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I am in 6b/7a. My travellers palm is potted and I put it outdoors from May to September. I bring it in when nights in september get 50 f or cooler. It it about 8 feet tall and six years old, so once it is in it does not go out again till next year. I bring it in because below maybe 45 f a few nights...

Yeah, an I'd say to my wife that there's no way the show took place where they say, cuz I just saw a mature palm that would never grow there. She says, "stop ruining it for me, and quit looking at the palm trees!'

Eh Jim!! Everything looks good! Especially those needle palms! Im still amazed that the tetrapanax manages to volunteer. My seed never germinated, so none for me :( How is that Phyllostachys Nigra doing? To bad we can't do mail swaps from U.S. to Canada,they have been coming up like weeds! What's s...

Done? thanks!

I have been growing pawpaw trees (Asimina triloba) for about 6 years now, and propagating them for three years. Has anyone seen a wild tree or grove of pawpaws growing in the Niagara area or anywhere in Ontario? I would love to have a photo of a local large specimen. I have found a small grove along...

La crosse model WS9124U has outdoor temp indoor temp and humidity Used in our glass house in the poly hoop house, during cold months. Have definitely experienced the reading of --- for temp a handful of times over the past year. Overall, I am very satisfied with its accuracy and reliability. Gotta b...

My garage gets too cold. I'm obligated to pot em up in 20 litre tubs and haul em into the house.
I like your travellers palm, Ravenala madagascariensis. How tall is that one? Mine is behind me in our dining room... 8 foot tall at six tears old.
Adam

Is that a 'normal' store grapefruit? Nice Yuccas too. Do you have any special Yuccas? These are normal store bought grapefruit. I planted the seeds just for fun. Last night was our first hard frost this year. So glad I guilt its glasshouse around it on wednesday! Two 40 watt bulbs add about 10 c in...

We have a few hundred of these H. tuberosus tubers available... I currently have them for sale on eBay as well as Asimina triloba Pawpaw seeds.... Also, Yucca glauca and Yucca brevifolia seeds...
Adam

Absolutely. I had to get my thermocube online from the U.S. as well, but I think it was maybe 20 dollars everything in. The only reason I ever put a pomegranate outside was when I lived in Hamilton, ON (zone 6a) I had three.. I planted two outside and kept one inside. It blew my mind that it never d...

Since we've been here in Beamsville, our coldest nights have been: 2011 (-17 to -20 celcius for 15 hours straight ), 2010 (-17 c), 2009 (-17c) In the hoophouse, the ground never froze, due to daytime heating by the sun. The coldest night in there had to be about -12c. In the glassbox we put on a sec...

Here is how we do it. The pomegranate doessurvive with no protection, but takes a while to pop back in the spring if only shielded from winter wind. Pomegranate here was planted summer 2008 at 3 years old from seed. Grapefruit here was planted summer 2009 at 2 years old from seed. http://www.youtube...

I gave all my pachypodiums away in 2008 after our baby was born. One 2 foot tall particularly fat lamerii fell over and a thorn went directly through my big toe and big toe nail, right nearly to the bone! Yeeeowch! I am growing more now 'cuz they are so gorgeous and threatening.

Lake Erie was 75 % frozen by mid february in 2011. Yes I have run in the Subaru Niagara Running series.. Adam Szczepanski
It is good to chat on here with "locals"!

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I keep my grapefruit tree with a light bulb in a glass box in my hoop house, so yes, it is heated. Guess what happens when it is -17 and you water and forget to turn the light back on after? Grapefruits defoliate at -8.6 celcius! That was after about twelve hours of no heat. But with no more mishaps...

Thanks, I found the glauca growing in front of a highrise apartment building in Hamilton, 2008... they were out of control and I worked it out with the super that I could help myself to whatever I wanted, since he was scared of how sharp they were! I potted up a half dozen and kept this beauty. The ...

my mature Yucca glauca has a trunk... it is a bit of work to keep it trim and tidy, prevent it from setting seed.
See my yuccas video 1:26 into it to see my trunking Glauca.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tmx-0f ... ture=feedu

Cheers!

A video of our twelve planted yucca species and other plants in our yard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tmx-0f ... ture=feedu

Almost time to winter protect the palms
Overnight low tomorrow of 9c /47f

I love your palm gardens and ingenuity to winter- protect them! I have a five year old pomegranate and a grapefruit tree that has been outdoors here in zone 6b/7a for three years now (I build a heated hoop house over the grapefruit tree each winter). As well, we have 16 species of Yucca, and a 8' ta...

paul, we should set up some trades! maybe you are interested in Yucca thompsoniana or phyllostachys bamboosoides or sabal loisiana
Adam
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Ok I agree, even MY basjoos have droopy leaves... that likely is not basjoo. The Florida nurseries commonly sell: zebrina rojo, cavendish dwarf, and misi luki. I have had all four including basjoo... and this reminds me of when my misi lukis were 10 feet tall with a trunk base 8 inches across... the...

[quote="igor.glukhovtsev"]Last fall (2010) bought a banana plant to be sold as Musa basjoo. It have being overwintering inside. Recently posted pictures of my plant at the Ukrainian myflora.org.ua. The guys doubt if it's a true basjoo. No pink midrib on the leaves. Any ideas what kind of b...

TimMAz6 wrote:I have loads of seeds from big mama....gonna be hybrid, but still have big mama as the mother plant. Who ever wants some let me know...>>give me your address.

Please, I'd love some. PM has been sent with details and trade options!
Adam
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