Re: [gardeners] Frost!!!
Terry King (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:59:02 -0600
On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:57:00 -0600, Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
>>The difficulty is with the temperature and light. It is warmer than 45F in
>>the basement (50+) and I was concerned that they were not going to be
>>dormant in higher temps and would then need light. I, too, was concerned
>>about the freeze/thaw if I chose the greenhouse. What about below
freezing
>>in the shed where frequent thawing wouldn't be a problem. Could they
take
>>those conditions? I know a good deal about irises and feel like a complete
>>idiot where overwintering them in pots is concerned. cheryl
>>
>Cheryl, could you sink the pots in the ground up to their rims? At least
>that would give them the same soil temp that those planted in the ground
>endure. Margaret
I had the same thought. If not sink them how about placing them in a
protected area (N., E. or W. side of a building and heaviely covering them
with straw?
Terry