ceriano
Shohin
Nightly temperatures will be in low 50s the next 10 days but they may dip into low 40s after that with no chance of frost. Is it too early to take my podocarps out?
I'm tempted....My trops are going out today!
I think I'm good now. We always get a late freeze, which I think was last week, we had 2 consecutive nights in the low 20s after 2+ weeks of springtime!I'm tempted....
We have lows in the 40's yet this week. I think our last hard frost was mid-April last year. I think I'll wait 1 more week. Once they're out, they're out.I think I'm good now. We always get a late freeze, which I think was last week, we had 2 consecutive nights in the low 20s after 2+ weeks of springtime!
Should be off the the races now.
I'm near west end. I took the podo out. I probably wait a couple of weeks before taking other tropicals out.@ceriano
I've seen podocarpus planted in people's yards in the city and near the river (the Fan and Windors Farms), along with fatsia and other weird "tropicals."
I don't now where in the city you live but there's some weird microclimates around there, along with the pavement and buildings; you can get away with growing a lot of stuff there.
Taking out early was a mistake I think. I brought it in last night. All the leaves have started to shrivel and dieI agree with all of the above. I'd like to add the pod will take a lot more cold than tropicals will, and with no lose of leaves or dieback. When I lived in Richmond, 45+ years ago, I saw several large pods that were kept in unheated garages.
Sure, ficus and some other tropicals can occasionally take a dip to freezing, but it results in a set back for the plant. Other tropicals are dead with one freeze. Your pod is screaming to go out now.
Anything I can do at this point to save it?Got hit with that cold... that wasn’t bringing it out too early.. that was deep cold rolling through too late
Sorry, friend.
Low 40s. Should I put it under grow light? Does misting help?I hope it survives. Just how cold did it get? The best thing I would say is leave it indoors to recover (mine grows fine indoors) then take it out when you are fully certain that all the cold weather has gone. Put in a light airy place out of direct sunlight for a bit and make sure it isn't over watered.
Edit: Actually where you have next to the blind is probably perfect.
Just observe it.. closely.Anything I can do at this point to save it?
I brought it in ahead of the freeze last night.
Thats not cold enough to damage a podocarpus. Mine has been out in temps down to high 20s. Could it be something else??Low 40s.
Dang. Yeah. I didn’t even consider that... low 40’s is like the lowest you WANT temps to be for non-dormant temperate species.Thats not cold enough to damage a podocarpus. Mine has been out in temps down to high 20s. Could it be something else??