Stop Plant Injury With
December is the time of year to
mulch perennials, roses and espe
cially strawberries. This should be
done after the ground freezes to a
depth of three inches, or after we
have experienced several sharp
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freezes in the lower 20’s.
Winter injury will result in a sig
nificant reduction of blooms (and
fruit). January and February are
the worst months for winter injury.
Low temperatures, combined with
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low humidity and high winds
cause the damage.
Mulch protects plants from
severe cold and against plant heav
ing due to alternate freezing and
thawing of soil.
The best mulching materials for
strawberries are clean, weed free
wheat or rye straw. Cover the
plants loosely three to four inches
deep. A bide of straw covers
approximately 30 to 40 feet of row.
In the spring, after the plants have
resumed growing, push the mulch
to the side and leave it in the waHc
ways. It will serve you a second
time by preventing the developing
fruit from becoming soiled and
rotten.
Your roses will need about four
or five inches of a quality mulch
like wood chips or shredded bark
over the crown of the plant. Herba
ceous perennials and spring bulbs
need a covering of mulch. Three
inches of leaves topped with
evergreen needle boughs would be
fine. Remove the mulch in the
spring.
Some thin-barked trees should
be wrapped with tree wrapping to
prevent winter sun scald or bark
splitting. Wrap newly planted
. trees, tender trees and those receiv
ing heat from a sun-reflecting sur
face. You may have noticed
orchards with white tree trunks.
On a sunny winter day, unpainted
tree trunks pop, loud enough to
imitate a shotgun going off. Bark
cracking most usually occurs on
the south side of the tree, after the
sun has been reflecting off the
snow. Peach tree growers are in the
habit of painting the bark with a
1:1 white latex paint and water
combination. You may wish to do
this to your peach trees.
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