I have great respect for Randy Lemmon and his expertise on everything in our area. He knows his plants, his products, and always has some great hints for us. But I don't know if I agree with his latest newsletter?
Today is Jan. 18. As far as I am concerned we are in the middle of Houston winter. We have had Ice storms and freezes in February. In fact they say to avoid a plant freeze in our area, do not plant until after March. 31. We try to follow that even though the days get pretty and we get the urge to plant. We have planted in mid-March only to have all the new plants freeze back on a Mar. 30 freeze.
Lemmon says it is safe to cut back the plants that have frozen back. He has hints to tell of your plant is alive. He predicts not freezes through Feb. 15, making it safe to do winter clean up. IDK?? I'm still erring on the cold side and will leave everything be until at least late Feb? Thoughts? Opinions??
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