Thank you for doing these videos. I have been watching from the beginning getting some ideas for when I have to move back to the states 8b, I will never be without avocado trees.😅
My trees have all gotten too big to cover, now I will just be putting a Buddy propane heater inside the base area on low to radiate the heat upwards. I have 24 refillable fuel tanks. worked great last year with lite coverings so we will see how it rolls this year with no coverings. Good luck in your adventure.
Great job with the protection. We had similarly cold nights here last week but it has warmed up again at the moment. We are expected to get close to freezing again in the next few days, but hopefully, it won’t drop below 0°C. I have all the lights in place now at least, so all I have to do is cover the trees before the next freeze.
What I observe is that mature leaves of most varieties can withstand a brief dip under freezing. The fresh growth fails first. But if the frost isn't just a haze on the surface, it actually penetrates a leaf to the bottom, even mature leaves will not survive.
Good job with the avocado trees...hope they make it through another winter! I'm about a dozen miles north of you in Lincoln Co. I have three avocado trees in 3-gal pots that are about 2' tall. Fortunately, I have a sunroom that stays about 10F warmer than outside, so I move all my delicate trees (citruses and avocados...2 'Tropicals' from the Dominican Republic and an unlabeled Hass-type from Mexico) inside with a small space heater for nights forecast to drop below the low 20s.
Yes, you'll get some nights in the teens during a typical winter. For those nights, I can still pick up a 14 inch diameter pot, and maybe I could drag a 15 to 16 inch pot. That's about my limit for mobile trees.
I've kept my collection small enough that moving pots around isn't too onerous. A greenhouse is a big investment to build one sturdy enough to last year-round. And it comes with it's own set of maintenance to monitor humidity levels, ventilating heat, and keeping clean. I'd rather apply available funds towards improving my house. I just had an electrician here yesterday replacing ceiling fixtures, and installing a flood light in the back yard to make working there in the dark easier.
Follow-up thought... I might do something like Millennial Gardener did. Use transparent frost sheets and put the lights on a thermostat. It does get old, to wrap and unwrap the trees multiple times. And there is an inconvenience factor too. I need to be nearby after the sun has been up for a few hours to unwrap them, and that's not always possible.
Nice video, catching up on my videos watching today. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for doing these videos. I have been watching from the beginning getting some ideas for when I have to move back to the states 8b, I will never be without avocado trees.😅
My trees have all gotten too big to cover, now I will just be putting a Buddy propane heater inside the base area on low to radiate the heat upwards. I have 24 refillable fuel tanks. worked great last year with lite coverings so we will see how it rolls this year with no coverings. Good luck in your adventure.
Great job with the protection. We had similarly cold nights here last week but it has warmed up again at the moment. We are expected to get close to freezing again in the next few days, but hopefully, it won’t drop below 0°C. I have all the lights in place now at least, so all I have to do is cover the trees before the next freeze.
What I observe is that mature leaves of most varieties can withstand a brief dip under freezing. The fresh growth fails first. But if the frost isn't just a haze on the surface, it actually penetrates a leaf to the bottom, even mature leaves will not survive.
Good job with the avocado trees...hope they make it through another winter! I'm about a dozen miles north of you in Lincoln Co. I have three avocado trees in 3-gal pots that are about 2' tall. Fortunately, I have a sunroom that stays about 10F warmer than outside, so I move all my delicate trees (citruses and avocados...2 'Tropicals' from the Dominican Republic and an unlabeled Hass-type from Mexico) inside with a small space heater for nights forecast to drop below the low 20s.
Yes, you'll get some nights in the teens during a typical winter. For those nights, I can still pick up a 14 inch diameter pot, and maybe I could drag a 15 to 16 inch pot. That's about my limit for mobile trees.
How are they holding up?
The last two nights dropped to about 27F. I chose not to cover them, but left the lights on. They handled it well.
Have you considered getting a small and cheap greenhouse? Its something i may do but i need one 8'-9' tall. It sont be as cheap
I've kept my collection small enough that moving pots around isn't too onerous. A greenhouse is a big investment to build one sturdy enough to last year-round. And it comes with it's own set of maintenance to monitor humidity levels, ventilating heat, and keeping clean. I'd rather apply available funds towards improving my house. I just had an electrician here yesterday replacing ceiling fixtures, and installing a flood light in the back yard to make working there in the dark easier.
Follow-up thought... I might do something like Millennial Gardener did. Use transparent frost sheets and put the lights on a thermostat. It does get old, to wrap and unwrap the trees multiple times. And there is an inconvenience factor too. I need to be nearby after the sun has been up for a few hours to unwrap them, and that's not always possible.
@@Avo7bProjectThat is what I did for my in-ground little citric trees and with the bricks around it in 7b NJ.