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Winter Sowing - GardenWeb
... 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Aug 22, 06 at 18:34 WS frost sensitive plants? Posted by: davescotta Eastern WA z6 on Tue, Aug 22, 06 at 17:15 ...
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Okra
... should be started indoors 3-6 weeks before the last frost. Once the risk of frost is over, transplant into a sunny sheltered spot in ... must be taken to avoid root damage when transplanting, as okra is sensitive to root shock. Adding compost or other organic matter to the ... . Okra has no major insect or disease problems, but is very frost sensitive. The pods are ready to be harvested once they are 2-4 ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Tree Selection
... and the high chilling requirements of current varieties. Frost Frost and its management are important in the home ... frost sensitive trees next to dark, south-facing walls that re-radiate heat at night Planting under awnings or overhangs allows plants to have some of the trapped, re-radiated heat Frost and cold sensitive species such as citrus can be grown ...
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... "-24" and bloom from July to September. Origanum majorana (Marjoram) is a 10-12" tall frost sensitive perennial that is usually grown as an annual. It too grows in well drained soil ...
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articles2
... will cut down the watering needed. Fuchsias are not frost hardy. Severe frost will cut them down to ground level, but they ... fuchsia will tolerate a lot of sun. It is frost-sensitive, but covering with frost cloth will protect it reasonably well. Fuchsia panniculata This ... mixed border where it gets shelter from sun and wind. Frost sensitive. Fuchsia magellanica (4 & 5) The so-called hardy fuchsia is ...
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Planting Trees and Shrubs - Arizona Gardening
... plants, even some desert natives. Likewise, cold air collects in low areas of your yard. Frost-sensitive plants may be damaged in these locations. • Another important factor to consider is the eventual ...
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Kale
... like hot weather; moreover, it is at its best and sweetest after exposure to some frost (many cool-weather vegetables, especially roots, share that quality, which has to do with the ... infrequently but deeply.) Do not apply extra fertilizer: excess nitrogen will cause sappy--and thus frost-sensitive--tissue. Whenever the plants start to look of moderate size, you can being harvesting leaves ...
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Desirable Vegetable Varieties: Parsley Root
... and woody by the first frost; if we assume a first frost sometime in mid-October (though the average first "hard" frost, a low in the mid ... roots need good sun exposure. Like almost all roots, they are not frost-sensitive. (It is wise to prepare one whole bed that way, for ... root crops, is improved by their experiencing a frost. But do pull them after the first real frost, and don't try to store them ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Kiwifruit
... deliciosa) formerly (A. chinensis) Related Links Fruits and Nuts Tree Selection Kiwifruit is a large, frost-sensitive, temperate zone vine that requires plenty of heat to mature the fruit properly. Kiwifruit do ... properly. Late spring frosts and especially early fall frosts in November will kill vines. Overhead frost protection is desirable. As noted below, fuzzy varieties are not as cold hardy as ...
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Citrus in the garden
... mandarin and Meyer lemon. Very cold-hardy: cumquat. Of the common rootstocks, rough lemon is frost-sensitive and sweet orange moderately susceptible, while citrange is cold-hardy and Poncirus trifoliata very ... . The tree is small, weak-growing and short-lived because it is very sensitive to wind, frost, heat and the common tristeza (‘quick decline’) virus disease. Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) ...
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