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Millet

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A True Colorado Night
« on: December 17, 2016, 10:26:14 PM »
Tonight it is -24 F (-31-C) at 8:00 PM, and my trees are tucked warm and cozy inside the greenhouse where they will be protected  throughout the night.  I bet the heater runs non stop  ---  (hopefully).

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2016, 10:29:36 PM »
Wow. Thats cold. Cold enough to have a back up heater  :o

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2016, 11:08:30 PM »
The greenhouse has a large over head heater, backed up by a second large over head heater, backed up by 100--55 gallon drums of water.

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2016, 08:15:55 AM »
Almost 80F here today...

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2016, 09:17:15 AM »
Whole familys from Colorado... beautiful State. I miss the mountains.

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2016, 09:09:19 PM »
I don't have a greenhouse but i have a stainedglass workshop that is full of citrus and subtropicals under a few t8 and led shoplights 8 in total.
This is my set-up for several years now and it works for me


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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2016, 10:33:51 PM »
luak, what size are those black containers. and what is the medium that the trees are planted in?

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2016, 10:49:01 PM »
I see lots of blooms, Meyer I guess, and I bet it smells wonderful in your workshop ! Thanks for the picture. Tom

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Re: A True Colorado Night
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2016, 11:29:44 AM »
My citrus are in 2 sizes: 20 and 25 gls. Jabo also in 25 gl and Atemoya also in 25gl containers.Temps are kept at 72* from 7am-7pm. Medium are ECOscrap from Walmart,it is similar to Mg. The Meyers have ripe,young and flowers right now Page has ripe ones and going into right now,Shiranui are going into bloom also.

 

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