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Author Message   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 08:27 am EST :    We have had bitter cold a few times this week along with some strong winds. My coum does not appear to be as happy as I would like to see them, hopefully they will bounce back when the temperature moderates a bit. This is the bed which I replanted this year. I ran out of gravel (and time!) so I hope they will be ok. I am also not sure I like the look of this gravel it is too white. I also don't know if I will find much choices at this time of year but am open to suggestions. I have two bags of a shredded wood mulch but again I don't think it will cover enough of the bed. And c. coum starting to flower A hederifolium which has pushed itself out of the soil, I have to get this re-planted so it survives. As you can see some seed may be setting! Indoors the plants seem to be happier- Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 12:41 am EST :    TerryK, I had about 2 inches of snow on mine the other day. Many leaves turned a very dark green, almost black, but they turned back to looking normal with the warm temps the past couple days. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 05:57 am EST :    Snow already, I am not ready for that yet but actually hope we get some this year to insulate the plants in the garden. Amazing how resilient they are. That's good news Guff. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Wilsonae_cyclamen  My Weather Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 - 10:32 am EST :    Jg, Terry, The hellebores are looking good; they haven't turned black yet, I removed the covers to let more air, sunshine in - might just leave it off permanently, unless the temperature falls below freezing and the wind chill factor threaten to becomes a real problem for any extensive period of time. They are amazingly very hardy critters, even the smallest of them; they take a licking and just keep right on ticking! My cyclamen are another matter; they are not looking bad really - very much like Guff, the Hederifolium look quite miserable, the leaves turn dark green almost black; but they bounce right back when the temperature warms up. The Coum and other cyclamen in the raised bed lurking under the Rhododendron Tree looks good and they are not phased by the cold snap. So far so good; but the true test is still to come - smile! Wilsonae_cyclamen - New York, Zone "6a"   Wilsonae_cyclamen  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 09:58 pm EST :    Hi Terry, Not having a glass house to putter around in, I usually hibernate in winter - smile! Having said that, I've never grown anything before outside in winter and I am now growing seedlings under lights for an extensive period of time as well as cyclamen and hellebore indoors and outdoors; I feel stupid asking this question: In winter, do you water them regularly as if they were growing on during spring, summer and autumn? What happens when the water in the plants and in the soil freezes; obviously this causes no permanent damage to plants, roots and flowers? Presumably, by using mulch, etc. discreetly, they will bounce back once the weather warms up and carry on happily with life as usual, as if nothing happened? Wilsonae_cyclamen - New York, Zone "6a"   Tony_willis  Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 05:59 am EST :    Hi Terry what is a cold snap!!!if only we could just be a little bit cold.It is 50f here and my first spring crocus is in flower with lots to follow. Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 06:39 am EST :    Funny but my hederifolium looked better this weekend than the coum still do. Hopefully it is not a water issue. We did have some heavy rains recently (didn't we Wilson? I am busy again, so the memory is blurring things). I water my plants indoors but not out. The ones outdoors-especially the hellebores seem to do fine. I believe the water on the cyclamen and the freezing of the soil is the problem. If I am correct, this is what can kill them so drainage is important. Tony, we are now back to warmer weather but we had some nights that hit into the teens. It had been very mild here in November/early December and then bam, old man winter blew into town. It was during the cold days that I took the pictures. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"

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