Charlotte is going down to the high 20's and low 30's at night this week, so last night I rigged some jackets for the six newly-transplanted avocado trees. I bought six ten-foot long "masonry ladders" -- wire reinforcements that go between courses of block in masonry walls. I cut them in half and stuck the ends of the five-foot pieces in the ground to form a frame over the trees; then pulled plastic leaf-bags down over the frames and tied them at the bottom (though one blew off during the night). It only went down to about 35 or so last night, but a better test will be tonight when it's supposed to dip down to 28 or so. I did this in the dark last night, but here's what they looked like this morning:
The frames around two of the trees:
The frames around two of the trees:
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