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by Mike_K
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Storing pollen
Replies: 16
Views: 730

Re: Storing pollen

I keep Aloe & Gasteria pollen in the refrigerator. It is viable up to 3 - 6 months.
by Mike_K
Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden
Replies: 29
Views: 4562

Re: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden

I'd have thought that list of nearly 30 would have kept you busy for a while :) There is a chap on SW Cornwall, Marazion, I think his name is Mike Harvey, who grows an astonishing range of aloes outside. I think he has hybridised lots, too. Might be worth trying to track him down - I've lost touch ...
by Mike_K
Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Gasteria ID hybrid or brachyphylla?
Replies: 1
Views: 382

Gasteria ID hybrid or brachyphylla?

Koehres seeds 2010 Plant with spirally arranged narrow
leaves. Purchased as Gasteria brachyphylla but does not
look as a typical brachyphylla.
by Mike_K
Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:36 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden
Replies: 29
Views: 4562

Re: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden

I try to increase their chances of survival by planting near the
garden wall, improving the drainage and covering the plants with bubble wrap for winter. It always is a lot of work but usually it pays off.
Are there any Aloe hybrids you think might be hardy which are available to buy from UK sellers?
by Mike_K
Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden
Replies: 29
Views: 4562

Re: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden

There is a list of hardy Aloes by Brian Kemble that can be found on the internet. I wonder how the minimum temperatures listed there compare to the UK weather conditions. More than a dozen species from the list can withstand the temperature lower than -4 deg C.
by Mike_K
Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Hardy Aloes in the UK garden
Replies: 29
Views: 4562

Hardy Aloes in the UK garden

What is your experience in growing Aloes outdoors. Which Aloe have you already tested and had success with. What minimum temperature it survived without leaf damage? I grow several Aloe plants in my garden in Devon which I cover with a bubble wrap from November to February to protect from rain and f...
by Mike_K
Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:24 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Aloe aff. montis-nabro
Replies: 8
Views: 722

Re: Aloe aff. montis-nabro

Interesting Aloe. Nice leaf markings👌
by Mike_K
Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Aloe ellenbeckii
Replies: 7
Views: 670

Re: Aloe ellenbeckii

My Aloe is flowering as well.
by Mike_K
Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:33 am
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: A couple of Aloes in flower
Replies: 21
Views: 5256

Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

Aloe paralelifolia
by Mike_K
Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
Topic: Two headed Aloe
Replies: 5
Views: 2014

Re: Two headed Aloe

I wasn’t expecting this type of growth in Aloe buhrii but it
is definitely dividing 😮🙂