Can anyone recommend a thick (like the kind Walmart, Lowe’s, etc., use) blanket/row cover? I need something that will protect small citrus when it gets into the 20s. Lost a couple of trees a week or so ago despite keeping the in a hoop house with lights on inside. Thank you! (It would have to be a company that sells retail as I’m not a professional.)
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I’ve never used it or bought from this company, but this may work.
I use this , a double layer . To cover my step over Figs.
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/row-covers-and-accessories/row-cover/agribon%2B-ag-70-13-x-100-row-cover-9628.0.html?source=google_johnny_seeds&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh7Co45mu5wIVy56zCh0PjAEmEAQYASABEgJJTvD_BwE
Another ( better ? More expensive) option is ::
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Reflectix-48-in-x-100-ft-Double-Reflective-Insulation-Roll-BP48100/202092205
One problem with citrus in a un heated hoophouse is ,on warm days they break dormancy , then a cold snap.
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I responded earlier today but I guess it didn’t go thru. Thanks for your suggestions Hillbilly and Travis. We had a very warm fall and all my little citrus trees were doing well - lots of new leaves and fruitlets, then, bam! We always have a late season snap in late March but not mid-20s in January so I wasn’t expecting such cold (3 nights below freezing). Oh, well.
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