Sago took a little too much cold.

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:07 pm

My sagos took a little too much cold. Especially the ones in pots. I didn't water them before the front as adequately as I should have. Hasn't been the first time maybe we'll be the last.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:20 pm

hope that beauty Sago pulls through! How cold was it?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:43 pm

Dean,
I think it will make it. I grew a sago in the ground at my old house, in the city, in a good microclimate. It would lose its leaves every winter but then grow new ones in the summer. I bet yours will do that, too.
But let us know--this recent cold has been unreal. --Erik

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:23 am

TimMAz6 wrote:hope that beauty Sago pulls through! How cold was it?

Hey Tim, it was 15F. They pulled through last year too.

Erik, I'll just have to cut off the burned foliage. Just a temporary set back.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:01 am

Nice looking sagos, should be an awesome site this summer.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:55 am

Caudex is fine I think-

definitely showing the minimum (F) leaf tolerance!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:35 am

But I thought they'd handle more cold if the soil was dry (versus recently watered)

Isn't that why we withhold water from our planted out stuff in Fall? to prepare for winter cold?

Barb

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:02 am

It doesn't get cold enough here to freeze the soil. But the ones planted in the ground had the same problem so disregard (they get water from the side of the house).

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:08 am

Gotcha.
Just too bloody cold for the genus. or genera

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:02 pm

Drier soil is part of it but also inducing drought conditions well
before winter so the plants growth(slows)/cell walls are thicker.

Lori · Post by **Lori** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:50 am

Hello, Dean

I see you posted this almost a month ago and I hope I'm not too late but don't throw away your cycad. Just cut off the leaves and let it rest, and more than likely it will throw a new set of leaves this summer. I have had cycads go dormant for up to three years and then start flushing!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:42 am

Lori,
did you sell some cycads to Southwood Nursery in Tulsa? I thought I saw your logo on some cycads they were unloading recently. --Erik

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:46 am

Lori wrote:Hello, Dean

I see you posted this almost a month ago and I hope I'm not too late but don't throw away your cycad. Just cut off the leaves and let it rest, and more than likely it will throw a new set of leaves this summer. I have had cycads go dormant for up to three years and then start flushing!

Hi Lori,

No, I didn't throw them out. I've started cutting off some of the fronds and applied a mild fertilizer. Wow! I can't believe they would survive for up to three years.

I was thinking of getting rid of them though. Maybe make room for something else.

Lori · Post by **Lori** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:46 am

Hi, Dean

It's funny you say that (about giving them away). I have been given a few sagos over the years for that exact reason. I stick them in my grenehouse and ignore them and eventually they flush out again. But I can certainly understand why someone would not want to wait a few years for something to happen, if their space is limited. There are so many beautiful cycads and so little time...

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:49 pm

Hey Lori,

How many cycads do you carry and how big is your greenhouse? I think I counted 13 on your web page.

To bad were not closer I would give them to you.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:49 pm

Hey, Dean, I get down to Texas pretty often--I'll take your excess cycads!

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:06 pm

Okay, let me know when you'll be down. Will have a heck of a time digging though.