Re: cold weather and citrus

Thanks for the suggestion. Yeah- I have no way to keep a mister from freezing solid, but I will go turn on the sprinkler system now- as it is up to 45 now. 

Theresa

james singer 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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