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Wintering my boxwoods and other stuff - Zone 7
I've got 5 fairly large boxwoods, 4 from nursery stock, one from a
construction site. The nursery ones are in 3 gal and 5 gal tree pots. The one from construction site, i just put directly in the ground as soon as i got it home. Now, in a sheltered area between houses with lots of other cover growing around is where i think i want them to spend the winter. Question 1. I have access to an unheated greenhouse, but wouldn't being in the ground be better ? Question 2. Can i simply bury the pots with my bushes in them ? Question 3. I've got some healthy boxwood cuttings going in pots. Should I put these pots in the ground or in the greenhouse? Question 4. I have several other collected local pre-sai and would appreciate your advice on each. Greenhouse or Ground? Privet Althea Japanese Maple Yaupon Holly Japanese Holly Juniper - Nanas Wardii Yew Thanks in advance for allowing me to pick your brains guys ! |
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Wintering my boxwoods and other stuff - Zone 7
"Allen" wrote in message m... I've got 5 fairly large boxwoods, 4 from nursery stock, one from a construction site. The nursery ones are in 3 gal and 5 gal tree pots. The one from construction site, i just put directly in the ground as soon as i got it home. Now, in a sheltered area between houses with lots of other cover growing around is where i think i want them to spend the winter. Question 1. I have access to an unheated greenhouse, but wouldn't being in the ground be better ? Question 2. Can i simply bury the pots with my bushes in them ? Question 3. I've got some healthy boxwood cuttings going in pots. Should I put these pots in the ground or in the greenhouse? Question 4. I have several other collected local pre-sai and would appreciate your advice on each. Greenhouse or Ground? Question 5: Where ARE you? We cannot advise until we know where you live and how cold it gets there. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase 'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman |
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Wintering my boxwoods and other stuff - Zone 7
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message ...
"Allen" wrote in message m... I've got 5 fairly large boxwoods, 4 from nursery stock, one from a construction site. The nursery ones are in 3 gal and 5 gal tree pots. The one from construction site, i just put directly in the ground as soon as i got it home. Now, in a sheltered area between houses with lots of other cover growing around is where i think i want them to spend the winter. Question 1. I have access to an unheated greenhouse, but wouldn't being in the ground be better ? Question 2. Can i simply bury the pots with my bushes in them ? Question 3. I've got some healthy boxwood cuttings going in pots. Should I put these pots in the ground or in the greenhouse? Question 4. I have several other collected local pre-sai and would appreciate your advice on each. Greenhouse or Ground? Question 5: Where ARE you? We cannot advise until we know where you live and how cold it gets there. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase 'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman I am in Nashville, TN which i think is Zone 7, hence the title on my post. Winter low temps here average around 20 degrees with a January sometimes getting down to the 'teens and on unusual years as low as 0 but that's rare. A friend who does this says that he builds a cold frame from concrete blocks, with air passages in between and wooden lattice on top. The heavy blocks offer thermal mass that keep things from warming up or cooling down too quickly. Once again, thanks for your time, Jim ! You're a huge help to lots of novices all over the world ! |
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