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plant temps was:New Member Intro

At 08:44 AM 2/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Andrea..It is so sad that you and many others had to go through that
terrible
>Ice storm etc of a few weeks ago...I was suprised to hear that you had lost so
>many plants..I know many people who keep their greenhouse cool and in the 40's
>over the winter and have no problems with their plants....including several
>tropical plant hobbyists...Anyone out their hav any isight or experience with
>this?? TIA  Mike
>
I think that if the temperature declines gradually some plants will adapt
but if there is a sudden drop many tropical plants are unable to survive it.

I couldn't understand why the leaves on my Serissas were constantly turning
brown and the new ones were very tiny until I happened to move one from the
porch (temps down to 65F) to the basement where the temp hovers around 70F.
It immediately started sending out regular sized leaves and the old ones
stopped dying.

That's one of the joys of indoor gardening.  You never know what will happen
until you try.  My philosophy for the day :-)

Have a good one, everyone.

Ruth Z

 
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario
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