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To: Diana in Wisconsin

My wife has a large out door pot with Hens and Little Chicks.

If they were in the ground I would have covered them with leaves for the winter.

In the pot I have no idea how to keep their roots from freezing. The pot is far to large to bring inside.

Any advise would be appreciated.


3 posted on 12/21/2019 6:50:42 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Pontiac

Dig some up and put them in a smaller pot. Probaby better in a garage than a house.

Most hens and chicks are hardy to zone 3, probably zone 4 or 5 in a pot. Just don’t let them get soggy. That’s Sempervivum . Another species may be less hardy.


22 posted on 12/21/2019 8:45:36 AM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Pontiac

And don’t cover with leaves.


23 posted on 12/21/2019 8:47:24 AM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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You could try wrapping the it in burlap - lots of it, or leaves if you could get them to stay put. Plus maybe find something more translucent to cover it.


36 posted on 12/21/2019 9:59:26 AM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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