ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
It seems to me the majority of members here are in the northern hemisphere, and spring is on it's way there. Autumn always brings loads of questions about over wintering your trees, and I thought we might all benefit from sharing our experiences now that we've given it all a go.
So how did you do it this year, and what, if anything, will you change for next year.
Personally, I have all my cold hardy trees on my back porch which is covered but only enclosed on the north and west sides. The ones I could I slipped into cardboard boxes then filled with leaf mulch, while others were too big for the boxes I had. They were all set as close to the house as I could manage, then half way through the winter I decided to hang plastic around them like a coldframe.
Next winter I think I'll skip it all together for some and just set them directly on the ground next to the house uncovered or at best under a lean-to or something. Winters have been wetter recently, and I think the snow would do more to protect them from extreme temperatures better than my current setup, as well as give my conifers more light.
So how did you do it this year, and what, if anything, will you change for next year.
Personally, I have all my cold hardy trees on my back porch which is covered but only enclosed on the north and west sides. The ones I could I slipped into cardboard boxes then filled with leaf mulch, while others were too big for the boxes I had. They were all set as close to the house as I could manage, then half way through the winter I decided to hang plastic around them like a coldframe.
Next winter I think I'll skip it all together for some and just set them directly on the ground next to the house uncovered or at best under a lean-to or something. Winters have been wetter recently, and I think the snow would do more to protect them from extreme temperatures better than my current setup, as well as give my conifers more light.