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by sidpook
Fri May 07, 2010 3:56 am
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Palms welcome in the spring and summer in New Jersey.
Replies: 11
Views: 5180

They dig a lot of them up and stroe them, and there are also places onthe bay side of Cape May thathave a lot of cold hardy old palms that stay inthe ground all year.
by sidpook
Thu May 06, 2010 4:20 pm
Forum: Anything Yucca
Topic: Variegated yucca has not bloomed in four years?????
Replies: 15
Views: 8170

Variegated yucca has not bloomed in four years?????

I have a yellow and green variegated (Adam's Needle) yucca that has not bloomed in four years? It has however made five other large plants. Can anyone give me advice to help make iot bloom. The babies i cut off and gave to all my neightbors have all bloomed! Damnit!!!! I want them back!!! LOL
mike
by sidpook
Thu May 06, 2010 4:14 pm
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Palms welcome in the spring and summer in New Jersey.
Replies: 11
Views: 5180

The snow and wind and cold did nothing to it, it has come back with a vengeance this spring...I am pilling, drilling and trying to cut out at least 20 to 40 new sprouts a day...I could always buy a panda....
by sidpook
Thu May 06, 2010 3:51 pm
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Palms welcome in the spring and summer in New Jersey.
Replies: 11
Views: 5180

Palms welcome in the spring and summer in New Jersey.

Hello All, mike Trautenr here from Audubon, NJ...So glad to be out of winter and into the safety of spring. it has been really mild to hot here since march. Great spring with even a few days intot he 90s already. My two outdoor trachys are doing well after a long snowy winter. I just wanted to post ...
by sidpook
Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:04 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Pics from the weekend
Replies: 17
Views: 8001

I have been trying to get rid of bamboo for the past three years now! It is insane here and all over the place! it scares me! Any tips!???? I'm expecting to go out back at any moment and see a family of pandas living out there when i go to take out the trash!
by sidpook
Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:36 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Time to get tropical
Replies: 14
Views: 6950

Looks Great Mark! So psyched for spring after this crazy winter!
by sidpook
Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:14 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello from Virginia
Replies: 11
Views: 10249

Re: Hello from Virginia

Hello, I just joined and am making the perfunctory "Introduction" post. I've always loved palm trees since I was tiny traveling to South Carolian on vacation every year. I always wished to grow them but figured it was impossible. Over the years, however, I've discovered that it is not imp...
by sidpook
Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:47 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: A gardener from Belgium
Replies: 11
Views: 14855

Re: A gardener from Belgium

Hello I am living in a very humid climate 6b in center of Belgium. I am a lover about any exotics, but especially palms, banana plants and cycads. In the garden actually i have Chamaerops Humilis, Jubaea Chilensis, Sabal Minor var louisiana, Sabal Minor var blue, Butia Capitata, Brahea Armata, Musa...
by sidpook
Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:26 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

lucky1 wrote:Michael,

My Strelitzia is one-tenth the size of yours... :evil:
This Spring, I'm going to give it a push...maybe 0-60-0 will do it.

Barb
Hey BArb, How do you load the weather underground forecast onto your profile? I tried several things with out success...???
M
by sidpook
Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:15 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Mike, That's great that there growing hardy palms in Central Park. I know the Brooklyn Botanical Garden has a huge trachy that's been out for many years. I'm planning on going there this summer, it's only about a 3 hour drive from here. Have you been there? Bill No, never been there yet, but will h...
by sidpook
Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:16 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

welcome Mike. your collection of plants is impressive. looks like we could all learn a little from you. Keep postng pictures. we love them. thanks ...Hope the cold Plains winter is not too harsh!!! It is even pretty cold here now. I was in NYC yesterday with 23 degree high temps and 50 65 mph wind ...
by sidpook
Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

BILL MA wrote:Welcome aboard Mike!

NJ is a great place to grow hardy palms and other cool plants.

Bill
Thanks Bill
by sidpook
Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:03 am
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Milwaukee virtual tour tropical conservatory
Replies: 4
Views: 3408

Re: Milwaukee virtual tour tropical conservatory

lucky1 wrote:Oh, to have a plant conservatory like this!
Clicking on arrow at bottom left will turn camera 360-degrees.
Takes 5 seconds for focus to clear.

http://media.virtualrabbit.com/viewer/e ... &tour=1151

Barb
Very cool: Love the Araucaria araucana in the one view.
by sidpook
Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:01 am
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: November Check
Replies: 15
Views: 6953

Re: November Check

What an amazing day in S Ontario! Thought I would take a stroll in the garden to see how things are growing.. Chinese Fan palm looks great. Haven't done a thing to it! http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af66/ScottyON81/November%20Pics/P1020533.jpg http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af66/ScottyON81/...
by sidpook
Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:55 am
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Some Niagara Pics!
Replies: 12
Views: 6673

Re: Some Niagara Pics!

I visited a friend in Niagara this past weekend. The climate there is phenominal for the non-current warmed East... Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue': <img src="http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/42908/2762765860072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSC00211"> Frost burnt M. basjoo wit...
by sidpook
Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:42 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Welcome. You are definetly another palm nut.

John
Thanks...Some would just qualify me as a nut...but that works....
by sidpook
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:36 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

lucky1 wrote:Michael,

My Strelitzia is one-tenth the size of yours... :evil:
This Spring, I'm going to give it a push...maybe 0-60-0 will do it.

Barb
It gets loads of water and sun all summer from May to October....outside
by sidpook
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Mark wrote:Mike,

WOW! :shock: Just checked out your facebook pics.

Incredible pictures and garden!! Especially the bugs. (Praying Mantis ect.)

Mark
Thanks Mark. I do love working in the garden. Chat soon.
Mike
by sidpook
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Welcome aboard, Mike! Great pics of great plants. Your passion is evident...you've still got a few square feet left for new palms :lol: Love the blue wall color. How old is that Strelitzia on the stairs, any pics of it in blossom? Mine is 5 years old, haven't seen a bloom yet. Barb Thanks Barb, yea...
by sidpook
Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:48 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Re: Nice collection

Might I ask where you keep such a large collection? Lot of keep house plants and have greenhouses,and even some of us keep them in our garage thru the winter months. Always looking for good tips on overwintering palms inside thru the winter months. You have any summer pics of your palms? Hey Tropic...
by sidpook
Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:10 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Re: welcome

Great photos! How many lights do you have on that Trachycarpus fortunei? Did you wrap it or anything before you put that cover over it? (I'm trying to over-winter one myself, so I'm asking for advice, not giving it.) --Erik Hello I put two strings of lights around the base...it looks like a lot mor...
by sidpook
Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:07 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Re: Advertise for it!!!LOL

After all I do see a sign saying let it snow!!!!LOL Welcome aboard. What other palms to you grow,including the ones inside during the winter? Don I have four really large majesty palms with at least ten clumps of shoots in each pot. I have two large Chinese fan palms. I have two really big Pygmy da...
by sidpook
Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:52 pm
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Some pics of my Trachy, Audubon NJ, South of Philadelphia

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The last picture has that Trachy under an umbrella greenhouse...came in handy with the 24 inches of snow we just got....
by sidpook
Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:40 am
Forum: Member Introduction
Topic: Hello From Audubon, NJ
Replies: 26
Views: 20732

Hello From Audubon, NJ

Mike Trautner here from Audubon NJ. I have many varieties of palms, mostly indoors in winter, but I do have a trachycarpus fortunei outside (2 yrs old) in the ground in front of our house. Hopefully it'll survive the winter and the 24 inches of snow we just got here...
MT