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Old 11-22-2012, 07:02 AM
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I watch my neighbor go through the motions of trimming, feeding, fertilizing, covering up when frost threatens......and wind up with one by one the tree dying off.

It is one thing to cover a "frost" sensitive plant. It is quite another to be able to do anything to save sensative plants when the temperature remains in the 20 degree range for several days. What you get is a covered plant that froze!!!!

Get the cold hardiest that will grow here.....and hope it is one you like to eat.

btk