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teebee wrote:
Wow your trachy looks great. I sort of like the messy look. Sort of reminds me of Robert Smith from The Cure and his messy hair.

Robert Smith with a little Boy George.....

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bananieru wrote:We had 26C in Myrtle Beach (not all the time). Came back to -25C

Tavi

How did the trees look? Do you have any pics of any damage? Thx
Dan

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Send some pics please! Also, cant wait to see what accidentally falls into the luggage...

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Awesome, your method looks great and they should fair well in your typical winter. I used the same exact technique and it rotted out due to Mother Natures unhappiness with my zone tinkering....

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Oh, no, Tim. Thought your Washy was in a box w lights :? Thanks everybody! Re Washies, somebody here (ages ago) said they thought Washies hated having their fronds tied up. Think I agree. It'd take a hell of a large teepee for next Fall but that might keep some air movement and prevent all that cra...

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One pulled from my Needle clump which is 3rd year in the ground. The others were tugged and so for so good, especially the pups. A little HP was applied on all. It should shoot back and fill in by July. These are tough little guys...

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Yeah, don t get mad if i don t thanks Pauline....We ve got 2 politics team that put us in bad condition and the people still vote for them :shock: ...there s something i don t understand, the population want changes but they are scare :| ... But the worst is the winter here....pretty tired of that. ...

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What the hell i did for having this kind of weather this year....just got another 6 inches of snow and we still having temp. 10-15 c below normal :shock: ...this snow will never melt or what ? I really think to make the big move next year and move to Florida....I have the worst winter, pay a lot of...

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When you're above 0 (freezing) give it a treatment with a fungicide just in case it is alive. -16F is probably going to be lethal (depending on duration establishment, etc), -16C is survivable but almost certainly would cause a lot of damage. If it saw anything like -16F in or near the meristem the...

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I suppose you ran out of patience and decided to plant them anyways eh?...lol

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Welcome John, thanks for posting. In the first vid, that CIDP at 1:40 looks great. Looks like your off to a great start with your own garden. Send more pics for this spring. Cheers!

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Well said Andy.. As for the Scottish, that will keep'em in thee Pubs! Perhaps I will join them...
Glad it's warming there, hopefully the flood waters will recede further to your countrymen.
Perhaps with the time shift, we are starting to feel slightly giddy! .... insert [Barb] here

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KSpalmguy, good for you to have purchased hardy tropicals, and I like your enthusiasm, because I see you on other forums asking the same. To answer your own question, what do you think you should do based on your observations? Go with your educated gut. If it was me, in your zone, I would wait 30 pa...

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Those are troopers. That Sabal P. behind it looks a little damaged also, but seems to have shrugged it off.

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That's awesome Scott! Looks real nice and green. I may experiment with one of those this spring.

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Too many theories out there to know which is best... Once had a 4' W. Robusta that was green upon uncovering cold turkey, within 24hrs it went white (except for the spear). So I'm assuming it was a shock for them to photosynthesis all that in one shot. I've heard of the 'acclimatization' process, wh...

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Welcome to the smart meter world, my bill yesterday was over $500! Last year same time was $235...
Looks like you may have run the dryer at midnight like we do in Ontario...

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All you need now is a Margarita mix! Nice job!

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Looks like the 9th , and 15th work out perfectly as travel days! Love the Carolinas any time of year, safe travels!

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chadec wrote:We hit 70F yesterday, worked outside all day. Was 60F this morning, 5 hours later we are in the 20's and its snowing mixed w/ ice.

I'll take that any day. Polar vortex #5 for us now...

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sidpook wrote:it is just disturbingly relentless!

Well said mate..

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canadianplant wrote:back down to -30C

The average high for this time of year is +1C around here....

I'll have a new appreciation for palms that choose to survive this disgusting winter.

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Yeah, and the hydro-electricity is cheap once the infrastruture is done. The water and gravity does the rest :lol: Ben My first hydro bill in Ontario was a shocker (with no palms) from when I used to live in Quebec.... Auto insurance too, I suppose... I miss the Hydro charges from my old home Provi...

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I pay £104 per month for gas and Electricity. I use gas for Central Heating and hot water and Electricity for Cooking and lights of course. When my Wife complains of cold, she goes on the running machine for an hour, not that i'm a scrooge of course :D You can rig the running machine to generate po...

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[quote="lucky1" Can you believe, a delivery charge??!!! Yeah, amazing! They sure think of "novel" charges now. Regulatory and Debt Retirement aren't much better. :lol: Are you guys in ON on Time of Use for electricity usage? Apparently it's coming to BC, now that we've all got ou...

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I wouldn't waste my time with CIDP's unless you are really in the deep south of Texas. Upper Texas zones 7 through 8 will not support the hardest of dates. Right now I am here at Mrytle Beach and not one CIDP or Washy has made it through winter with any green. Wish I was in Myrtle right now... Home...

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Here's the breakdown with Peak and off-peak consumption for 2 months. Summer costs slightly more with the A/C, I use Nat Gas for most of the winter.... until the Palms arrived. Can you believe, a delivery charge??!!! *Off Peak Summer 223.76 kWh x .0670000 14.99 *Off Peak Winter 838.36 kWh x .0720000...

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Don't even go there... Ontario is the highest in all of Canada, Quebec is the cheapest in Canada.
My bill will be ugly in a week or so...

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Great quality shots, if that's from a cell phone, I gotta gets me one!

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Finally warming back up to seasonal here this week.... might see some snow melt.... then again theres almost 5 feet of it... Not to worry, the snow melts real fast in our Zone. It was melting at -8C (17f), the air mass is cold still yes, but with the sun's angle, its rays are much much warmer nowad...

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Verdict: In a box, Butia with heat cable in root ball plus 20 Xmas lights above grade, are a winner. Heat cable underground only when it dips below -8C (17F) occasionally as a precaution, the snow should insulate the ground, therefore you don't have to leave it plugged all winter long... crazy expen...

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I dont use heat tape,X-mas lights are cheaper...I could never heat all my palms with heat cables-just to expensive. I think there are about 20 C-9 lights in the Butia enclosure-180wts. I can't believe how some people rap there palms with heat tape...I have seen a cover wrapped around the palm and t...

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Pindo's only fruit at minimum 8'-10ft, 10-12 years specimens at least. Unfortunately a 4' Pindo, may have to wait a few years yet, as they are relatively slow growers. Styrofoam box method is usually the best bet. Fertilize Spring and Summer only, with lots of water in the first few years. Dry soil ...

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The entire second half of 2013 has been 'below seasonal' in the East. Every forecast or report since August, has indicated that it's been below seasonal averages. Besides since Early 2013, the winter was clinging on with a cold, damp and flooding Spring. Since then it was all down hill with floods t...

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The city of Brotherly love, hope you guys recover soon! Keep'em away from the palms...

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Damn groundhogs eat Pindo seedlings....
Plus they see in monochrome, damn shadows.

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Eriktampabay wrote:
And yes the fruit does taste good.

Curious, is this fruit typically sold in super markets in the South as well?

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sidpook wrote:Finally made it into February people!!!!!! woo hoo! one more month if this crap!!!!

Yep, and it's a short one too! One more Vortex and we're home free.

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Teebee great selection you have there, I can't wait to see the finished planted project. Please send a pic in May when it's all in.
The blue Agave Amerc. you have is one of my faves...

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Cold hardy palms are best sited with your existing indigenous plants already in place. Having accents and splashes of tropicals are the best. Keep in mind, less is more with different elevations. Use Google Maps and explore some streets in areas that have these plants. This will give you ideas on wh...

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...Introducing the Sun, after a long cold spell of darkness!

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