Book 1

STORAGE KEY S1
Alaska Hardiness Zones 2-3
Containers standing or laid on their side; containers mulched with 6-10 inches of
straw, hay, leaves, evergreen boughs, or wood chips from the top of the
container, mulch material covered with netting or floating row cover to hold mulch
in place, if necessary, or
Containers/B&B set in trench and backfilled with soil, straw, hay or leaves.
Rodent proofing required.
Hardiness Zones 1-6
Mandatory cold protection level 1 (Winter Long Protection)
Storage, such as:
1. Co-poly (white preferred) covered walk-in Quonset House and poly liners
or
2. Thermal blankets covered with poly or
3. Supplemental heat.
Hardiness Zones 7-8
Mandatory cold protection level 2 (Winter Long Protection)
Storage structures, such as:
1. Co-poly (white preferred) covered walk-in Quonset House or
2. Co-poly (white preferred) covered Hoop House or
3. Structureless storage, such as: Outside beds covered with thermal
blankets laminated or overlaid with white co-poly (white required).
STORAGE KEY S2
Mandatory cold protection level 1 (Winter Long Protection)
Storage structures, such as:
1. Co-poly (white preferred) covered walk-in Quonset House and poly liners
or
2. Thermal blankets covered with poly or
3. Supplemental heat.
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