Yeehova
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Posted 1423957082
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Have you checked the weather lately? I check the weather from multiple sources regularly and they all now predict that the coldest temps of the season will occur next week! Long range forecasts previously had shown a warming trend into spring after this current round of cold, but some forecasts for my area in NC show -2!!! What should I do for young in ground trees? The current plan is buying a lot of mulch and hope for the best....
Brian
rafaelissimmo
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Posted 1423957408
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That's some Northern style cold, eh? Try burlap and fiberglass insulation wrapped around young trees with twine. Older trees-get ready for dieback. They will survive.
Yeehova
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Posted 1423958900
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The problem is that almost all of my trees are still babies. My oldest is only four years old. Good thing I have rooted several extras this year. Where is global warning when you need it?
Brian
pino
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Posted 1423961076
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Sorry it is the middle of February, You can't use the excuse that winter snuck up on you...LOL
Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres
Yeehova
1396914416
Posted 1423965160
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I really am such a weather denier/optimist that I always try to fool myself into believing that we will have a mild winter. And -2 is probably like a 50 year record low in this area. Can you imagine a south Floridian getting down to 20 degrees? Basically if this report is true then half of my garden will die.
Brian
schaplin
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Posted 1423965623
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Especially after cold we had last year.
rcantor
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Posted 1423970098
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Once you have them covered in mulch drag out your christmas lights or borrow your friends'. Put down the lights, cover with a blanket, then a plastic tarp. Use rocks to keep them down. Try to prevent the lights from igniting the blanket. Do it as soon as you can to warm up the ground a bit.
Rewton
1291943117
Posted 1423972607
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Yes, I'm now convinced that, in terms of brutal cold that damages plants, this winter is going to be as bad as last year or possibly worse. We are supposed to have a low tonight of around 5 degrees with a lot of wind - not good. It will be a bit worse tomorrow (low of 2 deg) and won't be much better until at least Friday. On the plus side we have about 2 inches of snow on the ground which will act as an insulator. Nevertheless, I'll be sawing off a lot of dead wood in the Spring.
cis4elk
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Posted 1423989951
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Brian, if you have any snow on the ground you can shovel a pile on your small trees.
jdsfrance
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Posted 1423994188
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Hi Yeehova,end of February .
Yeehova
1396914416
Posted 1424007845
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I picked the worst forecast, with the best showing that we will be 11°F next Wednesday night. 11° is still very low, but manageble, and -2°F seems unheard of around here. I am going to go with a plastic and mulch solution. I thought we were out of the woods since the forsythia is already blooming.
Brian
pino
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Posted 1424018276
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This is the coldest February that I can remember and the 10 day forecast is for more of the same...ouch Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres
Rewton
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Posted 1424020122
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jdsfrance, can you provide a link for your post on the trash can technique? I tried searching for it but couldn't find it. Thanks.
jdsfrance
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Posted 1424080380
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Hi,http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/winter-protection-6910093?highlight=winter+protection&pid=1284196249#post1284196249
