Electri-fig-ation

Moonlight said:
I am trying.
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Ok here's pictures for each step I do. If you are going to put more than one picture in a post you have to go through the procedure for each one. Then when you've got the ones you want don't forget to actually hit the green "Post reply" tab.

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TorontoJoe said:
It's that time again. I'm actually pretty excited. My trees got zero head start last year because I had an injured hand and couldn't do much.

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This is really the moment of truth... to see if the insulation is dry. There was a little moisture at the bottom but outside of being quite humid in there, the insulation seemed to do its job

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Removing all the insulation and cables we have what appears to be zero damage.
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This is where it gets interesting though. I have to get this tree to wake up as fast as I can. It's getting pretty chonky. This old wood is going to take a lot longer to bud out than the smaller branches you saw me wrap in the past. Sort of a double edge sword. Heavy branches take a lot more cold... but bud out later.... I need to decide on a pruning method for the in ground trees where I alternate between new and old wood. Bringing new ones up through the ranks, letting them get older and having newer ones on deck to take over fruiting.

For now, I temporary GH with a heater inside. I'll hit the roots with warm water for a little while to bring the temps up below grade

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Similar deal with the big etna. Really beefy trunk

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Once up I begin the game of tetris to see how many potted trees I can jam in there with them.

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Do you have a thermometer inside the high tunnel?
I placed a Govee inside mine, tonight temperature dropped to 30F° inside when outside air temperature was 37 F°
 

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TorontoJoe said:
It's that time again. I'm actually pretty excited. My trees got zero head start last year because I had an injured hand and couldn't do much.

View attachment 5505

This is really the moment of truth... to see if the insulation is dry. There was a little moisture at the bottom but outside of being quite humid in there, the insulation seemed to do its job

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Removing all the insulation and cables we have what appears to be zero damage.
View attachment 5500View attachment 5501

This is where it gets interesting though. I have to get this tree to wake up as fast as I can. It's getting pretty chonky. This old wood is going to take a lot longer to bud out than the smaller branches you saw me wrap in the past. Sort of a double edge sword. Heavy branches take a lot more cold... but bud out later.... I need to decide on a pruning method for the in ground trees where I alternate between new and old wood. Bringing new ones up through the ranks, letting them get older and having newer ones on deck to take over fruiting.

For now, I temporary GH with a heater inside. I'll hit the roots with warm water for a little while to bring the temps up below grade

View attachment 5504

Similar deal with the big etna. Really beefy trunk

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Once up I begin the game of tetris to see how many potted trees I can jam in there with them.

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So today I decided to remove the face of the box to see how my tree has survived. I might have made the best box to winterize my tree. Everything is green and healthy with absolutely no condensation or any molds. Everything looks completely dry. I’ve done a scratch test on the bottom base and the top of the tree and shows really nice green cambium layer. I’m excited but I’m debating if I should just remove the box to let the tree do it thing in May and just let nature take care of it. I really don’t wanna build a greenhouse over it.
 

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Vitooch1 said:
So today I decided to remove the face of the box to see how my tree has survived. I might have made the best box to winterize my tree. Everything is green and healthy with absolutely no condensation or any molds. Everything looks completely dry. I’ve done a scratch test on the bottom base and the top of the tree and shows really nice green cambium layer. I’m excited but I’m debating if I should just remove the box to let the tree do it thing in May and just let nature take care of it. I really don’t wanna build a greenhouse over it.
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What variety is it?
 
MFJFIGS said:
Do you have a thermometer inside the high tunnel?
I placed a Govee inside mine, tonight temperature dropped to 30F° inside when outside air temperature was 37 F°
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I have a wireless thermometer so I can keep an eye on it during the day. When the sun comes out it can get too hot and I need to open vents


I also have a heater on a temp controller to keep the temps above 10C (51F)... when i move my seedlings in there I'll raise the minimum temperature to 15C (60F)


 
MFJFIGS said:
Is that the only one you have in the ground?
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I had another 2 but had to remove them it was huge having 3 together but it’s ok it’s going to a great home. I managed to put it in a pot and stored in the garage. It woke up just in time and ready to depart.
 

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Vitooch1 said:
I had another 2 but had to remove them it was huge having 3 together but it’s ok it’s going to a great home. I managed to put it in a pot and stored in the garage. It woke up just in time and ready to depart.
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I dug up a large size Hardy Chicago early spring and gave it to a family member.
 
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