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If you can manage to cover the whole thing to keep warmth in... Then you might be alright. Maybe wrap it with an electric pipe heater wrapping, like they use to prevent pipes freezing. Just insulate it the best you can otherwise.
I’ll look into construction site heaters, that seems like a good idea. The plant is too far up the hill behind my house to get any electricity up there.In VT we use the little construction site heaters that attach to the top of propane tanks in addition to covering them as much as we can, but some years they're just too big. Good luck! Yeah the mountain states getting a pounding this week. Going from 98 to 37 in Denver in 48 hrs
Oh I’m gonna wrap it in everything I have. Curtains, blankets, ski jackets, etc. It’s gonna be very windy too it looks. I can’t believe we’re getting a legit winter storm in September. I feel bad for all the farmers where I live. Electrical pipe heater wrapping is a good idea. Thanks man.If you can manage to cover the whole thing to keep warmth in... Then you might be alright. Maybe wrap it with an electric pipe heater wrapping, like they use to prevent pipes freezing. Just insulate it the best you can otherwise.
How do you think snow factors into this? I would think it would help, along with it being wet and fairly humid. It’s now calling for 3-5 inches, which I have a hard time believing given the time of year, but crazier things have happened this year lol. I’ll make sure to cover the plant up well though, in addition to putting hot water bottles around the base. Thank you!The good news is your plants are very small and easy enough to cover.
Frosts as long as they are not a hard frost usually wont hurt plants if it's for a short time (as long as they are established)
It's the younger plants you have to worry about more
Had mine as low as 25 without a hiccup.
So here is my advice since I go through frosts all the time. Make sure the soil is watered. It helps insulate the roots. If the roots freeze then jts game over.
Cover them up...I personally like sheets and blankets vs plastics because I like the gas exchange to happen.
Go out as late as possible and stick several bottles of hot water at the base of the plant. I usually put something on the ground tho to protect the roots from the hot bottle of water
Remove what ever cover you use as soon as the sun comes up.
Know it will probably look wilted when you first see them but after a few hours they will bounce right back.
We have a few of these and try to surround the plants as best we can but only ever grow 2 plants so...I’ll look into construction site heaters, that seems like a good idea. The plant is too far up the hill behind my house to get any electricity up there.
Ugh look at this forecast now. I can’t believe it’s calling for 3-5 INCHES in SEPTEMBER LOL. That has never happened here. I might be SOL.
The snow does help actually. Itd when you have low temps and clear skys that I worry.How do you think snow factors into this? I would think it would help, along with it being wet and fairly humid. It’s now calling for 3-5 inches, which I have a hard time believing given the time of year, but crazier things have happened this year lol. I’ll make sure to cover the plant up well though, in addition to putting hot water bottles around the base. Thank you!
Agree the frost or snow shouldnt hurt them like you said..ive had young ones out in the ground with zero temp and the frost wont cut them unless its a quick thaw .ive hardly loist any.its pretty wicked seeing them all frosty.The good news is your plants are very small and easy enough to cover.
Frosts as long as they are not a hard frost usually wont hurt plants if it's for a short time (as long as they are established)
It's the younger plants you have to worry about more
Had mine as low as 25 without a hiccup.
So here is my advice since I go through frosts all the time. Make sure the soil is watered. It helps insulate the roots. If the roots freeze then jts game over.
Cover them up...I personally like sheets and blankets vs plastics because I like the gas exchange to happen.
Go out as late as possible and stick several bottles of hot water at the base of the plant. I usually put something on the ground tho to protect the roots from the hot bottle of water
Remove what ever cover you use as soon as the sun comes up.
Know it will probably look wilted when you first see them but after a few hours they will bounce right back.
The snow does help actually. Itd when you have low temps and clear skys that I worry.
My advice is what I've done for when I first transplant and we get freak weather. At this time of yr my plants are too big to cover or so much with. I just make sure they are watered and they always do fine... but I grow in a lot of compost and that is a great deal warmer then normal soil.
I would wait til it stops snowing.. but make sure that what ever you have on it...sheet blanket ...etc gets dusted off regularly. A few inches of snow is a lot of weight and can fall down and crush your plant. The boiling water is fine but make sure you have something between that and the soil... remember your feeder roots are just right below the soil surface and you dont want to cook them.Would you still recommend taking the cover off during the day even if it is snowing out? It looks like it will be 28-30 and snowing Tuesday morning from 6am-noon. That’s when it will be the coldest, so I’m inclined to leave the cover on. Would it be a good idea to put a couple large pots of boiling water around the base? I’ll be at home all day Tuesday, which is the worst day of the storm. So I’ll have time to keep adding heat.
Thanks again for all the insight, really appreciate it!
The thing about snow is that it insulates. You cover up and you will be fine!I’ll look into construction site heaters, that seems like a good idea. The plant is too far up the hill behind my house to get any electricity up there.
Ugh look at this forecast now. I can’t believe it’s calling for 3-5 INCHES in SEPTEMBER LOL. That has never happened here. I might be SOL.
Oh I’m gonna wrap it in everything I have. Curtains, blankets, ski jackets, etc. It’s gonna be very windy too it looks. I can’t believe we’re getting a legit winter storm in September. I feel bad for all the farmers where I live. Electrical pipe heater wrapping is a good idea. Thanks man.
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