Re: CULT: Frost report, SAD STORY SEQUEL, Re: Bloomstalks
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Frost report, SAD STORY SEQUEL, Re: Bloomstalks
- From: D* B* <d*@llano.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 23:28:24 -0600 (MDT)
> As to stalks during a freeze I found that between 30F and 32F the open
> flowers will be frosted and worthless the next day. Buds showing color
> will be tip damaged and buds in the spathes should be ok. Between 28F
> and 30F all buds will show some sign of damage and below 28F the stalks
> can be killed. Listen to the forcast and cut those stalks if the freeze
> gets too bad. Also, I tried putting cardbord boxes, wraping in cloth
> and etc to no avail. Below 28F we are in trouble.
Rick,
Thanks, this is great. I have often wondered where the line of
demarcation was.
--
Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas Zone 7
Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
17.76"
of rain a year. Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an
average
of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.
