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Its now September. Getting really close to frost in the night. This little bugger did eventually start to put on the height. Not alot but definately moving upwards. I will take a few shots of it before I start my winter prep on it.

Thanks ya'll!

uhm.... call me a novice cuz thats what i am... but.. you can cut the leaves off at beginning of the stalk and dig the whole thing up and just keep it in a dry place over winter?

Am I miss-interpreting something here?

Thank you so much everyone! I am designing the regiment lol. Moved her into a more non direct light area. I will keep this thread up to date.

that sounds familiar turtile. Im thinking you are correct thank you!

This is one of the leftovers from the first 10 I planted last summer. It was wintered inside in a pot tho and seems to have stopped growing up and just continues to put on new leaves. These only get about an hour and a half of direct light a day. Its still very pretty.

Sad thing about that. I can't find my paperwork from when I bought it. I dont know! I wish I did cuz i want to buy a few more of them. They seem to do better in my climate here then the Basjoos do.

OH MY! that is breathtaking! WELLDONE!

Can anyone give me some advice? Not enough light? Not enough fertilizer? hmmmmmmm

I had 10 plants planted last summer. Southwestern Idaho zone 6 (i think.) After not protecting them at all last winter I had three come back. Ive learned the importance of mulching, but also the hardiness of these Bananas. This ones my baby. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/DrKungPao/IMG_2643 ...

Thats a really good tip Arctic. Thanks alot. I've been really worried about mites! Ive heard humidity is good to so i'm thinking a humidifier/fan that i could direct towards it might be a good idea. I really love the plants in the first picture too. They are really exciting. I think we paid 60 ...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/DrKungPao/mystery.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/DrKungPao/palm.jpg Just bought these. got them for a heck of a steal. I want to make sure ive got their wants and needs fully addressed. So please... if you know about them could you please share ...

Those look like they are loving whatever your doing for them. Very Pretty!

Listening to some of the conditions that the rest of you all are working with makes me feel not so bad about the mild-ish desert environment (if you can call a desert mild lol) of the Boise valley.

Sorry to hear things are so rugged where you are yuccaman. Best wishes for sunny weather.

Woke up to snow on the ground this morning.. Just a tiny dusting. I guess thats what I get for running my mouth just yesterday....

- "blah blah we are past winter.. blah blah we wont have any more snow in the valley... blah blah blah.."

success!-ish... im hoping. The operation took almost 1.75 hours.. It was tricky. They were SO tangled up. The one thing im impressed with is how resiliant the root structure actually was. If they had been brittle it never would have worked. From start to finish the whole thing took alot longer then ...

That one is pretty Knnn. I know what your saying about how they look. They are totally tiny and feathery and all 100% delicious in my book. I Just got back from the store and am getting ready to start this... (holding breath )

Thats good to hear your others made it through alright!

I guess we all know we're playing with fire regarding this borderline zone crossing stuff.

Thanks folks. I think ive learned a few things from this.. And what IS the deal with the tarzan look? Send in Fabio! That place is freaky. HahhaHah. Im down with freaky once and a while... but im not down with getting hosed. Thanks for the heads up ya'll. And the suggestions for alternative ...

gotta love the networking potential

I think im going to go try this today. I will make sure and take pictures and document it and hopefully end up with a success story and a bunch of free'd pygmys running loose in my casa.

werd... LOOL. we dont need to upset your spouse about anything. Er'ybody just havin fun.... whats the tat of (or is that bad mojo to talk about also? )

Heck yeah! I cant wait to see "the peoples" faces as they drive by my house late this summer.. Its gonna be priceless.

Thanks guys. Its comforting to know im not the only "borderline" individual out there.. (at least in regards to gardening on fringe zones.. lol)

What do you think caused them to kick the bucket in your garage?

Foreal. It seems slightly suspect.. The thing that got me thinking is that the climate and elevation of afghanistan. Ive heard from several people that the terrain in Afghanistan is very similar to the owyhee desert that I happen to live in. (I guess im kinda off topic myself here...sorry..but ...

Congratulations on the wedding man!! Best wishes for many years of happiness. Heres my tummy.. Ive been told its dangerous. One of my too many other "hobbies" is building AK-47 varients. I've also got my back done. I dont have a good picture of that one. Nice to hear im in good company here.. not ...

"Cold Hardy Palms - Northern States and Canada. Zones 6-10"

http://tytyga.com/palms-new/northern-index.html

Does anyone have experience with this company and these claims?

this isnt my knowledge.. but answers some basics I think.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/38351/

http://www.agristarts.com/musa_grannaincross.htm

jake

SWEET! Thanks for sharring. I love the Gronophyllum pinangoides! Unique.

I just recently put on order 10 starts. I paid 10.00/ea. As already said, with how quik these grow, it seems unecesarry to spend that much extra money for a few weeks of growth. Heres the place where I ordered mine from. http://www.caladiumbulbs.com/ i cant stand how happy I am about basjoo!!! My ...

Admin thanks for the work on the site and for the welcome! I am SO happy to find this forum. Okanagan thats such a pretty specimen and 37.00 seems awfully reasonable for such a beautiful tree. O.k. I need to preface this idea with a statement that I have no idea what im talking about in regards to ...

Sounds like experience to me. Thanks kansas. The little I could turn up from searching for a while seemed to support that also. They really arent that exspensive that it could be worth it to some person to sacrifice a few to get just one good stock, if it could be done.

hello. first post here. Im so excited to find you all!! Thanks for providing a great forum. nice to meet you all :) I actually just bought one of these pygmy date palms today and was wondering the exact same thing about seperating them. it would be great to split them up but I dont want to kill it ...