How to Frost Protect Your Tropical Fruit Trees

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@zacharystapleton932 Жыл бұрын

I did this halogen light thing with four tropicals and it burnt all of them to a crisp. If I can save just one person from losing there are trees then it’s worth it, please guys do not do the light thing

@claudiapolius3761 2 жыл бұрын

The best explanation I have heard since trying to find out how to save my tropical plants. Not too much useless talking. Straight to the point

@gergc36 3 жыл бұрын

This technique saved my young fruit trees here during the winter storm in central Texas. However, I was lucky since I never lost power so my lights stayed on.

@CharlieBrown-bu1rv Жыл бұрын

What kind of light did you use? I'm considering Heat bulb for reptiles.

@m.lansley6590 6 жыл бұрын

I built a protection on my lawn for my tomato plants last Spring. I used windbreak poles (8 ) and the plastic cover from my new double bed mattress, secured with clamps, tent pegs and clothes pegs(for the 'door'). It stayed up through all the gales. I had a great tomato harvest.

@marcustomlinson1433 6 жыл бұрын

Instead of powering the shop light you might consider putting some black painted 5 gallon buckets of water in the enclosure with the plant. During the day it will absorb heat that will help heat the enclosure during the night. Buying the buckets might cost more than the cost of the electricity that you would initially use but they can be reused each year. It might also make a good video to show the temperature difference that just having 10 to 20 gallons of water in there will make. Great videos, keep up the good work!

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@mreisma 7 жыл бұрын

great info, getting reading for my first winter with tropical trees in vegas

@wwinarto1917 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing guys! You guys are fun to watch keep them tubes coming!

@j.verheulst268 8 жыл бұрын

We use (in the Netherlands) 5cm diameter pvc pipes with detachable/reusable elbow and triple joints and fil up the pipes with pebles and cover them with bubly plastic. We can re-use the pebles, pipes, joints and plastic every year. Bubly plastic in 1 long cilinder. Pressed down on the bottom by the pebles weight and at night closed of (flap-folded) with 2 pieces of ducktape. Much easier and quicker to install and disassemble and much more storm and hail proof. It can even carry quite a snowload.

@Mr239worldwide 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I learned so much in this one video alone. Great great explanation. Now I know which sub tropical plants can tolerate 3-4 days frost. Thank you so much.

@hembrasalvaje 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jake, first found you through your Jake and Nicole offgrid channel and loving this one as well. a couple things you mentioned in some of your videos that you had in your store it is a shame your store is not still running. Stay safe and well with the covid

@Baltikev 3 жыл бұрын

excellent video. it was very much to the point. very informative. covering lots of points in short time.

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@archmagemiguel 7 жыл бұрын

Love this method, great video. I do want to point out though that with the rainfall in Socal now I added a layer of plastic above the sheet so the lights don't get shorted out. I lost two halogen lights before I realized what was going on. Effective method, I'm 8/9 for my tropical trees 🙂

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@davidprocter3578 Жыл бұрын

A sack or two of one week old FYM positioned in the tent will generate enough warmth to keep frost away. No power or expenditure required. Can be left there for entire winter period and added to the compost heap when no longer required.

@StickMan...77 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video,great practical tips,thank you.

@segapena5033 Жыл бұрын

Christmas mini lights can provide enough heat if you're using multiple strands and wrapping the tree. One 100 light strand only uses 40watts and if you were to coil half or the entire strand at the base of the tree then wrap another two 100 light strands that could the temp inside the plastic another 10-15 degrees. I've put a coiled 100 light strand on a digital thermometer when it was 39 at night it raised the temp to 62. For my 7.5ft Jacaranda tree i built a structure like this using 2x3 boards. However I used two 10X12 frost blankets I wrapped and unwrapped every day using thumbtacks. With the Christmas lights it was always 10-12 degrees warmer than the ambient air temp so even though it was 27 overnight the temp inside the non-sealed structure stayed near or above 40 while only using 160 watts of power.

@AAH8480 6 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Trying to save my lemon tree from this horrible Florida winter!

@ritabeitz9598 2 жыл бұрын

You can add leaves to this and it makes it more protected. It doesn’t hurt a tree to have it covered for a few days just like if you ship them they are covered sometimes up to 5 days. You can do this with a banana as well.

@coolskool1.061 3 жыл бұрын

Great advise, thanks from across the pond 👌🏻

@KimJungDwayne 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer to boil water put in a metal bucket and let it cool to about 110 degrees and put it in my enclosure it will keep the air in the enclosure about 70 degrees

@VeganAthlete 8 жыл бұрын

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@leevandyke9360 8 жыл бұрын

John Koehler has a video about growing in the winter. He goes to a nursery that puts plastic around the tree and then they put almost finished compost in it to give off heat and nutrients

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@nbpaige6901 6 жыл бұрын

Thorough and informative. Thanks for uploading.

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@louiseahmed5508 8 жыл бұрын

Great ideas I have just purchased 2 naval orange and one lemon tree. I intend to keep them outdoors in Rainy Manchester, ambitious I know, also getting cavendish musa dwarf. I don't have a greenhouse , so this construction will hopefully protect them:)

@gazepskotzs4 7 жыл бұрын

cavendish isn t very easy to keep outdoors, maybe with a lamp as extra warmth source. Here in Holland ill take mine indoors and let m go dormant, i cut of all the leafs and i put m bone dry in the garage, in spring march i bring them indoors, put them in fresh soil and give them water and 3 days later the first leaf is starting to grow. after half mai , i put them outdoors again

@TheBeatdownBros 3 жыл бұрын

This will be my winter. Ummm excited to save mine

@vandang2732 6 жыл бұрын

I build a greenhouse for all my tropical fruit trees. I added two grow lights and even a small space heater for them. All my plants made it thru the winter except for my two mango trees... I could not figure out why. I'm growing new ones this spring but I'll bring the mangoes inside this time. I live in auburn Alabama btw.

@permaculturesolutions3539 7 жыл бұрын

Great information! Thanks for all you do guys

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@sandytokyo 7 жыл бұрын

Very useful information. Thank you

@nicecobra1991 2 жыл бұрын

I use regular red color heat light. Same type as in the bathroom or terrarium use. Less visible light and more heat.

@danieljimenez728 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome technique an application and will this also work for winter downpours. How will I cover the top?

@michellenite5393 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Thanks for this video.

@roberthuffman4354 8 жыл бұрын

GREAT TEAM WORK

@OeiaFae Жыл бұрын

great video! highly informative 🙌🏾

@Mocha69A 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much in the time to make this video

@RodgerDodger196 2 жыл бұрын

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@VeganAthlete 8 жыл бұрын

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@fortunebubble1cent864 2 жыл бұрын

Working on keeping my papaya tree alive thru South Carolina winter, im determined

@elderyehudahwatchmanoftheg8425 4 жыл бұрын

Christmas lights work period. It the type of light you want to use such as the old school christmas light. They give off a lot of heat and can burn you if touched. Just something to think about as I have been using them for years in my container grow trees.

@ianutube22 6 жыл бұрын

I own peach trees and yes they will survive freezing temperatures, however, when they start to bloom the blooms are delicate to frost and can easily be killed by late spring frosts. It all depends on where you live and the local climate conditions. When you said in the video "they love the cold don't do anything with them" that caught my attention since where I live I have had multiple years without any peaches due to late spring frosts killing the blooms. Any other time they should be fine though as long as they are not blooming.

@schex9 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this guy sells fruit trees.... ;-)

@ianutube22 3 жыл бұрын

@@schex9 me??

@TheIsabellakirra Жыл бұрын

Good to know... I have 2 trees flowering so will cover them tonight with my citrus. We're suppose to get our 1x a year snow this week. LOL

@livefast-xc8lm Жыл бұрын

That caught my attention too. I’m guessing they live in hotter zones 8-11 so technically he does need some more cold so the trees can stay dormant if not they will keep wasting energy on growth when they’re really supposed to be sleeping until spring. I live in NY so we definitely need to protect against frost December January December February months for sure

@MsFishingdog 8 жыл бұрын

great vid thanks.

@popoju9 3 жыл бұрын

great video! i bought a wax apple tree and i am in texas and the winter gets down to mid 20ºs. now i know how to protect my baby wax apple tree. the light was a great idea but with the tree wrapped up.....how do you water it?

@ritakus9871 4 жыл бұрын

I wish you would answer people's questions, because I too have the same questions.

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@esthergalindo5473 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use this method to protect trees in spring and summer against the wind . I have had a cherry tree for seven years and just today found 3 cherries 🍒.

@veefriend4201 6 жыл бұрын

Good to go providing no considerable snowfall.

@ritabeitz9598 2 жыл бұрын

I think another great idea is bubble wrap as this is used with tomato plants and is very effective during frost periods.

@landonbrowne6250 Жыл бұрын

put in pot and bring inside ? lol

@vinodvermausa9933 4 жыл бұрын

Nice idea thanks

@judyanderson8782 4 ай бұрын

Use your drill auger to drill the holes for the starkes first.

@forestpark73 Жыл бұрын

Is there a follow up video on the starfruit after the winter?

@missoggle 5 жыл бұрын

Helpful. Thanks

@dmurillo11madrid 8 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO JAKE!

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@wscsace Жыл бұрын

A bit older in the video but I hope I get an answer, he mentioned leave citrus alone in the cold but I live in the high desert and my eureka lemon tree lost all its leafs overnight one day and I suspect if I left it outside it would have died. Am I wrong?

@claudiapolius3761 2 жыл бұрын

So do you have any suggestions on burnt mango and avocado trees?? Should I cut off the leaves?

@juanabravo40 2 жыл бұрын

I have a breadfruit tree that went through our cold spell that went down to 30. I wrapped it up incloth for two days. My tree lost all its leaves and I had planted it like 2 months before the cold hit. I saw two weeks ago that i was getting new growth but i saw a week later it was dying. What should I do now?

@Channel-ov4kz 2 жыл бұрын

We lost an avacado tree from Irma - We miss it. Fortunately our neighbor has a star fruit tree. The freezes have not been as bad in the past couple of years.

@dldarby82 7 жыл бұрын

In the winter, I make a hoop house over my raised beds; similar concept. And if it gets too cold, I toss a starter heat pad under the hoop house. keeps it nice and warm.

@Celestes_Nest 6 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to try a heating pad. Everyone I mentioned it to thought I was crazy. Thanks for your comment.

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

Pawpaws are the most cold hardy tropical fruit there native to the south to Canada and grow in very cold Climates.

@ward1compost Жыл бұрын

What would do for cold temperatures? I live in Nevada where it can drop to 20 degrees in the winter. I'm experimenting with Date Palm Tree

@mohads75 7 жыл бұрын

What abaut grow mango tree in sumer 60 cc degree do i have to do same method

@BrownBessOwner 7 жыл бұрын

I have a lemon tree that lost all its leaves in winter. Do lemon trees go dormant like that? or is it dead?

@KL-iq6se 5 жыл бұрын

Would this method work with a pomegranate tree? I live in Massachusetts it gets pretty cold here in the winter time and I've always wanted to grow a few trees pomegranate tree being one of them, and I want to know if this will work on a pomegranate tree. Please let me know. Thanks! :)

@randheersingh2709 4 жыл бұрын

Will anyone please guide me if a papaya plant/orchard can be protected from severe cold @ minus 4 degree celcius by any technique. My town experiences sometimes minus 4 degree celcius in December and January months.

@tyebrown9606 7 жыл бұрын

This is good helpful info. You all mentioned citrus trees. I live in Grow Zone 7a Would I still not need to protect or bring the tree in? Our winters sometimes get down in the teens.

@alisonmiller2708 7 жыл бұрын

Tyrone Brown If it gets down to the teens and it would hurt you badly to lose the tree to the cold then bring it in. I live in zone 7a as well and I brought in my citrus early winter because the tree had started to look too stressed. The leaves had turned brown. I brought it in and the brown leaves fell off but new green ones came in a few weeks later. I fed my tree with a little liquid kelp and that seemed to give the plant enough vigor to live long enough until the following spring. I put it back outside in the spring and all is well with the tree now.

@staciep2638 2 ай бұрын

I’m in Southern California,I bought a star apple tree.

@hibou647 5 жыл бұрын

How do you protect that tropical tree on the top of your head ?

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@GraftingTactick 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 😂

@bettytaw8911 8 ай бұрын

Do l need to cober like that for a tamirand tree, apple, peach or moringa tree

@cbcnashville 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Any experience with Mango trees. I'm in Tennessee and attempting to grow 2.

@brielleway 2 жыл бұрын

My sister lives in Tennessee. Were you able to get your mango trees to start growing?

@predragmilovanovic1082 7 жыл бұрын

how much plus degree will be provided to my fruit plants if i cover them with clothes, hay and plastic bag?

@cairozulu6700 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of light are you guys using to keep a tree warm?

@lindaauerbach1662 5 жыл бұрын

What is a shop light and where do you buy them.

@suechai7125 Жыл бұрын

What about mango trees? Do you think it will survive Canada winter?

@sheslikethewind8999 2 жыл бұрын

But how does it get water through the winter if totally covered?

@lauramumma2360 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this...

@imtiazahmed1020 3 жыл бұрын

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@SladeMacGregor 3 жыл бұрын

I like the four poles and the 6mil plastic covering. However, the sheet on top can be easily blown off; not a good idea.

@lisawells4958 6 ай бұрын

Will this work for citrus in north AL zone 8a?

@rolandyockkim6788 7 жыл бұрын

What's up VeganAthlete, I live in Panama and I absolutely love eucalyptus plants (gunni, pulverulenta, cirene etc.) but I have lost some of them due to extreme amounts of rainfall, humidity and to be honest with you some lack of knowledge and inexperience. I have seen people here that have flourishing eucalyptus trees (over 10 ft tall) so I know that what I want can be achieved. I am considering making a tent like you guys did on this video however I'd like to modify it so it can be portable. When it rains in excess i'd put it on the plants and when it's sunny I'd take it off. Do you have any advise you can give me? Thanks for making this video, I think it will help keep my plants alive.

@adriari25 8 жыл бұрын

...good job, guys !

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@vieweryoung3922 3 жыл бұрын

Plastic is good idea but on windy nights, plastic might get blown off, then what? Any good idea for windy nights?

@staciep2638 2 ай бұрын

Is it best to put my tree close to the house between two walls?,it still gets full sun

@geeman8151 3 жыл бұрын

Here in Idaho this thing would get blown into my neighbors yard. Zone 5b's big winds & - below temperatures.

@pablosuarez2698 3 жыл бұрын

On a 1 halogen shop light , how much space it can warm?

@momdoan 4 жыл бұрын

I want to know what that reinforced plastic is

@Southern195 Жыл бұрын

Would this work for moringa in a cold climate?

@solfeinberg437 7 жыл бұрын

The LED light won't cut it even though - actually, because - it's energy efficient. No energy, which turns to heat, wasted.

@johngjerry1892 6 жыл бұрын

Is not work they will not grow to much protection if you are old in you don't have time?

@lilycardoso4679 8 ай бұрын

How is that going to withstand winds?

@oceano_drive241 2 жыл бұрын

will this work for baby arborvitaes potted?

@ancizargonzalez9698 3 жыл бұрын

what a great idea of covering this plants from cold days ,what about a avocado,blueberries,limes,lemons,limes and ,oranges,figs,apples, guanabana,etc plants ,are they survive under 30 degrees temperatures?? if any one know,very helpful thaks

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@minhngoc5944 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@risquecat 4 жыл бұрын

I wish i saw this before winter came in Indiana. Now i lost 3 out of 4 calamondin tree.

@GraftingTactick 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice tips💕😂

@SanaKhan-wm7pl 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me please what this sheet called

@cradleygirl 6 жыл бұрын

You could use camping pegs to tie plastic down to the ground instead of bricks

@SunitaSharma-dx1sg 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

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@ethanporter8572 6 жыл бұрын

Will a heat lamp work ?

@scottsdalepsi 8 жыл бұрын

what about the Barbedos cherry?

@chitraraj620 8 ай бұрын

Can we use this method to cover all lemon/citrus varieties in Zone 7b North Carolina ??

@deemillz9982 7 ай бұрын

Yes you can! I purchased frost cloth, actually it’s a bag 10 X 10, with a pickle barrel, and incandescent Christmas lights string. The pickle barrel is black and filled with water. It absorbs the heat from the sun during the day and releases it at night. I have been using this method for the past few years and haven’t lost any trees. Total upfront cost around $40 per tree, but you can reuse everything for years.

@sotheavyc.7457 4 жыл бұрын

How about when the tree getting bigger, a full size tree, how you keep up with that? Do you need to protect them like that every winter?

@ReyderRisco 4 жыл бұрын

If the tree is hardy in your zone you only need to protect it like this the first year, perhaps also the second. If not this is a waste of time, you will have to protect it year after year and eventually it will die anyway.