Blueberry bush down in Florida - April 12th, 2005 at 05:14 AM
Hi, Big Jim here:
I have some dwarf top hat blueberry bushes zoned for 4-8. I live in Tampa, FL (zone 9). I figure that it is not the heat of Tampa that will hurt this plant but the lack of freezing temperatures in the Winter.
Question: If this will hurt my plant having no freezes, should I combine a couple of the coldest days here with an overnight stay in my freezer? I figure that would be 10 hours of freezing temperatures and then temperatures in the 50s. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Big Jim
I have some dwarf top hat blueberry bushes zoned for 4-8. I live in Tampa, FL (zone 9). I figure that it is not the heat of Tampa that will hurt this plant but the lack of freezing temperatures in the Winter.
Question: If this will hurt my plant having no freezes, should I combine a couple of the coldest days here with an overnight stay in my freezer? I figure that would be 10 hours of freezing temperatures and then temperatures in the 50s. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Big Jim