If I had not married a gal who on my first date told me she did not like West Va (I asked her), I might be living there or close by, say Southern Virginia. My fantasy was to always be in such an environment, despite the economic challenges. My brother feels the same way, but he moved to Alaska for a more rustic effect.
I had a small lemon tree/shrub (5ft tall) in my back yard that I wrapped in an two layers of bedsheets and a outer layer of plastic tarp. It died in the 2021 cold snap.😭Somethings if you prefer not having to buy them again, can be easily saved.Potted plants are the easiest. I put 3 freeze bags over schrubs, the leaves are dead, but I’m curious to see if the stems survived..
My last lemon tree died in 2021. It was in a large pot. Last year I wrapped the tree in a tent like structure using the top of an old sun umbrella, an old car cover, and put a heat lamp in the pot during the freezing period. That worked. This year I placed it in a small10’x10’ shed and some other freeze sensitive plants with the heat lamp and that worked too. 🙂
Much depends on what your area is used to… Population of Valdez?🤔 My brother lives near Kenai, told me his show falls were low and a relative warm winter.
Yes, Valdez is a very small town. It just happens that it snows quite a lot, but at least it's not the same every year. Somewhere in the late '90s Valdez received 12-feet of snow. Around Fairbanks 3-4 feet of snow for the entire winter are most common. I have about 2 or more feet of snow in my backyard, but we go without snow for several days and some of it evaporates (the air is very dry). This winter it hasn't been very cold. The forecast for tonight shows -12 ºF, which is not bad at all.
Yes, and heat lamp could work. But it is best to also use a small floor fan to move the warm air inside the enclosure, because heat rises and concentrates at the top or ceiling.
That’s a good idea, although the heat lamp did work about a month ago when it got down to 24F and stayed below freezing for 24 hrs.
I was thinking that by virtue of the lamp heating the air, some air circulation would occur, but not nearly as much as a fan.Good to hear
Yes, a fan would move the air around the enclosure. I remember watching a movie titled, "Walk In The Clouds" where a farmer lit fires and fanned (by hand) the heat from the fires toward the grapevines to keep them warm through the cold night.