Frozen solid

[piegirl]

Many of us have just suffered major, MAJOR freezing temps for
the last 5-6 nights. My asparagus tips are ruined, rhubarb is
brown, peas are somewhat whimpy looking. The leaves on the
white spirea freeze dried, tulips laying flat and the bleeding
hearts look dead. Any advise on what will come back or do I
need to replant peas? Cut off damaged 'gus once it resumes
growing? Cut off damaged rhubarb stalks. We are talking single
digit temps that hit us. Thanks for any tips - piegirl

[gardenmaniac]

piegirl- I would remove the damaged asparagus now so the plant can focus on creating new shoots. I have asparagus that gets caught off guard every spring and those early shoots just die and new ones come up. Depending on how cold you got, the plant might be a bit confused and try to go dormant briefly, but it should be fine. How old is your bed?

The pea vines might be okay, but have never been growing them with single-digit lows. If you had any peas on the vines and the vines seem to firm up when they get warmer remove the peas- they are ruined. The vines might re-flower. Can't help you with the other plants... I can't grow rhubarb and tulips are a pain in the butt to deal with here.

Tiffanie

[Gimme3]

Pie...go ahead an cut off the Asparagus...u didnt say how old the planting was, but it dont matter, as to how to proceed w/it.

If its a healthy Mature patch, it wont mean a thing, an the even better news is...u got lots comin to Eat...still. If its a young (2-3 year old) patch...it aughta still be Wonderful...Asparagus keeps it's Treasure in its Crown...and dispenses it...Naturally. Trust...that even a young Crown....knows an follows...that protocol. Jus keep in mind if its young,....what it had to draw from the Treasury...an dont ask it much of it...eatin-wise...)))