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Orange Tree in BR Area. What to do
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:34 pm
We planted an orange tree on my in laws property (plaquemine point) and it's too far for me to cover it up every night and uncover it before work. I'm not going to ask them to do it for me either. What options do I have? When the hard freeze comes am I better off leaving it covered for a few nights/days or just let it fight the weather by itself?
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:37 pm to tetu
My dad puts bags of mulch down around the base of the citrus trees that are too big to cover. You could try that.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:52 pm to Winkface
Like still in the bag?
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:54 pm to tetu
It really has to get really cold for it to matter. You need a ground freeze. Thats why putting mulch on it helps because it holds heat.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:58 pm to Catman88
quote:That's what I wanted to hear. I'll put some more mulch on it and let it ride through the winter.
It really has to get really cold for it to matter. You need a ground freeze. Thats why putting mulch on it helps because it holds heat.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 3:59 pm to tetu
Its got to be in the teens to really worry about that. I'm not doing anything to mine this week because its not even going to be freezing.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:05 pm to Brinner
quote:Me either, just prepping. It's a young tree that was planted in April. Maybe 3.5 ft high. Want to make sure it gets through it's first winter in the ground.
I'm not doing anything to mine this week
Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:06 pm to tetu
quote:yeah. I don't know why though.
Like still in the bag?
Posted on 11/28/11 at 5:26 pm to tetu
i have never covered mine. its big, but lasted through that year when it snowed a few times...been living here 5 years. satsuma tree died this fall for some reason.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 3:46 pm to Winkface
I'll prob cover it with mulch (out of the bag) and water it well a day or two before the first hard freeze.
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