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- Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got them enclosed just in time today.
- Replies: 6
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Hey Wheelman1976, Nice improv with your drum protection. Hope all goes well for you this winter season! Your post referring to the forum as graveyard caused me to write this reply! I wanted to make a ripple in this almost frozen palmsnorth.com pond! :) Im in KCMO, still loving my palm hobby and visi...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:18 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachy, pindo zone 6b...possible?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15309
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:13 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Deaths already
- Replies: 23
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Kansas City Area
All fronds on my big prized windmill are burnt from this winters brutal cold. Looks horrible. This is it's 4th winter in ground. I will be crushed if i lose it! Needle and s.minors all look perfect with no heat!
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:38 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: New Greenhouse
- Replies: 39
- Views: 25456
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:01 pm
- Forum: Most Northern Palms
- Topic: Great Big Palms in Ground in Kansas City ~ Zone 6!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5465
Great Big Palms in Ground in Kansas City ~ Zone 6!
HI! Today I dove by and seen these for myself. They are real and look like they are permanently planted and growing in ground here in KC zone 6! I had my Blackberry with me and snapped a quick photo but will return with my Canon and get some top notch pics. The owner of the home looked like he could...
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:32 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: 5b zone having a 6b winter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4614
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:10 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Warm winter this week
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14711
Big WEATHER NEWS in KC!! Or Not!
The news stations are all hyping up this cold blast we have coming in (the forecast is our BIGGEST HEADLINE!) and I seen more trucks with plows out today than I have noticed all winter! Everyone seems to be so excited and on edge about the forecasted 15 - 20f overnight lows and a snowfall of less th...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: I have Yet to Protect my Trachys
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5465
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:16 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Warm winter this week
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14711
Mild in Midwest KC So Far!
Nice winter so far in my area? Here in Raytown, MO my palms have only been down to 20F once so far and that was last night! Along my south wall/foundation the lowest temp has been 27f. Forecast 50s to 60f this coming week with lows in the mid 20f to 40f range! This cant last can it??
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:10 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: Outside protection Zone 6 - 2011
- Replies: 88
- Views: 62319
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:20 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Warm winter this week
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14711
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:27 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachy's Tougher Than I Thought! ~ Watch Your C-9 Lights!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7867
Trachy's Tougher Than I Thought! ~ Watch Your C-9 Lights!
Im sure most everyone knows this but I just wanted to warn anyone using C-9 lights for heat when overwintering about the possible fire hazards especially when also using dried leaves. Last winter (Dec. 28th, 2010) I had a fire that I luckily managed to put out but not before it had completely burned...
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:54 am
- Forum: Member Introduction
- Topic: Palms Doing Just fine Here in Raytown, MO (KC area)
- Replies: 4
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Palms Doing Just fine Here in Raytown, MO (KC area)
Hello my name is Tim and I love palm trees! I live in the Kansas City area but have always loved palms for some reason I cant put a finger on. I was so happy the day I discovered there were a few species of palms that could possibly survive and even thrive in my area. In March of 2010 after about 6 ...