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My maples woke up early. We had a week a few weeks ago with 4 days at 50 degrees F . Been two stepping ever since. Early spring in Minnesota is nice, but not for trees. Still several nights below freezing. Daytime temps between 40-50 F
Going to snow here next week later in the week. It's been stormy but super warm here, 75 for a high today.My maples woke up early. We had a week a few weeks ago with 4 days at 50 degrees F . Been two stepping ever since. Early spring in Minnesota is nice, but not for trees. Still several nights below freezing. Daytime temps between 40-50 F
Crazy... world is falling apart. Had a furry here yesterday.Going to snow here next
Lucky you.. We are off to the low twenties tomorrow. THat is, with 4 inches of growth on my japanese maples and all but the slowest trees budded out. I can't believe how much faster my bonsai have woken up than the rest of nature. Pots warm up quicklyI'm still seeing nothing lower that 41F overnight in my 10 day forecast!
Same here! How are you keeping them safe at night?Lucky you.. We are off to the low twenties tomorrow. THat is, with 4 inches of growth on my japanese maples and all but the slowest trees budded out. I can't believe how much faster my bonsai have woken up than the rest of nature. Pots warm up quickly
I have a shed to protect them from freezing & dry winds. Note: only about half of them go inside. The rest is local to my climate and should be able to deal with off spring weather,,Same here! How are you keeping them safe at night?
Oops.... geez!Gross
That is a sweet setup. This being my first spring with my trees, I will be prepared next year. My garage heats and cools too unpredictableI have an underground well house, unheated. The ground level patio in my backyard is actually the roof of the well house. Access is through a door in my basement cut through the foundation. One of the advantages of a farmhouse built before municipal water was invented. A 100 year old house is otherwise a maintenance nightmare. The ground is still below 42 F. Everything is still nicely dormant. I can usually leave everything in there, fully dormant, until I see the leaves of the landscape street trees, mostly Norway maples. When the leaves of the Norway maples (Acer pseudoplatanus) are about half way unfurled, then it is time to get the trees out of the well house.
So I sit back and relax. I refuse to do the two step march.
Aww dude, that would work perfect for my garageHow to beat the two step.View attachment 292478View attachment 292479
Very nice!How to beat the two step.View attachment 292478View attachment 292479
I'm debating bringing in some trees tonight. Going to get around 38F here. Is that going to do any damage to fresh leaves or trees that have been repotted two weeks back? Or is it really just frost to worry about?