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- Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:20 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
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This winter was the one of the coldest winter during last 50 years. I'm not sure if my USDA-zone is still 6a. We have had 25 days with subzero temps by Celsius. It was -30 C once. :shock: But my palms shelter was a good protection for my plants. The styrofoam of 9 cm is a good insulator. Inside of m...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
- Sun May 29, 2011 12:15 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:44 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:01 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
At first i have to say my plants grow near my fathers house. It means two things: warm ground in winter and good microclimate. My shelter is box that built from the styrofoam 2-inch panels. It has size 1x1x0,5 meters. I took 4 panels and spliced it with glue. After this i excavated trench with box-s...
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:35 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
Here is pic of my fortunei http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/1948/pict0717.jpg Jubaea and sabal minor http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6350/pict0718b.jpg Fortunei seedlings, laurus, araucaria angustifolia http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8587/pict0720.jpg And common view on my plants http://img...
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:05 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:25 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18463
My cordyline australis after winter 2010-2011
Hello guys! The spring is coming despite some freezes at night. It was a fine weather today and i opened my palm cover. Here is pic of my cordyline australis. It's looking fine after winter. It was -19 C this winter once.
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:09 am
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: List of remote vs adjacent germination?
- Replies: 2
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- Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:49 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: What happened to exotic plants?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4122
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:31 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: What happened to exotic plants?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4122
What happened to exotic plants?
I'm sorry for some OFFtopic. :oops: One man asked me what happened to his plant but i didn't know what to answer him. I think it maybe overwatering? Here are some pics: This is magnolia grandiflora http://s013.radikal.ru/i323/1101/97/08b484552155.jpg This is evergreen Rhododendron http://s014.radika...
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:38 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: WTH is wrong with my cordyline
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8714
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:48 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: WTH is wrong with my cordyline
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8714
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:09 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Uninsulated palm enclosures
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19215
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:04 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: WTH is wrong with my cordyline
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8714
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:32 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Uninsulated palm enclosures
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19215
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:01 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: WTH is wrong with my cordyline
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8714
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:55 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Unheated Trachy Experiment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4186
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:50 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Uninsulated palm enclosures
- Replies: 42
- Views: 19215
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:32 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:25 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:10 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:31 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:49 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
I have to say some very interesting things. :wink: I have digital temperature sensors DS18B20. One sensor inside the box and is connected to the my fathers computer with twisted pair. Then the temperature outside was -13,3 for short time inside the box was -0,4 C :!: Usually we have followed temps: ...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
Thanks a lot for good replyes. The seedlings which i received from Max are tr. fortunei Naples. Barb, our minimum temp has been about -13,3 C or so. A have a good microclimate. There are many forests around my town. We have nuclear power plant at the north-west location. It is 15 kilometers from our...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:03 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Got it covered.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17010
Our daytemp was -4 C today. I decided to open my styrofoam box. Here is what i saw. http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9796/allexotics.jpg This is my cordyline australis. It is suffered from combination of moisture and low temp http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9756/cordyline.jpg This is my palm whic...
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:45 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Covered my trachies and trunked yucca, a few pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13005
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:18 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Covered my trachies and trunked yucca, a few pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13005
- Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:40 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Covered my trachies and trunked yucca, a few pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13005
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:52 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Covered my trachies and trunked yucca, a few pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13005
mnpalms, i see your zone looks like my zone 6a, not 4b or 5f. My minimum temperature for last 20 years is -29,1 C. It looks like yours. But my average min for last 20 years is -21 C. It is a true zone 6a. What do you think of it? Do you know your average min for last 20 years? P.S. On the our russia...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:37 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: One of my trachys
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4481
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:34 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:24 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:14 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
Tim, realy my area is borderline beetween 6a and 6b. This is in case if calculate it with official data from the meteo-station. We have no any meteo-station in our city. It is located in the another city. My city is more warmer. I have a good microclimate. It is not a long way from me to the local n...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:50 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Thermocube T-3
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15383
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:20 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:38 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:40 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253
TimMAz6, i have never tried araucaria araucana outdoor :cry: But i have this one as indoor plant. It is very little. I'm going to grow it for more large size and plant it outdoor. I see one thing - araucana grows too slow in comparison to angustifolia. Yes, my climate is more colder than yours. If i...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:30 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Has anyone tried araucaria angustifolia outdoor?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 27253