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Material for covering citrus during freezes
Posted on 11/4/17 at 9:55 am
Posted on 11/4/17 at 9:55 am
I have 3 kumquat trees that are a couple years old and still vulnerable to freezes. I've been using tarps but they are getting large so I need to either buy bigger tarps or something. I'd considered Tyvek but a roll of that costs 180 after taxes and I don't know how well it would work.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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Posted on 11/4/17 at 10:47 am to Chuker
Spray them with water like they do in the citrus fields.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 11:09 am to WPBTiger
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Spray them with water like they do in the citrus fields.
Yeah, was thinking water was the insulator.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 11:12 am to kywildcatfanone
Best thing with a limited amount of trees is a string of regular non led Christmas lights or a halogen flood light on the ground. Produces enough heat to keep the trees warm during mild freezes.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 2:29 pm to WPBTiger
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water like they do in the citrus fields.
I wonder how well that would work in like 25 degree weather though. Need to do some googling on that. A sprinkler sure would be easier than covering them. I should mention I'm in central Ms so we see mid-twenties pretty much every year.
Posted on 11/4/17 at 8:15 pm to Chuker
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wonder how well that would work in like 25 degree weather though.
Not well I wouldn't think, you could look online I'm sure you could find it easily. But the watering is more a central Florida thing for when it barely hits freezing. Anytime they get a hard freeze they lose a ton of crops in central and south Florida.
Posted on 11/5/17 at 12:19 am to baldona
Visqueen. I used to put flood light bulbs in the tree with clamp lights from Home Depot. You're looking to keep it only above freezing. not keep the tree warm.
Posted on 11/5/17 at 4:59 am to Chuker
This is a good question. I’ve been thinking about this myself. With cold weather usually comes wind. I have a hard time securing visqueen over my trees without it blowing off.
Any good methods?
Any good methods?
Posted on 11/5/17 at 5:36 am to Motorboat
Drive 4 galvanized conduit or rebar stakes in the ground. Then get 2 lengths of 1" PVC and slip over one stake and bend to the opposite stake. Criss-cross the PVC pipes like a tent frame and secure with a zip tie. Go to Wal Mart in the fabric section and ask for clear tablecloth plastic by the yard. It comes on rolls and they have a couple of different thicknesses. It is VERY sturdy. Wrap around the frame and secure with duct tape or silicone. Stick a light in there before you enclose the tree.
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