How far do you go to protect your outdoor plants from frost?

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Old 12-01-2020, 10:03 PM
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That reminds me of a late friend of mine. His wife asked if they could buy a dishwasher. He said, why, I married one.
Well many years ago my mom said guys my age should not be shoveling snow, much safer when wife does it. Who am I to argue with my mom.
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That reminds me of a late friend of mine. His wife asked if they could buy a dishwasher. He said, why, I married one.
Did he get a warranty?
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Old 12-02-2020, 05:49 AM
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I was amazed to see how much time these villagers spent on protecting their outdoor plants from frost tonight (all the white dots you see on the lawn is fabric draped over the plants). Kudos to them!! I just brought my pots in, and hoping for the best for the planted bushes. Do any of you go through a big ordeal to save your 'babies'?
Yes we covered our beautiful Hibiscus 5 ft tall plants which finally have lots of blooms and buds, just not ready to say goodbye to them...they give us such nice privacy to our lanai..
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Old 12-02-2020, 06:13 AM
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We just pray to God it won’t freeze. When The Villages reaches Miami we will move to the warmer section of TV.
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Old 12-02-2020, 06:37 AM
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Been there when we first .moved here. Now everything is on their own.
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Old 12-02-2020, 06:42 AM
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I spray my plants and short palm tree with “Freeze Proof”. It’s like a liquid blanket that can save plants from freezing.
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:02 AM
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My Croton in the pot in the upper right of the photo has been through 3 winters, I haven't covered yet. We'll see tomorrow morning because tonight is suppose to be about 33 degrees. I bought it at Lowes for $8 in a small pot, it grows like crazy.

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I brought my croton in last night. I always assume that potted plants are more fragile than ones that are in the ground. Good luck.
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we just pray to god it won’t freeze. When the villages reaches miami we will move to the warmer section of tv.
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:05 AM
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We just pray to God it won’t freeze. When The Villages reaches Miami we will move to the warmer section of TV.
No offense, but what does that mean, you wasted a prayer on a no freeze Hahaha And how do we reach Miami ??? I've been around since 1996 and full time since 2004 so I'm wondering where is the "warmer section" you speak of ??? Again, no offense, just chuckling my coffee
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:07 AM
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I spray my plants and short palm tree with “Freeze Proof”. It’s like a liquid blanket that can save plants from freezing.
I'd never heard of that product.
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:12 AM
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We brought our potted lime tree into our lanai. Probably not necessary but it still has fruit on it. The last time we had a really bad stretch of frost was January 2017, I think. Then we only lost one very young hibiscus, without covering anything . Now basically I don’t worry if the daytime temps go back up after a cold night. It is only if the cold continues all day as well as night over at least 2 days
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:17 AM
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Yeah, a product called no freeze LOL I saw more plants last night with no masks... at 44 degrees what are they thinking ???
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:34 AM
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I cover my bougainvillea if it drops below freezing. I bring potted lemon trees inside for the night if freezing.
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:49 AM
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My thoughts on FreezePruf
I searched Lowe’s, Home Depot and Amazon and can not find this product. Wonder where they got it.
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Old 12-02-2020, 07:55 AM
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If it is a hibiscus, just leave it. It might lose its leaves, but it will come back, as mine did. The garden store said do not remove it, and they were right. The rest of my plants did fine.
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