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Mudturkle · 08-13-2019, 02:27 PM

Is plan B some sort of temporary winter protection? My Raja Puri always seems too late to mature before winter. One year I made hoops out of PVC pipe and then covered it with plastic and put an electric heater with a thermostat inside. It almost worked, except I taped the edges of the plastic together with duct tape and the wind blew it open while it was freezing. If I had taped the edges with duct tape *and then* nailed/stapled that to a board I believe it would have worked. I may try that this year. My Raja Puri hasn't bloomed yet, but it should very soon.

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Mudturkle Location: Central Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, and also 9b Name: Mudturkle Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 183 BananaBucks : 35,167 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 328 Times Was Thanked 320 Times in 120 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Fill in time for raja puri? Is plan B some sort of temporary winter protection? My Raja Puri always seems too late to mature before winter. One year I made hoops out of PVC pipe and then covered it with plastic and put an electric heater with a thermostat inside. It almost worked, except I taped the edges of the plastic together with duct tape and the wind blew it open while it was freezing. If I had taped the edges with duct tape and then nailed/stapled that to a board I believe it would have worked. I may try that this year. My Raja Puri hasn't bloomed yet, but it should very soon. __________________ Central Texas Zone 8B and Gulf Coast zone 9B: Raja Puri, Dw. Brazilian, Dw. Orinoco, Dw. NamWah, Dw. Cavendish, Dw. Green?, Dw. Red? Iholena Tigua, Veinte Cohol, Misi Luki, Pisang Raja. Last edited by Mudturkle : 08-13-2019 at 02:31 PM.