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Olafhenny · 10-15-2013, 06:55 PM

As is easy to see the poor thing looks bedraggled enough to
motivate me to provide it with some protection

First order of business: slice off the leaves

Next shape a little groove around the plant to fit the base of the shelter

Place the shelter in the groove and form a little soil ramp around the base to
keep the draft out. This ramp will be augmented with a good swat of leaves,
when they drop from the trees.

Pound in a bamboo stake at each side, stick the lid on top and weigh it down with a fair sized rock.

I know, that the shelter will protect this little Maurelii securely from frost. Will it survive the extended
darkness? – ask me next spring. Although the guaranteed frost free period will start here sometime
between May 5 and 15, I plan on taking the lid off as early as March on warm days and quickly stick
it back on, when frost threatens. – One of the big advantages of this shelter over some other means
of wintering. I will even be able to do that “on and off thing” with the whole shelter, later, when frost
becomes more unlikely, but remains still a threat.

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