Walt my wife and myself belong to nogers it is a gscale train club that is located in northeast ohio and has about sixtey some members.What we have found is that if you insulate the soil around the roots you may be ok. If you would like to email me your phone number and let me know what is a good time to call we can talk instead of email. My typing is not all that good and it also takes to long.
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Thanks for the info. We recently (April) moved to Hudson. I'm hoping to get started on the garden RR this coming spring or summer.
The reason for the question is because one of my ideas for the new RR is an elevated roadbed. That would require that all plants be in containers or in very small, shallow pockets of soil. I've seen this done and I've even played around with the concept on test roadbeds in Connecticut.
Walt
Hi Rene and Brian,
Thanks for the feedback. Just to clarify a point, Do you move the potted plants from their normal location and place them in a protected area, or do you mulch them in place?
It's called WiltPruf. You can find it in spray bottles (I have found it both in aerosol and trigger pump spray) in most garden centers or even Home Depot sometimes. Its good for all broadleaf evergreens - boxwood, hollies, azaleas, rhodies, etc. but not needled evergreens.
Like Rene said, put them in a protected spot (cold winter wind is the biggest killer!), mulch well (I use shredded leaves) and water them well when its above freezing.
-Brian
Rene Schweitzer
Classic Toy Trains/Garden Railways/Model Railroader
This is a followup to another post regarding preparing for winter. Any of you take any special precautions with plants (flowers, shrubs, dwarf trees) that are growing in containers (both above and below ground)? I'm referring to the colder climates where the winter lows get to or close to zero.
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