tree frog in overwintering pot-what to do?
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Comments (4)Hi Al, I'd guess most of it comes from the building, but since there is a roof more of it gets trapped than it does on the north side. It may also get some heat coming up from the basement and garage below. The upper half of the building gets direct sun late morning and midday, but it doesn't get quite high enough to shine down onto the patio. I'd say it starts to clear the roof next door starting sometime in February, and things are thawed out completely by March in the east yard. North side took at least another month to get going last spring....See Moreoverwintering potted fruit trees
Comments (4)SoBrown0 I grow pluots, peaches, and Japanese plums in containers here in Wisconsin. We usually see between -10 and -20F every winter. My garage is unheated and only the walls are insulated (its attached)... My containers freeze solid in there...they feel like frozen ice cubes when i move them around in the winter (which i try not to do, because plastic is so brittle)... I imagine my trees have been around 0F or maybe colder... No issues whatsoever... Once a tree becomes dormant and stays roughly the same temp and doesn't get hit with any sun (to warm the tree), they stay very very dormant... I bring them out when the threat of cold is done....See Moreoverwintering potted trees
Comments (2)The safest course would be to provide some root protection for them. May not be necessary in most Z6a winters, but no harm in having it. As for where... Fully dormant plants do not need light, so that condition does not disqualify the crawl space. Watering should also not be necessary. Wrapping each pot with bubble wrap or another type of insulation then placing the pots close together in the barn, then wrapping the whole should be fine, too. Placing a large carton - I've used rigid styrofoam to make a "carton" big enough - over everything to capture some ground heat is frequently recommended but would not be relevant if there is no ground contact between the barn floor and the earth. You also want to be careful of mice and voles. Some years they do not present a problem, but last winter I found voles to be a major headache. Trapping is probably most effective....See MoreHoping to overwinter potted fig tree in VT...
Comments (13)How cold is your garage in the Winter? (Attached are warmer thus the above question.) In the GROUND, they are cold hardy to about 7a (without protection), so, coldest MINIMUM of about 0 F (which in my area, seems to amount to average ANNUAL lows in the 20's/minimum teens). but containers are much colder than the ground, so I would be concerned if garage temps remained below freezing for prolonged periods (day and night). Occasional tips below freezing into the 20's should be okay. Figs are subtropical and deciduous, and would resent the constant warmth of your living room and would drop their leaves as well and eventually lose their vigor....See Moregardengrove_ac
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