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Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« on: February 16, 2015, 09:21:53 PM »
I have all my plants ready for the low 20s tonight in central Texas.


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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 11:34:30 AM »
WoW Ed, that's going to be cold hope your plants make. Looks like you ready how warm will G.H. stay with heater on? Will it run thru the night on one tank?
Stay warm, :(

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 11:50:21 AM »
Wow Ed , is that unusual for your part of Texas to have this cold weather now?
Just curious. BTW, what variety is that nice healthy looking potted mango and also the nice small grafted one near it?
I wish you luck,  i'm confident you know what you gotta do to protect them properly, just make sure you do it

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2015, 03:08:25 PM »
Hi Scott,

I get about 3 and half days out of one tank on the lowest setting. I am able to maintain mid 40s to high 40s F.

Ed

WoW Ed, that's going to be cold hope your plants make. Looks like you ready how warm will G.H. stay with heater on? Will it run thru the night on one tank?
Stay warm, :(

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2015, 03:11:06 PM »
Yes this is normal central Texas weather. I'm north of Austin. We can have mid 70s during the day and and drop to low 20s at night. This time of year sucks!

The large one is Coconut Cream and the small one is Sweet Tart that I grafted.

Ed

Wow Ed , is that unusual for your part of Texas to have this cold weather now?
Just curious. BTW, what variety is that nice healthy looking potted mango and also the nice small grafted one near it?
I wish you luck,  i'm confident you know what you gotta do to protect them properly, just make sure you do it

Mike- in the desert enjoying my 80 degree temps. LOL ;)

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2015, 03:12:14 PM »
Good luck Ed!! Looks like a nice set up  8) :)

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2015, 03:15:07 PM »
what size propane tank? 20lb?

how much you pay to fill them?

i paid $15.50 at ace to fill a 20lb tank the other day....

it can get costly if you need to use heaters every day for a week!!
Yes this is normal central Texas weather. I'm north of Austin. We can have mid 70s during the day and and drop to low 20s at night. This time of year sucks!

The large one is Coconut Cream and the small one is Sweet Tart that I grafted.

Ed

Wow Ed , is that unusual for your part of Texas to have this cold weather now?
Just curious. BTW, what variety is that nice healthy looking potted mango and also the nice small grafted one near it?
I wish you luck,  i'm confident you know what you gotta do to protect them properly, just make sure you do it

Mike- in the desert enjoying my 80 degree temps. LOL ;)
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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2015, 03:17:30 PM »
That's the 20 lb tank. I refill at Walmart for $15 and change. I only run at sundown to sunrise. I get 4 to 5 days that way. Around the clock 3.5 days has been the most.

Ed

what size propane tank? 20lb?

how much you pay to fill them?

i paid $15.50 at ace to fill a 20lb tank the other day....

it can get costly if you need to use heaters every day for a week!!
Yes this is normal central Texas weather. I'm north of Austin. We can have mid 70s during the day and and drop to low 20s at night. This time of year sucks!

The large one is Coconut Cream and the small one is Sweet Tart that I grafted.

Ed

Wow Ed , is that unusual for your part of Texas to have this cold weather now?
Just curious. BTW, what variety is that nice healthy looking potted mango and also the nice small grafted one near it?
I wish you luck,  i'm confident you know what you gotta do to protect them properly, just make sure you do it

Mike- in the desert enjoying my 80 degree temps. LOL ;)

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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2015, 03:23:24 PM »
thanks for the info Ed!

it helps me prepare my budget when the freezes come...i've been lucky so far, not having to buy propane...

you should have seen the good ol'boys at Ace when I went to get my propane tanks filled...they could tell I was confused about the process.  It was the first time I ever had a propane tank filled in my life... :-[   :D

That's the 20 lb tank. I refill at Walmart for $15 and change. I only run at sundown to sunrise. I get 4 to 5 days that way. Around the clock 3.5 days has been the most.

Ed

what size propane tank? 20lb?

how much you pay to fill them?

i paid $15.50 at ace to fill a 20lb tank the other day....

it can get costly if you need to use heaters every day for a week!!
Yes this is normal central Texas weather. I'm north of Austin. We can have mid 70s during the day and and drop to low 20s at night. This time of year sucks!

The large one is Coconut Cream and the small one is Sweet Tart that I grafted.

Ed

Wow Ed , is that unusual for your part of Texas to have this cold weather now?
Just curious. BTW, what variety is that nice healthy looking potted mango and also the nice small grafted one near it?
I wish you luck,  i'm confident you know what you gotta do to protect them properly, just make sure you do it

Mike- in the desert enjoying my 80 degree temps. LOL ;)
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Re: Prepared for freezing weather in Central Texas
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2015, 06:48:19 PM »
Thanks Ed, that indeed is a nice set-up, good luck hope the weather warms for you!