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wheelman1976

Stocking for next years palms...

wheelman1976

Just picked up 6 stings of c9 lists at target today for 5 bucks and change per string. Get 'em while theyre there!

wheelman1976

Drat! Sold out everywhere near me!
Snooze you lose I guess.
They weren't listed as LED, but they also didn't say total wattage....
Seems like a good deal if someone can find some out there!

wheelman1976

I'm curious, do mini christmas lights do any good for heat? I see lowes has them on sale for 1.88 with free store pick up.... if so, I may stock up for the future.

wheelman1976

I had that same concern when I initially wrapped my windmill's trunks with c-9 strings, I kept wondering about the bark/fuzz getting too hot and combusting. I eventually went to hanging the lights around the trunk but not allowing the lights to touch the tree. So far I'm maintaining above freezing t...

wheelman1976

They don't move, thanks to the two doors that make up two sides of them. Those are extremely heavy, I know this b/c one fell over on my head when I was putting them up!.

wheelman1976

Update
Consistently maintaining high 30s to low 50s for temps and I'm in that range now with an outside temp of 21. I'm impressed so far!

wheelman1976

When I click on the video link it says that it's private? I wanna see!

wheelman1976

lucky1 wrote:
If I get some bigger palms next year
IF? change that to WHEN

Barb

This is why I've been hounding Mike about more details on his boxes... I want something easy that even if I end up boxing up in near freezing temps that it's not hard to do.

wheelman1976

HOLY COW! Just looked at my temps before I went to bed and one of them clearly just had the lights on, it hit 51 degrees in there.... Wow! I feel lame for saying this but this is going to be fun to watch this winter.... LOL

wheelman1976

WHEW! I don't know if I want anymore palms after what I went through finalizing my two boxes.... :-D Palm number two is insulated and enclosed and both are now covered in plastic and shrink wrapped as best I could (palm #1's box is tight against my handrail so fitting a shrink wrap roll through is n...

wheelman1976

I still need to throw plastic over it and shrink wrap it tight. I only had a little bit of daylight and no rain to do what I did.

wheelman1976

Got a generator on standby.... May have to decide between that or the fridge though. Lol

wheelman1976

yes, each has a temp sensor. I am a bit confused so far, obviously it's warm today, and there's only a 1 degree difference between the two this afternoon between the open one and the closed one.... We'll see how things change once the lights start coming on again. I don't know if you have a Save-a-l...

wheelman1976

Insulated and closed up one box today. I haven't put final plastic wrap on it yet as highs will get to 36 through Tuesday yet. I'm going to do the second one Monday after work. I'm curious how different temps will be between the two for a couple days. Went real nice with my new impact driver! The in...

wheelman1976

How frequently should I water it? I planted it today and put a gallon of miracle grow infused water in. Everything is nice and damp. Soil is indoor potting soil from walmart.

wheelman1976

It looks great as far as I can tell. I just bought a 200watt fluorescent bulb to put up over it to give it some full spectrum light during the day since my windows are on the North side. Trying to keep from putting it in a little used front bedroom that faces south. http://i1204.photobucket.com/albu...

wheelman1976

Just got my palm today! I have to say it looks great, I think it helps they shipped it in the grow pot with all the dirt still in it. Looks like a nice healthy root system based on what was already growing outside of the pot.

wheelman1976

I've got an old swing arm desk light that I plan on mounting on my window sill and looking for a way to use one in that. I think that's rated for 100watts, but will have to check.

wheelman1976

Ha, your pot for your fan palm looks like the one I bought this weekend for the fan palm I'm getting delivered this week! Nice!

wheelman1976

Anyone have a recommendation on a grow light to use with a mexican fan palm I will be getting this week? It's not practical for me to put this in a south facing window at my house. So I'm thinking a North window with a grow light. Can anyone point me in a good direction to go?

wheelman1976

depends on your definition of cheap.

I would love a place in the florida keys but just the thought of maintenance when I live 1500 miles away just doesn't seem in the cards anytime soon.

wheelman1976

No I never got a tripod but I wrap all the palms differently from year to year always experimenting. But to answer your questions I sometimes give the palms plenty of protection frost cloth-burlap-bubble wrap silver insulation and mulch and sometimes nothing and they still pull thru I made a video ...

wheelman1976

sashaeffer wrote: So Mike, what you saying is the insulation you provide the plants is such you don't need a large wattage light bulb to provide added warmth? If so, how thick is the Styrofoam your using?

Do you have a video specifically showing you assembling the structures?

I second this request!

wheelman1976

Better get crackin'!

wheelman1976

Since I'm planning on parking this one in a pot for some time, what would be the best soil mix? I have some sand in a bucket from when I poured my concrete as well as a couple bags of potting soil. Anyone got some recommendations on mix ratios along with anything else I should mix in?

wheelman1976

Got one on order. We'll see how it goes. I'd like to put it outside eventually and get it going through my winters with protection... we'll see though!

wheelman1976

Are we talking direct sunlight?

The windows where I'd move enjoy the plant are on the north... but there is a guest bedroom that faces south with huge windows....

wheelman1976

I'm thinking of buying a few smaller palms for inside the house to keep that tropical feeling alive through the winter months and thinking a Mexican Fan palm would be perfect. I've had certain palms indoors before and they were messy in that there was some sort of fallout that fell out onto the carp...

wheelman1976

I wish they were a bit more cold hardy... I think I'm gonna pass on this one as an outdoor option for the foreseeable future. It's still looks really cool when it gets big though!

wheelman1976

Also, what will you do with that queen palm? Just let it die?

wheelman1976

Great video, next time or when you box up, I would be interested in seeing your boxes a bit closer. It looks like you just have two inch styrofoam sheets and duct taped them together or do you have some sort of nails/fasteners? So long as I don't kill mine this winter, next spring I'm on the lookout...

wheelman1976

Nice and tall! We grow ours in a pot as well. It is outside right now but we never let it see anything under 30 F. Call me chicken. W would be furipus if I left it outdoors. Then again, she is from Michigan where it gets really cold.... "He" is from Michigan. :-) Once it gets too tall for...

wheelman1976

I was just looking at this palm and it looks pretty cool, read that it can tolerate temps down to 20 degrees and of course it has me thinking if it's possible to get one through a midwest winter with protection. Anyone half experience with one where they had to box it up? Share any experiences!

wheelman1976

Mike, in watching one of your older vids when you had the boxes up and were checking on the palms, it looked like inside of your styro box the palm was wrapped in plastic. Is that how you do yours? Pull all the fronds up, wrap with plastic and then put your fluorescents in between the plastic wrap a...

wheelman1976

Tim, A child's delight is the only good thing about it... showing a pretty consistent 44 degrees Above freezing, save your electricity. :wink: I've been making sure my thermocubes are working before the full wrap when I won't be able to see much. Gotta remember this is my first year wintering so it...

wheelman1976

I was out fortifying my huts a bit more to keep mine as dry as I could before I wrap with plastic in a few weeks. Interesting that as I'm watching tonight outside temps are in the 30's but in my hut in the middle of all my Christmas lights it's showing a pretty consistent 44 degrees. And the huts ar...

wheelman1976

coconutmike wrote:Hey Barb-so far mostly all foam. my locations are not super windy and use cristmas lawn ornament screw-in anchors to secure boxes in place and sometimes glue the boxes to railway ties .
mike

any wrapping with heavy plastic inside or out?

wheelman1976

Wow that looks like it is a lot of work . Your zone seems cold for B.C. Are you as cold as Montreal. If not you surely can make easier structures . Big job but GREAT job CoconutMike Mike, when you make your boxes, how much are foam vs frame? or do you have some that are just all foam held together ...

wheelman1976

I will use styrofoam box and lights- I have not decided what type of lighting yet although it will require more protection than trachycarpus Keep this thread updated on that if possible. I would love to know it's possible to keep one in Michigan. Out of curiosity, how windy is it by you? You appear...

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