for Hilton Head, SC and it only got down to 32F. I spent well over an hour stringing Christmas lights and wrapping up trees. So they now forecast 20F for tonight. I guess that means 26F?

better this way as the other way.....so all your plants are alife!

I suggest you leave them in place at least through tonight Jack.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Hilton+Head+Island&state=SC&site=CHS&textField1=32.1957&textField2=-80.7456&e=0

Ned

I'd be delighted they missed by six degrees to the warmer. Beats heck out of missing it by six degrees to the colder!

Weather prediction is a chancy business.

Our Friday night prediction has crept up a bit so tonight may not be as bad as it appeared earlier in the week.

.....Alan.

We hit 30 F here at my house last night which was predicted to be 25 F...

I would be glad if they predicted things too low rather than the other way around. I usually get colder than what the forcasters predict. My plants are usually subjected to light frost before it is predicted.

It was 20 deg. this morning in Cola. SC. at 7 am.....

22 deg. at 9 pm tonight ....how low will it go????

Bottomed out at 24 F here.

was 20F at first, then they dropped it down to 18F last night. I recorded 26F. I placed 5 gallons buckets of water beneath some of my trees last night. Only two had thin sheets of ice on top, the others were still liquid. I guess that means those trees must have made it through?

@ 26 F you shouldn't see much damage at all. Maybe some lemons & limes but for the most part you should see no damage to the trees.

We hit 24 F and everything looks great. I just picked a few Ponkan fruit I missed and they are excellent. Also a few limequats I missed are in great shape.

6 x Queen palms look great with no protection. Bismark looks great covered with comforter. Ribbon palms look great with no protection, etc...

26 here. No problem at all for the citrus, even an unprotected Ambersweet, which has a load of tender buds ready to pop. Actually it is kind of surprising how much cold those little buds will take, which is something I have observed in the past.

Ned

They predicted 13F for us and it actually went to 17F.. We barely squeaked above freezing on Friday so this has been some really good Citrus Testing weather! I had the sprinklers running on my citrus grove since Thursday nite. Talk about a winter wonder land! I will try and give a report once the ice all thaws! Along with the others, Jack, I say be thankful they missed on the high side rather than the low! Keep us posted.

Our lowest thus far has been the 26 we got last night. All of my trees with new growth are wrapped in frost cloth so I'm not expecting much damage.

.....Alan.

Columbia bottomed out at 14 degs this morning.

My pots have been frozen solid for 2 straight days now; I don't have any citrus in them, but all my trees, roses and other plants are 'locked' in for sure. I'm surprised the containers haven't split open or cracked as of yet.

When they thaw out Sunday, I can do some damage assessment.