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Old September 24, 2017   #52
greenthumbomaha
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Originally Posted by drew51 View Post
Mine are kept at 25F all winter, so once hardened off, a hard freeze for months will not hurt them.
My garage isn't heated and it can easily get to zero. Sometimes I am not there to rescue so I store them in an unheated room of an otherwise 65 degree house and water sparingly. The spare room can get down to 50, and if they go in the closet that borders an exterior wall, much cooler. I kept a plant (of 3) in the sunroom all winter and it started the season looking very nice. It didn't suffer in production either.

I guess the figs will be outdoors for a few more weeks while I prep other plants for their seasonal indoor digs. We're going from 95 to 65 this week.

Should I treat the bark as well as the tree buds or sit tight since it isn't a big issue at this time of year?

- Lisa
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