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That just frosts my pansies!

Posted on April 29th, 2008 – 10:15 AM
By Connie Nelson

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Ack! I can’t believe it! My pansies got zapped by the frost last night. I even covered the pot with one of my husband’s old shirts. Now I’ve got a big old pot of what looks like frozen spinach. What am I going to do? Cook it up for dinner?

Did anyone else get it? Or am I the only one?

Also, in another sign of belated spring, the Daffodil Society of Minnesota has canceled it’s spring show, orginally set for May 3-4. The reason? The daffodils haven’t bloomed yet.

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17 Responses to "That just frosts my pansies!"

judybusy says:

April 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am

Connie, my pansies have been frozen at least three times since I planted them on the 12th. They’ve popped back every time. I am much more worried about all the perennials I saw frozen stiff this morning–this is the hardest frost since they began growing!

Connie Nelson says:

April 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am

Really? Your pansies popped back? Mine were looking deader than a doornail, as we used to say. But I’ll leave them be and hope for the best.

I didn’t even check my perennials. Since they’re in the ground, they usually get a little added insulation. The tips may show some signs of frost, but the plants should be fine, doncha think?

Chris says:

April 29th, 2008 at 11:18 am

I’m starting to think we’ve slipped into some mini ice age…where’s global warming when we need it?!

rachel says:

April 29th, 2008 at 11:28 am

uhh, we don’t NEED global warming! this wacky weather is more than likely a result of climate change, which is a more accurate term!

Erin says:

April 29th, 2008 at 11:44 am

More proof of the lack of global warming, I’d say… Mother Nature has other thoughts and won’t be boxed in by our puny efforts. I’m just glad I’ve held off planting the pansies, but it’s been hard!

Julie says:

April 29th, 2008 at 11:48 am

Good grief about the global warming. Aren’t we talking about pansies?

me and shelley says:

April 29th, 2008 at 11:51 am

now I know why i haven’t gotten anything in the ground yet. not cuz i’m disorganized. No, I KNEW it was doomed

Jody says:

April 29th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

I don’t have any pansies but I have an iris and a day lily, despite my covering them up every night for what seems like forever, they were quite stiff under their covering this morning. I’m hoping that between the covering and the brick wall they’ll be okay. What’s a gal to do when they push their way up through the ground on their own? Come on spring

Annie says:

April 29th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

same thing happend to my morning glories…I sowed them in water over niht then let them grow inside for a week then transplanted them…now they look like frozen spinich! I am hoping they come back but if not…I’ll have to replant…darn..an excuse to get outside!

Jaime Chismar says:

April 29th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

Why are succulents so hardy? My lettuces are too scared to sprout but my hens-and-chicks are having a grand ol’ party!

Connie Nelson says:

April 29th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

Most of the stuff planted in the ground should be fine, except for those morning glories, Annie. Those little seedlings can be darn tender. And I don’t know where you live, but my thermometer read 29 this morning. 29 degrees and it’s almost May! aiyee!

Bonnie says:

April 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Well I have a raised area around my patio that I plant flowers in every year. Given the forcasted cold season, I was thinking petunias this yr since they are more hardy. They won’t be in pots but rather a large planter. Think I can put them in mid next week? How cold can they take it?

Connie Nelson says:

April 29th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Bonnie, I don’t know if I’d put petunias in yet. If you want to put in some cold-tolerant annuals, you could go for pansies, violas, sweet peas,
dianthus, bachelor’s buttons, snapdragons or calendula. You might have to rip them out when the weather gets hot, but they should tolerate cool weather, even a frost.

Sandra says:

April 29th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

I potted some begonias last week and they seem to have survived so far.

Connie Nelson says:

April 29th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Good for you, Sandra! I cut back last year’s perennials and removed most of the winter mulch in the garden, but I’ve been too afraid to plant. Also, I don’t have much up yet, so I don’t even know WHERE to plant. So I think I’m gonna hold out until it warms up — quite a bit.

Annie says:

April 29th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

Thanks for the comment Connie. I am new to gardening…at age 26…a first time home buyer so I will take all the tips I can get…just anxious to get out and garden! I live in Eagan…so yes..it has been very chilly for the end of April.

Connie Nelson says:

April 29th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Annie, you seem to be diving right in if you’re starting from seed. I was never very good at it. I never gave my tender little seedlings time to harden off. I just moved them from the warmth of my well-lit basement to the great outdoors without allowing them to get acclimated. Big mistake. One that I made repeatedly. Some gardeners (ie ME) never learn . . .

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