My succulents and plants experienced a frost over a few nights and now appear to be lossing leaves and limbs, can they be saved? should I trim or cut back affected areas?
2007-01-28 05:26:48 · 12 answers · asked by heidi c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
well if they are outside.. cover them with a blanket.. yes i know it sounds weird.. but plants produce heat too.. put a blanket on them at night before the frost comes in and that should save the part of the plant thats not dying back Take the blanket off when during the day when the frost is gone so that way it can get its nutrients... But it is also dying and pushing all its engery into its roots so that way it can stay alive without any leaves.. so that way when its warm outside it can come back to life. (its how bulbs work) I would suggest that you trim back the frost bit areas.. in the spring when there is no more frost. So that way you know what all it still alive and whats dead.
2007-02-03 04:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by frog_giggin_countrygirl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had the same thing happen to several of my plants this year - I was ill when the first frost came so I forgot to bring them in. :( I just brought the plants in and treated them as if I had not forgotten them outside. When the leaves were really dead (IE brown & dried out for the leafy types and soggy for more than a week for the aloes) I then clipped them back.
The succulents mostly recovered well but other plants' responce has been varied.
Most of the aloe plants turned to mush... but the base was not dead so they are slowly regrowing. Some leaves just drooped for a few days then perked back up and are doing OK despite some minor discoloration. The hanging baskets lost all the leaves but the stems recovered really quickly and new leaves have grown back in just as pretty as if they had never been frozen. The big leafy type plants plants had a variety of responces. The avacado & other tree type plants are dead as far as I can tell. The palms are coming back from the center stalks but the outer stalks are completely dead.
I do not know the best way to handle them... but at least not all hope is lost for your plants. You can try checking out a few books about the specific plants you are dealing with. Remember, many succulents grow wild in deserts and desert nights are really cold.
2007-01-28 14:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by thisbattymom 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes you should trim back and cut the affected areas and in your house you should turn on the heat to about 32 degrees celcius for a few days that is how my plant survived from the frostbite.
2007-02-03 15:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
More than likely they will die out but they still have a chance for recovery.The next time it may frost just throw a sheet over them at night and take it back off in the morning.If they do recover they will not produce fruit or whatever they are intended to do this season very well if any
2007-02-04 01:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by Billy T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trim the woody bark plants and roses, back. Your succulents may have a problem.
2007-02-03 15:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by LINDA D. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always cut them back, but you can check out Garden Web on the net, They have a forum and you can also trade plants with people
2007-01-28 20:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by SIDECAR 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Cut the affected parts, water the plants and give them plenty of sunshine.
2007-02-02 01:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by Fairy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what kind of plant ???? bring them inside keep them warm
get some shop lights keep light on them 24 7
get a plant and aquarim and a cool give them some earth juice with warm water
2007-02-04 10:55:34 · answer #8 · answered by caveman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check with burpee they got a gardening site. I would trim back and watch. frost is bad take care
2007-01-28 13:52:44 · answer #9 · answered by tennessee 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you may as well leave them alone and they most likely will come back on there own' most out door plants are very hardy and can survives on there own.
2007-01-28 14:20:03 · answer #10 · answered by sandyjean 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋