Any gardeners? Help, please?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Any gardeners? Help, please?

    We'd been having some pretty warm days and nights the past few weeks here in NE Ohio (zone 5b, I think) so I planted some torenia and lysimachia in a planter.  When I took Ruby out this morning, there was frost everywhere and the little plants were frozen solid.  I brought them inside where they defrosted quickly but now I'm wondering if I should've left them out there and let them defrost slowly with the sun.  What do I do with them now?  The torenia is really limp, the lysimachia looks okay. Should I leave them out from now on and cover them if there's a danger of frost?  Will the torenia recover?  [:(] Thanks for any help you can provide! Christi
    • Gold Top Dog
    Hi Christi, welcome to the forum.
     
    In regard to your plants. One sounds like it is in shock but should pull through. Just leave them out durring the day and bring them in at night if you can until the weather there warms up at night.