How to Frost Protect Your Tropical Fruit Trees

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[@marcustomlinson1433]

Instead of powering the shop light you might consider putting some black painted 5 gallon buckets of water in the enclosure with the plant. During the day it will absorb heat that will help heat the enclosure during the night. Buying the buckets might cost more than the cost of the electricity that you would initially use but they can be reused each year. It might also make a good video to show the temperature difference that just having 10 to 20 gallons of water in there will make. Great videos, keep up the good work!

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[@segapena5033]

Christmas mini lights can provide enough heat if you're using multiple strands and wrapping the tree. One 100 light strand only uses 40watts and if you were to coil half or the entire strand at the base of the tree then wrap another two 100 light strands that could the temp inside the plastic another 10-15 degrees. I've put a coiled 100 light strand on a digital thermometer when it was 39 at night it raised the temp to 62. For my 7.5ft Jacaranda tree i built a structure like this using 2x3 boards. However I used two 10X12 frost blankets I wrapped and unwrapped every day using thumbtacks. With the Christmas lights it was always 10-12 degrees warmer than the ambient air temp so even though it was 27 overnight the temp inside the non-sealed structure stayed near or above 40 while only using 160 watts of power.

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[@leevandyke9360]

John Koehler has a video about growing in the winter. He goes to a nursery that puts plastic around the tree and then they put almost finished compost in it to give off heat and nutrients

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[@zacharystapleton932]

I did this halogen light thing with four tropicals and it burnt all of them to a crisp. If I can save just one person from losing there are trees then it’s worth it, please guys do not do the light thing

[@ianutube22]

I own peach trees and yes they will survive freezing temperatures, however, when they start to bloom the blooms are delicate to frost and can easily be killed by late spring frosts. It all depends on where you live and the local climate conditions. When you said in the video "they love the cold don't do anything with them" that caught my attention since where I live I have had multiple years without any peaches due to late spring frosts killing the blooms. Any other time they should be fine though as long as they are not blooming.

[@schex9]

I wonder if this guy sells fruit trees.... ;-)

[@ianutube22]

@@schex9 me??

[@TheIsabellakirra]

Good to know... I have 2 trees flowering so will cover them tonight with my citrus. We're suppose to get our 1x a year snow this week. LOL

[@livefast-xc8lm]

That caught my attention too. I’m guessing they live in hotter zones 8-11 so technically he does need some more cold so the trees can stay dormant if not they will keep wasting energy on growth when they’re really supposed to be sleeping until spring. I live in NY so we definitely need to protect against frost December January December February months for sure

[@nicecobra1991]

I use regular red color heat light. Same type as in the bathroom or terrarium use. Less visible light and more heat.

[@ritakus9871]

I wish you would answer people's questions, because I too have the same questions.

[@imtiazahmed1020]

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[@HappyHealthyHolistic1]

Working on keeping my papaya tree alive thru South Carolina winter, im determined

[@AddisonaHall13]

Great tips! Trying to save my lemon tree from this horrible Florida winter!

[@vandang2732]

I build a greenhouse for all my tropical fruit trees. I added two grow lights and even a small space heater for them. All my plants made it thru the winter except for my two mango trees... I could not figure out why. I'm growing new ones this spring but I'll bring the mangoes inside this time. I live in auburn Alabama btw.

[@danieljimenez728]

Awesome technique an application and will this also work for winter downpours. How will I cover the top?

[@geeman8151]

Here in Idaho this thing would get blown into my neighbors yard. Zone 5b's big winds & - below temperatures.

[@SladeMacGregor]

I like the four poles and the 6mil plastic covering. However, the sheet on top can be easily blown off; not a good idea.

[@risquecat]

I wish i saw this before winter came in Indiana. Now i lost 3 out of 4 calamondin tree.

[@OeiaFae]

great video! highly informative 🙌🏾

[@SunitaSharma-dx1sg]

Thanks.

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[@MsFishingdog]

great vid thanks.

[@carladurland5194]

I love fruit trees he is awesome but I don't care much for plastic if I could use something else maybe a wool blankie 😉

[@BrownBessOwner]

I have a lemon tree that lost all its leaves in winter. Do lemon trees go dormant like that? or is it dead?

[@danicahannaford737]

What about snow? Will a rambutan survive winter? When it's over a year or to big to cover will snow harm it?

[@imtiazahmed1020]

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[@Toomuchbullshitt]

Find out what your zone is. A rambutan will grow happily in zone 10a and above. Maybe in zone 9b but with good winter protection for a few years.

[@jemand4036]

Winter is comming

[@TheBeardedGardener]

Any helpful tips for someone that can't open up the cover everyday?

[@imtiazahmed1020]

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[@brielleway]

I bought two cold hardy avocado trees and I want to plant them in Southwest Virginia (zone 6a). If I use this method to protect the trees from the cold winter weather, will they eventually grow large enough that I won't have to drape them in plastic each year? Curious if these trees can grow large and give a lot of fruit in this zone. Thanks

[@sheri023]

I have a twenty yr old tree (small Mexicola) that died back a few yrs ago with 19 degree cold, but came back the next yr and started to regrow. Last yr the 26 degree temp for 3 days straight killed all the flowering buds in March but the tree itself is okay. I don't know if that helps. This is zone 9A.

[@budstik]

​@@sheri023good ol' zone 9a. I have a new mexicola in the ground. Hopefully no sub 20F weather this winter.

[@sheri023]

@@budstik for years we only got a couple of avocadoes, and then I took the advice of "Gary's best gardening" YTube channel and sprayed the flowers with honey water and the bees came and I had almost 200 avocadoes. However, since the small Mexicola type avocado tree ripens its fruit unevenly, only half of them ripened and the other half stayed hard. That's okay, it's a pretty tree, nevertheless.

[@TheHoney1150]

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[@gitathapa9009]

I don’t think it does work in uk winter ❄️ ❄️❄️

[@TomSmash1990]

How does one protect their man bun through a freeze?

[@echosquest]

Any ideas to save a tropical tree in ohio

[@thnkr0917]

Put it indoors. Put a greenhouse over it and add a heater (or two) maybe. I'm from Ohio, live in Phoenix now. I never even dreamed of trying a tropical tree outdoors in Ohio. It can get to something like -12 there in the winter!

[@ianutube22]

I recommend you consider looking into building a "walipini". It's basically a partially underground greenhouse that can maintain extremely stable temperatures during the winter and summer in harsh climates.

[@Toomuchbullshitt]

Yes. Bring them damn tropical plants inside away from the snow and ice and check the roots and bark for any damage (e.g. freeze burn, root root).

[@johngjerry1892]

In fl no protection

[@Renrondog]

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[@heleavesthe99]

Lol!

[@drfelle]

if you have to wrap a tree to protect from frost, 1. You have bad design, 2. You shouldn't be growing that type of tree. Unless of course it's just for novelty.

[@thnkr0917]

Wrapping a tree is no big deal. We really only get cold enough to have to frost protect tropicals every couple of winters and then only a few days out of the year. Besides they said you can leave that thing up all winter if you want.

[@watchanime331]

Sometimes it’s necessary when trees are young. But after they’re established, they don’t need as much protection

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[@KimJungDwayne]

I prefer to boil water put in a metal bucket and let it cool to about 110 degrees and put it in my enclosure it will keep the air in the enclosure about 70 degrees

[@hibou647]

How do you protect that tropical tree on the top of your head ?

[@imtiazahmed1020]

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[@GraftingTactick]

Hilarious 😂

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[@MsSheilaC]

an idea for the sheet piece; staple two corners (on one side) to the posts, that way you can flip it open during the day, and re-cover it at night. Like a lid. And sheet can't blow away, either.

[@balrajvishnu]

Fantastic idea. Also use clips on the other side to clip to stakes, so that you t doesn't fly off at night

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[@VeganAthlete]

This is a Great method for Frost Protecting your home garden including your Tropical fruit trees and subtropical fruit trees. Find out more inside my online school www.JakeMace.com How to Frost Protect Your Tropical Fruit Trees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aobKp3iOl92iibc

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[@j.verheulst268]

We use (in the Netherlands) 5cm diameter pvc pipes with detachable/reusable elbow and triple joints and fil up the pipes with pebles and cover them with bubly plastic. We can re-use the pebles, pipes, joints and plastic every year. Bubly plastic in 1 long cilinder. Pressed down on the bottom by the pebles weight and at night closed of (flap-folded) with 2 pieces of ducktape. Much easier and quicker to install and disassemble and much more storm and hail proof. It can even carry quite a snowload.

[@wscsace]

A bit older in the video but I hope I get an answer, he mentioned leave citrus alone in the cold but I live in the high desert and my eureka lemon tree lost all its leafs overnight one day and I suspect if I left it outside it would have died. Am I wrong?

[@m.lansley6590]

I built a protection on my lawn for my tomato plants last Spring. I used windbreak poles (8 ) and the plastic cover from my new double bed mattress, secured with clamps, tent pegs and clothes pegs(for the 'door'). It stayed up through all the gales. I had a great tomato harvest.

[@elderyehudahwatchmanoftheg8425]

Christmas lights work period. It the type of light you want to use such as the old school christmas light. They give off a lot of heat and can burn you if touched. Just something to think about as I have been using them for years in my container grow trees.

[@VeganAthlete]

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[@OnlyLivedOnce]

DO NOT PLACE a LIGHT ON the GROUND like that! It's a sure wish for fire. I hope nobody takes that advise as the mulch, whether wet Or dry would surely catch on a hot metal chasis with vents machined for heat powered by electric internals. Live longer, and prosper.

[@calebproductions5970]

He placed it upside down. I've left one of these lights on for 3 days the way hes doing it so it's pretty safe. But yes, of course take precautions and dont put the bulb right up against the tree or plastic. Make the bulb point upwards and let the heat dissipate.

[@gergc36]

This technique saved my young fruit trees here during the winter storm in central Texas. However, I was lucky since I never lost power so my lights stayed on.

[@CharlieBrown-bu1rv]

What kind of light did you use? I'm considering Heat bulb for reptiles.

[@davidprocter3578]

A sack or two of one week old FYM positioned in the tent will generate enough warmth to keep frost away. No power or expenditure required. Can be left there for entire winter period and added to the compost heap when no longer required.

[@claudiapolius3761]

The best explanation I have heard since trying to find out how to save my tropical plants. Not too much useless talking. Straight to the point

[@archmagemiguel]

Love this method, great video. I do want to point out though that with the rainfall in Socal now I added a layer of plastic above the sheet so the lights don't get shorted out. I lost two halogen lights before I realized what was going on. Effective method, I'm 8/9 for my tropical trees 🙂

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[@ritabeitz9598]

I think another great idea is bubble wrap as this is used with tomato plants and is very effective during frost periods.

[@landonbrowne6250]

put in pot and bring inside ? lol

[@forestpark73]

Is there a follow up video on the starfruit after the winter?

[@1christimari]

Citrus trees CAN be damaged and killed by frost. I lost half a dozen different citrus trees in Chico CA when it got way below normal, 17 degrees, many years ago. A couple of them recovered but most never did. I did not know anything at the time about needing to protect them.

[@831Adventures]

Not sturdy for my area. 40-60mph wind will blow that cover away

[@imtiazahmed1020]

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[@schex9]

Idk where these guys are, but Meyer Lemon trees must be protected below 26 degF. Satsumas need protection below 25 degF.

[@suechai7125]

What about mango trees? Do you think it will survive Canada winter?

[@peaceunitylove-i4c]

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[@staciep2638]

I’m in Southern California,I bought a star apple tree.

[@esthergalindo5473]

Can you use this method to protect trees in spring and summer against the wind . I have had a cherry tree for seven years and just today found 3 cherries 🍒.

[@ritabeitz9598]

You can add leaves to this and it makes it more protected. It doesn’t hurt a tree to have it covered for a few days just like if you ship them they are covered sometimes up to 5 days. You can do this with a banana as well.

[@ancizargonzalez9698]

what a great idea of covering this plants from cold days ,what about a avocado,blueberries,limes,lemons,limes and ,oranges,figs,apples, guanabana,etc plants ,are they survive under 30 degrees temperatures?? if any one know,very helpful thaks

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[@cbcnashville]

Awesome! Thank you! Any experience with Mango trees. I'm in Tennessee and attempting to grow 2.

[@brielleway]

My sister lives in Tennessee. Were you able to get your mango trees to start growing?

[@staciep2638]

Is it best to put my tree close to the house between two walls?,it still gets full sun

[@KL-iq6se]

Would this method work with a pomegranate tree? I live in Massachusetts it gets pretty cold here in the winter time and I've always wanted to grow a few trees pomegranate tree being one of them, and I want to know if this will work on a pomegranate tree. Please let me know. Thanks! :)

[@traviswalker007]

seems like alott of work for 1 tree, were a garbage bag and some rocks do just fine.

[@confidential2277]

Stand with 3 people all night and hold a blanket🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@solfeinberg437]

The LED light won't cut it even though - actually, because - it's energy efficient. No energy, which turns to heat, wasted.

[@bettytaw8911]

Do l need to cober like that for a tamirand tree, apple, peach or moringa tree

[@hembrasalvaje]

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[@frankclements1431]

you look so silly with that goofy hair style.

[@lisawells4958]

Will this work for citrus in north AL zone 8a?

[@Baltikev]

excellent video. it was very much to the point. very informative. covering lots of points in short time.

[@judyanderson8782]

Use your drill auger to drill the holes for the starkes first.

[@Southern195]

Would this work for moringa in a cold climate?

[@mreisma]

great info, getting reading for my first winter with tropical trees in vegas

[@predragmilovanovic1082]

how much plus degree will be provided to my fruit plants if i cover them with clothes, hay and plastic bag?

[@StickMan...77]

Excellent video,great practical tips,thank you.

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

Cherimoya trees ??? Wrapped in bubble wrap

[@GotoHere]

You can buy 6 mil plastic from BetterContainers.com.

[@chitraraj620]

Can we use this method to cover all lemon/citrus varieties in Zone 7b North Carolina ??

[@deemillz9982]

Yes you can! I purchased frost cloth, actually it’s a bag 10 X 10, with a pickle barrel, and incandescent Christmas lights string. The pickle barrel is black and filled with water. It absorbs the heat from the sun during the day and releases it at night. I have been using this method for the past few years and haven’t lost any trees. Total upfront cost around $40 per tree, but you can reuse everything for years.

[@louiseahmed5508]

Great ideas I have just purchased 2 naval orange and one lemon tree. I intend to keep them outdoors in Rainy Manchester, ambitious I know, also getting cavendish musa dwarf. I don't have a greenhouse , so this construction will hopefully protect them:)

[@gazepskotzs4]

cavendish isn t very easy to keep outdoors, maybe with a lamp as extra warmth source. Here in Holland ill take mine indoors and let m go dormant, i cut of all the leafs and i put m bone dry in the garage, in spring march i bring them indoors, put them in fresh soil and give them water and 3 days later the first leaf is starting to grow. after half mai , i put them outdoors again

[@So.avant.garde1]

Great information. That 🍑 is giving off terrific heat! 👍🏽

[@Hey-dm7vo]

You need polystyrene foam to pritect from frost!

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[@Mr239worldwide]

Wow I learned so much in this one video alone. Great great explanation. Now I know which sub tropical plants can tolerate 3-4 days frost. Thank you so much.

[@lilycardoso4679]

How is that going to withstand winds?

[@natalia-grace]

Is that a weave on his head 😂 ?

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

Pawpaws are the most cold hardy tropical fruit there native to the south to Canada and grow in very cold Climates.

[@pepegapapaya]

"we could sleep in this" that's a good way to think about it. If you want a tropical fruit tree to survive in winter just compare it to a human. We can only survive in the tropics without shelter like how tropical fruit trees grow naturally, we are also tropical animal species. So if it is too cold for us to exist in then it's too cold for a tropical fruit tree to exist in. But I'm talking about true tropical plants not subtropical. random comment on an old video

[@ward1compost]

What would do for cold temperatures? I live in Nevada where it can drop to 20 degrees in the winter. I'm experimenting with Date Palm Tree

[@cairozulu6700]

I see that the tree you protecting is still young what protects it when it's fully grown?

[@SladeMacGregor]

Cairo Zulu....as your citrus tree develops bark on the trunk and stems, then your citrus tree will be able to withstand the bitter cold. The green stems will die and the leaves fall off. Don't worry. If your tree is well established and you live in southern states, your tree should withstand cold. I would put a thick tarp on your tree secured to the stems with clothes pins.

[@Toomuchbullshitt]

@@SladeMacGregor and as long as you live in zone 9a and above you can grow tropicals outdoors with out protection once full grown.

[@SladeMacGregor]

@@Toomuchbullshitt Thanks for replying. I envy people who live in zone 9a or above lol. I live in zone 8a; the weather can reach the teens in some winters. Brrrr. I do use the 'Tree-Defender' to protect my citrus from the cold and from the HBL disease. I also put up a temporary wall in the winter to block my citrus from the cold northwest winds.

[@MasterKenfucius]

Get yourself some Agro-Fabric, not plastic. It will keep the inside up to 8 degrees warmer than the outside.

[@tyebrown9606]

This is good helpful info. You all mentioned citrus trees. I live in Grow Zone 7a Would I still not need to protect or bring the tree in? Our winters sometimes get down in the teens.

[@alisonmiller2708]

Tyrone Brown If it gets down to the teens and it would hurt you badly to lose the tree to the cold then bring it in. I live in zone 7a as well and I brought in my citrus early winter because the tree had started to look too stressed. The leaves had turned brown. I brought it in and the brown leaves fell off but new green ones came in a few weeks later. I fed my tree with a little liquid kelp and that seemed to give the plant enough vigor to live long enough until the following spring. I put it back outside in the spring and all is well with the tree now.

[@kelly51757]

Hi can we do this meathod to a mango tree? Thanks

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[@rolandyockkim6788]

What's up VeganAthlete, I live in Panama and I absolutely love eucalyptus plants (gunni, pulverulenta, cirene etc.) but I have lost some of them due to extreme amounts of rainfall, humidity and to be honest with you some lack of knowledge and inexperience. I have seen people here that have flourishing eucalyptus trees (over 10 ft tall) so I know that what I want can be achieved. I am considering making a tent like you guys did on this video however I'd like to modify it so it can be portable. When it rains in excess i'd put it on the plants and when it's sunny I'd take it off. Do you have any advise you can give me? Thanks for making this video, I think it will help keep my plants alive.

[@HelpingMonarch40]

I have a breadfruit tree that went through our cold spell that went down to 30. I wrapped it up incloth for two days. My tree lost all its leaves and I had planted it like 2 months before the cold hit. I saw two weeks ago that i was getting new growth but i saw a week later it was dying. What should I do now?

[@Channel-ov4kz]

We lost an avacado tree from Irma - We miss it. Fortunately our neighbor has a star fruit tree. The freezes have not been as bad in the past couple of years.

[@johngjerry1892]

Is not work they will not grow to much protection if you are old in you don't have time?

[@kbkesq]

How cold did it get?

[@randheersingh2709]

Will anyone please guide me if a papaya plant/orchard can be protected from severe cold @ minus 4 degree celcius by any technique. My town experiences sometimes minus 4 degree celcius in December and January months.

[@vieweryoung3922]

Plastic is good idea but on windy nights, plastic might get blown off, then what? Any good idea for windy nights?

[@christyholguin8595]

What about Avocado Tree and Sago Palm in Houston, Texas?

[@funnight465]

Christy Holguin nice question. I have jasmine plant to protect