Comments on: Citrus and cold - Oh Nooo! http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/ One method of sharing horticultural information Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: carolgaas http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-515 carolgaas Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:49:36 +0000 http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-515 <p>I don't know about my citrus trees. They were newly planted last year before I knew anything about how to properly grow them. I let them bear fruit this year. I covered them the last freeze, but failed to take off the sheets after a couple of days. THe foliage is brown and crispy. Do you think they are dead???</p> I don’t know about my citrus trees. They were newly planted last year before I knew anything about how to properly grow them. I let them bear fruit this year. I covered them the last freeze, but failed to take off the sheets after a couple of days. THe foliage is brown and crispy. Do you think they are dead???

]]> By: txmg http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-508 txmg Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:45:39 +0000 http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-508 My citrus survived the December cold snap just fine, but it was only 29 at our house. As of this week's cold spell, the only citrus remaining on trees now would be some unripened Meiwa kumquats. I think they'll be OK, too, since I covered the bush with a heavy moving quilt. As to the survival of the other citrus trees, only time will tell. 22 degrees was pretty cold and we were below freezing for many hours with more to come tonight. Robert, I don't know the survival temperature limit of fig trees, but I'd be optimistic. Don't they all lose their leaves this time of year anyway? My citrus survived the December cold snap just fine, but it was only 29 at our house. As of this week’s cold spell, the only citrus remaining on trees now would be some unripened Meiwa kumquats. I think they’ll be OK, too, since I covered the bush with a heavy moving quilt. As to the survival of the other citrus trees, only time will tell. 22 degrees was pretty cold and we were below freezing for many hours with more to come tonight.

Robert, I don’t know the survival temperature limit of fig trees, but I’d be optimistic. Don’t they all lose their leaves this time of year anyway?

]]> By: Robert http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-505 Robert Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:39:12 +0000 http://blog.fbmg.com/2009/12/11/citrus-and-cold-oh-nooo/#comment-505 OK. Maybe my question isn't about citrus but .... I planted an LSU Purple fig last spring and since the snow and cold, it is completely brown-leafed. Have I lost this one or will it come back? This is the first time I've planted a fig. OK. Maybe my question isn’t about citrus but ….

I planted an LSU Purple fig last spring and since the snow and cold, it is completely brown-leafed. Have I lost this one or will it come back? This is the first time I’ve planted a fig.

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