My pear trees are blooming.
These blossoms will not be productive nor will they
be available to bear fruit in the spring.
The weather this fall has been gorgeous - warm and sunny. As delightful as the weather has been, it may pose some problems in the garden this winter. Normally, at this point in the season, cooler temperatures and several frosts would have pushed many of our plants in to dormancy. Due to unusually warm weather and just two periods of light frost, many of our plants are not hardened off for winter. If temperatures stay warm and then drop precipitously in January or February, we could experience a lot of winter damage on plants. Particularly those that are marginally hardy in our area. Ongoing warm weather could result in bud loss on many of our fruit crops including strawberries, peaches, and pears.
What can you do? There is not a whole lot that you can do to control Mother Nature but do resist the urge to get out in the garden and prune woody plants. Pruning helps stimulate plant growth and pruning at this point could result in additional winter damage. If possible, wait until late February or March to prune woody plants including grape vines.
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