- Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:39 pm
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Here in eastern North Carolina, we got about 3 inches (8 cm) of snow overnight. It's 24°F (-4°C) at 11 AM, supposed to warm up to 34°F (1°C) this afternoon and drop to 18°F (-7°C) tonight.
I could fit just 1/3 of my collection in the garage, so the rest has to sit outside. Some of my Sarracenia are under a tarp tent with minimal exposure to the cold air. The rest of them, along with a bunch of my flytraps, are under my "deconstructed" coldframe (I had to do this because it can't support the weight of rain/ice/snow):
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My plants are under there somewhere.... It isn't pretty, but they're warmer under the snow than above it. This should melt off in the next couple days, and I can put the plastic sheeting back over the framework and install the heater (at 40°F / 4°C) to warm them up a bit if necessary.
I realize that this amount of snow is hardly worth mentioning in the more northern parts of the U.S., but here in flytrap country, it's a noteworthy event.
I could fit just 1/3 of my collection in the garage, so the rest has to sit outside. Some of my Sarracenia are under a tarp tent with minimal exposure to the cold air. The rest of them, along with a bunch of my flytraps, are under my "deconstructed" coldframe (I had to do this because it can't support the weight of rain/ice/snow):
I realize that this amount of snow is hardly worth mentioning in the more northern parts of the U.S., but here in flytrap country, it's a noteworthy event.
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