I want to keep my soil warm out side with asparagus roots in a fabric bag bed and keep roots from freezing in winter.How can i do this?Below Zero
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Hi Jimmie,I haven't tried doing this, but my guess is the heat mat would put out too much heat and the plants may resume growth. You could try one of two things. 1) If you insisted on using the seedling mat, you could purchase the thermostat that is compatible with it and try to control the temperature that way. 2) You could dig a hole in the ground, but down some straw then the asparagus crowns and then more straw and finally cover just the surface with soil. The depth of the hole would have to be below your frost line.
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This mat can maintain 10-20 degrees F above ambient temperature. I don't think it will be able to maintain something from freezing when the ambient temperature is below zero (temperature differential is more than 30 degrees F). You will need something else to help it out such as extra insulation or an additional heat source.
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I am not sure. My son would. I have forwarded to him. Hopefully he can help.
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Little Magnolia, I planted 4 potato pieces in my grow-bag. Filled the bag about half full of soil and rolled down the sides to meet the soil. I put my grow-bags on strips of wood placed over concrete blocks to the bags could drain well and get air all around the bag. As my tater plants grew, I just rolled UP the bag sides and added more soil. I kept doing this as the plants grew until I had almost rolled the bag to the top. It's dry and hot here in NW FL panhandle so watering was a chore; but, my 3 grow-bags gave a large harvest for hubby and myself. I've had good success with grow-bags; plus, they are the answer for me as I have a very small backyard and my growing space is limited. Little Magnolia, I planted 4 potato pieces in my grow-bag. Filled the bag about half full of soil and rolled down the sides to meet the soil. I put my grow-bags on strips of wood placed over concrete blocks to the bags could drain well and get air all around the bag. As my tater plants grew, I just rolled UP the bag sides and added more soil. I kept doing this as the plants grew until I had almost rolled the bag to the top. It's dry and hot here in NW FL panhandle so watering was a chore; but, my 3 grow-bags gave a large harvest for hubby and myself. I've had good success with grow-bags;... » Read More Little Magnolia, I planted 4 potato pieces in my grow-bag. Filled the bag about half full of soil and rolled down the sides to meet the soil. I put my grow-bags on strips of wood placed over concrete blocks to the bags could drain well and get air all around the bag. As my tater plants grew, I just rolled UP the bag sides and added more soil. I kept doing this as the plants grew until I had almost rolled the bag to the top. It's dry and hot here in NW FL panhandle so watering was a chore; but, my 3 grow-bags gave a large harvest for hubby and myself. I've had good success with grow-bags; plus, they are the answer for me as I have a very small backyard and my growing space is limited. « Show Less
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sorry its taken so long to get back to you I don't use this e-mail often but the answer if you have the room I would recommend a ground pad, the bag is great it will keep you very warm even in sub zero temps. hope this helps
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I have the 2' model which I often use during the winter months, but I live in the California Bay Area; the temperature rarely gets to 35-40F. The heated mat is supposed to provide warmth (to help sprout seeds) to 20F above ambient. You may need to provide additional heat in your garage depending on how cold it gets outside.
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Hi I live in NJ and we can get a lot of snow in winter time. I planted mine on the ground and it's thriving well. I also have a bigger one now 4 yrs old. Both are planted on ground.
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Personally I think keeping this in a location subject to weather 365 daya a year is not a good idea. Mine is in a semi-covered area and I covered it in plastic to prevent winter snow and ice damage. I also do not store potting soil directly in the soil area, partly because I also use as a server on my deck for parties. Rain does get inside even on the side with the solid cover.
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when winter comes you are to cut it down to six ins. then put mulch around it. I have not planted it yet. I have been sick. So there for I still have it in the house. Its doing ok, but if you still have warme weather plant it.
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You can plant them right through the fall, as long as you can work the ground. The biggest issue is that you want the roots to be well established, so that when the ground freezes, it does not heave the plants up out of the ground. You can prevent this by hilling your plants and then covering them with plastic or a good, heavy mulch. I've planted during every season (except winter, of course) and as long as I understood the dangers and prepared for them, I have had no problems. Hope this helps.
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Wouldn't be a bad idea although I lined mine with landscape fabric (bottom and up the sides) and put 2" of pea pebbles (not gravel) in the bottom before adding soil. It's gorgeous and works for me!
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Hello, I have always planted my asparagus roots within 24hours of receiving them, so I don't have any experience with refridgerating them. I however have refridgerated tree root plants for a week or so in the refridgerator and not had issues. I have placed and rolled up the roots in a damp paper towel & placed them loosely in a walmart bag, but never sealed it as I didn't want them to get moldy. Hope some of this info helps you, good luck!
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It is pretty late. Best time is for us was Mid March to Mid April, I think we are zone 5. Farther south you can go even earlier, farther north you might want to wait a while. Our Asparagus bed is approximately 4' x 8 or 9'. Hope this helps.
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this is my first year doing a winter planter...the tunnels seem to be holding up quite well. Herbs & spinach & onions doing great...not so with cabbage & cauliflower.
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I'm in Western Massachusetts over in the Berkshires (zone 5b). I have two Hardy Chicago growing in containers that are in their second season. One is in a 15 gallon plastic pot, and the other is in a 14 inch plastic pot. I kept them in a cold part of my basement last winter (lots of folks use garages and sheds so long as they don't get much below freezing) and watered them every few weeks when they got dry. That's probably the most common method in the north. They were about 3 ft tall by the end of last summer, and I brought them in as soon as they lost their leaves in early November. They've leafed out great now and are growing again. I've heard of people growing them outside in our climate, and will probably try that with a cutting from one of mine. There are many ways to handle the winter. Some folks get large bags of mulch to set around the tree and cover with plastic buckets over the mulched tree. Some wrap the tree with insulation and mulch well at the base. Some will bend the tree over and cover it with mulches or even bury the bent tree under soil for the winter. Logee's Greenhouse from Connecticut has a video of how to wrap a fig tree on Youtube, if that helps. There is the chance of losing an in-ground tree to the cold, but so long as the roots survive these fig trees can grow back from them. Also, people often take cuttings once the trees go dormant. They can be kept in the vegetable crisper over the winter and rooted in the spring if something goes terribly wrong with the outdoor tree. So there are lots of ways to do it depending on what kind of tree you want (container or in-ground tree) and how much (or how little) effort you want to put into the project. You can get tons of info on figs4fun forum and on youtube.
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I live in the UP of Michigan & my garden is buried under 8 ft of snow. I'll have to give you the answer come spring which be a ways off with the temps we've been having.
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Strawberry are pretty shallow roots. Put enough compost and soil should be fine. I had tomato, peppers and squash. They did great
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if you can find bare root this time of year in Michigan I would put in the ground. (Being a Californian I don't know how hard/cold your soil is today).. You are just going to be growing some nice ferns for two years. Then you can start eating in the spring. My asparagus is almost through with harvest. Always leave one to two full size stalk in each plant group to keep that bunch of roots growing during the summer fall. Second year plants from a nursery don't give you a quicker harvest.
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I've been using these in small doors to vent low tunnels during the winter in an outside garden in Northern Virginia. We've had some nights in single digits and although I cover the beds they definitely get below freezing. The hinges are still working like champs.