Have they survive this harsh winter?
Bianca (VT zone 4)
6 years ago
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WANTED: Lost lots of plants from harsh winter
Comments (1)Hi Tyshee, I have Joe Pye Weed, Bee Balm red color, astilbe (maybe a couple different ones)I may have some sedum and campanula as well if they turn out to be the ones your looking for? I'll have to send you the names of what I have later. I'd be interested in chocolate lily, two types of trollius, variegated monkshood, shooting stars. What is Kings crown? I tried looking it up but didn't come up with a plant in my search. Let me know. Thank You, Joy(pnwjoy)...See Morehow can my aloe surive the harsh winter?
Comments (5)Several issues to discuss here. If I read your post correctly, you temps get down to (negative) 50 degrees outside? If your temps are (positive) 50 degrees, the aloe can stay in the windowsill. If your outside temps are 50 degrees, the aloe can stay outside, hopefully on a porch or up against the house, as long as it gets some shelter. The lesser of two evils is dark, rather than cold. Aloe vera is mostly water. What happens to water when it gets very cold? It freezes. Cold will come in to play here if your soil stays wet for an extended period of time. Although your aloe will not freeze inside your apartment, in wet soil, it can definitely rot. In order to avoid rot, allow me to suggest a few tips. Buy an appropriate sized unglazed clay pot with a drainage hole. Probably looking at $2-4 depending on size. Why clay? It will not hold as much moisture as a ceramic pot will. Clay pots are porous and will absorb some of the water, cutting down on the amount of moisture in the soil. Ceramic pots will not absorb moisture, allowing the soil to retain significant amounts in the soil. As discussed above, wet soil + cold = rot. Rot usually = aloe death. If you have any unused soil remaining, please repot your aloe, remove it from it's wet soil. If you have any pumice or perlite, add it to the soil in an approximate 50/50 mix. Proper drainage is an essential aspect of proper aloe health. Poor drainage can lead to rot. Sounds like you are currently watering too much. At this time of the year, with your temps, aloes only need to be watered every 3-4 weeks. Remeber, the plant is mostly water. If it needs any, it draws it from the tips of the leaves, which is why some of yours are turning brown and shriveling. This is 100% normal. In terms of a grow light, let your conscience be your guide. It will not harm it and may evern warm the immediate area up just a bit....See Moreharsh Winter, when will it end
Comments (5)Very harsh Winter. I covered up my triple planting of Trachys for the third time (plus lights). They don't look that bad but why add insult to injury at this point?! Sun is strong enough this time of year to really warm the area under an insulating blanket, so should be okay. These guys are in an area of full Winter sun, so sun burning is an issue if it's arctic cold (they get some shade in summer). Seeing highs in the 30's to 20's later in the week with lows in the low teens, so more than 20 degrees below normal. Weather is not zonal but coming in from the arctic. Only good thing is all this sun, reflected off the snow...it is brighter than anyone from the Tropics can imagine. You need sun glasses in the house! I really wonder what Spring will offer.My antidote to the cold...buy more palms! I bought a beautiful Areca (Dypsis) and another Sabal lousiana....See MoreHarsh winter,more seedlings?
Comments (3)Oakleif, My false solomons,doing real well this year also, that is ,if the animals will let them alone.Something keeps eating the tops of of them every year, In addition to the thousands of maple seedlings which I dont want , I also have lots of trout lilly leaves popping up all over which in the next year or two I hope to get some flowers on them. I haven't seen one flower yet, but I think they are to young.I also have a bunch of single leaves scattered around like trout lillys ( but they are free from any markings )and not as pointed on the ends of the leaves ( more rounded )I dont know what they are, but I will keep digging till I find someway or someone who knows .... Tom...See Morerifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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