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- Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:28 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost advisory?!?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 35986
Igor, I meant to cover my filimentosa just because it was so expensive. Too late, it's buried in snow :? . My glaucas are buried too. Interesting to hear about Moscow. It has same yearly temperature average as Calgary: 40f :shock: . Two of coldest cities in the populated world (let's say cities over...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:58 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: no winter light for my protected yuccas
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8301
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:39 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: no winter light for my protected yuccas
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8301
no winter light for my protected yuccas
Hi Guys, I brought this up under the weather section. Would love some of the yucca experts to chime in on this. I might need to redesign my yucca huts when the weather warms. My protective yucca (rostrata and bacatta) huts seem to really be doing the job. Last night we probably hit somewhere in the ...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:33 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost advisory?!?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 35986
The chinook is in the forecast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_wind , but it always is at the end of these cold blasts. The chinook will happen, but hopefully sooner than later :D . Saskatchewan...now that place is cold. My wife is from there. When the cold starts it doesn't end 'till April. A ...
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:31 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost advisory?!?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 35986
Erik, brutal temps. indeed. Two weeks ago in the low 70s is but a distant memory. Man we've had lots of snow too...at least I've got a path shoveled to the hot tub for tonight, which will be a toasty 104 :D . Yeah, agreed, I'm very impressed with the heat tape so far. Not sure about people's relucta...
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:57 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost advisory?!?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 35986
Hi All, Is anybody warmer than 4f? And no my weather sticker isn't broken like Jim's :?. It had to come folks. That's Calgary for you. On the up side, my protective yucca (rostrata and bacatta) huts seem to really be doing the job. Last night we probably hit somewhere in the 6-10f range. Both of my ...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:15 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Weather Network vs. Environment Canada
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2668
Weather Network vs. Environment Canada
Hi All, Well the inevitable has happened, and Siberia/the Arctic has descended upon southern Alberta :x . Looks like the arctic outflow will head into B.C. too. To what extent, The Weather Network and Environment Canada can never agree upon. Was looking at forecasts for Calgary, Kelowna and Vancouve...
- Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:13 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Palm,Banana,Yucca pics fall 2010
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7791
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:11 am
- Forum: Anything Cacti
- Topic: winter cactus protection
- Replies: 51
- Views: 41216
Darn, I meant to save the tags :? ! Would make this all a little easier. Thank you all for your imput. I have to agree with Paul in terms of hardiness: ie. not very. They just look too fragile. I hope I'm wrong though. Talk soon! BTW Jay, is that yucca in foreground glauca or elata or something in b...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:04 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Thermocube T-3
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15223
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:39 am
- Forum: Anything Cacti
- Topic: winter cactus protection
- Replies: 51
- Views: 41216
Thanks for the insights guys :D . Jay, I'd definitely take you up on some of the eastern prickly pear this spring...thanks! Jim, the one you lost looks a lot like the spineless one I have. Some of pads are like 4-5 inches across/long. It is bone dry and I haven't watered to start the hardening off p...
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:52 am
- Forum: Anything Cacti
- Topic: winter cactus protection
- Replies: 51
- Views: 41216
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:32 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: warm weather in Calgary!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6889
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Indoor Palms
- Topic: Spindle, Triangle, Bottle Palms new spears coming
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17388
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: Anything Cacti
- Topic: winter cactus protection
- Replies: 51
- Views: 41216
Hi Jim, Thanks! Here's some pictures from a couple of weeks ago. The one pictured closest, is starting to visibly droop, apparently succumbing to almost nightly freezes now. The other looks unchanged from summer. These look like min. zone 7 plants to me, from like the Mojave or Sonoran desert, but t...
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:30 pm
- Forum: Anything Cacti
- Topic: winter cactus protection
- Replies: 51
- Views: 41216
winter cactus protection
Hi Guys, Just wondering about winter protection for cacti. I've got some rather large optunia listed hardy to zone 4, although I'm skeptical of this. In protecting cacti it is generally a good idea to remove dehydrated/sizzled pads and then just protect the base? Thanks, as always, for your thoughts...
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:34 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: warm weather in Calgary!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6889
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:18 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Thermocube T-3
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15223
Hi Guys and Gals, Barb, I actually got a couple of T-1s (on at -18c, off at -12c) with my yuccas in mind-rostrata and bacatta. The idea being: no worse than -18 (0f) under cover. Perhaps this is a little too ambitious :shock: ? We'll see how it goes. I've got a semi-plan rigged up with the heat tape...
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:03 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: warm weather in Calgary!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6889
warm weather in Calgary!
-2.7 this morning (Nov. 4, 2010) 23.6 this afternoon :shock: It's always an interesting ride in Calgary! All the yuccas and palms look happy. No protection yet. Lots of frost, but many warm highs too. The worst we've done in my part of town is about -5.5. I'll start getting my protection rigged up p...
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:28 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Thermocube T-3
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15223
Hi Guys,
Got two from this place in California.
http://www.thermocube.com/
Yeah, was about $20 a piece factoring in shipping.
Duncan
Got two from this place in California.
http://www.thermocube.com/
Yeah, was about $20 a piece factoring in shipping.
Duncan
- Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Frost question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4976
Hi Paul, Does anyone know whether frost occurs every time the dew point is below freezing? Third edit: I believe it occurs every time the air temperature (or more importantly, in this case, the ground or plant temperature) meets the dew point (frost point in air temps. below 0c). If this is what you...
- Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:37 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: So very sad.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9690
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:10 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: safe protection ideas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6647
Hi Guys, Thank you all for the great advice and compliments! Quick, quick guys, please look at this post fast. I'm warmer than Oklahoma, Okanagan and Iowa! Damn, just jinxed myself. My plants will pay for this soon! And naturally, you'll have to pass right by the discounted plant section Barb, I cou...
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:00 pm
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: safe protection ideas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6647
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:55 am
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: safe protection ideas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6647
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:44 am
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: safe protection ideas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6647
safe protection ideas
Hi All, I'm looking for ideas to protect a couple of yuccas in my newly planted desert rock garden in Calgary, AB. I'm looking to, for sure, protect my yucca rostrata and bacatta and, possibly, a med. fan palm (I'll probably just see how long this one will last though, sans protection-ie not much lo...
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:24 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Yucca Glauca
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17095
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:27 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Who is our 'coldest' Poster?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5030
Paul, I can't resist these climate discussions! :lol: There would be many ways to tackle this question of the coldest. There's a guy who's looked at the climate data of Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg since 1979. Basically, since 1979 (I would say a very reasonable sample for determining zone) Calgary h...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:54 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Late Aug Pics
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5566
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:02 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Old Trachy in ground 1 year
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12286
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:10 pm
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yucca filamentosa x elata hybrid monster
- Replies: 44
- Views: 27826
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:46 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: yucca whipplei not a yucca at all?.......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3727
Yeah, the fires have been terrible :( ! My desert garden is coming along nicely, despite probably slightly below seasonal temps. Yes, we have had a lot of moisture too, mainly in the form of severe thunder storms. Even my less hardy yuccas though (bacatta, rostrata and brevifolia), have shown very n...
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:14 pm
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: yucca whipplei not a yucca at all?.......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3727
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:07 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: video Boise subdivion- yuccas
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9706
Thanks Bill :lol: ! It's true for any zone though, isn't it ?(well not fully tropical)-you can always find some plant to zone push. I'm just waiting for the day when you tell us you're actually in Florida :wink: ! Just kidding, but man your plants look healthy! How's the hardy palm business in New E...
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:46 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: video Boise subdivion- yuccas
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9706
The giant Oroville, WA elata is proof that many of the hardier trunking yuccas should survive in the Okanagan or will, at least, have a good shot. Dear John, Please don't forget me on your J-Tree order list :D ! Everybody on this forum needs one plant that they spend an obsessive amount of time and ...
- Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:49 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: video Boise subdivion- yuccas
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9706
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:00 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: video Boise subdivion- yuccas
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9706
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:22 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Mid-Summer Yard Pictures Massachusetts
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9405
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:46 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Update on some of the palms- etc
- Replies: 45
- Views: 15374
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:49 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Madeira Trip
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4336