Should I have my potted plants off the ground for winter?

[Guest]

1st year green houser here, and I have a question…

Should I have my potted plants off the ground for winter? I’ve got a dwarf banana and a meyer lemon.

Was thinking since heat rises. Or maybe put them up against the thermal mass water tanks?

Suggestions please?

[Maren]

I watched a video the other day, a guy in Virginia(?) Grows all kinds of citrus and other warm climate plants in the ground. He says, put a black water barrel next to the plant and cover with a sheet during the cold snaps, according to him his do just fine and even set fruit at this time. I just looked up growing citrus in cold climates on google

[Sindy]

Depends on your zone. In Wyoming EVERYTHING I want to save comes in to the heated greenhouse as the free standing GH goes in to deep freeze mode.

[Scott]

January and February everything will be the same temperature as outside unless you heat your thermal mass with something other than sun

[Patricia]

Don’t forget to mulch all your pots heavily!

[Delisa]

I find having ground contact helps prevent freezing by helping insulate the roots.

[Batman]

Other Posts:

• Last nights weather forecast for south central Kansas was not pretty
• Has anyone grown mushrooms for culinary purposes?
• Does anyone personally have a geothermal system for their greenhouse?
• My husband found a wood stove that he wants to install our greenhouse