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by lucky1
Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:58 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: My yuccas, Central Europe, Poland, zone 6.
Replies: 291
Views: 2209356

They're getting to a nice size, Marceli, where they can probably take anything winter can throw at them. Beautiful, also the Big Mama pups in the previous photo. Igor, glad winter hasn't been too cold yet. But snow cover will be very good for the seedllings. We're getting V E R Y cold now. :verycold...
by lucky1
Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:54 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Yucca shelter + lots of snow!
Replies: 9
Views: 7659

Nice yuccas, Edmar! My old (yup...25 yrs or so) filamentosas are bulletproof. Never protected and they receive snow, hail, rain, cold winds. They always look worse after winter when there's been little snow. Re your plastic roof...maybe a broomhandle stuck in the middle like a tent pole would make s...
by lucky1
Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Some palms from vacation.
Replies: 11
Views: 5828

Aaron, I especially remember your first pic of the Bisbee pair with that cute little house.
They bounced back with a vengeance.

Barb
by lucky1
Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:45 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: dead waggie
Replies: 15
Views: 9615

mike, mulch bags provide excellent cold protection...should've been enough.

Hope it (they) bounce back in the spring.
by lucky1
Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:40 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Bet your little daughter loves the snow, Aaron!
We've got about a foot on the ground now.

Temperature's dropping like a stone today...BRRRRR!
But sunshine is worth the cold weather.

Barb
by lucky1
Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:46 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Nice pic, Erik.
Arctic air is coming next week.
Ours is starting in a day or two.

:lickice:

We got some snow after all on Christmas Eve, everything looked so beautiful Christmas morning.
Snowing all day today, 4 or 5 inches on the ground.

Barb
by lucky1
Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:36 am
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Canadian tire thought I was nuts buying kiddie pools in October
And then you told 'em it was for palm trees :lol: :lol: :lol:
by lucky1
Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

4 foot kiddie pools and throw all my pots in the pool and I just toss in a bit of water once a week and under a grow light every thing seems really happy
That's one heck of a good idea!

Barb
by lucky1
Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:07 am
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

transplant into a garbage can, my wife will haul it to the curb That's many years away for a CIDP which have a huge amount of fleshy roots. Mine had been going into serious decline for years and was barely hanging on. suppose there's not a very big market for what we do. Yeah, isn't that the truth!...
by lucky1
Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:41 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: Looks like a Green Christmas
Replies: 5
Views: 5759

Looks like a Green Christmas

Merry Christmas to everybody and their families! :reindeer:
And a healthy and happy 2015.

No snow here in the valleys: http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vernon ... cast/52852

Barb
by lucky1
Sat Dec 20, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

That's encouraging, Erik, because it's a beautiful palm.
Albeit deciduous. :lol: :lol:
by lucky1
Sat Dec 20, 2014 1:13 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

I lost newly in the ground CIDP in Manzanita, Oregon, to the cold last winter. Yeah, that was a shame Erik...kind of surprised me actually. Especially when your Shaving Brush palm made it (which is good). But I would've bet money that CIDP would survive what Shaving Brush would not. IMO, always a g...
by lucky1
Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:52 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

shnay good one :lol: a 1 gal pot CIDP might be happy in pot(s) for a few years, say, until it's a 5 gallon. Mine did best in the hottest windiest spot, with lots of water. It actually lived in pots for probably 30+ years, finally ending up in a plastic garbage can with tons of drain holes drilled i...
by lucky1
Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:22 am
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Today's morning temp.: 50F / 10C.
Wow, that is great, marceli!

Looks like cold has shifted seasons. :D

Barb
by lucky1
Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:47 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Enjoy, guys !!!!
Yeah, that was a wicked cold spell in November, we had it too.
And another very cold blast on its way for us right after Christmas. BRRR.

One cold week in November then one cold week in December...not bad.

And then the days start to get longer...
:lol:
by lucky1
Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:27 am
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Ben, you sent some overnight. :lol:
An inch on the ground.
So pretty.

Need more to cover the dog poop in the back yard...

Barb
by lucky1
Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:10 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: No complaints
Replies: 62
Views: 110225

Having grown up in Vancouver, I recognized those Oregon raindrops :lol:
Incredible amount of rain on the wet coast in the last 3 weeks.

Nice and mild here, hoping for a blanket of snow to ward off a green Christmas.
Hard to sled on grass...

Barb
by lucky1
Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:05 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: desert garden blog
Replies: 81
Views: 394551

will be working on few places down south.
Good for you Aaron.
Admit it...you just want to do more landscaping in several places there. :lol: :lol:

Barb
by lucky1
Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:29 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: desert garden blog
Replies: 81
Views: 394551

can't wait to take my little one south to see a real saguaro, she will be amazed
In the meantime, your saguaro photos will do.
And it's about time for another trip to your retirement property.
Lots to look forward to.

12 years...then you'll have endless project hours and days.
Barb
by lucky1
Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:23 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
Replies: 21
Views: 10504

or I'd have a ton more.
Road trip. :lol:
by lucky1
Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:17 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
Replies: 21
Views: 10504

Licuala over the sink in the kitchen Have been wondering how it's doing, Jim. Silver Date(larger) and the other large one is a regular CIDP both will stay in the pots. I picked up two smaller ones though with the intent of planting one in the ground...when I figure out where and watch and see how y...
by lucky1
Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:31 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
Replies: 21
Views: 10504

Sagos get so nice with time. I almost lost one of mine, all the leaves yellowed and someone here said to water the heck out of it and it popped back with a vengeance. My planted CIDP looked great all summer, but didn't seem to grow very much. I had expected it to take off once it was in the ground, ...
by lucky1
Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:49 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
Replies: 21
Views: 10504

Nice that it's grown so large.
by lucky1
Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:24 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: desert garden blog
Replies: 81
Views: 394551

Wow, Aaron, you've done so much to transform your place. Incredible beauty, love the paths and rock berms. Silver/blue plants look so beautiful with rocks. Good idea to prune those trees so they show more of the landscape. Your daughter is growing up fast, lovely girl. Now go get her that saguaro. :...
by lucky1
Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:16 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
Replies: 21
Views: 10504

Scott, wow has your collection ever grown! :D
Good work on protection.

Curious why you've tied Sago fronds in the greenhouse.

Barb
by lucky1
Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:12 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: New idea for palm huts this winter.
Replies: 44
Views: 150848

Doug, I'm guessing that the slab wood of the doors is a better insulator against cold than 1/4 inch thick plastic.

Barb
by lucky1
Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:58 am
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: Round cement forms
Replies: 5
Views: 5637

Good point, Adam.
by lucky1
Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:56 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Some palms
Replies: 13
Views: 8968

Total eye candy, Beny, thanks.
So beautiful.

Bet those RVs were all Canadians :lol:

Barb
by lucky1
Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:46 am
Forum: Cold Hardy - General
Topic: Winter protection etc 2014
Replies: 9
Views: 7930

That opaca's a beauty, Paul. -20C :lol: :lol: we've had it, but you haven't. You may recall that last year I inverted a plastic garbage can over my unknown yucca (thought to be elata). A nice shoot emerged from the roots this summer as winter almost killed it. This winter it's in a clear plastic cov...
by lucky1
Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:28 am
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: Round cement forms
Replies: 5
Views: 5637

Would? or wouldn't use leaves, Jim? Flammable is why I never used leaves inside an enclosure. Each year, the odd dry maple leaf blows inside palm enclosures while I'm installing the covers. With C-9 incandescents lying on the ground heating the enclosures all winter, I'm always amazed at just how br...
by lucky1
Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:22 am
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: Back out!
Replies: 2
Views: 3787

Good luck with the ones you've left out, Erik.

It's been a brutal stretch of cold this last week.

Barb
by lucky1
Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:59 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

I recall how successful that's been for you, Jim.
Nice and sturdy.
Good job.

But no heat tape, just C-9s, right?

Barb
by lucky1
Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:11 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

Phoenix went from 3'6" to nearly 6' in one summer
Wow, that's quite the growth spurt.

Any photos from yesterday?

Barb
by lucky1
Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:39 pm
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: Best winter protection for SE Kansas (zone 7a)
Replies: 5
Views: 6439

boxes from that inch-thick pink or blue foam insulation. Agree with suggestions, especially never watering in winter. I'd add a 40 pound rock to the top of the foam boxes, spreading the weight over a 1 x 6 board so the box doesn't collapse. Otherwise those boxes will be in Lake Erie within a week. ...
by lucky1
Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:33 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

-6c at my cottage in Harrison
Might want to bring the tender stuff back to your North Vancouver home in Spring.
-6C is pretty cold for a young CIDP...

And then you can spend hours and hours building protection in your home's yard. :lol:
Good luck.
Barb
by lucky1
Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:49 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

Nice flowers on that female, Beny.

The male trachy sure has a thick trunk ... wow.
Mine's taller and only 1/5 that diameter.
Strange.
:|

Thanks for the video look!
by lucky1
Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:14 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: Yucca/Agave
Replies: 19
Views: 18256

OK, Aaron, rostratas and that one. :lol: :lol:
by lucky1
Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:56 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

Beny, that Butia's stunning :bounce:

Enjoy the mild weather back east, folks.
We're getting out the woolies, and it's not for palms.

Barb
by lucky1
Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

So the frost cloth between the fronds and the drums won't do me a bit of good? If so.... darnit.... Frost cloth will help somewhat; the cloth won't feel as cold as, say, plastic. Would let humidity escape too which is good. Yup, an arctic blast is settling in. Got the palm hut up yesterday but the ...
by lucky1
Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:15 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
Replies: 41
Views: 54960

avoid if possible any leaves to touch very cold enclosure.
Beny's bang-on with that advice.
Fronds cannot touch the cold surface at all.

Barb