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Originally Posted by cannasrus
I was wandering about wintering them my self? Indoors didnt work well for me last year
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Due to the size of the group - they seem to be growing rapidly and there are now about a dozen pups in the pot with the tallest measuring over 2ft tall - I decided to move them into the "garden". We placed an extra layer of poly over the entire greenhouse to create an insulating air pocket and it seems to be keeping the conditions pretty stable so far. We have also been monitoring the temperature via a wireless digital thermometer and have noted the lowest nightly temperature to date has been about 11C (~55F). I have also noted that since the pot was moved in about 2 weeks ago that their growth rate has not slowed down yet.
I think one additional advantage of keeping it in the "garden" is the fact that they will get more natural lighting. Whenever we bring plants into the house I find they tend to dry out due to the lack of humidity and they get "leggie" because the lighting in not right (we do place grow lights over them to help with this but you can always tell which plants spent the winter indoor)........I also find that the plants that spend the winter indoors must be gently acclimated to the sun when they go outside otherwise they will burn.
My next project in a couple of weeks will be to protect the e. maurelii that will be staying in ground.......wish me luck on this one
