I lived in coastal Louisiana for 2 years and my neighbors were refuges of hurricane Katrina who had lived in the city all their lives. I immediately planted a garden and their daughter had never seen anyone grow vegetables and she wanted to learn. Right after I got 5 young chickens I had to move and gave this girl the chickens. She turned the chickens and the gardening knowledge into a job and now sells vegetables and eggs at the farmers market.
Mid-Missouri zone 6b. I have a 100 gallon cattle waterer and turned it upside down on one fig tree. I put a plastic 55 gallon barrel over another fig. Three others are each wrapped in a green tarp. They may all freeze to the ground (and maybe some shoots will live). But they will all revive in the spring. We usually don't get below -5 F. Last winter, one night was -12 F.
Great technique. Thank you both for taking the time to share this with us - You're both a wealth of knowledge. I love these style videos. Great work gentlemen ✌️
I`m in lower 8a east central Louisiana and I hope the 10 small tarps I got can be used to save my trees. We`ve been getting down to zero a whole lot in recent years and it often stays below freezing for a week when it happens. My trees got a gradual push into dormancy this year and our first night of frost reached 30 degrees then a few nights at 32 & 33 instead of a sudden drop into single digits that lasted a week like some recent years. People have had 70 year old trees frozen back to the roots.
@@figsandchocolate5553 I`ve started extending my vegetable harvest with tarps and protecting spring blackberry blooms but I noticed that blackberries may produce better if they lose their first blooms to a freeze. I cover my tomatoes and things like ground cherries when it frosts. I managed to save my trees last year but now those trees are gigantic but I have 6 new ones I know I can protect. I`m gonna get a large tarp to cover one of my biggest ones if needed and put warm buckets of water or lights under it if we get an Arctic blast. It`s only 25 feet from my front door.
I lived in coastal Louisiana for 2 years and my neighbors were refuges of hurricane Katrina who had lived in the city all their lives. I immediately planted a garden and their daughter had never seen anyone grow vegetables and she wanted to learn. Right after I got 5 young chickens I had to move and gave this girl the chickens. She turned the chickens and the gardening knowledge into a job and now sells vegetables and eggs at the farmers market.
Mid-Missouri zone 6b. I have a 100 gallon cattle waterer and turned it upside down on one fig tree. I put a plastic 55 gallon barrel over another fig. Three others are each wrapped in a green tarp. They may all freeze to the ground (and maybe some shoots will live). But they will all revive in the spring. We usually don't get below -5 F. Last winter, one night was -12 F.
Magnificent philosophy of life Mr Figs, he understood everything ❤
Hello friend i am watching you from Indonesia, thanks for sharing and good luck
Great technique. Thank you both for taking the time to share this with us - You're both a wealth of knowledge. I love these style videos. Great work gentlemen ✌️
@@HFigs thank you!
I`m in lower 8a east central Louisiana and I hope the 10 small tarps I got can be used to save my trees. We`ve been getting down to zero a whole lot in recent years and it often stays below freezing for a week when it happens. My trees got a gradual push into dormancy this year and our first night of frost reached 30 degrees then a few nights at 32 & 33 instead of a sudden drop into single digits that lasted a week like some recent years. People have had 70 year old trees frozen back to the roots.
Yeah. The last couple of years were terrible here too. Multiple days in a row where it never got above 0. Keep those trees warm!!! 🙂
@@figsandchocolate5553 I`ve started extending my vegetable harvest with tarps and protecting spring blackberry blooms but I noticed that blackberries may produce better if they lose their first blooms to a freeze. I cover my tomatoes and things like ground cherries when it frosts. I managed to save my trees last year but now those trees are gigantic but I have 6 new ones I know I can protect. I`m gonna get a large tarp to cover one of my biggest ones if needed and put warm buckets of water or lights under it if we get an Arctic blast. It`s only 25 feet from my front door.