To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] magic number for figs
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:42:30 -0500
Correct, I'm talking about plants surviving & still being able to put
on some fruit. & I've never held plants for a whole winter below
freezing, my collection has only dipped to this temp for a few days to
a week...& then gotten back above freezing. I should also point out
that I have everything in 5 -10 gallon containers. A much larger
container is probably gonna provide a better temperature buffer & more
protection. 35 - 40 F. seems to be absolutely optimum, too much
warmer than that & they break dormancy a lot earlier than is useful
around here.
On Sep 30, 2010, at 5:54 AM, Alan Haigh wrote:
I assume when you say 23 F. is the magic number for container figs
you are not talking about sustaining the breba crop which I seem to
lose somewhere around 28.
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