Ficus overnight protection in Adelaide

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Ficus overnight protection in Adelaide

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With night temps getting down to 4 over the next few days in Adelaide does anyone protect there figs in anyway??
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Re: Ficus overnight protection in Adelaide

Post by shibui »

At only 4 degrees your figs should be ok.
Growers in much colder areas like Canberra (-6 or lower) take figs inside for the winter. Figs are one of the few bonsai species that do ok inside and can even stay inside permanently.
We get regular -4 here and my figs live permanently in an unheated poly igloo.
Keeping them close to the house under a verandah will also usually provide enough protection in most areas.
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Re: Ficus overnight protection in Adelaide

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Thanks for the info :tu:
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