Winter Preparations - Last Step

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  1. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Well... almost the last step (but will be the last photo I'll bore you with).

    Just in case you've miss this little adventure of mine... here's the previous posting.
    http://www.gardenstew.com/about31211.html

    Yesterday, I secured the tarp into place, except for the ends to allow ventilation since it was still pretty warm.

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    Winterhouse almost all snugged up ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

    But with the cold front blowing through tonight with the threat of frost, the ends have been closed and will remain so for a couple of days. And it took me only a few seconds to close each end. And yes... it was drizzly, windy, cold and almost dark. I'd have been out there fighting with a tarp for awhile... especially if I was home alone. So far... I'm happy with it. But the real test will be if the plants are happy in the morning... or not.
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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Looks good to me and I'll keep my fingers crossed that it does its job well for you.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    That looks super, Cheryl.
    BTW--how did the "real test" turn out?
    Everything hunky-dory?
     
  5. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Sjoerd... all looks well... no frost damage to any plants inside or out of the winterhouse. Guess the real test will be when we get a heavy frost/freeze. We were only at or near the freezing mark for just a few hours.
     
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    Fingers crossed, miss.
     

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