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sidpook

lmao, nice pics guys. I love lookign at all my cousins' houses in Italy on street view, all the great palms... and other cool mediterranean flora!

sidpook

I am ready to explore the world of tetrapanex...What is the best way to grow? Should I buy seeds or plants online? How quickly do they take off if grown from seed??

Thanks,
mike

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lucky1 wrote:
makes a nice tea too! icon_eek.gif
Poison tea? Holy crap.

cut it with tequila and you're good to go! ;lol

sidpook

i think it is still legal in most places. ....it makes a nice tea too!

sidpook

TerdalFarm wrote:You'll be fine. Musa basjoo is easily root-hardy. Mexican petunias? Can't kill 'em. The U.S. native Passiflora won't have a problem, either, assuming they took hold. Haven't grown Ricinus (pay attention, NSA) so don't know about them.

LOL, NSA....

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TerdalFarm wrote:What did you plant down there?

RE: CIDP, my mom hastened to add that it looks fine. Hope so.

well i left bananas , castors, mexican petunias and cold hardy passion fruit vines in the ground...well see what happens.

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Sid, I'm having a great time in Belize! --------------------------------------- Got an email from my dad RE: palms I planted at his Oregon beach house. Here it is: "The temperature at the beach reached in the high teens for a few days. The palms you planted were quite upset about the weather a...

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lucky1 wrote:You'll cut those stalks Mike, and they'll come up from the roots.
Stronger than before, and more pups.

Thanks Barb! It is supposed to be in the 60s here this weekend,....Crazy!!!!!

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Ucovered the bananas today, the four foot stalks are frozen solid!!!!! I think they are toast! UGH!!!!!

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chadec wrote:We bottomed at 4F this morning. Thankfully we did make it to 22F for some much needed relief.

crazy huh, we're supposed to go to 23 F here today...Woohoo!!

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lucky1 wrote:Oh man, Michael, that's awful.

We may remember this year as a Death Winter.
Hope everyone's plants are OK.

Barb

never been this cold here in my lifetime, thank god its just for a day, ugh

sidpook

our low was 4 F last night with wind chills of - 10 F...problem is that our snow all melted int eh 63 degree rainy day on Monday...Ugh!

Supposed to go back to normal into 40s and 50s by Friday, thank god.

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igor.glukhovtsev wrote:Looks like Jimmy and Scott are in trouble there! Take care guys!!!

good luck everyone....only 53 days till March! woo hoo!

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canadianplant wrote:Lowest temp so far here at the airport was-39. The yard was-30. Coldest Dec in 30 years

I'd friggin' shoot myself!

sidpook

that's insane....ugh....and we have been on the roller coaster too now. 60 F this morning and supposed to be down to 8 F tonight....All the snow we got melted away....insane. At least after this short lived cold snap the annual January thaw is on the way by the end of the week....sone light at the e...

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-21C is incredibly cold for you guys. Be glad you didn't plant a lot of new stuff at your beach place this year, Tim. Hang in there, Tim and Mike, stay safe. Must be quite the dash from the hot tub to the house, Michael. Barb not bad tonight actually, just had to chip the icicles off the 'boys' :sh...

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This is all shit!!!!!!!!!

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The South Jersey shore is much nicer, cleaner and more family friendly than the Jersey shore from TV in North Jersey.....

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Here's a link to help you plan your vacation next summer....See you in Wildwood/Cape May NJ!

http://www.theclubatdiamondbeach.com/Photos.html

PS Wildwood beaches are all free, this is just a private beach club.....

sidpook

Nice job! Stay Warm!!!!! Brrrrr.....

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Holy cow, a high of 12F on Tues. :shock: We are forcasted with a low of 10F and high of 17F. This will be a true test for my palms. Good luck, man. These are the coldest temps in at least 8 years they say....At least the hot tub is 101, heading out there now with a MAGNUM of Cabernet! AND I'll be &...

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igor.glukhovtsev wrote:Up and Down!!! Take care!

Thanks Igor, Happy New Year!!!!!! Жаңа жылыңызбен!

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Here's our roller coaster 7-day forecast in F <a href="http://s141.photobucket.com/user/sidpook/media/Screenshot2014-01-03at124029PM_zpse63a096e.png.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/sidpook/Screenshot2014-01-03at124029PM_zpse63a096e.png&...

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Hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For once Barb, you are higher than us! History in the making!!!!

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lucky1 wrote:Hang in there Mike and Tim and Jim.
Hopefully the cold is shortlived.

Stay safe!

Barb

It will be shortlived ...Thankfully. And I just got the word that our schools are closed tomorrow, maiking it a perfect 2 week holiday!!!!! Woot woot! off to party!!!!!

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Beny wrote:Hey Mike, welcome to the club ....enjoy snow ...but see the good side ... you, your snow will melt soon not us till march ...

Ben

Yeah, I just hate the cold, snow is ok. Supposed to be back up into the low to mid 40's F by Sunday and Monday....

sidpook

So depressing....Although I go back to work tomorrow after the holidays....Hmmmm???Maybe not?????

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hardyjim wrote:Mike

If you think 26F is brutal,whats the word for -17F...

We may be right back there or lower next week,luckily only -10F tomorrow night.

UGH! Good luck to us all!!!!!!

sidpook

We are now going to get hit with the cold. Coldest temps in five+ years...high of 19 F tomorrow and low of 7 F at night....Sooooooooooo pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!Also, expecting 5 to 7 incehes of snow tonight...ugh

sidpook

Great pics, Beny. Happy New Year everyone!

sidpook

This is horrible, same here , supposed to dip to -12 C on Saturday am. Never remember seeing that before, UGH!!!!!

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Hey barb, stuff looks great though except for the palm in the first pic.....it must just be dying of hating winter

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ours is supposed to be warmer also, but not as warm as this lovely picture....my christmas a few years ago in puerto rico <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeltrautner/3197929344/player/83fc5c4af6" height="324" width="500" frameborder="0" allowful...

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Have a great time in Belize!

sidpook

everything looks pretty toasty, esp the cactus enclosure. nice

sidpook

looks great. Good luck!

PS the larger house on the right across the street reminds me of the house from "A Christmas Story" great movie.....

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andym wrote:Bang on with your forecast Jim... -15F No cold to worry about here yet just WIND with gusts of 70mph. I tested my metal and plastic greenhouse to destruction

excellent yucca, what variety?

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hardyjim wrote:Tonight is the special night....they are still saying around -15F

Sweet Baby Jesus, -15 F????????????

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We ve had a good mess here yesterday, at least 25-30 cm of blowing snow :cry: ....then a bit of sleet and icing rain :shock: ....i have enough snow for the rest of the winter, don t want no more. I have at least 2 feets everywhere and snow bank of 4 feets high. And the one who as small front yard a...

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igor.glukhovtsev wrote:Beautiful landscapes around my city: http://www.zolotukhin.kz/portfolio/landscape

very beautiful, some of the pictures remind me of the desert Southwest, (Red rocks canyon and valley of fire state park in NV)

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