This year's warm winter, as is usually the case in such situations, contributed to some anomalies in our gardens. Positive temperatures meant thatspring onion flowers, such as hyacinths, crocuses and narcissus began to rise prematurelyWhat to do in such a situation andshould these plants be somehow protected against frost?Get to know the solution to this dilemma!
What to do when spring flowers have sprouted prematurely?
A short information on how to deal with prematurely emerging bulbs has been prepared for you by Rafał Okułowicz, the publisher of PoradnikOgrodniczy.pl
Premature emergence, or as some call it - the sprouting of bulb flowers, is nothing unusual. Relatively warm winters in recent years meant that this phenomenon has happened several times. In 2008, massivelyhyacinths, crocuses and narcissus emerged in FebruaryThis year it takes place in January. At least that's how it results from the questions you send to our editorial office.
What to do in such a situation and do these plants need to be protected somehow?
The answer to this question is not so simple. I once heard from an experienced gardener that:
" plants are better oriented than us and if they emerge, they know that there will be no frosty winter "
But that was sometime in February. Now,our bulbs come to life in January , and a question about this problem I got from one of the readers even in December.
Therefore, I suggest not to count that the frosts will not come anymore.In fact, the apogee of winter is yet to come.However, do not worry and cover the plants immediately , because in warm weather, it may harm them more than help them. It is also worth knowing thatminor frosts of the type -1 or -3 ° C will not harm the early spring bulbsThis is normal for them, because when they bloom in March and April, night frosts regularly occur. With night drops down to -5 ° C, we can safely wait for spring.
Let's follow the weather forecasts, andto act should be motivated by the announcements of definitely low temperatures, such as -10 ° or -20 ° C with the simultaneous lack of snowfall
In such a situation prematurely emerging onion flowers, such as hyacinths, crocuses or narcissus, are covered with airy insulating material , e.g. pine bark, spruce twigs, peat or chopped straw. I do not recommend only the leaves, because they are soaked and clumped easily, and under such a cover our plants can rot and suffer fungal diseases.
