Freeze Damage ?

[F16 1UB]

Just curious what freeze damage TV residents may have received. Brings back memories of the 80's when groves were froze and destroyed around Lake County when my parents lived in Clermont.

[redwitch]

Seems like citrus on trees has pretty much had it. Not sure if the trees themselves have been killed or injured. I've noticed some damage of smaller plants, but no major losses by any of the homes I watch other than one magnolia tree that I'm not sure will make it.

[784caroline]

Does "Lantana" come back...I noticed the leaves are now dark and definitely effected by the heavy frost.

[villages07]

our hibiscus, lantana, and penta plants all took a big hit with this latest freeze.

But, they did last year too....after the threat of last seasonal frost was gone, we trimmed them back pretty drastically and all came back beautifully last year. It took awhile (a couple of months) but they all did recover.

queen palms, bottlebrush, oleandar, blue daze, and knockout roses all seem fine so far this year.

That's my plant report....

[smalldog]

Smalldog Sez
Today, Friday we will remove our frost blankets and look at what damage we sustained ...............:swear: We had been told that covering the plants would not help ( a hard freeze) a great deal without a additional heat sourse :sigh: but we had to try :confused:
the extent of our damage won't be fully known untill the growing season arrives ................ so with lots of pruning and TLC we will attemp to save that which may be saved ............... however a lot of trips to the various nurserys are anticipated :jester:

[MSNPA]

When we landscaped last year we thought none of our plants/trees/bushes would not need to be covered and would stand up to the cold. To our dismay the frost the other night got to our three Gold Mounds. The tops and sides look bad, but I am hoping once things warm up we can savage some of the bushes by trimming off the dead parts.

[chelsea24]

So, if your hibiscus looks like a mess, we should wait until it warms a bit, cut it back, and it might survive??? :shrug: How much do you cut it back???

[redwitch]

Chels, cut the hibiscus back 1/3 in March and another 1/3 in October. That's the recommendation of the landscapers I trust.

[chelsea24]

Thanks Red. I'll take your advice. These things really look nasty. And I hope they do come back because they were such unique colors. :sad: I'll certainly give it a try.

[beady]

My hibiscus took a real hit...they are all wilted and the leaves are practically black....now I have to wait till March to cut them back....Waaaaaaaaa!
They were so gorgeous and now they look just awful. :cus::cus:

[redwitch]

Mine got a major hit last year and looked so sad. So did my neighbor's. She cut hers back immediately. I was a good girl (no comments for the peanut gallery) and waited until March. Hers still has not fully come back. Mine came back with a vengeance -- by October I couldn't wait to hack away at them. So, maybe cut off some of the black leaves but definitely leave the major cutting until early March -- you're only talking 6 weeks.