Do you have plants that you need protect from cold, recently acquired or tropical? If so, this article is for you. We will show you some methods to avoid, as far as possible, that your most delicate plants notice the cold and can continue to grow normally as soon as the sun is seen in spring and its solar rays can touch the earth with more force.
Tips that are very easy to carry out and that will not take us long.
First method: plastic containers
Plastic containers, such as bottles, they are great as a mini-greenhouse, since in addition to protecting the plant from the cold, it causes that inside the bottle there is a few degrees more than outside. Also keeps moisture, something great when it comes to protecting plants that need high humidity. I recommend making holes in the bottle, or uncovering the plant on warmer days or times. This will prevent the fungi from appearing. We can also add a little fungicide to prevent.
It is a method that can be used when you have few delicate plants, but also in cases of early germination, that is, to protect seeds or seedlings that have germinated prematurely.
Second method: greenhouses for horticultural plants
If we have horticultural plants planted and we want to protect them from frost, then we can make use of the special greenhouses for orchards. This type of greenhouse is attached to the ground, and prevents the plants from being damaged by frost or cold.
In addition, it will also help us prevent leaf eaters from eating them.
Third method: thermal blanket
It is a very effective method when it comes to protecting trees, whether in pot or in the ground. The thermal blanket is made in such a way to prevent the plant from feeling the cold. It would be the equivalent of a coat.
They are very economical, they hardly weigh anything, and they can be cut to the size we need.
These are just three methods that will help your plants do their best in winter. There are a few more, but we will see them next time.
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I thought the idea of the bottles was great. I am taking care of seedlings, I have several, and I needed an economical and practical idea like the one with the bottles to protect them. Thanks.
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Hello, the thermal blanket you propose, what material is it made of, I see the fabric and it seems to me, I have my trees in a field to which I go every 8 days, I can leave them like that for that time.
Hello Silvia.
The thermal blankets are made with polypropylene, which protects the plants from the cold by increasing the temperature up to 4 degrees Celsius.
Greetings!
What plant guy do I cover with the plastic bottles, I'm Lima Oeru, it's the middle of winter and the humidity is 90%
I have chrysanthemums
Geraniums
Cactus
Succulent
croto
Eagle
Dahlias
Bougainvillea
Peppermint
Cedar
All in pots
Thank you
Hi Norma.
If there are frosts: the croto.
If there are frosts of -2ºC, all except bougainvillea and aloe. Geraniums cope well with cold, but frost can damage their leaves.
If temperatures drop to -4ºC, bougainvillea and aloe must also be protected.
A greeting.
I want to protect 41 young bogambillas (2 years)
I have put artificial grass on the fence and then the bogambilla.
I was thinking of gathering all the branches of each plant and putting in a bag of industrial garbage.
If the bags are black, IS IT A PROBLEM? for the plant.
Do I have to remove the bag every day during the day?
What would you do to protect them?
They are in Lloret de Mar. Girona
In winter sometimes the subzero surprises us and I do not want it to die and then sprout from the root in spring.
Hi Josep.
Yes, being dark in color they could end up having fungus. It is better to use transparent plastic, and also make some holes (with the tip of a pair of scissors, for example) so that the air is renewed.
Another option is to buy mesh or anti-frost fabric, which is very, very light and lets the water pass but not the wind.
A greeting.