{"id":366903,"date":"2010-02-26T16:51:38","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T21:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2010-02-26T16:51:38","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T21:51:38","slug":"ready-for-an-early-bloom-think-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/366903","title":{"rendered":"Ready for an early bloom? Think again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9462\" title=\"Trees with Snow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trees-with-Snow1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Green Right Now\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo: Green Right Now)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re pining to see some buds on trees, new leaves on bushes, or fresh signs of life in the flower bed\u2026chill.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it has been a miserable winter through much of the United States, and most of us are ready to move on to spring. Unfortunately, such a premature bloom could be the worst thing to happen to your lawn and garden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly blooming forsythia bushes, magnolia trees, daffodils and tulips may look pretty, but when cold weather inevitably returns, they may be damaged,\u201d says botanist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sju.edu\/biology\/Faculty_and_Staff\/Karen_Snetselaar__Ph_D_\/karen_snetselaar__ph_d_.html\" >Karen Snetselaar<\/a>, Ph.D and chair of the Biology Department at Philadelphia\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sju.edu\" >St. Joseph\u2019s University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Snetselaar also suggests embracing that white blanket many of us have been seeing on an all-too frequent basis. Instead of damaging plant life, she said,\u00a0 snow serves to protect it from even more damaging conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSnow cover is actually beneficial for many plants, especially perennial herbs and shrubs, because it provides insulation from freezing temperatures,\u201d\u00a0she said. \u201cPlants under snow will be exposed to fewer drastic temperature changes, which is often more damaging than continued cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snow offers other benefits, she added, including keeping moisture around plants and reducing the effects of cold, dry winds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/news\/story.php?S_No=441&amp;storyType=garde\" >Ross Penhallegon<\/a>, a horticulturist with the <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/\" >Oregon State University Extension Service<\/a>, suggests treating snow as a form of mulch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you shovel snow off driveways and walkways, take a little extra time to pile it around landscape plants under eaves that may have escaped coverage by snowfall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9463\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 211px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9463\" title=\"DSC_0127\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0127.JPG\" alt=\"The weight of snow can damage trees. Photo: Green Right Now\" width=\"201\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weight of snow can damage trees. (Photo: Green Right Now)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trees, however, often require\u00a0real and immediate assistance\u00a0to deal with heavy snows. Branches overburdened with the weight can crack or break off entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Snetselaar suggests brushing the snow off as much as possible, pushing branches up rather than down to avoid breaking.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as you shiver through the rest of a cold, wet season, try not to worry so much. The snow that has blanked much of the nation this season could give way to a spectacular spring and summer &#8211;\u00a0current appearances to the contrary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo: Green Right Now) From Green Right Now Reports If you\u2019re pining to see some buds on trees, new leaves on bushes, or fresh signs of life in the flower bed\u2026chill. Yes, it has been a miserable winter through much of the United States, and most of us are ready to move on to spring. 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