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Boca_Joe
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Joined: 23 Jan 2013
Posts: 50
Location: USA, Maryland, about 30 miles NW of Washington,DC
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| Posted: Sun 22 Dec, 2013 10:34 pm |
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from my friend John's wife Priscilla (they own the PVHM)...
incredible cold tolerance for tree and fruit!
from Priscilla:
"When I took the pups out for their potty session this morning I noticed that a mystery citrus was on the ground! Apparently the high winds from last night shook it out of the tree...we thought we had picked the last one. I picked it up to extract the seeds and to our surprise it tasted SWEETER than any that we have tried so far! Just a slight bitter aftertaste...but still very pleasant to eat. We have a winner! This thing survived the ice and snow from last week. Amazing! Eating fresher picked citrus in Zone 7 three days before Christmas!"
http://bocajoe.smugmug.com/Tropical-Plants-in-a-Non/Hardy-Citrandarin-Nov-Dec-2013/i-w6WHZ8c/A
the ripening fruit has seen lows in the teens (19f) in November and this month (17f)as well as over 30 hours below freezing after Thanksgiving. Amazing. |
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Lemandarangequatelo
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Joined: 01 Mar 2010
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Mon 23 Dec, 2013 7:19 am |
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Awesome! Now when do the rest of us get some seeds?!  |
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Tim MA z6
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Joined: 09 Apr 2012
Posts: 110
Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Tue 24 Dec, 2013 11:28 am |
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That's good to hear Joe!
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MarcV
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Location: Schoten (Antwerp), Belgium
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| Posted: Tue 24 Dec, 2013 12:37 pm |
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| Lemandarangequatelo wrote: | | Awesome! Now when do the rest of us get some seeds?! |
Yeah, I'd like some too! 
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Tim MA z6
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Joined: 09 Apr 2012
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Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Tue 31 Dec, 2013 1:34 pm |
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Hey Joe
a nice short cold snap is coming for you......a nice test with a high temp of 21F (-6C).
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Boca_Joe
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Joined: 23 Jan 2013
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Location: USA, Maryland, about 30 miles NW of Washington,DC
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| Posted: Tue 31 Dec, 2013 10:39 pm |
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hey Tim
no big deal, we had that last January and it lasted a week!
Joe
| Tim MA z6 wrote: | Hey Joe
a nice short cold snap is coming for you......a nice test with a high temp of 21F (-6C).
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Tim MA z6
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Joined: 09 Apr 2012
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Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Sat 04 Jan, 2014 8:33 am |
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Hey Joe
Even more cold coming your way. Brrrrrrrr
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Boca_Joe
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Location: USA, Maryland, about 30 miles NW of Washington,DC
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| Posted: Sat 04 Jan, 2014 1:09 pm |
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haa no big deal Tim, 10f this morning. 0f in 2009. We're ready!
how low did you go?
Joe
| Tim MA z6 wrote: | Hey Joe
Even more cold coming your way. Brrrrrrrr
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Tim MA z6
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Joined: 09 Apr 2012
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Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Sat 04 Jan, 2014 10:13 pm |
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We dropped to -6.5F (-21.3C). I hope the Citrumelo is OK??? Only time will tell.
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Citradia
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Joined: 24 Feb 2013
Posts: 86
Location: Old Fort, western NC, 7a
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| Posted: Sat 04 Jan, 2014 11:02 pm |
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I think we are all in deep you know what! It's supposed to get down to 3 degree F Monday night/ Tuesday morning. So far my Changsha and grapefruits and pesto seem OK with plastic coverings and space heaters/ heat lamps with recent dips to 11 degrees and not above freezing for two days. My cover over bloom sweet blew in half when seam tore but it appears to still be ok with good green leaf cover. Hopefully be ok after I fixed cover tonight. |
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Boca_Joe
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Location: USA, Maryland, about 30 miles NW of Washington,DC
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| Posted: Sat 04 Jan, 2014 11:52 pm |
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| Citradia wrote: | | I think we are all in deep you know what! It's supposed to get down to 3 degree F Monday night/ Tuesday morning. So far my Changsha and grapefruits and pesto seem OK with plastic coverings and space heaters/ heat lamps with recent dips to 11 degrees and not above freezing for two days. My cover over bloom sweet blew in half when seam tore but it appears to still be ok with good green leaf cover. Hopefully be ok after I fixed cover tonight. |
Good luck!
We are expecting the same here. Not too worried though. Had 0f in 2009, no problem. |
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Tim MA z6
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Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Tue 07 Jan, 2014 2:13 pm |
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pretty cold down in your area.......how cold did you get? Temps show 0F (-18C).
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Boca_Joe
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Location: USA, Maryland, about 30 miles NW of Washington,DC
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| Posted: Tue 07 Jan, 2014 2:21 pm |
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| Tim MA z6 wrote: | pretty cold down in your area.......how cold did you get? Temps show 0F (-18C).
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Official reading from the sensor in the yard was 0.4f. I like having the sensor right there. No guesswork. |
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Citradia
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Joined: 24 Feb 2013
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Location: Old Fort, western NC, 7a
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| Posted: Tue 07 Jan, 2014 9:02 pm |
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I got down to 0 degrees from 8:30 last night to 7:00 this morning before it rose to 1 degree. My wireless thermometer in my 2-layer 4 mil plastic-covered star grapefruit said it got down to 30 degrees in there this morning even with small space heater in it. And yes, I made sure the plastic cover was sealed up tight. This is the colest I've seen it at my house since I moved in in 2002. |
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Tim MA z6
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Location: Massachusetts USA USDA z6b
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| Posted: Wed 08 Jan, 2014 5:32 pm |
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Citradia.....that's some cold weather.....any damage??
Joe....I assume your Citrus defoliate in these temps?
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