Hardiness test
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Hardiness test
Forecast in Philly is for low of 23 Friday night and 28 Saturday night. Bringing all the agaves inside except for parryi, zebra, lophantha quadricolor, and leopoldii. Wish us luck!
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Re: Hardiness test
They should be fine so long as they've had ample opportunity to harden off.
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Re: Hardiness test
Should be ok. I do not grow Zebra or leopoldii but all the others I grow in ground and are very hardy. Mine have seen 5*F twice and with no damage to speak of.
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Re: Hardiness test
All good after 28 degrees for parryi, quadricolor, baccarat, zebra, and leopoldii. Thanks for the perspective from AZ and SC. Surprised that a forgotten capensis made it through with just a small discoloration to a leaf or two. A forgotten about titanota pup and cream spike pup from spiney in CA were not so fortunate and froze solid. Everyone else is happily inside at home or office until March.
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Re: Hardiness test
some can take a few cold shots like that but not a Philly winter I suspect. I recall from an earlier post that you have a good microclimate though. Good luck!
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They will be covered when wet or snow hits, so we’ll see. No room in the inn, so this is sort of a forced test. It would be rare for Philly temps to dip below mid 20s. I am in South Philly and the city stays a good 5 degrees warmer than burbs. They are also close to the house, so we’ll see. I am resisting temptations to bubble wrap pots
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