Comments on: Frozen pond after Austin’s hard freeze

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:09:22 +0000

So will you keep the taro, etc in the stock pond over-winter – and will they come back next spring? I know that mine in the ground here will return – but wasn’t sure what the difference might be with soil providing winter protection vs water (although you do have it in a pot still – just not in the ground).

I will keep it in the pond, cut back (when I get around to it), and wait to see if it will return, Pam. Taros return in the ground here too, but I haven’t had one in a raised pond before. —Pam

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:01:08 +0000

Really nice shot of the blue globe and the pond…we don’t get much of a chance to play with
frost patterns!

By: Cindy, MCOK

Cindy, MCOK — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:13:04 +0000

My garden looks very different than it did a few days ago. If it means fewer mosquitoes, I can live with it!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:58:41 +0000

We just arrived home and checking your blog I see your icy tank. What does this mean for my garden I wonder? I won’t know until tomorrow morning!

I’m sure your garden got colder than mine. I hope everything that needed protection got it before your trip, Jenny. I look forward to seeing your post-freeze post. —Pam

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:32:21 +0000

I’m glad all of your perennials are mostly fine. I may have lost my Agave americana because I got sick and didn’t move it up next to the house in time. The deck gets colder than the ground. I’m bummed, but it’s all a learning process. Sorry, your kids didn’t get to see more snow. Bear is longing for some. It’s just cold here 28F.~~Dee

I’m sorry to hear about your agave, Dee. It’s a difficult time of year for agaves in non-desert gardens. —Pam

By: Linda/patchwork

Linda/patchwork — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:10:13 +0000

The crystals on the pond are beautiful and very interesting.
We were very cold here. I guess we’ll all have to wait to see if things made it through.

By: Helen Yoest @ Garden With Confidence

Helen Yoest @ Garden With Confidence — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:52:06 +0000

Wow, that looks cold, and yet, somehow beautiful. H.

By: muhammad khabbab

muhammad khabbab — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:48:18 +0000

Pam, the semi frozen pond is looking beautiful. I am sure plants in there will survive. succulents are looking pretty and i am glad they survived. they do survive in my mild climate as well.

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:14:25 +0000

The crystals in the frozen pond look beautiful, Pam and how we love the idea of no more mosquitoes!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: Town Mouse

Town Mouse — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:06:34 +0000

Love the photo of the stock tank on ice! Too bad about the snow.. Well, we haven’t had snow here in the 20+ years I’ve lived here. It shows up in the hills, just 1000 feet higher, and parents drive their kids up to have a look.