An outside faucet will freeze when the outdoor temperature reaches 28ºF (-2ºC) or lower, so it is well worth keeping an eye on night time temperatures in particular as fall progresses, as early frosts often happen at night or in the early morning. What happens if my outside tap...
extent of damage that may be done. Thoroughly water landscape plants before a freeze if the soil is dry. Strong, dry winds may cause damage by drying plants out and watering helps to prevent this. Dry plants usually suffer far more damage. Water 3 to 4 days prior to a predicted freeze....
As soon as the leaves start to turn brown and yellow it is time for us to start focusing on our business’s outdoor plants. How do we protect our exterior containerized plants from cold damage? Cold damage to exterior plants occurs primarily in two ways: The first way is through ...
Another popular palm winterization technique involves using low-wattage heat cables. Typically used to wrap water pipes and prevent freeze damage, heat cables can be found in hardware stores. Like holiday lights, they can be wrapped around the trunk and foliage of the palm. What’s great about ...
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Few plants say the tropics more effectively than do tree ferns, yet thankfullymany species of tree ferns are fairly cold hardy, enabling gardeners throughout the world to use these for decoration and landscaping in climates much less tropical than from where they originate. ...
Keeping a little bit of water moving through the pipes will ensure the water won't freeze. Running water is much harder to freeze than still water. Just turn the faucet on to a small trickle or slow drip of water. Disconnect Outdoor Garden Hoses And Cover Outdoor Faucets ...
Place an insulating dome or other covering on outdoor faucets and spigots to reduce the likelihood of the water in your pipes freezing, expanding and causing a costly leak. Drip faucets to reduce the build-up of pressure in the pipes. Even if the pipes freeze, you have released the pressur...
When the steam system shuts down and low temperatures set in, condensate that has not been discharged from the system can freeze and cause piping damage, as mentioned above. Residual condensate within equipment may also freeze and cause the equipment to rupture. ...