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How do I know if landscaping plants are dead?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:27 pm
From the hard freeze last week?
Leaves are all brown and droopy (I.e. Dead), but how can I tell if the whole plant is done for? Do I just have to wait until spring and see if it springs (SWITD?) back, or is there a way to k ow for sure now?
Leaves are all brown and droopy (I.e. Dead), but how can I tell if the whole plant is done for? Do I just have to wait until spring and see if it springs (SWITD?) back, or is there a way to k ow for sure now?
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:30 pm to PenguinNinja
take their pulse
(not with the thumb!)
(not with the thumb!)
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:33 pm to PenguinNinja
What type of plant is it?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:37 pm to High C
I forgot to bring in my airplane (spider) plant last weekend. Is it most likely dead or could there be a chance of it coming back? It is all flat and droopy looking now.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:57 pm to brbengalgal
If it's just the foliage, the plant may come back. If the stem is still pliable and flexible, that's a good sign. If it's dry and brittle, good night.
I'm not a horticulturist, but I did stay at...
I'm not a horticulturist, but I did stay at...
Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:59 pm to PenguinNinja
Give it some water and don't be so impatiens. It maple through.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:04 pm to Sao
quote:
Give it some water and don't be so impatiens. It maple through.
Ok, that's enough of that shite now. Leave it in the nazi thread. You can't help yourself, can you?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:09 pm to PenguinNinja
Take your thumbnail and scratch a small piece of the bark off near the ground. If it's green underneath, it is alive. I would still leave it alone and see what happens. Sometimes they fool you and sprout up from the root. Good luck. 
Also, you did not say if it was an annual or perennial. If it's an annual, more than likely it is done.
Also, you did not say if it was an annual or perennial. If it's an annual, more than likely it is done.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:18 pm to High C
Gosh, I thought it was sage advice. Sorry.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:31 pm to PenguinNinja
What the frick is a landscape plant? Opposed to what other kinds of plants?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:33 pm to tigersownall
Wait until spring, if still dead remove
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:48 pm to ChenierauTigre
quote:
Take your thumbnail and scratch a small piece of the bark off near the ground. If it's green underneath, it is alive.
this
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:49 pm to tigersownall
quote:
Opposed to what other kinds of plants?
vegetable plant
chemical plant
pole vault plant
robert plant
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:53 pm to PenguinNinja
If it's a tropical it's probably gone, depending upon what type of plant / hybrid it is it may come back. Annuals out of season die but if enough seed / root is still alive they too will come back. Perennials will come back, leave the dead foliage on top of the rootbed to protect from further damage and cut off in late winter.
Go to Outdoor Board for real advice, here you'll get just jackassery.
Go to Outdoor Board for real advice, here you'll get just jackassery.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 7:00 pm to PenguinNinja
A lot of plants will die above ground but as long as the roots are alive it will still grow back in the spring. This is what usually happens, so the easiest thing would to be just wait and see if they grow back in spring time.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 7:13 pm to DawgGONIT
Did you hire Updyke and Sons Lawn Maintenance?
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:35 am to SouthernHog
quote:Its called doing the shite yourself. Do you guys call in a maid to wipe yall's arse too after a shite?
Did you hire Updyke and Sons Lawn Maintenance?
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:52 am to PenguinNinja
Dan Gill from LSU Ag Center just ran an article on the topic in the Times Pic. LINK
Among his comments:
He has other tips for tropicals, bedding plants, non-woody plants, etc.
Among his comments:
quote:
do not prune for several days to a week after a freeze. It can take that long for the extent of the damage to be evident.
quote:
Try scratching the bark with your thumbnail. If the tissue underneath is green, it's still alive. If the tissue is tan or brown, the branch is dead. Start at the top, and work your way down to see how far back the plant was killed.
Delay hard pruning of woody plants until new growth begins in the spring. That's when you can more accurately determine which parts are alive and what is dead. As additional winter freezes occur, continue to protect what you can. And don't be too quick to dig up tropical plants that have been damaged. They may resprout in April or May.
He has other tips for tropicals, bedding plants, non-woody plants, etc.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:54 am to PenguinNinja
I worked in my yard yesterday, checking to see what survived. I do it by cutting the plant back starting at the extreme tips of the branches. Anything dead will be brown throughout by this point in time. Cut it back until you see slightly green interior all the way through the cross section of the branch. If you get all the way down and the main trunk is dead, then you may still have the plant come back from the roots when spring comes around. So leave the root ball in place until then.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 10:55 am to PenguinNinja
Poke it in the eye with a stick
Blink=not dead
No blink=dead
Blink=not dead
No blink=dead
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