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Protect in place or pot and move?

10 years ago

I have decided I want to grow mango and despite all the predictions of global warming I am still getting 1-5 sub freezing nights a year.

Weighing the pros and cons of planting the mangoes in ground and having a structure I can quickly protect them with or put them in 30 gallon pots and on the cold nights and have a way to tilt them and wheel them in to the garage. I have a tractor with a FEL so lifting them wont be an issue.

I have settled (I think) on Carrie and Pickering. Both are dwarfs and I will keep them under 10 feet tall.

For a structure I was considering something more substantial than fabric, perhaps 4 sided structure held together by hinges with permanent anchors in the ground to tie it down to? Something that could go up in 30 minutes would be nice.

Thoughts?

Comments (2)

Kevin Reilly
10 years ago
http://tropicalfruitforum.com/ is full of South Florida (and some central Florida) growers. They mostly post about Mangos you should check with them....
canadianplant
10 years ago
Bamboo, why dont you try the northern palm truck, and try erecting a temp structure, and wrap the tree in C9 christmas lights? This allows some palms to grow in Montreal, Toronto, Utah, Iowa and Wisconsin.

The most common I have seen are a large semi insulated wooden box. The easiest I have seen is making a "cage" around the tree with bars or slats, and doing a double wrap in 8MM vapor barrier, then throwing in the lights. IMO the temp wooden boxes should work the best, as they can take damage a bit easier.
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