Barb, we are going to get our first snow and a hard frost thereafter tomorrow or a day after tomorrow. I'm gonna get a hard time tomorrow bringing the stuff in.

Looks good but where are the native Indians 😈
We had a ground frost a few days ago and an actual frost in parts of the south coast of England..... the last place you would expect a frost 😯

Igor and Andy,

Way too early for winter...we've been cheated again. 😥

Are they just saying upper 20s?

Should not bother the Washys 😀

Keep in mind-this comes from a guy
who burnt all the leaves off his 😯

Yeah, Jim, -2C is 28.4F.

Had to get started though 'coz I don't want to be out there when temps crash one day soon.

You must be thinking about your winter protection too... 😕

Barb

Looks great Barb. Monday here looks to be a bit chilly -2c. Going to bring in the bananas and tender tropicals. I hate this time of the year. Ever thought of using house fiberglass insulation to wrap the Washy`s trunk. I used it last year and it worked like a charm for my W. filifera and a couple of smaller planted Trachy`s.

John

After repeated frosts here, I still have some plants outside, including my CHinese fan palm, areca palm and CIDP. Guess what one is doing the best?

CIDP, -8C at the airport, unknown in the yard, heavy frost, undamaged?!?!

using house fiberglass insulation to wrap the Washy`s trunk. I used it last year and it worked like a charm for my W. filifera and a couple of smaller planted Trachy`s.

John, so where was the heat? were they then enclosed in your plastic pyramid?
Or a pipewrap inside your insulation?

I used house insulation last year (photo won't load 😡 ), but around the entire enclosure.
The C-9s were inside that enclosure on a thermocube.

The long range f'cast has been moderated a bit...trust that site to scare the s*** out of us and then revise it.
😉

Jesse, I'm not surprised your CIDP did the best of those.
Remember the pics of that European CIDP? totally unscathed.

Barb

Barb

I do think about covering the palms occasionally and then I stop 😳

pool covers will do nicely! Great to recycle them.

We got fried last week......got down to 27F.

Basjoo fried:
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Cassia fried:
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Fig fried:
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One surprise is that the Tetrapanex held up better than other plants. Some leaves fried but not all. The leaves are now wilted but still green.
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Here's a photo of the Tetrapanex the day before the freeze.
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Ginger #1 fried:
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Ginger #2 fried:
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Ginger #3 fried:
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Crape Myrtle 'Sarah's Favorite' leaves fried:
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New growth on the Illiciums got fried:
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Even the leaves on the Desert Willow got fried.......I would have thought they could take light freezes??

Ooooh, Tim, that's awful from only a light freeze.

Were you planning on digging up the gingers, etc. before the frost hit?

Barb

Looks good Barb, I have to look at protection this weekend. I thought I seen superstore having a bunch of small pool cover bubble wrap on clearance. What else did the pool boy have to say? lol

We got fried last week......got down to 27F.

Even the leaves on the Desert Willow got fried.......I would have thought they could take light freezes??

Mine look ok so far and we have been below freezing for a week or better at night (warmer now) I think we got down to at least 25F or colder.

I have to look at protection this weekend

Keith, just phone any pool company and ask if you can have an old solar pool blanket.
Companies have to pay to dump them.

we have been below freezing for a week or better at night (warmer now) I think we got down to at least 25F or colder

Glad it's warmed up Aaron...there's a big system out in the Pacific. 👿

I bought yet another NEW remote thermometer...and couldn't get one @#$%^ of the 4 screws out of the housing to insert the batteries.
Yup, made in China! 😕

Barb