Well, it's almost August and I'm already thinking about the winter. Currently have 2 Dwarf Cavendish (+8 pups), a musa basjoo(+3 pups) and 4 Blue Java Ice cream... of course everything is doing well now, but the cold will be here in December. I'm living in the Sacramento area, and last winter it got down to 28F at my house! Typically we have 2-4 nights in the 28-31 range per year. Maybe a handful of 32 nights. We've been lucky to have two COLD+dry arctic blast winters in a row!
My question for all you experts out there, is there anything I can do to save the leaves in the winter? Will a frost blanket be enough if the temp reaches 30F? If I need to do something extraordinary, I'm will doing to do so
Would lights, fans, or frost blankets help? I don't want to overdo it... my wife already thinks I am crazy lol
__________________
Average January Low: 40°F, Average August High: 95°F
Typical Low Each Winter: 28-30°F, Typical High Each Summer: 108-110°F, Annual Precipitation: 22 inches