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  • From: tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] frost/freeze protection and growing in containers
  • Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 14:22:22 -0700 (PDT)

The other kind of damage to think about is rodents. I see damage in potted
material
from meadow voles &/or field mice which I don't see on the SAME materials in
the
ground. Even when you can move pots out of deer- & rabbit-hazard, the mice
will
still find them, and really seem to enjoy the cozy little sheltered areas
created by
the pots.

And if you mulch the pots w/ something dry & fluffy, to reduce temperature
fluctuations in the root masses, the rodents like that even better!



--- JoanRRosenberg wrote:

> I do not know of any books. I grow small trees and berries in containers,
> but mine are hardy enough to withstand the winter in the container itself
> without being moved into a garage. The larger the container, the more
> likely the
> plant will live. I also leave lots of leaves on the top surface, and make
> sure
> it has perfect drainage. Any ice on the roots and thats the end of the
> roots.
> Do not put anything in a container that is marginal for the area. If you
> are in zone 3, use only zone 2 plants outside for the winter. They must be
> hardier than the zone to survive in the container. I am in zone 6/7 and my
> container plants are zone 4/5/6.
>




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