@pete2000 you'll be fine! they seem to be ok to 28°f , but lose leaves. ....
they always seem to come back tho...
Ruskin Florida. Winter has hit us.
It's going to get into the twenties here in central Florida Saturday night. mine have all taken a pretty good hit already and I found a potential solution to keep my trees warm. I did an experiment today with A-line of charcoal and I got it to burn for 6 hours On 2.5' of charcoal About 4" wide. So depending on wind I think this could be a viable tool. This is for my trees that are beyond covering And I have a few of them
@roadkill❄❄ clever idea❄❄.
❄❄Always need ideas to improve the survival rate in North Florida. 🌡°27F...It's going into the upper 20s here this weekend ❄❄ ( this wont end well.)
my windshield ice. lol and tomorrow night will be worse? Time to cover them well, especially their lower stumps. Save the bark and lower trunk☃️
Dark sky now shows a low of 35 for me. A bit warmer than it had been.
Little ones should be fine in here.
@roadkill omg look at that frost. It looks like they have a hard border around each leaf. That's absolutely I sane.
@roadkill hope everything recovers quickly once this is over 🙏🙏🍃🙏🙏
they are dormant now.
@peteypyro OUCH!!!! Wrap some blankets and some tarps around the base. Start a fire near them. I hope they will be ok. Only have to go thru 6 hours of chill.
been checking temps since 3am. Started nose diving hard but temps are creeping back up a few degrees. Just enough to halt frost hopefully. sunrise will be in about an hour. It was a good 8 to 10f below reports, the roof temps were extraordinarily low.
I have been in ground for eight or nine years and have never not been home and safely say wtf
on a side note i found a snake crawling up the door, and alligators frozen in place
@guywithtrees They're iced up. Sprinklers left on to save them... chunks of ice are falling off of the branches, hopefully indicating that the water from sprinklers froze first, covering the unfrozen branches and buds. I hope 
Frozen only on the outside, not inside that ice cocoon. I hope. 
Success.... Tree trunks maintain the temperature of 50's and 60's and the temperature dip down to 28ﾟ in my area
@roadkill That looks good. So far. I wonder of the roots get hot from the coals? Just curious, as a Pyro. Lol
The pumelos are iced up outside, but unfrozen inside. Hopefully sweeter now.❄❄ Sprinklers helped.
@peteypyro OMFG LOOK AT THAT ICE HANGING OFF!!!!! If they do make it those are some tolerant trees.
@roadkill NICE that is incredible you were able to keep the base in the 50's. it should be fine then right?
icicles??? thats insane. They look fantastic considering what they went through. i think damaged plant tissue shows its self pretty quickly. The ground stayed well above freezing, especially in areas that were well mulched.
I used to water when it got down into the low 40s but i was afraid of shock or providing more water for freezing. Even today i waited for it to warm up as the ground water never dips below 70
Now i will just focus on mulching and planting more banana and coconut to cut exposure to the north.
@peteypyro said:
Heat he doesn't transfer through sand very well only down An inch or so
@guywithtrees The aftermath is ok.
the leafless ice covered stems thawed and the buds under their protective sheathes are green and happy
