Polar Vortex π΅βπ«
In 1989, I spent Christmas with my family. One of these suckers blew through then with devastating effects on the foliage. I specifically remember the Thousand Islands in the following years. Most everything was either killed or suffered serious damage. But the nice thing about Florida is that stuff grows back quickly!
35 years later and now I live here. This one had plenty of warning, unlike a hurricane, but not really a lot I could do. It dropped down into the upper 20s in the early mroning which persisted until about noon. The next moring it dropped to just above freezing.
I have some nice, mature plants in the yard. Seems like most everything took a hit, including the two philodendron plants passed down from my Mom 50 years ago now planted in my backyard.
Time will tell and I will update this page periodically with the long term results.
