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re: Extreme cold weather home and garden preparation tips
Posted on 12/18/22 at 3:31 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 12/18/22 at 3:31 pm to East Coast Band
Sorta related - we added on an outdoor kitchen this year and have a TV mounted outside...never had one before so don't know if they survive the cold temps...I'm in BR and the forecast says high-teens/low-twenties by the end of the week
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Posted on 12/18/22 at 9:02 pm to East Coast Band
Several articles I've been reading suggests considering swapping over to your heat pump's emergency heat at temps below 35. I don't usually do that myself, but I will later this week
Posted on 12/18/22 at 9:23 pm to tonydtigr
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What's the best way to protect 3 to 5 year old citrus trees? Satsumas, Meyer's lemons, and navel oranges.
Water them extremely thoroughly, like to the point of soggyness, cover the ground out to the drip line with straw/pine needles/leaf litter and mound it up as high as you can, string as many incandescent lights as you can, preferably c9s, in the foliage, cover it with burlap or a plant wrap, and tie it down tight around the base of the trunk to keep cold air from leaking in. This kept my Persian lime trees from dying in "The Freeze" in SE Houston almost two years ago so I figure it bought me about 15 degrees. All three of those you listed are more cold tolerant than limes, which are the wimpiest of citruses, so it'll probably do the job.
Posted on 12/18/22 at 10:03 pm to TigerCael
whats the easiest thing to use to wrap around crawl spAce? I am thinking the 4x8 sheets of insulation cut to fit?
Posted on 12/19/22 at 5:35 am to GITiger66
You can use whatever is on hand. I did mine yesterday using old plywood and old sheets of tin.
Posted on 12/19/22 at 10:12 am to TigerCael
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string as many incandescent lights as you can, preferably c9s, in the foliage, cover it with burlap
This may be a stupid question, but is there not a fire risk with that? I haven't touched one in years but those bastards used to get hot as hell back on Christmas trees.
That said, we never burned our house down and they were on what amounted to oiled up pine tree.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 12:22 pm to East Coast Band
First time homeowner who had waited to the last minute to buy outdoor faucet covers. Everyone is sold out in town.
What’s the next best option? TIA
What’s the next best option? TIA
Posted on 12/20/22 at 12:29 pm to jose
Wrap pipes in towels, duct tape to secure, wrap in garbage bags to make waterproof.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 2:27 pm to jose
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What’s the next best option?
Go to dollar general and get a roll of bubble wrap. Wrap your pipes with the plastic bubble wrap and duct tape to hold. Air bubbles act as insulation.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 3:34 pm to East Coast Band
Should I even bother trying to protect the leaves of a giant bird of paradise, covering even with an ez up canopy, or is it useless to try and just focus on protecting the lower/roots?
Posted on 12/20/22 at 7:57 pm to Havoc
no
it’s a tropical, there’s nothing you can do
it will come back next year (probably)
it’s a tropical, there’s nothing you can do
it will come back next year (probably)
Posted on 12/20/22 at 9:19 pm to zippyputt
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insulation panels that were foam
Insulation foam board. You can get them for about $10 for a 4x8. I used to do that on my old house and also insulated the pipes with foam wrap. Only issue I had was those damn boards flying away.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 10:25 pm to cheobode
Cheap pack of framing wood stakes in the lumber section make good ways to stake the foam boards in place. Good luck! 
Posted on 12/21/22 at 7:34 am to Havoc
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Should I even bother trying to protect the leaves of a giant bird of paradise, covering even with an ez up canopy, or is it useless to try and just focus on protecting the lower/roots?
I have some large ones in my landscape, its basically useless. the leaves will be brown and be dead by late February. it will be an eye sore. but then I take a hand limb saw and cut down a few inches from the ground. they come back every year. this is like year 7-8 doing this. they even making the flower now.
I also have 2 in pots that I will dolly into my shop. they will still likely brown in there too. lol
This post was edited on 12/21/22 at 7:35 am
Posted on 12/21/22 at 8:37 am to zippyputt
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Cheap pack of framing wood stakes in the lumber section make good ways to stake the foam boards in place.
Thankfully, I don't have to do that any longer. I used those wood stakes but any gust of wind and those things went flying. I had some pipe from an old dog kennel that wasn't in use that I put at an angle.
Posted on 12/21/22 at 8:38 am to Dominate308
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sink on your patio and it gets as cold as they are predicting, it would be a good idea to turn your hot and cold water on and shut the valves underneath
What do we do to protect the rubber pipes south of the valve?
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:20 am to Mac
in that situation i would leave both hot and cold running at a pencil width stream. stuff some towels and blankets in the cabinet, or place a heat lamp on them
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:20 am to Mac
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What do we do to protect the rubber pipes south of the valve?
Bubble wrap?
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:34 am to East Coast Band
We have a pier and beam house that is high enough to crouch under. One year my wife didn’t drip the water fast enough and the lines froze while I was hunting. I pulled some water from the river at the house, cranked up the crawfish pot and thawed the lines in about 15 minutes
Also open any cabinet or vanity doors that have plumbing on exterior walls. The closed doors keep the warm air from the room out and increase the odds of those water lines bursting
Also open any cabinet or vanity doors that have plumbing on exterior walls. The closed doors keep the warm air from the room out and increase the odds of those water lines bursting
This post was edited on 12/21/22 at 9:40 am
Posted on 12/21/22 at 9:42 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
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I have some large ones in my landscape, its basically useless. the leaves will be brown and be dead by late February. it will be an eye sore. but then I take a hand limb saw and cut down a few inches from the ground. they come back every year. this is like year 7-8 doing this. they even making the flower now.
Yeah. Same. One in front always comes back well but it seems to kinda jump or turn in position with the new growth when I’ve cut it down to the base post-freeze. Any reckoning on that?
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