Prepare for frost early this year, Last year many were caught off guard.
Believe it or not, soon we can expect our first hard frost. Take the time and effort required to protect your frost tender perennials and tropical plants (such as citrus, hibiscus, some palms, bananas and bougainvillea).
We have frost blankets, bags and grow covers, and also new this year, grow tubes.
Make plans now to protect your frost tender plants in the event of frost.
Here are a few helpful tips:
Believe it or not, soon we can expect our first hard frost. Take the time and effort required to protect your frost tender perennials and tropical plants (such as citrus, hibiscus, some palms, bananas and bougainvillea).
We have frost blankets, bags and grow covers, and also new this year, grow tubes.
Make plans now to protect your frost tender plants in the event of frost.
Here are a few helpful tips:
If there's room indoors bring in small potted porch or patio plants choosing an area that provides bright light.
Wrap plants with new protective plant bags or a protective frost blanket (a spun material that breathes easily but keeps out cold air).
For outdoor plants simply remembering to keep them well watered in between rain storms is a plus.
Wrap plants with new protective plant bags or a protective frost blanket (a spun material that breathes easily but keeps out cold air).
For outdoor plants simply remembering to keep them well watered in between rain storms is a plus.
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Spray the leaves of frost tenders like: citrus, tropical hibiscus, philodendron, bougainvillea, with CLOUD COVER or FREEZEPRUF monthly through the winter. Cloud Cover coats the leaves and stems providing 2-3 degrees of protection. FreezePruf enhances the strength of cell walls and depresses the freezing point 2-9 degrees.
Decorate cold sensitive plants with non LED outdoor Christmas tree lights. The heat radiated moderates the cold air temperatures. You can maximize this heat source by draping or tenting your plants with translucent "plant blanket" material to create a greenhouse effect.
Decorate cold sensitive plants with non LED outdoor Christmas tree lights. The heat radiated moderates the cold air temperatures. You can maximize this heat source by draping or tenting your plants with translucent "plant blanket" material to create a greenhouse effect.
The plant blanket alone will give you 2 to 3 degrees of protection and may be left on all winter.
Go down to your local hardware store and pick up pipe insulation. It's not only great to keep water pipes from freezing but works wonders when used to protect the trunks of small trees. This pre-split foam tubing is easy to use.
Go down to your local hardware store and pick up pipe insulation. It's not only great to keep water pipes from freezing but works wonders when used to protect the trunks of small trees. This pre-split foam tubing is easy to use.