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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: FRUITFULL on November 11, 2008, 07:45

Title: Argarvie and frost
Post by: FRUITFULL on November 11, 2008, 07:45

We are covering the banana plant to protect it from frost.There are 3 large argarvies in the garden which we usually cover but do we still need to do that now they are big?as it does look a bit of an eye sore through winter.I noticed along the seafront where we live the council doesnt cover them but they are right by the sea air.
The leaves are pointing more upwards so water wont lay and freeze so easily on them but obviously they will be open to the general jack frost!

Title: Argarvie and frost
Post by: mrs bouquet on November 12, 2008, 19:57

I always err on caution and cover mine, along with the tree ferns.  Mrs Bouquet

Title: Argarvie and frost
Post by: r1bazza on November 27, 2008, 15:10

It depends how big the Agave is and what lows you get,we have a big one which gets left unprotected for most of the winter and it does fine;what they don't like is cold wet otherwise they can tolerate pretty low temperatures.
  They can recover from winter damage quite quickly,a variegata we had lost it's centre spike completely one winter but it's still growing well now and has produced contless 'pups' as well.