Will the extended warm spell we've been experiencing in Pennsylvania this winter adversely affect the plants? In the past month I have seen forsythia blooming and crocus' and other spring bulbs starting to appear. Will they recover or I have lost the bulbs I've put in?
Many thanks for the information.
***WILL this warm spell affect my flowers?***?
Those bulbs that flower.......have flowered for the season, they won't send up another at the appropriate time. However the plant will send up leaves, recharge and hopefully get a proper winter next year.
As for the woody plants, this is a bit more frightening. Flowering is one thing, leaf-out is another. Fortunately many woody plants have back up buds for the leaves.....so if the first set is lost if they emerge too soon, then the second set willl appear. The tree will be sparse but at least it is attempting to recharge it's "batteries." For trees that must use this emergency system, I sure wouldn't be pruning or damaging the plant in anyway this coming year. Activating the "emergency" system is a big energy drain on the woody plants that may interfere with the on-going wound compartmentalizing process. You don't want more wounds for the plant to manage.
Reply:The bulbs aren't lost because they come back every year,they just woke up early.
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