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I hate to do this, but time flows so swiftly... It's time for winter protection, again! It may be premature you might think, but I have cacti there and they need to stay as dry as possible before real winter comes.
Every year my protection looks pretty much the same:
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Posted : 03/10/2014 3:03 pm
Hi Marceli,
Sad to see the cooler temps for sure.. Do you add any supplemental heat or ventilation for them? The protection method looks great. I guess you've had success year after year.. Congrats!
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Posted : 03/10/2014 10:35 pm
Hi Marceli,
I'm planning to make an inclined shelter just like yours to protect my young yuccas and cacti, I will leave it a bit open at the bottom.
Edwin
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Posted : 04/10/2014 1:42 am
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Hi Marceli,
Do you add any supplemental heat or ventilation for them? The protection method looks great. I guess you've had success year after year.. Congrats!
No additional heating - survival of the fittest only 😉 The picture doesn't show but I always cut two "windows" and leave them open for ventilation purposes. I have overwintered my plants for three winters in a row this way so far. The biggest threat is heavy snow, so my single-sloped roof was built as acute angle.
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Posted : 04/10/2014 2:01 am
