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Many of the flowers this Spring are blooming three weeks ahead compared to previous years. The fruit trees such as Pears, Nectarines, and Peaches are blooming in the garden as well. With the fruit trees I covered almost all of them with Agfabric with a drawstring that you see in the picture below.
For the trees that were blooming, I double wrapped them with an additional garden cloth or blanket. With the biggest pear tree that had blooms and the nectarine with blooms, I covered them with two cloth fabric sheets and a plastic sheet. With the fig trees, I covered them with plastic and the fabric cloth on the outside. For the flowers like Hyacinths and Tulips that are blooming early, I have covered them with plastic sheeting and plastic cloches to retain moisture and heat throughout the night. This week it will be below 20 degrees amid some risk of snow/early frost warnings, so I am keeping the fruit trees and flower and garden covered as well as the polytunnel garden as you can see in the last photo.
Plastic sheet covering Tulip/hyacinth/crocus/flower seed mix bed
Tulips protected with recycled dog cone
Hyacinths covered in small plastic tub with foam sheet over top & refrigerator glass shelves
Plastic over cabbage plants
There are 2 holes in the 'reservoir' center to slowly drip rain water
-Cassie K, Original post @ Early spring: how I'm covering the flower garden & Fruit trees
For the trees that were blooming, I double wrapped them with an additional garden cloth or blanket. With the biggest pear tree that had blooms and the nectarine with blooms, I covered them with two cloth fabric sheets and a plastic sheet. With the fig trees, I covered them with plastic and the fabric cloth on the outside. For the flowers like Hyacinths and Tulips that are blooming early, I have covered them with plastic sheeting and plastic cloches to retain moisture and heat throughout the night. This week it will be below 20 degrees amid some risk of snow/early frost warnings, so I am keeping the fruit trees and flower and garden covered as well as the polytunnel garden as you can see in the last photo.
Plastic sheet covering Tulip/hyacinth/crocus/flower seed mix bed
Tulips protected with recycled dog cone
Hyacinths covered in small plastic tub with foam sheet over top & refrigerator glass shelves
Plastic over cabbage plants
There are 2 holes in the 'reservoir' center to slowly drip rain water
-Cassie K, Original post @ Early spring: how I'm covering the flower garden & Fruit trees