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Any suggestions on building a structure to pack my fruit trees in ice?
I have two plum trees that require 400 hours of 40 degrees F temperature. I am in So. Cal so I shall have to pack them in ice. What kind of containment structure should I use tho hold the ice?
Living near the beach, the temp doesn't get cool enough. I bought the trees because store fruit has no flavor and poor texture. I have a commercial ice machine so the cost of ice is negligable. Fooling nature feeds most of the world today. So I figure, my backyard adventure shouldn't be very futile.
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- OhiorganicLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
why not build a walk in type freezer around them. You would have far more control with a freezer unit than with an ice box. Chill hours mean getting well below 32F (like into the mid 20'sF) and ice will not get you there.
I have to agree with the poster that says don't fight mother nature and get yourself some plants much more suited to your climate.
Unless you like spending thousands of dollars for a few hundred plums
- bahbdorjeLv 61 decade ago
Get some different varieties of plum. Not all of them need that much chill.
The 400 hours is cummulative, unless the temp goes over 65F, so you may be able to do it without ice. Way too expensive a plan for growing fruit. Much cheaper to just buy it. Think about your plan.
I live in SoCall also, and have no trouble at all getting well over 400 hours of chill. Maybe you should move up the Hill?
Don't try to fight nature. Grow what works in your area/zone.
