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amanda
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:05 pm Post subject: HELP! Cold snap got my potted plants. |
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I have limp: aloe, "dragon tree", ivy, and bamboo. What can I do to nurse them back :?: Also, should I bring in my miniature bonsai? It seems to be ok. I am in south Arkansas. The weather has been warm then cold all of a sudden then warm again. Please help :( :( :( :(
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Kathe Kitchens
Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Dallas,TX
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:58 am Post subject: Limp plants |
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Try giving them a good drink and mix in some seaweed and/or fish emulsion fertilizer. Some cornmeal would be welcome too. They should have had a little more resistance to the cold but sounds like they got a little more dry than they should have. My aloe does that when it's getting too little water. I was always afraid to overwater it and made the opposite mistake! It was when we got a long period of drenching rain that I realized th aloe liked more water than I was providing. It is succulent, after all! Then let them dry out for a week or so and see if they don't feel a lot better. A foliar spray wouldn't hurt either. Bring your aloe inside for the winter; it doesn't like freezing temps.
Hope this helps!
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Bostonian
Joined: 14 Nov 2003
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Location: Randolph, MA U.S.A.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| What kind of tree is the bonsai? If it's a hardy tree you shouldn't have to worry about it. |
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amanda
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:30 am Post subject: Re: Limp plants |
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Kathe Kitchens wrote: Try giving them a good drink and mix in some seaweed and/or fish emulsion fertilizer. Some cornmeal would be welcome too. They should have had a little more resistance to the cold but sounds like they got a little more dry than they should have. My aloe does that when it's getting too little water. I was always afraid to overwater it and made the opposite mistake! It was when we got a long period of drenching rain that I realized th aloe liked more water than I was providing. It is succulent, after all! Then let them dry out for a week or so and see if they don't feel a lot better. A foliar spray wouldn't hurt either. Bring your aloe inside for the winter; it doesn't like freezing temps.
Hope this helps!
:D Kathe
THANKS I'll give it a try. :D |
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amanda
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Bostonian wrote: What kind of tree is the bonsai? If it's a hardy tree you shouldn't have to worry about it.
It is a juniper. |
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