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Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 22:29
| I took several of your suggestions to heart and further protected my 16' Windmill palm. Picture prior to added protection with two layers of bubblewrap with a heating cable in between each layer. Thermostat turns on the cable at 20 degrees and off at 30 degrees:
Picture after adding fiberglass insulation batting to the trunk, and covering everything with black plastic:
Who knows if it will survive being mummified all winter. Oh well, at least I tried! |
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- Posted by islandbreeze 6b MI (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 23:21
| Good call on adding extra protection. Better safe than sorry. That method does look much less complex than the styrofoam box method, hopefully it will work just as good or close to it. Good luck. |
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- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 23:28
| Thanks, islandbreeze! I guess at this point... expect the worst, and hope for the best! |
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| Sure hope it makes it through-the only issue I see is that thermocube,if it stays below freezing for a long time-at that temp range(20/30)may not allow it to ever get above freezing. We can pray for another mild winter though,right? Best of luck to you- BTW How are those Ensete doing these days?
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Tue, Dec 11, 12 at 0:21
| Looking great Kevin!!! Best of Luck to you!! Laura |
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- Posted by coconutmike (My Page) on Tue, Dec 11, 12 at 15:14
| Hey Kevin looks great -temps for thermostat would be better from 28F-45F but an experiment is just that--- trying and waiting to see what happens. I am praying for you All the Best Mike |
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