Help, I'm a new gardener, so excuse my ignorance.

I planted hollyhocks a week or so ago, from bareroot, and they have already sprouted! I don't think this is right. I thought it was cool enough, maybe not? What should I do now? Let them die with the frost? They are currently mulched well. Are they a total loss or will they come back in the spring?

I'm in zone 7

Help!!!

Yep, mother nature does that to those plants...
She drops seeds in the late summer/fall time,
they have time to sprout and set roots...
and will stay fine over the winter...

Maybe even the leaves you see now, may get frosted, and die back.. but they will retain
as much "food" as they can until they get nipped..
and the stalk from below will set out new leaves come spring..

Like Moondance said, they'll come back with a vengeance! They're quite a hardy plant..

Although they don't live long as the "mommma plant" but they do prolifically reseed themselves,
so be aware of what the "baby leaves" look like,
you'll find them sprouting up in the neatest places!!!!

And P.S. Howdager, Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum by the way, we're very glad you found us!!!!

Anddddd

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Help, I'm a new gardener, so excuse my ignorance.

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Have no fear here, we love new gardener's, we never think questions are a nuisance, because we were all new gardener's at some point in time, and always glad to help along a fellow new gardener....
Stick around and join the fun..
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I never do a thing to mine...

My Granny had a bunch that sorta naturalized...
No one ever watered them, except for rain...
and they faired wonderfully...

And the momma plants only last just so long,
so you wanna make sure you get some seeds/ and babies from there too!!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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