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[Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>]

Is there some place where I can get hold of some KDL (potassium-dextrose-lactose spray for freeze 
protection) before Saturday?
I didn't see the freezing forecast until just now.

Dan


On 4/5/2012 11:13 AM, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA) wrote:
> Sorry, I misunderstood.  First, remember that these bush fruit are very cold 
> hardy and may not be damaged by the freeze as much as you fear.  If the new 
> shoots are frozen back, I'd prune each of the branches on the plants back to 
> three to five buds.  If they are present, dormant buds, whether on what 
> remains of the branches or on the roots, should sprout.  Be patient with this 
> process, it may take a while.  I'm not sure why you're contemplating 
> resetting the plants, unless you want to have more of the buds on the 
> branches buried so there will be buds to sprout should another freeze like 
> the expected one occur. -- Sam
>
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> Sam, what I'm saying is they have leafed out a month ago and this
> weekend all that leafing out will be frozen back.  Just wondering out
> loud if it will reset the plants to want to send out some secondary
> buds....
>
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)
> <sam.brungardt@state.mn.us>  wrote:
> > As long as the elderberry and currant plants have not leafed out, you can 
> > take and stick cuttings.  Most of the buds will be beneath the soil once 
> > they're stuck, and this should protect them from any cold temps you 
> > experience this spring. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA Zone 4a)
> >
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> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:12 AM
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> > Subject: [nafex] early cuttings and suckers
> >
> > Normally this is the time of the year that I would be lopping off
> > elderberries and currants, and digging up suckers but I've done a
> > minimal amount of that this year given how far ahead the season.  Next
> > week I'm seeing low temps in the high teens which should do a pretty
> > good job of killing all new growth.  I was thinking tho that that
> > might reset the plants a bit and maybe it would again make sense to do
> > cuttings?  Thoughts?
> >
> > ~mIEKAL
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