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Yes, the winter losses could be huge this year for a lot of us.

sashaeffer

I don't have to water all my indoor/over wintering palms at the same time(over 130) I have to use well water from the spigot outside...even a day like today when it's only 0F outside. 10 milk jugs filled twice. Use a short garden hose attached to a filter(to keep iron out) then...warm water I use in...

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Yep, just electricity....and we have cheap rates compared to most of the US. On propane for house heat as a secondary, as it's only used when temps dip below 22F Heatpump is used above that temp. I have some warming trays for seed that I germinate, a radiant heater in the greenhouse to keep it from ...

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$321.00 per month here (budget plan) Went UP last year by $80 a month for all the lights, buried heat cable I use.

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That's it?? I didn't know electricity was so cheap in Canada! I WISH ours was that amount.

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Hope so. Have everything on hold until weather improves here. Back to sub zero temps next week in MARCH! (unheard of here)

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Again, waiting for more "normal" weather to arrive as a couple are NOT cold hardy at all. What I have coming..... Brahea Super Silver BRAHEA DECUMBENS cryosophyla staurontha (because I killed my first one) PTYCHOSPERMA SALOMONENSE Neophloga Dypis Pink Crownshaft and lastly a rare THRINAX E...

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Yep, he got some more of my money lol. Holding some palms till it's warmer to ship to me.

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lol no Barb...not there. ;) was really nice to see some full size examples of things I have at home though. I did drop some cash as Phil's and a Craigslist seller that I found and bought some stuff from. Works out of his house. He had Mealy Bug palms. 1 gallon size for $250! and had a 4 foot? one in...

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Just got back from a trip to San Diego with did include another visit to Jungle Music and me leaving more money with Phil lol. Just wanted to say to any member here that if you find yourself in the San Diego area to make a point to visit the Balboa Botanical Gardens and visit their Palm Canyon and S...

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More this winter than ever before.....I will never rely on the weather forecast again.

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Well I meant using it to wrap Round the root ball, buried in the ground. Ones I use are meant to keep pipes from freezing and have built in thermostats much like a thermocline.

Googled that species and is cold hardier and doesn't mind wetter winter conditions.

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@Jim...is that species more cold hardy than others? any heat at all?? Christmas lights or heat tape?

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Hardy Jim....Didn't know you had a Pindo in the ground. How long has it been in the ground and do you over winter it like your other palms?

Is it just a regular Pindo?

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Will look forward to your videos.

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Will be anxious to see the videos. I would assume moisture held so close to the trunk would rot it or damage it in some way.

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I've asked Mike to do a detailed video of his process. With all of his success, guess I don't know why more of us don't simply copy his method. Styrofoam is cheap, but I still would have to deal with storage with all the palms I have, plus 1 light bulb would be less costly to have on than a string o...

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I think Mike uses is 2 inch? (or thicker) Styrofoam enclosure, then wraps it all up and uses 1 small light bulb on a thermocube to add light..and to a degree heat inside. He over winters quite a few on his property that way, so he must have a great place to store those Styrofoam panels when not is u...

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Good info. Have a place that is always damp, but very little direct sun but lots of bright light outside. Would love to put something like this in the ground..and overwinter it there.

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Nice post. I also was given that advice for a Sabal Louisiana that I bought from Steve Anderson...which made me question about when I plant it in the ground this spring about how wet I'm supposed to keep it as I thought they were also drought tolerant.

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A horribly tough year for us all!

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Yea, I bought a Blue European Fan palm 5 gallon from phil and kept it outside now for two summers. Never really took off, and I would keep loosing suckers. It really looked bad after a while until one day I saw my male dog raising a leg and peeing on it...right into the pot no less. Explained why it...

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Agree'd on the over watering and killing palms :( although I do have a couple that I still have to water twice a week. A Triangle of all things, and a Areca Palm, A Archotophoenix Teracarpa(type of King palm) and a Howa Belmoreiana (curly palm) Have to mention about the Triangle(I have two) one real...

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how about a wall mounted garage heater Nat. gas or Propane(what I have) I only have mine on it's lowest setting when temps approach 0 deg and can keep it around 50 degrees.

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Very cool! Nice to see it look so good inside the house since there really isn't a lot of info about that species and how it does inside the home.

Great Job.

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Love hearing the success stories!

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Cool! always like the videos.

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So what is the secret? Have had one myself for a number of years but never looks the best and doesn't really grow...just exists. Wouldn't break my heart if it died as it's planted in a really nice pot that I could be using for more exotic palms I have lol, but now it's the principal of the thing to ...

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kcpalms...where are you located? is your windmill protected at all??

I HOPE that any palms that survive this cold will be even more cold hardy in years to come.....wishful thinking?

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What a beautiful looking palm someone is going to get! Not that I would....but is it hard to strip the fiber off the trunk? Does it cause any stress to the palm? I'm thinking mother nature has it there for a reason.

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Hi, are all those protected at all? All of mine...so far...that are protected as far as I can tell still surviving. Mexican Fan Palms(2) both defoliated from last bout of sub zero cold, but crown still alive. Both Windmill palms doing just fine as well as a Cape Hatteras Sabal, and Mc Curtin seedlin...

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I do have one, and it's in a 15? gallon tub and over winters in garage which never goes below say 40deg F

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Had been keeping mine in a green house for the winter. While it does have a small ceramic heater to keep it from getting below 50 deg, we've had some brutal cold where the heater couldn't keep up..so fronds turn light purple(like Phil at JM told me it would do) Just brought it inside for the balance...

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So was yours ever in the house for a length of time? if so, how did it do?

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I happen to have (what used to be) large Chinese Fan Palm in a large pot. Got it LONG before I knew jack about palms..yet it still lived. Anyway, it too was left outside when we hit +9F for one night. Fronds that were up in the air fried but spears poking through the bottom are still alive and green...

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So, it's in a pot...but outside not planted in the ground?

Yes, Pics when you can

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Good to know. Have been sowing some from seed I bought and have been easy to germinate. Have one that really took off and I think I will just let it get used to being inside and see how it does. I don't think many people try these inside to see how they will do.

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Curious how the Bizzy has done since last post? Phil at JM wrote that they will turn a purple color when subjected to cooler temps but usually recovers.

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Mid January 2014 abnormally nice day here today so took tote off of a Chinese Fan Palm that is going through it's 2nd winter. This time with just a clear tote over the top and christmas lights. Already see some new growth from this palm. Last year I just used 3 bags of mulch to cover crown and it su...

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How long did it take to germinate Barb? how old are they?

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