Christmas Lights To Keep Plants From Freezing

The use of heaters works best if there is little wind and the plants can be put closer together.

Christmas lights to keep plants from freezing.

Not only will you look festive on cold nights but you ll also awake to plants that have been kept warm all night. Use in conjunction with frost blanket or tunnels. Watering the soil not the leaves or stems of the plants will also help the soil retain heat and can help the plant s roots and lower branches survive. You can string them up and down your plants.

Those 50 or 100 bulb strings of miniature incandescent christmas lights can significantly increase the temperature under cold frames. As soon as the freeze passes remove the covering so that the plant can get the sunlight it needs. Covering the lighted plants with frost cloth sheets or blankets will add 4 to 8 degrees of protection enough to keep most plants alive. An incandescent flood lamp or even a string of christmas lights can be used to provide heat.

It s too late for tonight s projected frost to decorate with lights so i might cover. Wind strands with mini bulbs around plants or hang c7 c9 strands from supports. This is also one of the most expensive options. The article might have said to also throw a sheet over the plant but i can t remember.

The bulbs emit warmth raising the temperature around the tender branches and leaves as they light up the garden. Beside plants during the day and keep them there at night. Right now i m going to bring in the succulents from the patio and make a nice home for them in the living room. Place lights on or near the plants underneath the coverings to provide further protection.

I m convinced that we didn t get any freezes last winter because i left my christmas. This option works great for trees as well. Plant palm trees now in new orleans but be sure to choose types that are hardy down to 15 degrees during extreme freezes down in the low 20s or in the teens putting small incandescent outdoor. Will not protect plants which do not also have overhead frost protection.

Adds 2 5 f more protection to plants in close proximity. A string of christmas lights wrapped around the plant can also help add additional heat. I read i the paper that you can use older not led christmas lights to wrap around plants as a faint heat source in a freeze. You d never dream that christmas lights would give off enough heat to keep your plants from freezing but they will.

I also water late at night and before dawn automatically timed and sprinkled and that s supposed to protect the plants from freeze.