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MuddyToes · February 8, 2017

Beautiful pictures, Durban. I rescued 3 little tiny half-dead plants from the garden center for a buck each (I mean like 3 inch pots and plants only 6 inches tall). I put them in 15 gallon grow bags and just waited to see what would happen. They are very pretty plants, almost look like aloe. I would think Cali would be the best climate for them. They didn't seem to like being watered very often. I knew they would get fairly large because grocery store artichokes are pretty large blossoms. But these grew so fast: they got to be over 3 feet in diameter before the frost hit.

They are over-wintering now. I shoved the bags up against my house and covered them with straw and a frost blanket. I peeked under the cover last week and the outer leaves were brown but there was lots of green toward the center.

Thanks for letting me know they will need food. I will give them some MG when I take the cover off.

February 8, 2017	#13
MuddyToes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Delaware Posts: 234	Beautiful pictures, Durban. I rescued 3 little tiny half-dead plants from the garden center for a buck each (I mean like 3 inch pots and plants only 6 inches tall). I put them in 15 gallon grow bags and just waited to see what would happen. They are very pretty plants, almost look like aloe. I would think Cali would be the best climate for them. They didn't seem to like being watered very often. I knew they would get fairly large because grocery store artichokes are pretty large blossoms. But these grew so fast: they got to be over 3 feet in diameter before the frost hit. They are over-wintering now. I shoved the bags up against my house and covered them with straw and a frost blanket. I peeked under the cover last week and the outer leaves were brown but there was lots of green toward the center. Thanks for letting me know they will need food. I will give them some MG when I take the cover off.