Re: cold weather and citrus

Theresa I have always read that a damp root ball will weather a hard frost
much better than a dry one.  I've seen it work here, the water tends to
insulate the roots I suppose.

On 1/13/07, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Probably help. What would really help even more would be turning a
> mister on them all night. Water's going to be warmer than the air.
>
> On Jan 13, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Theresa W wrote:
>
> > Hi all-
> >
> > It is still very cold here but I went out to refill the bird feeders
> > and take a look at plants.  Can't tell what is or isn't going to
> > survive at this point, but the citrus trees look awful!  The larger
> > ones I have xmas lights on to help keep the chill away- but the bigger
> > problem appears to be dessication of the leaves.  It hasn't rained
> > much this winter and certainly not in the past couple of weeks.  So-
> > do you think I should water them??  It'll be 22 again tonight, and
> > under freezing every night until Friday.  Will some water help or
> > hurt?  Any suggestions?
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Sunset Zone 25
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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