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Originally Posted by constantstaticx3
Well because you guys said that the buds popping has everything to do with soil temp, I took all of my trees that are in the garage off the "shelf" they were sitting on and put them on the concrete floor. I'm hoping this will keep the soil cooler than on the shelf and stop them from breaking dormancy to soon.
Tom
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Thats exactly why I mulch...it decreases the temp swings in the soil. It protects from extreme winter cold, and as I hinted at earlier, I would be very reluctant to let my trident sit in 10F temps without the mulch. It also protects from the soil temps rising precipitously on those late winter days where the sun is intense and air temps in the garage may temporarily rise into the 60's for several days running. If I can keep them dormant into late March, I can move them outside, again mulching them in, and let them wake up as the weather warms up. Most of my trees are big ones, and I like to move them as infrequently as possible
Dave