Northern Glow Korean Maple - Fall Colors Begin - Late October 2026
We've had a weird Fall. A few days ago, I posted the 10-day forecast that showed no frost arriving in our Zone 6a/5b Growing Zone well beyond the first few days of November . I talked about how (according to the Illinois State Climatologist), the latest first frost in Northern Illinois (on record) was November 11th . That means that everything is still....well...hanging on in the garden. I just looked at the weather app and I can see all the way out to November 11th - the 'record' for last first frost. And, right now....it is showing one day between now and then with lows in the upper 30s. And, November 11th is showing a low of 47 degrees. eeek. That means that things aren't going to go dormant due to the cold. Does that mean that I have to keep watering things? Probably. But, it also means that some of the things in the garden. Like with our Korean and Japanese Maples. They have, historically, bee...