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Here is my front yard. Hard to tell, but there are actually two "Madagascar Palms" in front of the Yucca. They Yucca BTW is still hanging on to leaves that died this Winter so it looks scraggly. Middle there is a Dioon Edule and beside it a Revoluta. On the side is my "Snowball Verban...

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These are VERY VERY tempermental palms. They are almost like a human in their mood swings. I would say yours are doing fine. I wouldn't water them any more than you already are as what OPPalm was refering to was when it is in bright unfiltered sun is when it needs LOTS of water. What you need to do ...

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Yea, I know. I just have not had time to come to Salina lately. There for awhile I was going every other day. I KNOW I wont make it til at least mid week next week at the earliest.

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Steve, I am getting a bunch of these from that kind lady in Florida that has been giving me seeds from her yard. I tell you what, these seeds are as fresh as they come as they are picked, then pushed into an envelope and sent. I have had TREMENDOUS luck with her seeds. She is so great! I'll keep you...

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The first one, the center spear was just barely visable. It was not showing hardly anything. In fact, you can kinda see where it is black, then the green starts, thats where it was before Winter. The second one (Desert Zone) has REALLY showed some ups. It too was barely visable, and there was no sig...

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I learned this spring while I had the top open on the shelter and the heat cables turned off, that the reflected heat from the stucco wall of the house increased the temperature in the shelter by 5* to 20* depending on the number of hours of sun and the amount of cloud cover. That would be at least...

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THANK YOU MR. GLUMMY GUS!!!! :D This is the coldest Winter we had in the last 10 years here in Topeka. However, I agree, and I think I may have to at least throw a trsh can over them next year if I want to keep good growth. I know there is a guy in Wichita Kansas that has HUGE Louisiana's, but not s...

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Well at least I personally think it is... I have done it myself and can now positivly state that Palms CAN make it in Kansas or in other Zone 5 WITH OUT PROTECTION! Last year I planted a Sabal Minor that I got from "Desert Zone", and I also planted a Minor that I got from "Laaz",...

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Steve, are the two Geayi you gave me from seed? WOW, if so we have done good as they are REALLY starting to put on some growth after I potted them up a size.

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Set yours outside once temps start to get above 70's (and maybe bring them inside if lows are below 50's) and water really well. You will be able to visably see new growth in a week.

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! How many are there???I lost count! Sadly, mine had 5 leafs, one I accidentaly broke off at the 3" stage, one got broke by the wind while waiting to go in the greenhouse, and one broke this weekend when the wind blew 50mph. So I now have a 2' trunk with two leafs :cry: But WOW ta...

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Steve, I pot planted mine outside last week. Then came those two days of sustained 40-50 MPH winds (not gusts, but sustained) and they lost a few leaves. But they have LOVED it so far. Sure you know this, but give them lots of water with this new Sun and within 2 days you will have lots of leaves.

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Thats the youngest dioon EVER to start pups

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Yes, first Sabal Minors DO LOVE unfiltered, hot sun. And second those in the pics are definatly NOT Sabal Minor but rather Med Fan (chamaerops humilis) and yes, even in a zone 5, we can pick those up at Wal Mart for $20.00 here too. If you say you would like to get $100 for those, I first would have...

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Ah, the football and baseball bat. My sons are the best, but they leave their stuff outside all the time when it rains. If we are in a drought, all I need to do is tell them to go play outside and then it will rain after they leave the stuff out. That is my backyard, and my BIGGEST PET PEEVE of all ...

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These started blooming a couple days ago. But with todays constant, steady heavy mist, light rain, the blooms have REALLY opened up today. Sorry bout the stuff in the yard, but I wanted to take a pick and didn't want to walk outside in the rain to take it. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/To...

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Lemme know Wes in about a month (or less) if it worked. These three were kept all Winter in a cold cold garage in a wodden box with light on them constantly, but again, it was very cold. I brought them in and watered them with some manure and in month I had this. When I put it on, I also water the h...

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Has anybody else done the ole PineApple from the top method. I started this one about a year and a half ago. It has not put out a fruit yet, but I really couldn't care less as I just like the way it looks regardless of fruiting.

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Great thanks. I went ahead and put the heater back in the GH just to be safe. Here they are on 4/10/08 This one may need the old leafs cut off come time to put out in the yard. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture032.jpg This one has all the leafs from last two flushes. This ...

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All, I have a question. 3 of my Revolutas started flushing. That was with the 70's & 80's in the greenhouse. They all started fast n furious with the flush. However, in the last 3-4 days, temps have really dropped and it has been 40's & 50's in the Greenhouse. Will thishurt the new flushes? ...

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RIGHT ON!!!!
One thing I have NEVER been able to germinate is Zamia/Cycad seeds. Believe me I have tried!!
Good job!

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YES YES YES!!!! Keep us updated!

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Great Wes. Last night I put them in a baggie. The first baggie method I have used in a year and now you tell me NOT to use a baggie. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I think I will take your word for it and move them to a "tupperware" type lid locking bowl. Thanks a million for the adivce!

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Think I might have found out what it is....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus

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I was looking for stuff that grows wild in Kansas to send to a friend. I wanted to send some stuff that grew well in Kansas. This thing was growing in an understory of tall cedar trees in field. Now this thing was just dug up and it had to have survived teens temps as it was pretty big and it has no...

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It was REALLY soaked in the spear. The best I can tell, it was geting close to flushing when it had Winter set in and so the leaves on the caudex had spread pretty far down which left the top very open. It had a plexyglass lid so it didn't get rain.

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UMMM, not good. I uncovered it last week and the center pulled out along with a ring of old cut off pieces. I have not dug it up yet. It is still hard, should I give it a try or should I give up on it and pitch it?

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Barrie, just to let you and maybe get your expectations booming, I know a guy in Wichita, Kansas that grows these on the South faceing wall. THEY ARE HUGE! The leaves in August are at least 5' long and the trunks are about 3' out of the ground. THey are amazing, and in Wichita, kansas no less. I bet...

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Yea, I remember that mold was an issue when I tried them before. That was my first time trying to germinate and I BLEW IT big time.

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ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT NEWS!!! Hey this made me think of a secret I do also. While I have many many cycad/dioon in the greenhouse, the second I see anything starting to flush, I emmediately move it to full sun (south side of the GH) and water it well. Seems to be working GREAT so far. Just wanted...

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I can tell you this, the person who planted that tree, planted it WAY too close to the house. The spread on that when it gets bigger will be at least 5' at the very least. And with the growth rate of a Tait, that could be as soon as 2-3 years. I think these have the growth rate of a Taitungensis and...

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Awsome guys. Thanks!!
BTW Steve, your Fortunei I gave you looks GREAT. The one I kept looks HORRIBLE. You did GREAT with it.!!

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Steve, I am getting 10-12 seeds of the following and was needing to know if you have any advice for me with them, bottom heat or no, 100% perlite or no, damp or dry, etc. Today I got these http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/cocc_bar.cfm Soon I will get: http://www.floridata.com/ref/T/t_fortun.cfm Of coa...

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Yea, I am almost certain it is Glauca. I am actually going to ship it to Mr. Chumley.

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Also wanted to proudly announce a couple new flushes... Here is a Zamia (cardboard) seedling that Steve gave me (thanks again)! http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture027.jpg Tait flush. The Tait has a caudex of about 4". It actually has at least two leafs in this flush, bu...

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Yes, The Pumila started coning last Summer, just weeks after potting up after I got it from Mr. Chumley. It stalled during the Winter, but has started growing again with the humidity and warmer temps. Here it is, kinda hard to see I know, especially the one with no leaf, but it is there and it is gr...

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STeve, IF your Zamia ever do cone with a female, would you know how to pollinate them? Reason I ask is that I have a Zamia Pumila that has a two male cones and I would love to give them to you for pollination.

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I have a VERY successful mixture for me in... Native soil from river bed. Miracle Grow Palm & Citrus soil And I honestly can not think of the other, but it is a "rock" that some plants are planted in, that is made up of a substance that fertilizes as you water. Steve might know. Then I...

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I have many wild yucca where I live and would like to dig some up. I dug one up this week but the tap root goes down so deep, I can not get it all (they are in sold rock) and I had to cut the root with my shovel. With the root being cut with a shovel, how do I transplant it and have it work, or is i...

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That sounds like it got too much moisture in the spear. I would not think so with your mentioning of the dry place it was in thou. I am at a loss too, but that does look like it got too wet in the spear.

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