Last day before the big freeze.

I've got extension cords strung out to my greenhouse and my cactus all boxed up, hopefully I can keep them above freezing. Added more antifreeze to my tractor and the old truck I'm not driving now, everything else should be ok. My hot water heather is on my back porch, I've wrapped it in a sheet of cardboard to keep the wind off the pipes. The cats usually sleep on top of it bit I'm thinking I'll fix them a box big enough for them all to pile up in. The dogs will probably sleep in the shop. I should sweep all the shavings up into a pile for them. I installed a new shower last year and I'm thinking I need to crawl under the house and be sure I got those pipes wrapped. I'll spend part of the day rounding up firewood. Maybe I can get a little work done in the shop before it gets too cold because I suspect I won't be out of the house much before Monday or Tuesday.

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SW-User

Hope your cactus stays safe.

robb65 · 56-60, M

@SW-User I think they will be ok. I've brought them through two or three winters by putting them in a wooden box with light bulbs but it hasn't been this cold in years. This year I had to lay some of the taller ones down in order to close the box up and I added some insulation to the box. I may try to check it late tonight and if I need to I can find some blankets or something to add on top of everything. One thing that had me worried earlier is this winter a few of them were almost twice as tall as the box but I solve that one by rearranging things so I could lay them down.