I finally get most of my plants outside and now am expecting a temperature of 29 deg.





Looking at the plant database, I couldn't find the temperature tolerance for the Aloe vera. Is there anyplace you can find this info. for plants?

29* is not a killer frost if the temp just bounces off that mark and immediately warms up. Its extended cold that will kill your Aloe. But if it's just one plant you are worried about, bring it in for the night.

Daisy

Daisy

What you should consider is if you just watered your plants? Many tender cacti and succulents in pots will be fine at those temperatures if dry, wet could be a different story for some of them. Aloe vera took ~22F for a few hours here in Mesa a few years ago with some minor leaf tip damage - but it is a well established plant in the ground.

A potted plant will always show more freeze damage than an in the ground plant. It's the roots you have to worry about. The top will recover.

That is not too many plants. You could cover them all with some sheets, blankets, towels, plastic. I've had to do that and it works. Gene

One more thought. Looks like you have them "under" cover. They should be fine but I'd toss a sheet over them if I thought it was going to get below freezing. I am in zone 9a and we occasionally get a light freeze. The Aloes are all fine with it. Aloe Vera is especially picky though.

I haven't watered them yet. A couple more days of 29 and 30 deg. and I think I'll be out of the woods. I live in town, so the temps are usually a degree or two warmer ( according to my thermometer). My side porch is full too and I still have several in the house. I'm just going to let them ride it out. I think they'll be o.k. Thanks for your suggestions!

I want to take mine out so bad but I know it is not safe until May. It looks like we are going to have an early warm up so I will take them out next week. But I always have blankets and old coats to throw over them.

I lost 12 plants from a 4 hour frost in January. Most of my Madagascar Euphorbias, my Psuedolithos cubiformis, my Jatropha cathartica, an Operculicarya decaryi... and those are only the ones I can remember (It's too painful, lol) That was a very expensive lesson.