[IBC] Florida freeze
That's NORTH Florida. We're gonna have our first "hard freeze"
of the season tonight and tomorrow night. Temps will be below freezing for 6-7 hours each night, going down to about 20 F. I've mulched in all my crape myrtle in pots. Have put a couple of bougainvillea under plastic, and my few remaining mame in bonsai pots, and my azaleas will go on the ground under the tables, nestled in pine needles. I know. You northerners are chuckling into your beards. But our trees aren't genetically aware of freezing temps on their roots, even when they're the same species you grow. I doubt anyone south of me needs to worry much. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Yeah, Jim. We're getting our first freeze in SW LA tonight, also.
It got down to 36 deg. F. last night for our first foray into the 30's and will go to ~27 tonight. Hopefully that is all of the freeze for now, but the faucets are dripping and the heaters are on in the greenhouse. ;-) Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lewis That's NORTH Florida. We're gonna have our first "hard freeze" of the season tonight and tomorrow night. Temps will be below freezing for 6-7 hours each night, going down to about 20 F. I've mulched in all my crape myrtle in pots. Have put a couple of bougainvillea under plastic, and my few remaining mame in bonsai pots, and my azaleas will go on the ground under the tables, nestled in pine needles. I know. You northerners are chuckling into your beards. But our trees aren't genetically aware of freezing temps on their roots, even when they're the same species you grow. I doubt anyone south of me needs to worry much. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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