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Cycas Winter care

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See pic attached, My cycas new fronds were not a big as the previous one when taken outdoor this year, the larger one were when it was indoors.

With frost now started in west midlands, can this plant be kept indoors in a garage now, it has a window for light source?
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I wouldn't keep it in the garage, just take it in there on frosty nights, then take back outside as soon as it's warm enough again, especially on sunny days...
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I have taken mine indoors sat, but then mine isn't quite as big as yours. tie up your fronds shove some straw in the crown. and put a fleece over the top, but only on the coldest days. I would do that with mine but its just as easy for me to take inside as its not a big size.
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close to the house, keep the rain off, simples, indoors otherwise. mine is going in my unheated greenhouse, bigger than yours just,
Adrian

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Theres a problem with sticking straw into crowns, great when dry but not so clever when wet.
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The straw wouldn't be in the crown permanent through the winter, like i stated above, i would only use on the coldest of days, when the temps are not too bad it would have no protection at all. :wink:
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Sat, the low light levels indoors would cause the leaves to be stretched, much better grown outside when possible. Each year I bring mine into the garage once the temperatures drop, normally in November/December depending, and it's left there until the weather starts to pick up again next year. Even in a garage with no heating it can freeze in there, but because of other plants I use a small parasene heater on the coldest nights for a bit of heat and air circulation. Enough light from the windows and skylight in there. The temps we are having at the moment are not prolonged and daytime temps are good, so it wouldn't harm the plant being left out as it stands.



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Thanks all. I agree the cold weather is not prolonged yet. So will keep outside and only bring indoors if get very cold. Keeping it close to house when outside.

When Nov/ Dec come then bring perm indoors when cold weather is prolonged. But even then if mild weather forecast try to take outside.
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Anyone fleeced wrapped their planted outside ones yet...?

I am caught in at least two minds.... :roll:
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all im doing is nailing the snow shelter over the top again,mine came through just fine like this last winter
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What does your snow shelter look like red? i am very curious. It sounds like a good idea.
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No Straw here. No protection until we are forecast lower than -3C and and days are cold .... The big one was planted out in 2002 and was only protected during the coldest parts of 2008/9 and 2009/10, but was for about 2 1/2 months last year as the cold just went on and on :roll:
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all i had was 4 bits of roof baton thumped in the ground with a couple of horizontal pieces joining across the tops make 2 sides.put a b and q dust sheet over the top and 6 inches down leaving the sides completely open for the air to flow. not too clever at diagrams but have tried to draw it in paint :lol:
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DiCasS wrote:Sat, the low light levels indoors would cause the leaves to be stretched, much better grown outside when possible. Each year I bring mine into the garage once the temperatures drop, normally in November/December depending, and it's left there until the weather starts to pick up again next year. Even in a garage with no heating it can freeze in there, but because of other plants I use a small parasene heater on the coldest nights for a bit of heat and air circulation. Enough light from the windows and skylight in there. The temps we are having at the moment are not prolonged and daytime temps are good, so it wouldn't harm the plant being left out as it stands.



Di
Is it ok to take the cycas pot outside when the weather goes mild and then back in when frost is forecast?
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Sat wrote:
DiCasS wrote:Sat, the low light levels indoors would cause the leaves to be stretched, much better grown outside when possible. Each year I bring mine into the garage once the temperatures drop, normally in November/December depending, and it's left there until the weather starts to pick up again next year. Even in a garage with no heating it can freeze in there, but because of other plants I use a small parasene heater on the coldest nights for a bit of heat and air circulation. Enough light from the windows and skylight in there. The temps we are having at the moment are not prolonged and daytime temps are good, so it wouldn't harm the plant being left out as it stands.



Di
Is it ok to take the cycas pot outside when the weather goes mild and then back in when frost is forecast?
Yes, that is exactly what you should do...
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