We know we posted one of these pictures last week but thought it would be fun to see the before and after...or maybe the after and then the before, ha.
Here is the view from the porch (yucky drizzly day but I digress). Anyway, above is yesterday...
And here is the same view during the Winter storm. Oh and it was 29 degrees then and close to 79 yesterday.
Sadly we think we lost the citrus...
This is the orange that we thought had much more green on it but over the last week, it's slowly started turning brown. The trunk may have survived which means it most likely will come back but if it's stunted or reduced, it might take much longer to come back.
This is the lemon tree that last week we still had hope for. We're pretty sure that it's not going to make it. We knew it was too good to be true. We'll give them time to come back of course but it doesn't look promising.
In good news, I got some other much needed stuff done at the farm to prepare for Spring so more on that in upcoming posts and a regular update tomorrow with the rest of the stuff done.
Here's an obligatory Hobart picture:
He's still sticking with the fluffy blanket that we used as a Christmas tree skirt. Wherever we put it, he ends up in it. It's soft and warm and he loves it. And we love him. So...the tree skirt is his.
Hope you are having a good weekend.
Please leave the trees alone.. You can always cut them down later,but it's hard to replant them
ReplyDeleteOh definitely going to leave them alone and see if they leaf out. Even the lime which is probably about 99% sure is dead, we'll wait and see what happens in a month or two. You gotta have faith!
DeleteYour trees might come back. Just cut off the dead stuff. I had to drastically cut back my lemon trees because I couldn't get outside to cover them before the freeze. I thought I lost them but the leaves are the only thing I lost on them. With time they will be back to normal.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see what happens, fingers crossed. We're sure the lime is gone. We'll see how it goes in Spring, ha.
Deletehobart owns that tree skirt and rightfully so! it's funny the things we do for our pets that we wouldn't do for anyone else. unconditional love, eh? oh...and who doesn't believe in global warming???
ReplyDeleteYep! 100% agree. On the things we do and climate change, ha!!
DeleteFor the new citrus trees - given that the present ones are goners - would some type of green house offer enough protection against freezes to keep them alive? Just asking? Roderick
ReplyDeleteI do have a greenhouse on my wish list. Of course we have to get soothing done with the house before I can push for one of those. But we're giving some new thoughts to the citrus and how to handle it.
DeleteThe snowy picture is beautiful but after the Deep Freeze we had, I just can’t look at it with appreciation. The green picture is so peaceful and calming.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your citrus – hoping they may yet pull through. If you can salvage them, at least they already have a good root system established, so they’ll be able to concentrate on growing. Like you, I’m not going to do any pruning back on mine for a month or two.
Hobart is the King of Comfort. He sure knows how to enjoy the good life!
It is so wonderful to have warm temperatures again and not have to be concerned about power, heat, water, fuel, and having enough firewood.
I hear ya. It does have a beauty that hides the dark side of all that snow and cold and freezing temps. Oh it's so nice to be back to warm isn't it? And from what I've seen the March forecast looks like we're safe from freezing. Fingers and toes crossed. Hang in there!
DeleteOne word--orangerie. Make this edifice connected to your house and you can use it as an extension of your house.
ReplyDeleteI had to good that after you mentioned it. Very interesting. I wouldn't mind an attached greenhouse type structure. We'll see how things go.
DeleteDon't cut the orange to near the bottom, it is probably a grafted tree and the new oranges may not be good. I would not cut any thing from them until spring.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I've heard about the graft buds and see where new growth comes from. Will watch for that. We'll see how it goes. thank you!!
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