Jim,
In these here parts Aloe dichotoma gows and blooms during the winter, thus the need for a frostless environment, and then shuts down for the summer, during which time extreme heat and humidity can be fatal. It's a cool season grower like many bulbs. If you're going to put it outside during an Indiana summer, how humid is it? My in-laws say August is beastly out there.
Shawn Pollard
Yuma, AZ
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From: J.E. Shields <jshields104@comcast.net>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:30:51 AM
Subject: [pbs] Off-topic: Aloe
I have some nice, healthy seedlings of Aloe dichotoma coming along nicely
in a community pot. When should I transplant/repot these? Bulbs
transplant best, usually, when they are just about ready to come out of
dormancy. These Aloe plants will be grown dry over winter in the
greenhouse, so should I wait until spring before disturbing them?