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lucky1

Hey, what a super present...wow.
Beats another set of drill bits.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Barb

lucky1

Certainly better than mine fared, Beny.
And you were colder longer than my area.

Well done!

Barb

lucky1

cheap made in China Christmas lights and bulbs

Yup, total crap.

lucky1

Doug, good results considering the winter you folks had. Hilarious that the lights are still in the manufacturer's retail holders. :lol: Obviously worked. I always lay my C9s on the ground to keep the ground from freezing. And as Beny says, heat goes up, keeping the fronds warmish. Thanks for the ...

lucky1

Tell Bill I'm too old for the male. :clown: :lol: And a big hello back to him...thanks. Hope Bill's palms fared as well as yours during snowmageddon this winter. And send some of that snowmelt water out to the Okanagan where it's needed. My mind still remembers when he bought all those huge palms ...

lucky1

Nice work! Congrats.
It's a beauty.

Barb

lucky1

Jim's thrilled he's at 70F

obviously.

Sounds like it's been very cool the past two mornings.
I'd recommend keeping the snow/rain off them.

Good luck.
Barb

lucky1

Agree with everybody, Beny.
They're old enough to bounce back this summer.

What a crappy winter you folks had.

Barb

lucky1

Love the trimmed appearance, Marceli.

lucky1

IMO your results are great considering the brutal winter back East.

lucky1

Yeah, I recall the TV story on their lawsuit against the Saskatchewan farmer whose cropfield was contaminated.
Monsanto contaminated his crop, yet Monsanto won the lawsuit because they convinced the judge HIS crop was screwing up their GMO field crop!
The poor old guy.

Judges bought and paid for.

lucky1

tack some plastic back down

and the plastic is brittle...

lucky1

Lobbying by Monsanto prevents governments from doing what the public wants, which is GMO labelling on all food products. No matter how small/minimal the GMO ingredient is in the total product. I say let the public decide whether they want to eat that stuff. Multinational deciding for us? ya right ...

lucky1

Incredible growth in 6-7 short years Jim.

lucky1

Thanks Jim and Phil.
Time will tell what's up with this guy.

No water during the 5-6 months was a mistake I know.
Just didn't get around to it.

Barb

lucky1

Hey Jim, I remember that early photo.
What year was that?
Very cool to see it again.

And look at it now...wowsers.

Barb

lucky1

ice station zebra

A shiver went down my back when I saw the winter pics.

Barb

lucky1

Points well made, Jim. I always thought a T-3 was way too warm...we were trying to get a Trachy more hardy after all. Not keep it from ever seeing freezing temps. The trunk was bent last year too, and I wondered if it was getting too dark there with adjacent trees shading it from even morning sun ...

lucky1

You'll be thrilled with how they respond to GH lighting.

lucky1

Nice, Mike. Congrats on getting a GH.
The seedlings will do well in there.

Barb

lucky1

Nope, not gonna hurricane cut it. Watered the hell out of it...no water since last September. Going to hold off checking whether trunk/spears are mushy... I'll prolong the bad news. :wink: Yup, this winter (and last) were mild compared to years ago. We had a night of -21C in November, followed by ...

lucky1

Removed palm hut finally. Door had been open for a couple of months. It's leaning like mad. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/16236720873" title="008 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7585/16236720873_b324c02984.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="008 ...

lucky1

50cm of soil versus using the top 5 cm...hmm, that's interesting, John. Hopefully the public continues pressure on government to compel labelling of GMO (in any food content). And not hidden behind such ludicrous descriptions as "natural flavors"...nothing natural about lab-concocted food. Barb

lucky1

Hoping the big Trachy makes it Chad.

All in all, considering the last 2 winters for you folks, little damage.

Fingers crossed on the sick ones.

Barb

lucky1

Wow to the size of everything.
And that it isn't half dead.

Barb

lucky1

Great photos of what the sun tube does, Scott. John, I visited a friend who recently renovated his "middle of the house bathroom" which had no windows. On a tour of the renovations, during a half-cloudy day, I was absolutely floored by the amount of "daylight" in his normally dark shower enclosure ...

lucky1

John, I think you have to go through ALL the ceilings of your house to get that bird of paradise inside.

lucky1

Love the sun tube idea!

lucky1

Nice!
Sure getting some size to them

Barb

lucky1

John, my BoP hated being in the cold building every winter, and never bloomed. Despite fertilizing late summer in other years, its first time blooming was the first winter it spent in the warm house by a sunny sidelight at front door. Preferred fertilizer for BoP is 3-1-5, or 12-4-8 with extra ...

lucky1

Always loved that circle. Great seeing the growth they've made in a few short years. Scrolling down your Flickr page is a jaw-dropper. From palms in Kelowna and Vancouver to your winter protection; also everything outside in summer. Wow. The ONLY thing I have on you is my BoP is blooming. :booty ...

lucky1

Well done, Scott.

The garage palms did really really well too.
Great specimens.

Barb

lucky1

The biggest one is a Sabal, I presume?

even pushed a spear over the winter.

Yet some people from milder zones report losses...

Barb

lucky1

Great comparison shot, Scott.
That CIDP looks like mine today

As always, the Trachy wins.

Barb

lucky1

Thanks Jim.
Today noticed a bunch of ants on it.
They're probably placing scale eggs back on the fronds from the soil.

Buggers!!

lucky1

Thanks guys.
Yup...that Brahea is such a lovely color.

What a size difference from its twin, which is still potted and in the cold building.

Barb

lucky1

Glad you're finally getting a break, Mike.

What a cutie that puppy is.

lucky1

I'm amazed at how robust this Washy spear looks...man, is it ever thick! The other Washy isn't doing as well. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/16581383950" title="246 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7627/16581383950_1c3ff9119a.jpg" width="375 ...

lucky1

Gorgeous second pic, Scott.
Wow.

Barb

lucky1

We had 15C too yesterday, marceli

Mike, we'll have to buy water from you this year because we can't afford to buy it from our utility.

Snowpack/water reservoir way low.

Barb

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