Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, temperature differences....

From: Kyle Baker kylefletcherbaker at yahoo.com> on 2005.07.06 at 10:48:45(13137) --- Steve Marak wrote: I've grown the usual Typhonium/Sauromatum venosum outdoors here in NW Arkansas for 15+ years now with no special care or winter protection (and little or no supplmental water in summer for that matter) and agree with Deni - tough as old boots. We usually see +38 C days in summer, often with no rain for weeks and, very rarely, -28 C as an overnight winter low with no snow cover but lots of winter rain. I have inflorescences and seed set every year. +More << thermometer..and right now it's 20*C during our winters with alot of snow and rain...temps dip to -15C and hang there with the occasional storm wind dropping them to -35*C...our frost line is around 3-4 ft down depending on the part of the state your in and the soil type...we're talking ice is softer then the ground here come december-january..in feb we get warming of-10 to 0* C but the soil stays frozen til around march then all that snow melts and the rains start and then we get frosts and snap freezes In the last two years we've seen daffodils lost tulips lost even crocus killed.. so I think I'm going to leave my sauramatums in pots and indoors...lol...but I shall leave them out longer til hard frost to chill them down furhter as I've been bringing them in in Sept. with most other things maybe late as oct when they threaten the first frost of 0*C. th'x again all...this may just get them growing better kfb - maine __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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