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Originally Posted by blownz281
Rule of thumb is not to let plastic touch the bare plant/palm tree. But I have done it before ages ago. Just wrapping plastic bags around my plants two winters in a row and tarps. Seemed to work alright as they grew during the winter as in throwing cigar leafs. Sometimes they would melt though if it got to cold and of course the heat. I think if I need to wrap any of mine this year I will chicken wire them and put plastic over that.
Yeah states and different areas that have some zones will vary alittle.
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I actually think I like wrapping to the cage better after seeing this. I would think as long as you use clear plastic and maybe leave some space at the bottom for them to breath it wouldn't bake them but this is my first year trying wrapping of any kind. I saved some pups of each variety indoors just in case. Storing them in the garage for me and letting them go dormant has been pretty successful. I think the lights are a great idea in the garage too to keep them growing. It sounds like you have a pretty good setup. Just doing some experiments for possible in ground overwintering right now. I live close to the Charlotte area so I think our temps are pretty close. Looks like we're going to get some cold overnight temps the end of next so we'll see how that goes. I'll try to report back either way and let you know the results in the spring.