How cold can seedlings get?
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Comments (29)adrock- I'm starting to think, with a low tunnel, I could protect down to 10F under optimal conditions (sun the day before), 2 layers of plastic (or tarp), frost blanket inside. Extended forecast now looks good. Outside temp is 33F and inside the hoop its 74F at seedling level (probably much warmer up higher). I left all my seedlings in the garage last night and they were fine. I'm sick of bringing them inside. Plan on planting in the ground tomorrow if the forecast looks good. I'm erecting another 20ft long tunnel too....See MoreHow cold can these buds get?
Comments (23)It is easy when reading the catalogs to get caught up with the glowing descriptions of a certain fruit and want to chance it on hardiness, but I find it gives one a more relaxing winter to pick varieties a zone or two hardier than the zone in which one lives. Anything else should just be considered experimental or a bonus when it produces fruit, but don't get attached to it. Then one can sit inside and not fret on those -20ðF. nights like last night was here. It's easy to imagine when purchasing the nursery stock that you will do all sorts of elaborate protective care, but then things can come up in the fall that prevent you from getting around to it some years. I was going to shovel snow over my tenderer varieties of blueberries again this year (which worked wonderfully the previous winter), but it turned out I was out-of-state for several months in the late fall, and when I returned, the snow was already too deep to get to the ridgetop garden very easily, so they will have to tough it out on their own. At least the lower 18 inches are protected, so the bushes should survive, even if they bear no fruit on the upper branches. I once imagined I would cover my young Sugar Pearl and Westcot apricot trees with tarps and use Christmas lights in the spring, but fat chance there, too! Northwoodswis...See MoreHow cold of winters can Moso seedlings survive outside?
Comments (3)My edulis seedlings are a year older than yours and getting big enough that I don't want to drag them into the house. Soooo, this is it. They're staying out this winter. Time to make or break it. Last night got to 25*F and I think the Moso actually liked it. :) Anyway, I'll bury the culms with snow, straw, & whatever I can find later on when it starts to get really cold....See MoreHow cold is to cold for seedlings?
Comments (4)I always grow seedlings in the laundry room, which gets down to 44F at night in winter, and stays about 13-15C (54-59F) during the day. Of course the room gets warmer in March and when all 15 light fixtures are on, but at the beginning of the 'seed starting' season the room is pretty cold. I have never seen any 'chilling injury' there. In fact, the cooler temps at the early stage of seedling development help to grow stockier plants and promote early fruit set. I also routinely place the seedlings into a cold frame for a day when the temperatures are between 9 and 15C, with good results. You just need to make sure the seedlings are not overwatered, as root injury may occur when soil is very wet and cold (resulting in yellowing leaves). Tania...See Moregrow-anything
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