I brought this up under the weather section. Would love some of the yucca experts to chime in on this. I might need to redesign my yucca huts when the weather warms.
BTW, -23c -9f last night. Both huts bottomed out around -3.5c (26f)!My protective yucca (rostrata and bacatta) huts seem to really be doing the job. Last night we probably hit somewhere in the 6-10f range. Both of my huts hovered around between 30-34f. I used plumber's heat tape in both huts. I just turn them on for like an hour before bed, and it seems to hold the heat incredibly well. Some of this is due to residual heat still in the ground, I think-but overall I think it will definitely meet the warmth requirements. Now I'm starting to worry about the fact the neither of these huts allows for any light whatsoever. I was hoping to induce the kind of dormancy folks here seem to pull off with their palms. I know I can keep the harmful temps. off these plants, but what do guys think about no light for 3-4 months, before I can go to a lighter kind of protection?
Thanks for any insights!
Duncan