves with their own accommodation and DB gets a bionic knee, I might have some spare time. I'm sure I've seen that plant growing in a rock garden at Winkleigh, which is pretty exposed.

twopenny

Farway, never say never.

I haven't planted all my bulbs yet either. But while working they sometimes went in when they were already sprouting and the crocus I put in first here I'd had for a couple of years in my gardening box and they did just fine. Probably desperation on their part.

So not as bitter as it has been, you can actually stand outside for a while now but no gardening, the Covid hangs on,

What I did notice is that my 4 leafed Clover moves to 3 leaved in winter then turns into splended 4 leaved the following spring.

Very odd.