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| Hi guys,
I'm in Detroit-ish (6a)... I am itching to put some clumps of lobelia into the beds if I can get them at local nurseries this eary, but not sure if they can take ANY cool/cold weather. Of course I know there's a chance it will really get cold and kill off most annual, but I'm willing to take that chance if generally lobelia can take a little cold. Would lobelia have a chance this early, or is it a really tender plant? N |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 16:28
| ABSOLUTELY ... too early ... and having lived in livonia for 42 years.. i think i know ... may 15th.. is usually ok.. 5/25 near bullet proof ... unless you want to run out there every night and cover them .. put them .. potted/cell packed ... on the north side of the house.. and leave them there.. but for any night when temps will fall below 35.. then put them in the garage ... ken ps: can you do it earlier.. sure.. knock yourself out.. the worst that can happen.. is you go buy more .... i am talking bulletproof dates .. not 'wing it' dates.. lol ... |
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| You live in Livonia, Ken? I always thought it was Adrian because of your user name. I lived in Livonia once, for like nine months. lol! I moved around a lot when I lived in the Detroit Metro area of a total of three years. And yeah, I agree with Ken. Karen |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 19:34
| we moved there when i was 5 .. with the 'rents then bought a house there ... and moved to adrian MI when i was ... wait.. 12 years ago .. lol .. ken |
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- Posted by nicoleternity none (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 16:10
| Thanks Ken and Karen! I started some from seed, and those are coming up now, but obviously if we get some real cold they are going to bite it... Thanks for the advice, I'll wait at LEAST two + more weeks before I think of buying flats... which won't be a problem because turns out they aren't available yet anyway haha. Nicole |
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| Is "Detroit-ish" really classified as 6a? That gives me hope. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 28, 12 at 15:44
| having lived in metro detroit.. of which livonia is.. my personal theory on the z6 that flanks the river and lake st clair.. is all the cement and black top ... retaining winter heat.. and adding just a degree or two in winter.. so that min winter temp is JUST SLIGHTLY higher than z5 .. plus.. the lack of the prairie like winds i now get in the country.. out adrian way ... in the city.. you can make and maintain little pockets of micro climate.. which i simply cant do.. do to all the wide open spaces ... ken |
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- Posted by nicoleternity 6a (My Page) on Wed, May 2, 12 at 16:23
| lol I may have the zone wrong I am no expert by far - the map I looked at on the weather channel listed my area of Oakland county as zone 6a, but it might be far from the best authority on zones. N |
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