Ecnerwal wrote:

My garlic (which I got in horribly late last fall) is performing
"textbook" - ie, what those who scribble much claim it should do (put
out roots in the winter but not put up shots until now) - where I
usually have 6-8" tall greens that have been laughing at the cold all
winter by now. We'll have to see if it does better or worse than normal.

i've planted fairly late and fairly early
and still had edible garlic.

so far the largest differences i've been
able to influence are by selecting the largest
cloves for planting and making sure there is
enough space between them. the rest is via
normal things like nutrients, moisture, and
then the less adjustable conditions like
the weather.

a few weeks ago i planted a half dozen
cloves that i had sitting around waiting for
the ground to thaw. they were still in
fairly good condition. dunno if they will
finish along with the rest that i planted
last fall or if they'll go longer. we'll
see...


songbird

The Cook wrote:
....
Yesterday I saw at least 1 wasp visiting the citrus trees in the
greenhouse. This time of year I have to open the door to the
greenhouse during the day and even then it can get up to 90°F .

the bees will find them eventually.


I have 3 potted citrus trees (Mexican Lime, Key Lime and Meyer Lemon)
that go into the greenhouse in the winter. They will go onto the deck
when it gets warm enough. The 10 day forecast is for lows in the 30°s
next week. Thankfully I have no more plants that need to go out yet
and everything that is out will do fine.

do they lose their leaves in the winter months?


songbird

songbird wrote:
The Cook wrote:
...
Yesterday I saw at least 1 wasp visiting the citrus trees in the
greenhouse. This time of year I have to open the door to the
greenhouse during the day and even then it can get up to 90°F .

the bees will find them eventually.


I have 3 potted citrus trees (Mexican Lime, Key Lime and Meyer Lemon)
that go into the greenhouse in the winter. They will go onto the
deck when it gets warm enough. The 10 day forecast is for lows in
the 30°s next week. Thankfully I have no more plants that need to
go out yet and everything that is out will do fine.

do they lose their leaves in the winter months?




If those trees lose their leaves any time they are very sick and stressed.
They may grow new leaves and recover but this will set them back. TTBOMK
there is no naturally deciduous citrus.

D