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Citrus trees with this upcoming freeze
Posted on 2/10/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 1:14 pm
I am expecting the temp to be around 20*F and wind chill at about 10*-15* for most of the day Sunday evening and Monday/Tuesday.
I have 1 huge lemon and 1 medium sized satsuma. They ware both "protected" from direct north wind.
They are too large to cover, so should I spray them down and let them freeze with water, or just "ce la vie"?
I have 1 huge lemon and 1 medium sized satsuma. They ware both "protected" from direct north wind.
They are too large to cover, so should I spray them down and let them freeze with water, or just "ce la vie"?
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:09 pm to SaDaTayMoses
If it's gonna freeze, I typically lay about 4 inches of extra mulch under the dripline of my Persian Lime tree, deck the whole thing, including the main trunk, out in a ridiculous amount of incandescent christmas lights, wrap the main trunk in a tarp and tell my neighbors sorry about the light. I get a good bit of die-back on the crown, but a heavy prune come early spring and she's right as rain.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:21 pm to SaDaTayMoses
Incandescent Christmas lights have helped me in the past. We had a rather large meyer lemon we lost a few years back with the snows that I was probably too lazy to protect enough. I really regret not putting in more effort to tent and warm it.
Our current replacement Meyer has a PVC frame shoved into the ground around it, warm xmas lights and wrapped in plastic sheeting.
Our current replacement Meyer has a PVC frame shoved into the ground around it, warm xmas lights and wrapped in plastic sheeting.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 3:42 pm to RaginCajunz
I'm covering all of my young citrus with tarps. My trees already have the lights wrapped around them from this winter so I'll just plug and go for that. I have one large mature satsuma that will be covering with large tarp. I'll also wrap it's trunk with that protective wrap and I'll water the heck out of the root zone.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 7:53 pm to BayouBengal51
Use clamp lights with flood light bulbs. Don’t put bulbs right against tree.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 12:50 am to SaDaTayMoses
I cover my citrus trees with a tarp. This keeps them dry so they dont freeze from getting wet with the rain sleet and snow. I also place over the tarps, moving bankets from harbor freight. This acts as insulating barrier for warmth. I dont place any lights on the trees.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 7:39 am to SaDaTayMoses
Being that they are 10-12 years old, I will let them ride it out.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 9:29 am to SaDaTayMoses
Mine are on their own, all of my tarps are currently living 45 min away.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 11:46 am to SaDaTayMoses
I just checked weather.com and don't see this freeze coming in NOLA. What yall talking about?
Posted on 2/11/21 at 12:12 pm to SaDaTayMoses
I just planted a Meyer Lemon and Satsuma a couple weeks back when the temps came up a bit, was hoping the cold weather was past for the year. They were in small containers, probably 1" diameter trunk. Will covering the trees with a tarp be sufficient to keep it alive?
Posted on 2/11/21 at 12:47 pm to Rob Perillo
quote:
with a tarp
I wouldn't use a tarp or anything plastic. Leaves can freeze to the plastic, and the plastic can trap moisture in which can freeze. At least what I've always heard; that cloth is much better. Christmas lights underneath always helps.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 9:16 pm to Popths
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Use clamp lights with flood light bulbs. Don’t put bulbs right against tree.
They are just old school incandescent Christmas lights. I've always had good luck with them doing this. Always keeps the temps above freezing under the cover.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 11:37 pm to Rob Perillo
Place a T-post by each tree. Cover post/tree with a tarp, then cover tarp with a thick blanket, like a HF moving blanket. Then wrap a couple bungee cords around the bottom so wind doesn't blow off the tarp/blanket.
Ive protected my small satsuma trees every winter the past 3 years this way, and never placed any type of heating light on them.
Ive protected my small satsuma trees every winter the past 3 years this way, and never placed any type of heating light on them.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 2:15 am to SaDaTayMoses
Satsuma will be fine. Lemon won't. Cover it and use a heat lamp or Christmas lights.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 9:59 am to SaDaTayMoses
What about a 5 foot mango tree?
Posted on 2/12/21 at 2:29 pm to boudinman
Like that. I put a tarp over it and heating lamp, the freezing rain hit us Wednesday night ice was everywhere never got below 30 so should be fine but Tuesday morning calling for 4 degrees here in south ark.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 9:15 am to SaDaTayMoses
Anyone know how to tell if I should pull mine and start over? Damn near every leaf is brown and they are falling? Scratch to see if there is a green vibrant core?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 9:46 am to AlxTgr
LSU Ag Center said to wait a while. Leaves will most probably fall off. If you see dead limbs, cut the dead limbs back and give it time and water. Should be OK unless it was very small.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 9:56 am to SaDaTayMoses
Cool. I would rather keep this one if possible. It's been a really good one.
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