How to Winter Protect the Garden – In this video I go over how and what I winter protect in the garden. If you aren’t pushing the boundaries of your plants, there is very little to do. I will cover a few things during the winter, especially things that were newly planted. A few containers can remain outside, but some need to come in.
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Since I filmed this video, they dropped one the forecasted nights down to 15 degrees. Anything colder than that and I may cover my zone 8 hardy plants. That is still a temperature they can take, but they aren't fully asleep yet. If it looks like it will stay below freezing for more than 36 hours straight, I will pull all my containers together (the ones with hardy plants) and cover them to make sure they don't stay frozen during the day. The marginal container plants will just come inside until it moderates.
Thank you so much, Jim, as I have learned so much from your channel.
I have covered my 8a marginal Lantanas in my raised beds with leaves. Is that enough?
Do you need to do anything to protect Pansies that are in full bloom? I'm in Charleston, SC 8b and were getting down to 17 one of the nights.
Thank you for this video! We planted tea olives and wax myrtles in September, here in NGa Zone 7b. They’ve already grown like crazy in our warm fall, so even though the tea olives are in between our house and porch, I think they probably need to be covered. Your video helps!
So, based on what you advise, I’m unsure if I should cover a non-marginal shrub, planted as a 1 gallon in the fall. It’s small and hasn’t been in the ground long, but it would be hardy if established. Should a plant in that category receive special treatment and get covered? I’m in zone 8a, and planted a few things in the fall: Florida Sunshine Anise, Hydrangea Fairytrail Bride & Callicarpea Pearl Glam. The hydrangea and the cllicarpea were quart size but are dormant. The anise is evergreen of course.
Great info
I am zone 6A. I planted a sunshine Ligustrum and an Encore azalea in October. I am going to get -30 windchill. I feel like I should be worried. I am going to cover them I mulched them with leaves. They are on the south side of my house. I feel like I should be worried. We will be like that for 48 to 72 hours.
Just in time video for my Nashville area, 0 degrees this weekend 🥶
Thanks for info…I’m covering my new little fig tree and hoping for the best!!
Atlanta (Dacula) lows forecast for 19-10-15-17 four nights in a row, with daytime highs mid- to high 20’ s two of those days. If I bring containers plants into the garage, can I leave them there for the duration, ie, 4 or 5 days, until the worst is over? Also, I’m assuming Illiciums should be covered regardless of time in the ground? Thanks for all the info, Jim. Very helpful.
The forecast for Slidell is 18, 18, 20, 22, 32 for lows Thurs thru Mon. Highs in the 30s. So, we've been harvesting our lemons and grapefruit. Looks like close to 150 on lemons and close to 300 on grapefruit. Rain has slowed us down, but we're getting it done.
Hey Jim…middle GA…How about a very young silver maple just planted this fall?
I really love when you talk about the palms Jim! We have a windmill palm in a pot here in zone 7b.
Came in from shaking heavy snow that is turning to ice off my evergreens to prevent large branches breaking, to see your video. Very timely! It answered some questions. I shook snow off some frost protection cloth to keep it from crushing my newly planted viburnum. I’m zome 8b Pacific Northwest, and we are getting a real winter temp drop. It really helps when you explain how to evaluate all of this. You also answered my question from awhile ago about frost protection cloth.
This helps me understand why I've lost more new plants in the winter here in Zone 6B, in SW VA, than I ever did living farther north. But in the Blue Ridge we seem to get our coldest weather without snow cover. So I am thinking the issue is a new plant's insufficient roots being unable to surmount the frozen top few inches of soil. Then again, we are heavy clay, too, and some of it could be the water logged conditions Jim suggests.
We just planted a new butterfly bush this fall to replace one that died. It still has green leaves, should I cover it this weekend? I am in Raleigh
So um… how about wind chill? Anything different? Forecast is warning my area for extreme wind chill, 55 below kind of chill.
Hello,
You referenced making plants go to sleep. How is that accomplished?
Btw… thank you for the great content and examples! I especially appreciate seeing mature plants, especially evergreens, and new introductions !!
Excellent timing. It's dropping to 22 tonight and I was sitting here wondering whether I should cover my zone 7 Illicium planted in the spring. Sounds like I can wait until Friday when the low will be 10 degrees.
Thoughts on protecting recently planted, hardy native perennials like coneflowers and Joe Pye weed? And similarly hardy native shrubs (clethra, sweetspire)? NC Triad here. 🙂
Perfect timing
Forecast in the Highlands Ranch Colorado area is Wednesday overnight -9 and won't be above 0 until Friday. Wind chill will make it even worse. I have some 1 gallon plants that were planted this fall, including a couple Japanese maples. Should I cover the maples up, or dig them up and bring them inside? I'm not above doing that if it saves them. Thanks!
We have been getting quite a bit of snow, if my newly planted shrubs are covered in snow I really don’t have to worry about them do I ? 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄❄️💚🙃
Thanks Jim. This cold snap will come after some rainfall…but otherwise would you recommend watering plants if the soil were dry to help reduce cold damage? And I was thinking that a wet soil would warm up on a sunny day, store heat, and then release slowly under the cover at night Is that correct thinking?
Jim,
Should we be taking wind-chill temperatures into account?
Thank you. 😊
I have 3 japanese maples in 1 gallon pots. Zone6a I surround the pots with leaves and moved to Eastside of my house. Do you think they'll be alright through this cold snap?
Thanks, Jim!!