tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post236092733706265555..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: "Cold" (And Dry) EffectsHoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-28437435816457453072015-12-14T11:33:02.772-08:002015-12-14T11:33:02.772-08:00Freezing!!! yikes! Our low so far is 45F, cold en...Freezing!!! yikes! Our low so far is 45F, cold enough. Happy that you got some rain--the Sierras got some more snow, I read (yay!). <br /><br />Good point about quick moving storms: the Aloes especially need to dry out their foliage. It is brightly sunny here again also. A.thraskii is supposed to be extremely vulnerable to rot in the foliage during multiple days of rain, so I have a big sheet of plastic ready to cover it if need be. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-47589863513579034172015-12-14T11:28:28.773-08:002015-12-14T11:28:28.773-08:00In the meantime, the hummers have the Russelia, wh...In the meantime, the hummers have the Russelia, which are becoming as visited as the feeder. Yes, I spoil them. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-15066638973901976062015-12-14T11:25:33.109-08:002015-12-14T11:25:33.109-08:00Can't wait to see that Aloe thraskii in full b...Can't wait to see that Aloe thraskii in full bloom! I imagine the hummingbirds feel the same way...Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-51103925581996454252015-12-14T09:22:24.319-08:002015-12-14T09:22:24.319-08:00I also noticed that my aloes have started to color...I also noticed that my aloes have started to color up. It's definitely the cold nights. Unlike you, we've been down to freezing three or four times already. Keeping my fingers crossed temps won't drop much further, otherwise the emerging aloe flowers might be toast.<br /><br />We had about 1/3 of an inch of rain yesterday. Very welcome, especially since it fell quickly and the system moved on. Blue skies today. I don't want my succulents to sit in water.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-844923142303004412015-12-14T07:22:52.977-08:002015-12-14T07:22:52.977-08:00Hooray for you, nearly 0.5" rain--that's ...Hooray for you, nearly 0.5" rain--that's great! We got about 0.2" here, much appreciated, and I think enough to get the garden through this week without irrigating at all. I got a couple barrels full to distribute to the driest places. Another rain chance next Sunday is predicted. Wheeeee!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-50148587919777429902015-12-13T20:06:48.746-08:002015-12-13T20:06:48.746-08:00Oh no! I hope we don't get a postcard like th...Oh no! I hope we don't get a postcard like that - I know my district was shy of its 36% target earlier this year but I haven't seen an update (and I'm almost afraid to go out and search). I've kept well within our household water budget but a mandatory cut to once a week usage could be onerous without rain. We got 0.18 inches so far this evening on top of 0.25 inches last Monday/Tuesday. I hope you get some more too!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-41055017047228920572015-12-13T18:05:47.239-08:002015-12-13T18:05:47.239-08:00Wow. That more than we got for last year. And th...Wow. That more than we got for last year. And the year before, and the one before that. The RRR (ridiculously resistant ridge) seems to be breaking down; we have a 40% chance of scattered showers next weekend; this past storm was only 20% chance, so maybe we'll both get relief. Hope your beautiful Agaves will be okay.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-77296306548077276852015-12-13T18:01:09.763-08:002015-12-13T18:01:09.763-08:00Thank you! Happy you enjoyed them. Thank you! Happy you enjoyed them. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-58246083813843446162015-12-13T15:34:12.893-08:002015-12-13T15:34:12.893-08:00LOVE these pictures. Thank you for sharing!LOVE these pictures. Thank you for sharing!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932795445072531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-84916125039527118012015-12-13T13:01:48.920-08:002015-12-13T13:01:48.920-08:00Dry and cold is beautiful in your garden. We'r...Dry and cold is beautiful in your garden. We're at 9.54" of rain for December, it's beyond saturated out there. I have no idea how the agaves and other dry-lovers are going to cope with this, it's beyond anything I've experienced. I'm praying El Nino gets with it and deviates southward, for both of our gardens.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-84894454953609202862015-12-13T07:35:51.514-08:002015-12-13T07:35:51.514-08:00If it is blooming it is fairly happy. I remember ...If it is blooming it is fairly happy. I remember a blooming Aloe from your blog last year--glauca(?) it looked great. Which Aloe is it, and what kind of mix do you have it planted in? Do the newest leaves get dry-tipped rather quickly, or is it just the older ones? When you repot have a good long meditation on the root system--were the fat yellow/white roots all at the bottom of the pot, with dried out ones above, or all through the pot? If all at the bottom, and the youngest leaves get dry tipped rather quickly, that would indicate increasing the water a bit, I think, in moderate weather--not when it is coldest or hottest. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-3358652738541523242015-12-13T07:12:42.562-08:002015-12-13T07:12:42.562-08:00All of your Aloes are so lovely! My biggest one (i...All of your Aloes are so lovely! My biggest one (in a pot) is flowering, but many of the leaf tips are dried up. Do you know what causes that? Do I not water it enough?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com