jcrossett
Chumono
Okay so I was in the shed today and the celling is kinda wide open. So I was thinking to myself wtf am I going to do with my tropicals (bougainvillea, ficus and rain tree).
Okay so here's what I found. I'm putting the facts out I'm asking for others tried and proven knowledge.
Bougainvillea ,ficus, and rain tree min 40°.
And this is with a grow light since the need "sun light".
The true issue is I also have fruitless olive, and live oak.
The live oak should be okay outside matched up all winter. Says in va they have survived -10° same zone as me.
The olive says a low of 22° but under 50° for winter.
Now could I turn my shed into a grow box with a timer for a light and a small heater to keep the tropics and the olive say ummmm 45-48° with a light or is that pushing it for both.
Now this is basicly a what if incause I'm not allowed to bring them in. If i can bring them in i haven't been ferting with fish so the should be allowed in the house and I will put the tropics in my bed room with evening sun and an grow light.
And the olive could get its own insulated shed. That SHOULD stay ideal. Last year we only hit single dodgers a hand full of times other then that we were upper teens. So with the sun baking the shed all day it would stay okay.
I'd just like to hear what others do and others thoughts if this becomes to much of a pain I may be looking to trade for some pines elms or junis.
Or hell with it any thing that will grow in my area pain free. And some thing other then the 20 species I already have. Lol.
Okay so here's what I found. I'm putting the facts out I'm asking for others tried and proven knowledge.
Bougainvillea ,ficus, and rain tree min 40°.
And this is with a grow light since the need "sun light".
The true issue is I also have fruitless olive, and live oak.
The live oak should be okay outside matched up all winter. Says in va they have survived -10° same zone as me.
The olive says a low of 22° but under 50° for winter.
Now could I turn my shed into a grow box with a timer for a light and a small heater to keep the tropics and the olive say ummmm 45-48° with a light or is that pushing it for both.
Now this is basicly a what if incause I'm not allowed to bring them in. If i can bring them in i haven't been ferting with fish so the should be allowed in the house and I will put the tropics in my bed room with evening sun and an grow light.
And the olive could get its own insulated shed. That SHOULD stay ideal. Last year we only hit single dodgers a hand full of times other then that we were upper teens. So with the sun baking the shed all day it would stay okay.
I'd just like to hear what others do and others thoughts if this becomes to much of a pain I may be looking to trade for some pines elms or junis.
Or hell with it any thing that will grow in my area pain free. And some thing other then the 20 species I already have. Lol.