How to Cold Protect Your Tropical Fruit Trees in Winter (25F / -4C)

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  • Опубліковано 29 січ 2025

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  • @jeremypinto3274
    @jeremypinto3274 10 днів тому +1

    Great video, I am also in zone 9B but in Florida. It was nice to see all of the different techniques you use to protect your plants. I share the same passion in this hobby and take some of the same steps.
    I have about 12 mango trees in pots and I keep them manageable to move back and forth into my shed based off the 32 degrees in the weather. I am looking into building a cover area with 4x4 post that I can quickly throw plastic over in cold weather and remove when it’s warm enough.

    • @TouchGrassGardening
      @TouchGrassGardening  10 днів тому

      Thanks for the comment and encouragement. How do your mangos do in pots? I always feared they wouldn't fruit if I didn't put them in the ground - but maybe pots would be easier with winter

    • @jeremypinto3274
      @jeremypinto3274 10 днів тому

      They do great in pots. I also feared that mangos wouldn’t produce in pots but it is 100% possible.
      I have 3 trees in 15 gallon pots and have picked around 12 mangos from them in the last two years. I have expanded my mangos in pot collection to around 12 grafted varieties. But I am considering building a permanent open top structure to allow me to grow a few in the ground and cover easily.
      My biggest in pots are Carrie, Nam Doc Mai, and Ice Cream.
      What varieties of mango 🥭 do you have?

  • @jacobhamblin1911
    @jacobhamblin1911 12 днів тому

    With the cloth going all the way to the ground, there isn’t much air flow. Are you concerned about shocking them during warmer winter afternoons?

    • @TouchGrassGardening
      @TouchGrassGardening  11 днів тому +1

      It doesn't get too hot inside -- usually 10 degrees more than outside at most during the afternoon.

    • @jacobhamblin1911
      @jacobhamblin1911 10 днів тому

      Mine register in the 90s during the day sometimes. Frost cloth dome, heat source at night

  • @EffectivImmediately
    @EffectivImmediately 11 днів тому +1

    No way u have a plumeria growing? Ever make a Hawaiian necklace out of the flowers?