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over-wintering Japanese maple
Hi again ...
I have a couple of Japanese maple saplings that I kept outside in pots. With the cold temperatures coming (zone 7), I was originally planning to bury the pots in the soil for the winter. I recently ran across an article about over-wintering in the refrigerator! Can I actually use the crisper compartment to store those saplings?! Thanks, shireen -- Shireen Gonzaga, Data Analyst, Space Telescope Science Inst. O- 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21212, USA. _/ ) Office tel.#: 410-338-4412, e-mail: /| |
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over-wintering Japanese maple
Hi Shireen,
So, you're in Baltimore, in an apartment(?), but you have someplace you could over-winter your Acers p. in the ground. Understand that I don't suffer the cold you will, but I have to think that ANYTHING is preferable to keeping your tree(s) in the fridge. I've watched the 'cold-care' posts here for years, and there are ways --and then there are ways-- do make winter survival work. Your fridge has to be a last resort. So . . . rather than tell you what I think you should do, let me appeal to all of those IBCer's who actually LIVE in the cold to help you. Okay, so I think burying and mulching is probably best; Iris may tell you to cover with a rose cone also; others may say use a stryo ice chest - outside - ; but surely someone will come up with something that will work for you. Regards and welcome to the IBC, Shelly Hurd Central CA - Sunset Zone 8-USDA Zone 9 "Shireen Gonzaga" wrote: Hi again ... I have a couple of Japanese maple saplings that I kept outside in pots. With the cold temperatures coming (zone 7), I was originally planning to bury the pots in the soil for the winter. I recently ran across an article about over-wintering in the refrigerator! Can I actually use the crisper compartment to store those saplings?! |
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