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Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 11:00
| Last winter we had an unusual cold winter here in Dalton, GA. It got down to 4 deg. several times. Because of the severe cold I lost several muscadine vines. I don't want that to happen again!!!. I am contemplating hilling up soil around each trunk to about a foot and possibly using bubble wrap to wrap around the rest of the trunk and possibly the cordons. Any input would be helpful. Hans |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 13:06
| I don't think you want to wrap in plastic, on hot days it can overheat the trunk and help bring the plant out of dormancy too early. I don't have any strong advice since I never protected mine. I thought I would lose a few last winter but all were OK. You could try wilt-pruf or reflective bubble wrap insulation (the aluminum foil reflects the sun so no overheating problems). Scott |
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- Posted by copingwithclay 8B (My Page) on Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 21:07
| The coldest here was 14 degrees a few years ago and the muscadines had zero damage with that temp. However, on the less hardy plants, encircling them with a 3 ft tall wire mesh fence cylinder and filling them completely with dry leaves helped a lot. Two foot diameter was my minimum,and the plants were in the center, but I much prefer at least a 3 ft diameter fence cylinder and taller than 3 ft where appropriate. Even when there was a heavy rain the leaves inside did not get waterlogged. The leaves stayed in place until Spring and then were released from their confinement to become a mulch ring around the plants. Inexpensive wire fence with the 2" X 4" spacing holds stacked leaves in place well. |
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- Posted by Muscadines978 7, Dalton, Ga. (MuscadinesAndMore@Gmail.com) on Thu, Sep 11, 14 at 9:03
| Thanks for the thoughts. |
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