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Looks fantastic, nice work!

Yes my new palms showed up 1.5 weeks ago! They have been in a green house most all their life. So I have been acclimating them to the outside weather and sun. However the sun has been hindered by the crappy rain and cold we have had. Just wondering is it starting to get too late to get these palms i...

canadianplant wrote:It starts with palms.... then banana... then "not so hardy" fruit trees, then desert plants............ Palms are the gateway drug of the plant hobby!

Welcome aboard.

Love that gateway drug comment, Canadianplant. LOL

But welcome aboard.

I will keep that in mind. Never thought of raising the root ball up a bit.

Thanks.

Hello all I have two palms arriving on wednesday, Trachycarpus fortune and a Sylvester palm. I am looking for hole preparation tips. I am planning on digging wide and deep and backfilling with quality soil. But what is the best soil to choose? During winter is nessisary to have heating tape under th...

On my Washingtonia robusta, are these flat oval shaped parasites.
They are not moving and do not appear to have legs and lay flat on the stalks and leaves.

Anyone have any idea and if so how do i get rid of them?

I don't know Barb.........hope it pulls through. Plants are funny. Cameron sent me some Protea seed and it grow fine last year and started growing again this year.........I repotted it 2 weeks ago and both plants appear to by dying? This _ucks. I babied those and not they'll be dead soon. PS, they ...

I am speechless.

My bananas right now, the leaves are droopy.

Good job!

If anyone has any electrical questions feel free to ask. I am a licensed Electrician and Millwright. However you only need one GFi and then tie the other reseptical to the load side of that GFI. If it is possible I would recommend direct earth burrial with PVC conduit to electrical boxes for the rec...

I do not like the Christmas lights anymore. A few years ago I wrapped my palms with berlap and built a frame with plastic all around it. Wrapped the lights around the burlap and added some mulch to the base of the plant. Well let me tell you get out the marshmallows and hotdogs. I had a towering inf...

The castors look amazing. The rest of the garden too. Great work.

Love it.

OK, you asked for pictures so there are some from last year. Brugsmansia in garden three months old. http://s14.postimage.org/ypzmuwytp/Brugs_in_garden_three_months_old.jpg Another shot http://s16.postimage.org/bs93j2lip/Brugs_in_garden_three_months_old2.jpg Variegated Brugsmansia http://s15.postima...

TerdalFarm wrote:Welcome!
Lots of great information here.
Are you into Brugmansia?

Yes I love them

Yes, the yard looks awesome!!!!

Did you grow your Trachycarpus for a while indoors before planting it outside, or did it start from a younger plant outside? I live in zone 5B/6A depending on the map you look at.

Here is a few pics. The Palm in this Picture is over 6' tall after 3 years http://s12.postimage.org/dpgfjbbgp/palm3.jpg This picture shows the trunk starting at 6" at the base and tapering to 2" at foliage http://s17.postimage.org/o4szteo3f/palm2.jpg The leaf stalks are thorny. http://s14....

I am from Ontario Canada, and new to the forum.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone. I hope there are many things that I can help with, but also learn from you all.

Cheers.

Brugs B.