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- Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:55 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: New idea for palm huts this winter.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 210976
Nice, good job...as i can see, you did not put light around the foliage right ? So the heat produced by the light at the base of the palm go up and heat the foliage. That what i should do with the wrapping. Its almost the same way instead of having plastic barrel its Ayrfoil and tarp. Finally it doe...
- Sun Apr 05, 2015 2:40 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Finally starting to unwrap some palms..
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13603
Thx guy's, The temp. will warm up next days...will be over the 10c, 50f mark starting friday and for long the forecaster can see :D ...finally...and up to 16c, 60f next week :shock: , the spring here is 2-3 weeks.lol...will unwrap lot of palms starting wednesday, hope they will have best shape :wink...
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:09 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Finally starting to unwrap some palms..
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13603
Finally starting to unwrap some palms..
I started to unwrap some palms at my home, all protected with the wrapping method. My oldest Trachy as suffered from this terrible winter here in north east near Montréal. It s completely defoliated, but the spear looks ok. And the other one , 8 feet tall, had the same result. I have 2 big Needle pa...
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:10 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Is it time to uncover or should I wait a couple weeks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10269
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:06 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Sick of winter.......
- Replies: 26
- Views: 44280
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:16 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Uncovered Everything Today
- Replies: 57
- Views: 39091
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:54 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:43 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Tallest palm tree zone 6b-7a Kelowna British Columbia
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8439
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:32 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
Damn it....i know Marcelli, i always Watch the weather around the world. And you have a nice winter for now in Europe. And the western part of North America too. Always have the worst temp. here :cry: ...the cold air still remain over the Québec and Ontario province :shock: ....as usual... thats my ...
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:28 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:04 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Canary Palm thriving in Nashville
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13597
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:22 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Snow-maggedon
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7991
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 6:02 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some palms from vacation.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6360
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:17 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:13 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Looks like a Green Christmas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6680
Still half of feet of snow on the ground. But things will change in the next days. High near 45-50F, 7-10c for Xmas day. Never seen this before. Our normal is -4c and -13c. Forecast for tuesday trough saturday is +4c,+5c, +8c, +3c, +1c...all that snow should melt :D . If that happen, we will maybe s...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:49 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
HA ! Hope you r right Paul :lol: ....for those interrested, i left a Sabal minor in pot outside during 2 weeks with temp. below freezing during the night and maybe 2-3 days above 0c during the day. The soil in the pot were completely frozen ( hard). I bring the palm inside when i came back from vaca...
- Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:00 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
- Replies: 62
- Views: 184907
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some palms
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9894
Barb, i don t know if they were all Canadian. But for sure, they were a lot, especially in Arizona. In the desert on each side of the road, near Quartsite, its only that you see :shock: ... Tavi, There's the aerial tramway to do, but if you go at the Joshua tree national park ( 1 hour from Palmsprin...
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:29 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some palms
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9894
Just return from a 10 days trip in Nevada,California and Arizona. It was beautifull especially the Death Valley and Joshua tree national park. I went to Indian palms canyon near Palm Spring, Awesome :shock: Lot of Washingtonia Filifera :D ...I saw the Imperial sand dunes in southern California near ...
- Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:45 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:07 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
I think the tape heat at around 45-50c or 120F. Don t forget with the wrapping, you don t have much space to heat ! Even with the box method the heat tape works. I have a 10 foots box at one of my customer with a 24 foots heat tape and the palm had no dommage last winter. The thermostat in the heat ...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:02 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
I do not use the thermocube with the heat tape. It has is own thermostat. But if you use a T3 with C9, install your T3 Inside the protection, as you say near the crown. The thermostat in the heat tape ( i use 2 heat tape, one on the ground and another around the trunck and foliage ) should be Inside...
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Last Monday it was 72F here
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4752
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:40 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
Here's another video guy's...forecaster are saying 5-10 cm of snow tomorrow ....just finish to wrap all palms today, it was tight ....
http://youtu.be/bTzjyHVtA4g
Ben
http://youtu.be/bTzjyHVtA4g
Ben
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:11 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:45 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
Dont worry Whellman, your palms sould be fine tooeven with the cloth Inside. There s less 20% chance to have fungus problems . No arctic blast for us now. It was 13c or 55F today :D ...cooling down to 50F tomorrow then 32F on saturday. Will start to cover my palms at my home thursday. By next sunday...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
Wheelman, The thing is to avoid if possible any leaves to touch very cold enclosure. But the windmill start having dommage at around 0F. I think is better to put the frost cloth outside the enclosure to prevent the cloth keeping the moisture from the palm. To avoid fungus problems. If you put some l...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
Barb, I use the pink insulation over the Ayrfoil and Under the tarp. Like this, never that insulation touch the foliage. Its only to prevent the leaves to touch a too much cold enclosure, but thats an experiment this winter. I wrapped only 4 palms with that. Tavi, There s the way to do with the wrap...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:15 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
- Replies: 41
- Views: 57543
Palms protection 2014-15
Just started to protect few palms here north of Montréal. All palms will be covered at my Customer by next weekend and will protect mine the week after. Almost all palms will be protected with the wrapping technique.
Here s a video, enjoy
http://youtu.be/fg7gbNhH52w
Ben
Here s a video, enjoy
http://youtu.be/fg7gbNhH52w
Ben
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Milder Winter perhaps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6203
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:59 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost advisory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7557
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:55 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Few news palms pics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3857
Few news palms pics
Hi guy's, there s some new pics of palms trees i planted around Montréal this summer. And some pics of my older palms! The pics with 2 Needles palms is at my home, brand new deck :D ... Enjoy :D Ben http://s1.postimg.org/hhj9nazfv/WP_20140727_001.jpg http://s9.postimg.org/yf7i8zlej/WP_20140802_003.j...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: End of summer Tropical garden pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13096
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:36 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: End of summer Tropical garden pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13096
Hi Edmar, I have an Opuntia since 10 years now, and he made it every winter with no problem and no protection, as well for the Yucca filimentosa. I tried to protect in the past musa basjoo, but never had good result here. The plant started from the roots in the spring. And make to much time to grown...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:12 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: New idea for palm huts this winter.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 210976
Im agree 905, but if i use the fiberglass insulation , i will put it over the small insulation ( for hot water reservoir, AYRFOIL). So between the tarp and the AYRFOIL. Like that, never the fiberglass insulation will touch the fronds and that will prevent the fronds to touch the cold tarp :) ... Ben
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:49 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: End of summer Tropical garden pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13096
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: New idea for palm huts this winter.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 210976
In my case, this year with the wrapping, i will add some fiberglass insulation ( 2-3 inches) around the foliage to prevent the leaves to touch directly the cold enclosure. That caused a few burn tips on the exterior leaves of the palms, expecialy with the Trachy's. Did not have burn tips on the Buti...
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:57 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Road Trip... Some Scenic Pictures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6284
- Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:43 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: The tale of unprotected young trachys
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6662