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The freezing of the plants was not intended last winter. We had a 25 degree night with 40-mph winds that ripped the plastic covering off the shade house.
With wind temperatures that high the effective temperature was probably much lower. The Cattleya leaves blackened and fell off. Oncidium and Phiaus flowers melted to nothing and the Nobile Dens sitting next to them ready to go to a show looked like nothing happened.
It was an expensive lessen but one I will not forget.
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jerry
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