Texas Gardening: Freeze coming what to do, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
One winter my three (Brug) children got frostbit back to the soil. It took them too long to regrow so will wag them in to a plant shelter for frosts. There they may lose a few leaves but won't hurt the trunks. Pretty blooms Christi. Giving them up to old man Winter is the hardest part. PBTXlady ~ mine have had a few spotty blooms and when we got REAL rain and cooler temps they are taking off. We have been too dry and watering just isn't the same (mine are potted).

It will be sad once that first hard freeze hits but easier to put this summer behind us. Someone mentioned Cannas earlier... when they get frozen back to ground, fight off the urge to remove the dead foliage. It will act as a mulch and insulator to get the roots thru the winter. Also, if you have Lantana, don't cut the stems back till spring. They have hollow stems and winter water will funnel to the roots and rot them.

I get the holey Brug leaves and try to ignore them. My gardening efforts will never be perfect anyway! LOL But this irritated me earlier this summer. I had buds and some bad boy had the intestinal fortitude to graze on the Brug buds! Never did catch him! Xcuse the photo...