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| 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? |
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- Posted by melikeeatplants 9b (San Jose) (My Page) on Mon, Aug 19, 13 at 20:06
| http://tropicalfruitforum.com/ is full of South Florida (and some central Florida) growers. They mostly post about Mangos you should check with them.... |
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- Posted by canadianplant (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 7:13
| 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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