Olive, bay leaf, winter jasmine winter care

MrFancyPlants

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Does anyone keep these in a temperate climate. In the past I have kept them with the tropicals, and I am pretty sure they can't take being outside for the winter, but I was considering giving them a partial dormancy in a detached shed. I could rig up a thermostat, pipe heating cable to keep the temp above freezing and supplement the light with a t5? Any thoughts or experiences.

They do ok with the tropicals, but space is limited and they don't do great. Also some fruit or flowers would be nice.
 
I put them in the shed for a month or so in the fall to chill and then put them w the tropicals. It was surprising I only lost the olive given a vacation induced drought and at least a couple other debacles. This one is tolerating again after deadheading the winter's pseudo spring.
 

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