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re: any tips\suggestions for plants & pipes with upcoming arctic blast approaching
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:38 pm to MorbidTheClown
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:38 pm to MorbidTheClown
I really am not an expert
I just know covering the outside spigots and pipes will be fine for here with weather in the 20s
If you are nervous just drip the inside faucets as well
I just know covering the outside spigots and pipes will be fine for here with weather in the 20s
If you are nervous just drip the inside faucets as well
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Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:40 pm to MorbidTheClown
Rosenblatt 
This post was edited on 12/27/17 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:42 pm to lsupride87
actually just throwing that question out there out of curiosity.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:49 pm to MorbidTheClown
If they are pex, I believe they have the ability to expand and contract should they freeze.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:50 pm to CaptainsWafer
cool, never really thought about it til now.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:52 pm to MorbidTheClown
Red (hot water) and blue (cold water) are PEX and they are designed to expand four times their diameter before bursting.
I have the same in my house. We've got the good stuff.
I have the same in my house. We've got the good stuff.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:52 pm to HollyWoodCole
interesting since this builder seemed to use the cheapest of everything.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 2:55 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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Best method to cover your plants to prevent them from dying?
Do not use plastic bags they stick to leaves. Use fabric similar to Frog Toggs that they sell at Lowe’s or sheets but try and keep the fabric from laying on leaves you want to trap air. Cardboard box over the plant then wrapping in fabric works sometimes too.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 3:09 pm to LSUvegasbombed
Know what kind of plants you have. If it's native, it should be fine in Louisiana in the 20s. That said, some natives are perennials and die back in a good freeze but will regrow in the spring. So if you don't want to deal with the die back, go ahead and cover. Lantana is a good example here. I don't care if it dies back so I won't waste time covering it.
Last year it got down to 22 in Houston and got my camellias. The plants didn't die bc they can take temps much colder, but all the flower buds did. I'll be covering them this year.
Last year it got down to 22 in Houston and got my camellias. The plants didn't die bc they can take temps much colder, but all the flower buds did. I'll be covering them this year.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 3:30 pm to LSUvegasbombed
For plants, run incandescent C7 or c9 Christmas lights under the cover. Every little bit of heat helps. Some people will spray their plants with water before a deep freeze with the theory being that the ice insulates the plant from even colder temps.
Posted on 12/27/17 at 4:14 pm to Eightballjacket
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run incandescent C7 or c9 Christmas lights
awesome idea... i am going to take down the ones in the front and lay them in the garden
Posted on 12/27/17 at 4:23 pm to MorbidTheClown
Best.
Freezing don't mess them up
Freezing don't mess them up
Posted on 12/27/17 at 4:24 pm to Phideaux
I use tyvek wields great and I had a lot laying around
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