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JackLord

Wait till Spring, Lucky. Then we can drink it by the Palms.

JackLord

Id agree with barb about the sabal ( not experience, just reading). They usualy grow in the forest, in sunnier areas. I think the term is "open shade". Metal here is crazy right now. I read an article that silver prices exploded, or are set to. People have been stealing power lines, and c...

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ROBRETI wrote:Way to go , Jacklord!!!! I hardly wait to see the pics. Palms and Camellias, oh man.... I guess Sabal would be fine in shade, eh?
Rob

I was thinking Sable. Get a small one and see if it can cut it there.

JackLord

Charles, I might hire someone to do that just so I could get on with the gardening project. And you could keep an eye on the work while you're out there... :angry7: Re the earth tones...good plan, goes with everything you might plant. We've got 30+ year old "orangeish" bricks at the front...

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lucky1 wrote:
paint the Lordhaus
A good pressure-wash might give you a few years...

Actually, that is part of the plan. After I strip the old paint- which is beginning to peel in earnest. Plus, I want to paint the brick parts as well. Moderate earth tone- blend in with the flora.

JackLord

I have loads of mad schemes for the Spring. I will most likely complete the palmscape by acquiring some Saw Palmettos. Last year's mail order specimen showed up distressed and croaked. Same with the Mazari I bought, so I may try for another one of those as well. I have to complete the Japanese Garde...

JackLord

I bought a line of white C-9s for future use with my Butia. I prefer colored lights for Christmas, but white is better for eccentric hobbies.

JackLord

Looking very good. They seem quite happy inside those enclosures.

Reminder to everyone that Christmas lights are now heavily discounted. Stock up now.

JackLord

Looks like what you see from the car driving down I-95 south. The cusp of the subtropics.

JackLord

I have been doing my fair share of this. So far, Taro, Blood Orange, Key Lime, Ellendale Mandarins, Valencia Oranges, Fall Glo Tangerines, Pineapples, and Papaya have sprouted. I had my sister in LA send me some Yuzus.

JackLord

Since when is bad for a tree to get wet? They live outside. I think its a matter of how much prolonged exposure to excessive moisture, particularly in the crown area. Yes, most plants get wet outside, but the water soon flows/drains away. If not, the consequences can be negative.Try planting a cact...

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Ok that article was a little more than my brain can comprehend at the moment. The question still remains though. They say soil born pathogens. Like I even know what that is. How did these pathogens get in the soil in the first place? Why dont they cause rot in other plants that are planted less tha...

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Coconut palms epitomize the tropics and I love the curved trunks. But I think date palms win with me.

Their fonds remind me of fireworks exploding. Date palms are seen in desert, meditereanean, and tropical landscapes. Very versatile, yet not cold hardy.

JackLord

lucky1 wrote:
Not much light, if any
Not good for any palm...

True enough. I have set up another area away from the furnace with plant lights. Perhaps I can put it there. Ironically, I have a potted Butia and its thriving next to the furnace under two plant bulbs. Go figure.

Thanks Lucky.

JackLord

chill on the other side the other side of what? the basement furnace? How's the light there? any cold drafts from garage door? In my home in winter, my Chinese Fan Palm prefers (in order): (1) bright light no more than 3-4 feet away from east or south window (west is OK), north isn't bright enough ...

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Charles, my Chinese fan is in the cold barely-heated building, about 50F. The sunporch freezes? They don't mind being crammed into a livingroom corner with all their leaves bunched up pointing at the ceiling and a sofa shoved up against them! Barb No, its just home to my Norfolk Island Pine, 5 citr...

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lucky1 wrote:Cool-winter loving palms would be OK in a cool basement. Warm-winter loving palms no.
But dark isn't great for either type.

Maybe "make room" on the sunporch.
Barb

Chinese fan palm? Not a hardy but not in the ubertropic class either.

JackLord

Oh come on now. How bad is this place? Worst thing you will encounter are some of Bill Clinton's past exploits.

JackLord

Scott, very nice! I think I'll plant a Magnolia where that bead Butia was. Shouldn't need protection down here. I took a chance and planted three burford hollies in Autumn. They're not getting any protection. The neighbors oleander? Let us know. An annual bedding plant, I assume. --Erik I doubt you...

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Can I overwinter a palm by just putting it in a dark corner of the cool basement.? There is no room left at the window on the sunporch.

JackLord

W says I have to ask her if I can borrow her gun :lol: Suddenly I have images of you as Indiana Jones. Fighting your way out of the Arkansas bush with palm seeds rather than artifacts. Shooting at methheads rather than Nazis. You come back and tell HardyJim, Barb, and Bill, "They were in my ha...

JackLord

Great work. I guess you do not utilize leaves?

JackLord

If you are willing to drive down to Maryland in the spring, the local Home Depots usually have a few very larger Queen Palms available.

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Hey Jim, Man does the greenhouse hold the heat good, after the sunny day two days ago the temps when up in there and stayed up for a long time after the sun went down. Yesterday the sun was out for maybe 45 mins. all day and it was easily 15-20f warmer then outside. All the palms packed in there ar...

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I ditched the adapter and the Thermocube seemingly works as it should.

JackLord

I'm pretty sure Gary Hollar told me last year they found some sabal minors in So. Virginia on some island. Like Erik said it's much more temperate then Oklahoma's natives thanks to the Ocean. Bill I would not doubt it. That small corner of Virginia is virtually subtropical or at least more like coa...

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Jack, my brother was having lots of problems with spear pull with trachys. The ones which are moisture protected sail through winter with no problem. Perhaps you started with larger specimens? Also, my brother says the city temps are far warmer than where he lives in Fairfax. Also, his palms not re...

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One helluva job and a good one at that. You have some nice palms there.

JackLord

Hi Erik, My brother has tried lots of palms (mostly smaller in size 1 to 5 gallon to start with....even smaller 2yr old liners). The only palms which survived with no deaths and no protection were Sabal minor and Needle palm. Everything else has issues, needs protection or is dead. I know he killed...

JackLord

Nice palms!

Confirmation that I am not the only palm eccentric in this region.

JackLord

wxman wrote:I can't lift much over 8 feet over my head... will have to start building it in 4 pieces and building it around the palm, ugh.

Good idea. Modules so to speak.

JackLord

Re leaves, Charles: By the time all our leaves are off, and raked, they're so wet I place them only around the exterior base of the palm hut to a height of about a foot. Then they freeze solid. I hear you. Our county requires that leaves be put in paper bags for recycling or swept into piles which ...

JackLord

Thanks Gents. I will conduct further tests when the temp drops again. Now its warm but rainy.

JackLord

Hay is easy--you can get it delivered (photo). I had six bales dropped of yesterday. :D Charles, my avatar Butia has not had heat any of its four winters but it is pretty much defoliated every winter despite hay and cover. It recovers well in our Summer heat. Last year, I used pipe heating cable on...

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I like Bill's idea about using the freezer. No, they don't need special outlets or anything. I bought two in case one goes bad--does anyone know the defect rate on thermocubes? I checked the reviews on Amazon and most were positive. But there were a few who said they did not work. The thing is, the...

JackLord

I wouldn't bother with the adapter as it will only cause you problems. As long as your outlet is off the ground so it doesn't get wet you'll be fine. I bet your cube is fine too, stick it in the freezer for 5 minutes and then plug it in I bet it will work like a charm :lol: :lol: :lol: Thank You At...

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stuff it with leaves or straw Sheesh, I'd have to find a hay farmer, and appoint him Husband #2. :lol: If I were in a zone 7, I wouldn't even think of heating it, Charles. Alas... Only the Butia is getting heat. I wanted to spoil it because last year's leaf cage became very wet and reeked havoc on ...

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thermocube seems not to function Oh oh! using C-9 or C-7 lights? or a heater on thermocube? Have you tried a different outdoor receptacle? Outdoor plugs on circuit breaker tripped to off position? Lights wiring faulty? Try a different string of lights? Heater not set to "on"? Or is it jus...

JackLord

Barb- its a pretty impressive palm hut. Perhaps stuff it with leaves or straw and forget about the heat source?

JackLord

My neighbors don't really say much except like "nice yard", etc. In the back of their minds they probably think I'm nuts!!! Mine either do not really notice or cannot quite conceive of it all. Granted they blend in with the existing foliage whereas yours are front and center. When they st...

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