Doesn't matter. Add soil whenever. They don't care.
What did you do in the garden today?
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Finally planting today 
Hollyhock are biennial. Usually bloom second year and then die. Due to mixed species a few will bloom 2 years. Grow from seed which can be finicky at times. Let the seed dry on the plant. Crumble the dry pods onto the ground and let nature do its thing. They have a habit of popping up in odd places.
When we lived in SC (peach country!) and got frost, we were told that losing some peaches just made the remaining ones grow bigger and sweeter.My peach tree is dropping peaches regularly... First it was 1 a day. Now it's up to 4 - 5 per day. I had a lot on it though. Hopefully this is normal? This is my first time owning and growing peaches so I don't know... I don't need a bumper crop but I was hoping to enough for a pie and maybe freeze some.
Weatherman is calling for lots of rain later this week. How much do you want to bet that it'll probably rain once?
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Well, dang. I won't be spending money on those again!
They ARE very personable!
Volunteer hollyhock in odd places. Pic 2 actually bloomed last year. It was a short stalk about 3 feet. A feeble effort. I was down to just pink. I used to have many colors. Trying to add more colors except white. Yellow and pink are prone to fade to white over several generations.
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Pics of hollyhock seeds sprouting. 1 tub yellow and one pink. I prefer single flowered as double flowered produce poor seeds. Due to pollination problem of extra petals.
Beautiful out there, despite 25 degrees this am. Uncovered the peach tree today & will have to cover it again tomorrow.
Got another load of wood chips.
I have a couple buds on my strawberries. They snuck up on me!
Speaking of all this cold, I found a good reference for cold temps & buds at: https://site.extension.uga.edu/gardener/2022/03/critical-temperatures-for-flowers-and-fruit/#:~:text=For peaches a dormant bud,can only handle 25 degrees.
'For peaches a dormant bud can handle extremely cold temperatures. The swollen buds that we are seeing in most of our area can handle 18-21 degrees before buds are killed. As we begin to see a little pink from the flower the flower is more sensitive and can only handle 25 degrees. At full bloom and post bloom that critical temperature is 28 degrees. Those are the temperatures that we can expect to see 10% bud kill. The temperatures that would cause 90% bud kill are much lower, and the duration of the cold event also plays an important role in bud mortality. These same numbers can be used for plums.
For Strawberries the numbers are similar. Buds that have not yet emerged are hardy down into the low teens. As buds emerge they become more sensitive. Emerged buds can handle around 25 degrees and open flowers can handle 28 if the air is dry.
Blueberries can handle low 20’s as flowers begin to swell, and 26 degrees as the flowers are about to open. After flowers are open temperatures below 28 degrees, even for a few minutes can cause damage.
Pears have also begun to swell, but if the weather forecast is correct they should be ok. Dormant buds can handle 15 degrees. 20 degrees can injure buds as they begin to swell. And once you start seeing white flower parts 26 degrees can cause at least 10% mortality.'
Got another load of wood chips.
I have a couple buds on my strawberries. They snuck up on me!
Speaking of all this cold, I found a good reference for cold temps & buds at: https://site.extension.uga.edu/gardener/2022/03/critical-temperatures-for-flowers-and-fruit/#:~:text=For peaches a dormant bud,can only handle 25 degrees.
'For peaches a dormant bud can handle extremely cold temperatures. The swollen buds that we are seeing in most of our area can handle 18-21 degrees before buds are killed. As we begin to see a little pink from the flower the flower is more sensitive and can only handle 25 degrees. At full bloom and post bloom that critical temperature is 28 degrees. Those are the temperatures that we can expect to see 10% bud kill. The temperatures that would cause 90% bud kill are much lower, and the duration of the cold event also plays an important role in bud mortality. These same numbers can be used for plums.
For Strawberries the numbers are similar. Buds that have not yet emerged are hardy down into the low teens. As buds emerge they become more sensitive. Emerged buds can handle around 25 degrees and open flowers can handle 28 if the air is dry.
Blueberries can handle low 20’s as flowers begin to swell, and 26 degrees as the flowers are about to open. After flowers are open temperatures below 28 degrees, even for a few minutes can cause damage.
Pears have also begun to swell, but if the weather forecast is correct they should be ok. Dormant buds can handle 15 degrees. 20 degrees can injure buds as they begin to swell. And once you start seeing white flower parts 26 degrees can cause at least 10% mortality.'
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