Yesterday our winds were steady at 40mph, with gusts every few minutes at 58 and one at 62!
We had a little rain this morning. Temps are going to go down to mid 30s, so those annuals are not going to be happy.
So far all but one of my Edmunds order has started to leaf out. The other one won't, I know. That's actually better than my success rate with Palatine and Pickering this year. Fall planting just doesn't work when the winter is this bad. I even had losses on the ones I potted and kept indoors. All of the maiden roses from Wisconsin Roses are doing great.
My very established Austins in the yard are not looking good at all. I'll be pruning out over half of each one.
Last summer and fall I neglected watering and feeding, so that's part of the problem. Hopefully I'll be home more this year and can tend to them.
Maybe just maybe I'll get that drip line functioning, and that will help.
