April 11, 2022 - ❄️ Um, what? It snowed last night and is forecasted to snow for the next three days. In Portland. In April. My plants are so confused! I suited up at 6am and ventured into the garden… I jiggled all of my fruit trees/vines/bushes and the roses to relieve them of snow. These plants were not expecting the heavy pressure on their new and tender leaves. 🥶 Fingers crossed these plants bounce back after this week and still have a productive year. I feel so badly for the bees that started waking up to spring - hopefully they found a warm burrow. 🐝
UPDATE (Sep ‘22): This snow had a profound effect on the garden this year. This late arrival stunned many plants whose tender buds were just forming and prevented them from blooming this year, including all of our kiwi vines and the honeycrisp apple tree. Only the jonagold apple bloomed and fruited, and the jasmine and clematis, which usually bloom in April, delayed flowering by two whole months.
