Hey all.
So I planted three ‘Chicago Hardy’ fig plants last Summer and for the winter I covered with large garbage cans, cut a hole in the bottom, filled with shredded leaves, and then placed a bag of topsoil on top. I was hoping this would protect my plants from winter. We had a cold snap last winter that hit -11, if I recall correctly. This killed the plants down to about six inches above the roots. They all survived and are growing nicely, but I don’t think fig plants can produce figs if growing basically from the ground.
That said, I want figs and will get technical. I need something electric that produce a real low amount of heat, but I can snake it onto the base of the plants and then wrap the whole plant up in burlap like a mummy and weigh it down. I figure a tiny amount of electrical heat in a wrapped space would help the branches survive winter. Question is, what can I use? There’s pipe warmers you can wrap around pipes: maybe that could work? I don’t want it to get too hot and burn or cause a fire. I just want the branches to survive so I can get figs.
Anything garden-safe that can be used to help them survive?
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