Christmas Lights To Keep Plants From Freezing

Those 50 or 100 bulb strings of miniature incandescent christmas lights can significantly increase the temperature under cold frames.

Christmas lights to keep plants from freezing.

Beside plants during the day and keep them there at night. Adds 2 5 f more protection to plants in close proximity. Covering the lighted plants with frost cloth sheets or blankets will add 4 to 8 degrees of protection enough to keep most plants alive. It s too late for tonight s projected frost to decorate with lights so i might cover.

Combine the christmas lights with a bamboo stake shelter for extra protection when. As soon as the freeze passes remove the covering so that the plant can get the sunlight it needs. I also water late at night and before dawn automatically timed and sprinkled and that s supposed to protect the plants from freeze. They also can be used to protect tender plants in the garden when covered with plastic sheets to hold the warmth.

Wind strands with mini bulbs around plants or hang c7 c9 strands from supports. Right now i m going to bring in the succulents from the patio and make a nice home for them in the living room. Watering the soil not the leaves or stems of the plants will also help the soil retain heat and can help the plant s roots and lower branches survive. A string of christmas lights wrapped around the plant can also help add additional heat.

Not only will you look festive on cold nights but you ll also awake to plants that have been kept warm all night. You can string them up and down your plants. Use in conjunction with frost blanket or tunnels. The bulbs emit warmth raising the temperature around the tender branches and leaves as they light up the garden.

This is also one of the most expensive options. Incandescent lights as opposed to led s give off gentle heat. Will not protect plants which do not also have overhead frost protection. This option works great for trees as well.

I read i the paper that you can use older not led christmas lights to wrap around plants as a faint heat source in a freeze. An incandescent flood lamp or even a string of christmas lights can be used to provide heat. The use of heaters works best if there is little wind and the plants can be put closer together. You d never dream that christmas lights would give off enough heat to keep your plants from freezing but they will.

The article might have said to also throw a sheet over the plant but i can t remember.