Easy DIY Guide To Protecting FRUIT TREES From Cold

This is an easy DIY guide to protecting fruit trees from cold. Using this method, I am growing avocado trees and citrus trees in ground in a climate that gets as cold as 10°F (-12°C) every year. It's easy and cheap to do this, and it makes growing subtropical fruit trees possible!

This method is more than frost protection. This method can protect fruit trees from very hard freezes that would normally kill a sensitive fruit tree. All you need for this are:

1. Incandescent strand lights, such as Christmas lights (NOT LED lights)
2. A plant jacket (see my Amazon Storefront*)
3. 1/2" PVC conduit, 3/8" rebar, and 1/2" conduit Tee's
4. Cored brick (optional)
5. Wi-Fi smart outdoor outlet (optional - see Amazon Storefront*)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Protecting Fruit Trees From Cold
0:42 How To Create A Microclimate For Freeze Protection
2:01 Using Incandescent Lights For Cold Protection
3:56 The Easiest DIY Hoop House To Protect Plants From Frost
5:39 Where To Buy A Plant Jacket And How To Size It
6:47 Installing Incandescent Lights To Protect Plants From Cold
7:43 Using A Wi-Fi Controlled Smart Outlet For Heat Control
8:31 Protecting The Graft From Cold Damage Using Bricks
9:30 Installing The Plant Jacket / Frost Cloth Cover
11:06 Why Plant Jackets Are Better Than Greenhouse Film
13:04 Adventures with Dale

If you have any questions about how to protect fruit trees from cold weather, protecting plants from frost and garden frost protection, growing a vegetable garden or growing fruit trees, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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