Re: Winter protection of Windmill Palms in zone 6/7
This winter I have my windmill palms covered with umbrella greenhouses. I have heat cables and 45 watt flood lights inside each one. Last night it was 21 here and it stayed above 35 inside each greenhouse overnight (I have a wireless thermomiter inside one). I cover each one with a blanket at night and take off during the day. Today the high here was only 40 but it got up to 65 in the umbrella greenhouses.
The leave cage method would be much less work. I will have to try that next year if my palms are too tall for my umbrella greenhouses.
Jeremy
__________________
Jeremy
|