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Old January 9, 2016   #6
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Originally Posted by ABlindHog View Post
Daily temperature fluctuations can get pretty wild here. The historical average temperature on April 15th is 78 degrees, and a 5% chance of a freeze still exists until that day.
That was also what I thought.
So you have to venture abit and be prepared for just in case that 5% happens.
It is not difficult a task. An empty bucket or a 3, 4 gallon pot inverted on a plant can provided enough protection for short lived over night near freezing temps. I have done it few times down in GA. It is often the cold winds that do the damage by removing the heat at much faster rate.

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