Published On Jan 13, 2024
This simple frost protection method helps trees survive frosty nights. Plus: bonus tips for keeping trees alive and planting in microclimates!
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Covering fruit trees is important, but if you use thermal mass to warm them up over night, you're really pushing the zone! Growing citrus outside of their range isn't always easy, especially when temperatures drop into the teens; yet we've figured out how to keep young trees alive during cold. Today we demonstrate how to use barrels of water to keep trees warm, plus how to use the canopy of an existing tree to create a microclimate that helps your trees stay alive.