How to overwinter outdoor passion fruit? What is the minimum temperature for overwintering?

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1. How to spend the winter outdoors

2. Overwintering temperature

If the passion fruit spends the winter outdoors, you can use plastic sheeting to build a greenhouse for it, but it will be a little more troublesome, but the effect of keeping out the cold is very good. Or wrap the roots and trunk of the plant with plastic sheeting, and try to receive as much light as possible. You can also sprinkle some lime in the soil. During winter, the temperature should be above 0℃ and not lower than -2℃.

1. Outdoor wintering methods

1. Build a shed: If you want to let passion fruit spend the winter outdoors, you can use plastic film to build a greenhouse. Although this is a bit troublesome, it has a better effect in keeping out the cold. Methods. On sunny days, it needs to be opened for ventilation and light, and it must be covered at night.

2. Wrapping: When the winter is relatively cold, you can wrap the roots and trunk of the passion fruit with plastic sheeting. And water it less and see more sunlight.

3. Sprinkle lime: general potted culture The best way to keep out the cold is to sprinkle some lime into the basin. Weeds, films, etc. can also be used to keep out the cold. If you want to spend the winter in the third year, you can cut off some old branches, but it will have no effect if you don't cut them off.

2. Overwintering Temperature

The suitable temperature for its growth is around 20℃~30℃. Under normal circumstances, as long as the overwintering temperature is above 0℃, it can survive the winter smoothly. But if the temperature is lower than -2℃, it will be difficult to resist the invasion of cold air and will most likely be frozen. Being in a low temperature environment for a long time may freeze it to death. Usually, it is easy to grow potted plants over the winter because they can be brought indoors when the temperature drops.

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