tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post1607639806832777364..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Question #2: when?Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-10553973088189583532015-01-23T13:42:45.693-06:002015-01-23T13:42:45.693-06:00So it sounds like I'm doing things correctly a...So it sounds like I'm doing things correctly and erring on the side of too little water. Thanks!<br /><br />Can't wait to get these things outside again!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-20324246843804655222015-01-22T23:36:36.448-06:002015-01-22T23:36:36.448-06:00I'm kind of stingy. Things like these get wate...I'm kind of stingy. Things like these get water once during the winter, maybe twice if I notice they are starting to (as Mark and Gaz say) shrivel. My Pachypodium usually lose their leaves by now but I noticed they are still hanging on, still no water for them yet. Maybe in the next couple of weeks when I look things over closely. The one thing that might be different in your case is how much water did they get prior to your adopting them? Mine were outdoors, so they got, some rain before moving indoors.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-41192517342720102842015-01-22T09:53:34.081-06:002015-01-22T09:53:34.081-06:00I echo what Mark and Gaz said. I'd keep the de...I echo what Mark and Gaz said. I'd keep the desmettiana in the garage quite dry but the Arizona Star can probably take a little bit of water every two weeks. Just make sure the soil dries out between waterings.<br /><br />As for the P. lamerei, if it doesn't have leaves, it isn't growing. I'd kept it dry, but I don't have any personal experience so I'll let someboy else chime in.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-78064860662380080192015-01-22T09:07:25.675-06:002015-01-22T09:07:25.675-06:00We give our agaves a little water even during the ...We give our agaves a little water even during the winter especially those in the sun room and shed, much less in the minimally heated greenhouse. Long gaps in between watering. It doesn't harm them and prevents them from shrivelling. We do find though that come spring it can take a lot of watering to thoroughly remoisten dried out rootballs, some watering in the winter makes it less difficult.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com