FROST…NO WORRIES
It always makes me smile during the fall season when the weather people on television panic every time the temperatures drop into the 30s and threaten to frost. Frost is not a problem in the fall, it is a necessity. Many of your perennial plants must have a couple of good frosts in order to properly shut down for the winter.
It is this same frost that tells the trees to drop their leaves. Many of your summer bulbs and corms must have a frost to initiate their resting period. Bulbs and corms such as dahlias and gladiolas, tuberous begonias and ferns as well as caladiums and cannas all must have a couple of frosts to send a message to the root system, “Hey, it’s time to rest!”
It is important not to fertilize or to cut back your perennials at this time as this helps to initiate new growth during a time when we are trying to help the plants into shutting down. If you feel that you must cut your plants down for the winter season, please wait until late November or early December.
Frost is a problem during the spring season not the fall. So when you hear the weather people try to worry you about an up-coming frost, just smile, sit back and have a hot chocolate and remember that Doug said, “Don’t worry, frost is a good thing at this time of year.”
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