HELP! Cold snap got my potted plants.

amanda · **Joined:** Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:35 pm **Posts:** 3

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

Amanda

Kathe Kitchens · **Posted:** Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:58 am

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!

Kathe

Bostonian · **Posted:** Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:42 pm

What kind of tree is the bonsai? If it's a hardy tree you shouldn't have to worry about it.

amanda · **Joined:** Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:35 pm **Posts:** 3

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!

Kathe

THANKS I'll give it a try.

amanda · **Joined:** Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:35 pm **Posts:** 3

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.

HELP! Cold snap got my potted plants.

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