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By now I guess you guys have heard all about the tornadoes that have come thru the central and Midwestern states,I was a another lucky one again,tornado came with a mile or two of my house,only bad weather I had was the orange slice sized hail and the heavy rain and strong winds,I could hear the tor...

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Thanks
I will

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Thanks
Will look for one,always wanting to add hardy fruit to the garden.

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Because you never see them dead on the road during the winter time!
Don't know if they hibernate,or just don't travel far from there den in the winter!

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Are there hardy Citrumelos?

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I hope not too!
But no spear pull,and I tried hard 3 times to get it to pull.
In the past I always had spear pull and the trunks would be soft and mushy.
It does worry me that the spear is fried,but my washy robusta has had the same thing with heat protection and it came thru ok.
Time will tell!!!

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Thanks all!
Haven't seen any mice around here either,but saw 3 dead skunks on the road to work this morning,that was always the sign that spring was getting close!

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Hardy orange tree is about 7ft tall or better,had one fruit last summer,but I missed place it somewhere and forgot!!!! Thanks Barb,no copper,as the crown seem to be very dry,I think the spear pull is from the cold,not moisture related. Erik yes no heat,I'm surprised,as I have tried filifera many tim...

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Ginger is her name. Last summer,she came to my gardens and would hide in the clumping bamboo and stalk me with her eyes. But when I tried to get close to her,she'd run away. Update,long story short,now anywhere I sit down,she jumps in my lap wanting attention,petted and belly rub! She now sleeps in ...

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First Washy filifera ,straw bales and greenhouse plastic,after -18* fried foliage and spear,but no spear pull,trunk is firm all 2 ft of it. [/img]<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f_u5se2XbiRD_mqAza9rPA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_of77_...

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Thanks Dean
It is 12ft tall and I have a loft in there,and they seem to grow nicely up there,I have fans blowing from all directions and they seem to thrive up there in the top of the greenhouse.

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Kaw! Kaw! Been there!
But I still have a queen outside a growing!

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Very enjoyable,but I must say my arms starting hurting watching all that swaying motion from the spray cans.!LOL

Great job~

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And they really grow faster than you think. I have a couple about 3 yrs now and closing in about 5ft tall. I tried a experiment,by giving them as much miracle grow as I could dare,and more sunshine than normally would as a young seedling,as afraid they might fry! They came thru great,so don't be afr...

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PM me your slow addy,and I'll get it to you soon as I can!
I didn't expect you to win either!!!LOL

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Well the suspense is killing me!!!LOL

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I'll take that bet!!!!!
Your choice of seed.
Guadalupe seed
Robusta seed
Queen Seed
Kentia seed
Trachycarpus seed
Sabal mauritifolmis
Chameadorea Radicalis
Trrinax Morrissii

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Looking real good!
Hopefully it won't be as cold as there predicting.
Did you water the roots any?

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But when you learn one thing one way for years its hard to change,or remember the change! I don't guess there even in the same genius. Florida Gardner forum,says they call it a dwarf royal because it looks like one,and they just use it as a common name. But to me the trunks look completely different...

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All I can say is confusions!

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What is this?
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I think it depends on the palm. A under story palm,grows on a lot less sunshine,which would be a palm that good use winter feeding,as it is in active growing mode,I think the chameadorea family is one that can benefit from some winter feeding,as there are use to growing in a lot less sunshine,which ...

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Thanks bill,at least 2 months or more before spring,I think were half way there! Erik,from the mushy spot up,the trunk on the basjoo was just as firm as can be,,must have been a draft in there,don't know where! I'll know next time to bring the cable all the way down and maybe even on the ground. Yep...

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Thanks,I'm pretty sure they will,because still firm from rotted mushy spot to the ground,which is a couple inches or more,so from the ground up 2 or 3 inches,still firm mushy spot was about 4 inches to the heat tape,and this basjoo was closer to the palm than the one that is still standing,go figure...

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With temps at or above 58* today I went inside my palm hut and discovered one of my basjoos about 10ft tall fallen over. Its base had must have froze,just above ground level,right where my tape heat ended,rest of trunk is real firm,so I checked the other standing basjoo, same there it to is soft,but...

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Good insulation!!!
Fox news some places got 17",how much did you get?
They just said another one coming in a week just like the last one,hopefully it will go out to sea!

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Thanks Barb
Very good read!

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What will you be doing in your spare time????
What is the latest you might still get snow?
I know someone in Thunder Bay,that sometimes gets snow in May,lasting until June.
Good Luck with your germination rate.
Don

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John
Washy really look very nice,to you heat your garage,and what temps does it hold in there during the coldest spell?

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And I haven't been attacked by a vampire all night!
Did your orange croaked of cancer???LOL

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Mine is pretty much 9ft tall now,and still in a 2 gallon pot,and busting at the seams!!!
Waiting for spring to pot up,mine it is in my sunroom,where I can hose it down daily!
Welcome studmaster!!!

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I have a couple old monitors,I wonder if I can find a way to use a old web cam I have and make it work!
Going to look into for next yr!

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Just a thought here,they say when you open a refrigerator door,it takes 20 minutes to cool it back down to the temperature your keeping it at,and when you open the hut to place all the bottles to you think,it takes 20 minutes to get the palm hut back up to the temperature it was before you open the ...

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A drop or 2 of dish soap in your water spray bottle will do wonders,also along with a little tobaccy water!

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All and all ,looking pretty darn good!
January is usually the coldest month of the year,but i have seen cold Feb and march as well,hopefully it will get warmer and the worse is over,seem like the colder weather is moving further to the east!

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Been using the neem oil,it does have a garlic smell to me!!!

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Your palm pro,looks to be excellent food for your palms,dripping rain coat was a great idea as well,even if you did a dog shake in front of your palm would only been better!!!LOL John you know when it comes to using the fish poop!!!!! You know I have never ever counted the amount of fish I have,neve...

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Yep,Learned as lesson for sure about not lighting the heater sooner,I hope it will come back when serious heat comes around late spring.
Days are getting longer,praying for a earl spring.mealy bugs are starting to get to me!!!!

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Barb,thanks for the link I'm assuming these are ground planted coconuts and not in containers,but from my readings,they need a small of amount of manganese as well as magnesium so try to find that in your fertilizer if at all possible. I believe a lot of palm growers down south by the Carl pool palm...

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Which seems to be the hardiest. Well my green fried its leaves with just a few hours of 40* temperatures,but didn't phase the golden,or the giant bird of paradise,triangle palm,sorry about the pics,the sun had gone down already had to use a flash. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K...

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