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Along with the straight Poncirus (Citrus) trifoliata species, there are a couple other species and hybrids which are much hardier to cold than you'd expect. The question of edibility though is another matter, and is more variable. There's Citrus ichangensis, which is a base for a lot of hybrids, and...

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I did end up finishing this bed (except for planting the cacti), and I'll make sure to post some pics soon.

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My area has not had much snow so far - only a couple of dustings. Temps have hit -10 C for lows twice, and I still haven't protected my plants! Hopefully I can accomplish that this week.

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Jeff, everyone's given you some great info here. A general rule is that the wetter the location, the sharper the drainage has to be (or start considering the cacti as being less hardy to colder temps). If I was to plant a zone 4 cactus species here without any overhead protection, I would grow it as...

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Tim, you should treat A. ecklonis as a die-back perennial, since it's a "grass Aloe". Let it die back to the ground, and provide some protection (i. e. mulch). It should resprout in the spring/summer.

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How did the P. parvifolia do for you, Jesse?

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Great shots, Jim. I also followed their progress on the HPS board. I've now got a 1 lb A. konjac tuber, so we'll see how it does next spring.

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I ended up losing 3 out of 4 of my loquats through the past winter. The only one which survived was planted in dappled shade. I used hay as a protection method last winter, and it turned out to be some of the worst material that I've tried so far.

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Mike, this is still a work in progress :lol: . It will definitely be finished by the end of the summer though! Most of the work so far has been to simply get the bed back to the state it was in last summer. Over the winter, the rocks settled and compacted, and are now quite few inches lower than in ...

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Nice shots as usual, Jim! I like your palm personifications of "favourite son" and "midget cousin"

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Great work, Tim!

Paul, those Yuccas were a fantastic deal! Y. glauca is one of the few Yucca species that I have right now.

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Everything looks great as usual, Ryan! Hopefully you'll soon have some fruit on that A. unedo.

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That's a great mix of colour in the garden, Chad!

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"Hardy Chicago" has been a great cultivar for me. My plants are budding slowly. Jesse, I'd plant those figs as close to the foundation as possible. If they survive (and thrive) and the roots do end up being invasive, you could always just end up leaving the plants unprotected during the wi...

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Wow, great work!

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Great work, Tim! It will be interesting to see how this plant survives next winter.

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Great shots, especially the cacti!

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That's a great improvement, Jesse!

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Great pics as usual, Jim! You're lucky to have consistent summer heat in your area. Do you protect those Kniphofias in the winter?

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Nice pics, Igor! Will you eventually plant some species in the ground?

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Great photos, Ivo! What cultivar of olive is that? Are there other people growing olives in your area? If so, do they protect them during the winter, and will you protect yours?

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Nice photos, Igor!

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Great work, especially the Musella!

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Nice work, John!

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Great work, Tim!

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I know that it snowed in parts of Quebec the other day, and upstate NY received at least 3' of snow in some areas. Luckily I'm not affected this time

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TimMAz6 wrote: Cameron, I'm sure most people on Earth are ahead of you (plant growth wise)! Has the snow melted from you yard yet?

Very funny!

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Nice shots, everyone!

Tim, judging by your chive bloom photos, I'm guessing that you're about 1-1.5 weeks ahead of me weather-wise.

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Yes, it was Home Depot

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You should check out the forum citrus.forumup.org . I know Tim is a member there as well :lol: This is one of the first years that I've seen citrus varieties for sale in box stores here. Last week I saw a Meyer Lemon and some cultivars of kumquats at one. However, since I have so many seedlings, the...

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Tim, I'm pretty hopeful about it! It's great to hear about the survival of your Dunstan Citrumelo. The winter in my area was the worst for many years. Temperatures were close to -22 C (-5 F), and I did lose a few plants. Even though I had a few feet of straw over the loquats, it's likely that at lea...

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Thanks, canadianplant!

I also had a few "Helen's Hybrid" seedling die, and this was the only survivor. The orchids are doing well; I kept two Phalaenopsis sp. amabilis, and they've at least doubled in size since I got them.

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Musa sp. "Helen's Hybrid", seed from canadianplant: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/Cameron_Dommer/IMG01059-20130518-1658_zps6c8b6e09.jpg Musa itinerans with a pup, seed also from canadianplant: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/Cameron_Dommer/IMG01060-20130518-1659_zpsda0b87...

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Here are some S. minor "McCurtain" seedlings. You can see that there's one near the back which seems to lack chlorophyll: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/Cameron_Dommer/IMG01057-20130518-1552_zps73622d6f.jpg And here are some Y. aloifolia seedlings, grown from seed that Damir sent ...

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Great work, marceli!

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Nice work, Canadianplant! It's great to see the survival of that fig.

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Wow, there's quite a bit of trunk on that Nolina! Great shots!

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Here are the 20 or so J. chilensis seedlings (sorry for the poor quality): http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/Cameron_Dommer/IMG01054-20130516-1628_zps946f10c1.jpg And here are some germinated Clem-Yuz 2-2 (a Clementine x Yuzu hybrid) seedlings: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/Cameron_D...

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Canadianplant, there are 16 types that I am trying to germinate. Some of them aren't so hardy (Ujukitsu sweet lemon, etc), and others won't come true to seed, and will instead be some other cross (Panzarella lemon and Panzarella orange, etc). Some of the hardier types include the Glen Citrangedin, S...

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The A. gigantea fared pretty well for its first winter. It was protected with some hay, but the top of the plant was still exposed to temps of -20 C. There are some burnt leaves, but there are also some green ones.

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