Heavy Frost and Planting

I have been working on a large project in the garden digging it over and removing lots and lots of roots.... story of my life!

Anyway to get to the point as I have been clearing out I have been replanting and I'm now worried that having had a very hard frost over the last few nights that what I have planted will have been killed or affected

Instructions on my purchases state that they are to be planted February to April flowering July/August/September at just 2cm deep to which I have followed to the latter should I hold back planting more until the frosts have passed?

 

What have you planted ?

 

Hiya Apple Blossom you could try covering what you've planted with some fleece weighed down with something heavy of course .....dont know if you have a poundland or similar where you are but its easy to get from there and as the name says its only a pound Its what i do to help even when i had pruned back something hard and then get caught out with a late frost If you need to do something quick i have used up turned buckets or with smaller plants even cut the bottoms off large mineral water bottles and placed the over the plant

 

Hi Harry I've planted:-

Echinacea Magnus
Red Hot Pokers
Echinops Ritro
Chocolate Cosmos
Bleeding Heart
Peony Lactiflora
Tiger Flowers - not too worried about as planted at 10cm
Mixed Ixia - as above
Erika

At the moment, with a lot more to go at similar depth

@BeeHappy... thank you for the tip but to be honest the area is too large to cover with buckets and I wouldn't have enough as I've planted multiples of the above . I'm sure there is a poundland somewhere but I think that having had surprise frosts for 2 nights the damage will already be done...especially if they won't stand up to it

 

I've just checked my list and I've also planted....

Lots of spider Lilies

 

No offence, but in your location I doubt that you've had a hard frost. I wouldn't worry too much about most of your list except for...................

Define Spider Lily. It refers to several plants in the Amaryllidaceae family. These all require shallow planting and as a rule few are hardy.

Erica prefers acidic soil or at the very least nutrient poor soil.

I use the tops. That way I can unscrew the top on warmer days.

 

Thank you for your reply @longk I understand what you are saying about a frost.... being a Northern lass.. frost was frost and agree its not so bad down here... but ... hasten to say being new to the gardening larky, I was just worried that at only 2cm deep the one's I had just planted would be effected... gladly now I understand that they won't be

The Lilies are Hymenocallis Festailis if that helps?

And as for you Mr @wiseowl you always make me laugh I've only just planted them now as you said, instructions are only a guide line and to be honest its been to wet so thought to leave it until this month when things aren't so Dampshire!!!

 

Far more than Spider Lilies! If they're planted deep lift them and keep them frost free in pots. If they've been planted as they should be (half in, half out) they're toast.

 

Hi Longk.....It said on the packet what they were.... Spider Lilies!! and then the name underneath in smaller print.

I'm probably having a blonde moment but not sure what you mean.... I understand the keep them frost free but ...half in/half out they are toast?? I trust you mean they have been cooked by the frost and now probably damaged?

The instructions on the packet were followed to the latter .... I quote...don't eat them ... so I didn't

I planted them 8cm deep and probably more than 10cm apart... and then it just stated lift them to avoid frost at the end of the season and replant following year.

So.... today... I have pulled them all up.... put them in pots and put them in the greenhouse to keep them frost free. Maybe next month when all scare of frost has passed... I will probably dig the pot into the ground so that it can be lifted out at the end of the season and hope that is the right thing to do

Thanks for the advice...just hope I've saved them... they looked ok... some green growth was evident

I shall also have a read up on them on the internetthingy so thank you for the tip

 

Hi Apple Blossom,

The other one I'd be worried about is the Chocolate Cosmos. I've bought one of these and put it in a pot until about the end of May.

 

@longk.... I've just had a quick read up on the internet.... these things really need some attention... it will be like having another pet.... ah well... its worth giving it a go for the lovely write up it gives... just wish the label on these things said more... but then maybe I should do more homework before I purchase Lets see if I can put a nice picture of them on here when they arrive June/August

 

Hi @Anthony Rogers thank you for the advice... luckily, I have only planted one of these.. well one packet of 3 so I think I will leave them and see what materialises... however I will take your advice with the other 3 packs I have... so a big thank you for saving me more work

 

Hymenocallis bulbs (and most other members of the Amaryllidaceae family) should be planted half under the soil, half above.

I always plant them close together. Works for me.

Best grown in pots in the UK as Amaryllidaceae dislike root disturbance.

Party pooper that I am I suspect that the bulbs may be a year or two away from blooming. Most sold in the UK are, but not all are.