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Lodewijkp
07-04-2008, 01:52 PM
Re: hi
Exogarden winterharde palmen,zaden en zaailingen. (http://www.exogarden.nl/palmzaden/popup_image.php?pID=472&osCsid=a0ec8ad902645d1067c06b4361455fea)
how cold tolerant are these normal aloe vera, this site says -8 C' in dry state.
our winters here are about -3 C, -4 C average and sometimes the day temps raise higher then 0 C.
at some times the night temps can go far as -10 C but this is rare.
can i overwinter aloe vera in an unheated greenhouse ?
i like them soooo much for their medicinal properties , i worship them 1 minute each day!:2212:
Lodewijkp
07-06-2008, 07:46 AM
Ok i guess i have to find it out myself
mskitty38583
07-06-2008, 10:20 AM
i know that the aloes i have are not cold tolorant. i had 2 die when they were out side this past year.anything below i believe it was 50*f, killed mine. then they got all brown and muchy. so i would bring them in this winter if i were you.
dablo93
07-06-2008, 11:09 AM
Lodewijk, they wont survive here.
maybe they are hardy till -2 but not more, maybe they regrow back from their roots after -6 but i dont know that.
Lodewijkp
07-07-2008, 07:27 AM
there must be some aloe species that would thrive in cold or wet conditions.
im going to order alot of aloe plants and test them this winter
ladybug825
07-07-2008, 08:16 AM
I always bring my aloe in if the temps are gonna drop below 40 degrees.
Lagniappe
07-07-2008, 09:36 AM
They do fine in my part of zone 8 (northern) . I dug a lot up at a friends house this year . He had a few in bloom this spring .
dablo93
07-07-2008, 10:04 AM
do they die off above the ground?
Lagniappe
07-07-2008, 10:44 AM
No . But they are right up against his shed and he put a lot of pine straw around them . I'm not sure if he covered them .I'l ask later.
It was early spring when I saw the ones in bloom there and they were pretty big then . He started out with one plant and they spread 6' to cover the lil' bed .
Richard
07-07-2008, 11:36 AM
If you decide to use the plant pulp as salve or juice: You want the innermost flesh of the plant. The yellow latex near the outer skin is a toxin. Long term use is associated with kidney failure, arrhythmia, and intestinal paralysis. Beware of unscrupulous manufacturers who use the whole plant to make their "Aloe Juice". :eek:
Ref: Herbs Demystified by Holly Phaneuf (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569244081/).
island cassie
07-07-2008, 05:39 PM
I don't think the aloe family like cold, and like cold and wet even less. If you could shelter them from the cold and keep them bone dry, there is just a chance they might survive - but I would be surprised if they would survive outdoors in Holland or the UK.
Cassie
dablo93
07-08-2008, 03:51 AM
here in the frontyard of a house in the street was also a aloe.
it was not the aloe vera but another, smaller aloe, it died back to the ground but in spring it had lots of new pups. there are some hardy (-8) aloe's but I don'tknow what their names are.
island cassie
07-08-2008, 09:00 AM
Yes Daen - there are some that grow high in the mountains where it gets very cold, but I think very dry winters.
Cassie
Lodewijkp
07-10-2008, 03:51 PM
i have seen a show were they visit highlands in afrika, there were even aloes growing their at temperatures of -4C wet and without protection !!!!
so there are alot of those aloes ,they are probably protected by law i guess.
island cassie
07-11-2008, 12:21 AM
Lodewijkp - perhaps these links will help. If those aloes in africa in winter were wet - the drainage must have been fierce.
Aloe vera | Plants | BBC Gardeners' World (http://www.gardenersworld.com/plant-detail/PL020001013/7686/aloe)
Guide to Growing Aloe Plants (http://www.thegardenhelper.com/aloe~vera.html)
Aloe vera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera#Cultivation)
Cassie
island cassie
07-11-2008, 12:23 AM
Here I keep mine indoors as outside is too wet and humid - indoors only needs watering every 2 months or so, and quite happy! Today is cool and dry at 30c and 75% humidity.
Cassie
dablo93
07-11-2008, 05:47 AM
is 30 c cool for you? i wish it was 30 c here:D
island cassie
07-11-2008, 06:16 AM
Haha Daen! Often in July it gets to 38c and 95% humidity - toooo hot and steamy.
Cassie
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