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Post by david on Nov 14, 2019 7:33:02 GMT -5
Here, in Louisiana Zone 9 our first frost date is about Dec. 1. The 12th of Nov, temp dropped to 23F for about 8 hours. I have harvested most of Owari and Brown Select mandrins. I irrigated for two days before tbe freeze and covered new grafts, small seedlings and young trees. Limes in pots brought inside. It looks like I have suffered no damage...even oranges and gfruit look ok at this time. Will watch fruit to see what happens.
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Post by Laaz on Nov 14, 2019 7:48:30 GMT -5
We hit 30F Tues. night, no frost & didn't harm anything.
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Post by ilya11 on Nov 14, 2019 8:59:51 GMT -5
End of December temperatures here since the beginning of November, but surprisingly no frost yet.
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brian
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Post by brian on Nov 14, 2019 10:50:36 GMT -5
15F for the second time here... but greenhouse is warm and toasty
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roberto
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Best Regards from Vienna Roberto
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Post by roberto on Nov 15, 2019 6:44:47 GMT -5
Highest everage temperatures ever in October. Only 1 or two nights with a Little bit of frost, but daytime temperatures above 10°C. All potted Citri still out.
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Post by isaac1 on Nov 16, 2019 3:19:16 GMT -5
It hit 24F here in western Louisiana on the 8b/9a line, about 12 hours below freezing, harvested my early Satsumas (Miho, St Ann, Louisiana Early), covered and added heat lamps / christmas lights to my Meyers, Cara Cara, and Owari (shown in profile photo), my Brown Select has started alternate bearing and had a very light crop this year which I did not over it, and I lost all the fruit of my other unknown Satsuma a couple of months ago when it got clobbered by a falling pine tree. So far everything looks to have survived ok, but it may be a couple of more days before I know if the fruit is going to survive or drop.
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Post by Laaz on Nov 16, 2019 8:01:33 GMT -5
Normally the fruit will turn to mush very quickly if they were damaged from a freeze.
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Post by david on Nov 16, 2019 8:20:54 GMT -5
Mine saw the same conditions yours saw and I was not damaged. Duration has a lot to do with this as does location and lots of factors. One has to consider that: Fruit freezes at 32F is a statment that is a coverage. Factoring all conditions in.....the statment does not hold true all the time.
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Post by Laaz on Nov 16, 2019 9:22:05 GMT -5
I have never had fruit damaged at 32F. Usually only when it drops below 28F for a long period.
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Post by isaac1 on Nov 17, 2019 1:06:42 GMT -5
My experience is also that nearly ripe fruit can handle 27-28F for a short amount of time, of course a low of 24F and 12 hours below freezing might be pushing that a bit.
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zap
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Post by zap on Nov 22, 2019 16:55:24 GMT -5
Good to hear David!
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