Hasty frost protection for 2 Washies 3 Y. rostrata

OK, major revision.
Removed the "tunnel" and started again.

I'll start by WHINING big time...nobody around to hold/help 😥 but here's my IGLOOS 😆 😆
Couldn't find the rigid fencing that Jim uses...the one I got was so bloody floppy.

Enough whining...

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I won't tell you how freaking long this took to do...(OK, I will. 2--yes 2--days)

I'll figure out how to close the top later.

Now I wish I had strung the lights around the inside perimeter (but not touching the plastic).
There are 3 (or was it 2?) strings of C-9s laying on the ground at the base of Washies.

Haven't done anything with the Y.rostrata yet.

The remote recorded 95F INSIDE while I was working on it...
😐 😕

Should I stand on a ladder and try to restring the lights from the top?
I am NOT taking it apart again.

Learned that duct tape does not stick to fiberglass insulation...GRRRRRR

Barb

Your protection looks good Barb. I think your palms look toasty........(meaning warm, not dead...LOL). Keep us posted.

Definitely need some lids with insulation.

Remember they have sensitive roots and although
they may not stick out beyond your protection you will
need more mulch for next year.....You are now wiser
for having built some protection and I expect
more from you next year! :wink:-LOL

Thanks Tim, they are warm 😆 😆

Hey Jim, yes, I've gotta figure out the lid thingy for insulation AND snow weight.

At the base, will add bags of leaves around the perimeter to about 4 feet out.
Hope that's enough.

But I'd still like to hang the lights instead of having them lay on the ground...
Can't figure out how to get into it now... 😆 😆

Three Y.rostrata aren't protected yet... 😕

I expect more from you next year

I should'a married a carpenter...hell, I should'a been a carpenter! 😛

Thanks folks!

Barb

Finally a break from the chill.
Gorgeous sunny day.

Time to have a look inside the Washy igloos.

Glad I put a plastic window on south wall of igloo. Sensor reading Washy temp at 2 p.m.: (the 28C indoor = sitting on south windowsill).

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Other one, with a leaf stuck on the spear:
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Lowest interior reading so far was +1C 34F when it was -10.7C 13F.
Probably not enough Christmas lights in there for when it's -20C...oh well, it'll be a test because I'm not taking the igloos apart again. 😕

So far so good (after 1 month) 😆
Only 4 months of winter to go, Washies...(didn't open up the yuccas to look).

Barb

The yuccas probably dont need much, but they do like a bit of air movement. I always place a small hole through the plastic to let moisture out. 🙂

Looks like your all set Barb

I expect that little Washy to smiling back up at you
the same way,when it is uncovered next spring.

but they do like a bit of air movement

I was most worried about Y.rostrata not seeing any daylight for months on end, but will poke a hole in the top of covers tomorrow.
Thanks Aaron.

smiling back up at you
the same way,when it is uncovered next spring

That'd be very satisfying, thanks Jim.
I was surprised there were no leaf spots on Washies from all the moisture inside the igloos.
But I am concerned that the other day when it was -10.7C (13F) , the Washy sensor only read +1C (34F).
Worried I don't have enough lights in there.

Barb

That 10 C difference in vs out also worries me, as the ground is still relatively warm.
You might well be -20 or -30 C outside in a couple of months, right?

Barb looks good. I would use a long hook of some sort "coat hanger" maybe? Then pull up some of those lights to protect the spear and add more lights. You should have a little more confidence that your Washy`s are pure filifera. I hope we have above average winter temps.

John

from my experience and many others NYLON as protection for palms,yuccas..... is very bas solution. just nylon. the better way is to wrap the palms in some other material like cotton,old t-shirts,sheets.. just wrap it 3 or 4 times around the palm,and then you may put the nylon cover on that, to protect it from rain,snow,ice,and it keeps the soil dry under it,what is very good for overwintering. even if heated inside, the parts of palm leaves that touches the nylon will show damage very soon,what is not good. under it, when just nylon is over, the steam can not get out and fungus may appear and also kill whats inside. just want to help and share my experience. and the garden looks great barb!!

Good points from all of you, thanks.

Going to be a hell of a job to add more lights (5 plants are all on a continuous string of lights), and pull/suspend another string in each Washy igloo.

Anybody got a sky hook? so I can hang from it? 🙄

Maybe I'll just open the basement window...the woodstove is down there 😆
Barb

here is my largest trachy fortunei wrapped inside "this". few lays of some cotton , looks like wool, in tube. then i put the nylon bag on it to protect it from rain,cold... simple as it looks.

Damir, yes that would work in a 7A zone.
But my zone needs heat from C-9 Christmas lights.

Nice picture! Thanks.
Barb

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Barb

Something like this is what I would do for the yuccas, then a small hole or 2 near the top as a vent (some place where water wont leak in). Keep them dry is best. I hate to give winter advice if something was to die. 😐
PS never enclose anything with trash bags, they have chemical gas that can harm your plants.