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Mike, thanks!
My place may eventually become yucca-only.

The rostratas are bulletproof if kept totally dry from September to end March.
No fungus, no mold, no rot, no problem.

My obit: "she tried palms for a few years"

Barb

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when the palms get larger they become more established thereby eliminating the need to cover them in the winter; or will you still have to provide some sort of protection for them even when they are large? Mike, yeah, that was the plan. But reality about my zone finally kicked in. You're correct. I...

lucky1

Ooooh, he's gorgeous Mike!
Aaron's going to go ga-ga over that photo.

Great photography!

Barb

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Tim and Paul, holy cow that's cold. And quite the whack of snow. It's been a long time since we saw Tim's yard looking like that. Tim, I still remember that years ago pic of the snow "tunnel" that the Christmas lights created. :lol: Elata's elegant narrow leaves look to be folding lengthwi...

lucky1

Very nice, Chad.

Love the trimmed look.

My fav has always been the Sapphire Skies.
PDN sure has good plants; got mine from them too.

Barb

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Great video, and good time of year to watch it.
Thanks!

Barb

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still kind of looks green in the pic? Maybe it will come back as it warms up? You're always so positive, Aaron, thanks. But I think it's toast. Thanks folks! We have a brief cooldown coming after the weekend. Once it warms up again, I'll take the entire cover off and unwrap the fronds for a close u...

lucky1

Figured out that I used an old string of INDOOR lights for the CIDP.
Probably why all the bulbs died except 4.
Jeez, I'm an idiot.

That wasn't snow, Jay.
The inside of plastic cover looks like snow.
Dog poop replaced the snow.

Some birds have returned.
Crazy early.

Barb

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Yup, it's dead. Only 4 lights still working on the string :cry: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/15891339813" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/15891339813_d6d51ed43d.jpg" width="375" height=&q...

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I`m going to check all mine again for mold. Probably not necessary with your large amount of airspace around palms under the plastic. Or maybe if you have a leaking eavestrough nearby... like mine. :wink: Had a few drops left of 10% hydrogen peroxide, hope that was enough until I pick up more 3%. T...

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Thanks Aaron! Are you going to spray that Washy with some hydrogen peroxide? Yup, once I find where I stashed it. Have you ever had that pink mold/fungus? It looks frothy, kinda like pink insulation! :shock: Yes I'm sooooooo glad mild weather has arrived. Nice to get feet on terra firma. The older I...

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My Banana froze solid in my unheated garage.

Dammit.

lucky1

That is mild, wow.

Similar last year.
That's when I did a few days roadtrip getaway to Wenatchee, WA.
I headed south on Feb 13, temp in WA was 56 or 57F, sunny and warm on that 5 hour drive.

The previous couple of weeks had been brutally cold both at home and along the coast.

Barb

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Snowmageddon memory is still fresh here. We had 2 feet of snow in 2 days. Hoping the East's arctic blast ends quickly. Poor Massachusetts, huh? Kitimat (in our province's north coast) had 109 cm (43 inches) of snow in one day, with 700+ people evacuated because the power was out. http://www.cbc.ca/n...

lucky1

Reducing unnecessary humidity by removing the cover and adding light worked, Mike.
IMO the plastic covers always create more problems than they solve.

lucky1

I absolutely love Brahea armatas (this is one of the twins...the other one is in the cold building, potted). It seems bulletproof, not a hint of fungus, yet it had the same covers as the Washies. CIDP still has a whack of snow holding down the cover. Thanks folks! When the East warms up, our temps w...

lucky1

Well done, Mike.
Glad you've got a rostrata.

lucky1

except the CIDP, 200 feet away. 12C 54F today, finally sunshine Trachy looks unscathed, door has been open for weeks. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/16476044435" title="007 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8668/1647604443...

lucky1

Amen to that, Tim.

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Nice to look forward to that Chad.

I've had enough of winter too...snowed again today.
YUK.

lucky1

Beautiful beautiful flower, Chad!

Stuff looks so good in there, nice work.

lucky1

Hey Tim,
Nice to hear from you again after your snowmageddon.
Hope everything's all right at your end.

Barb

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A small fan blowing a bit of air across the top (as John had posted earlier) is a good idea.
And waiting...for the others to pop.

Barb

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forty degrees Fahrenheit

Wow, it would've been a sauna in there.

lucky1

Can you open up the south side on sunny winter days?

Barb

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Thanks Scott.

Think I've totally screwed up posting topics (again)

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Can't remember if you've seen these pics I just posted today on John's topic: http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5728

I had better not get my hopes up too high.
There's a 50/50 chance the CIDP is toast.

Barb

lucky1

There ya go, Mike! That's the way they're supposed to look. Nothing looks dry in there to me...you'd be surprised that "dampish" soil is enough moisture for them, especially if you pre-soaked the seeds. Keep the soil warm. I'd leave the cover off. If any cells start to dry out (and they do...

lucky1

Oh how gorgeous CIDP pic 1 is...nice long fronds. Sad that all the longish fronds failed by the time pic 2 was taken. Nope, I haven't mummy wrapped anything, even though it's the ONLY method we'll have when palms outgrow our enclosures. Here's before planting: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/ph...

lucky1

Beny, the sun makes all the difference.
We've had very brief episodes of sun since Christmas.
Mostly fog, which is soooooo depressing.

Stay warm!

Barb

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Hey John, what happened with your CIDP? Your plastic covers are clear (versus my blue ones) so it would've been happy with the daylight. CIDP don't need a whole heck of a lot more heat than T.fortunei, so I'm puzzled. But maybe I'll take my protection off in March and mine will be toast. :( Glad you...

lucky1

There are lots of pot sizes before you get to a garbage can

My CIDP is in the hottest windiest spot on my south-facing acreage.
It loves to bake in the heat and wind, with lots of water.

Barb

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Gosh Erik, that's a nice temperature! Yeah, hope to hear from those guys soon. Oregon? Heck, do they EVER get freezing temps? :lol: After 2 weeks of looking at our snowpiles--and very little sun to melt it--our mild-ish temperatures aren't that great. It'll be good to walk on terra firma again. Barb

lucky1

How's the palm now Barb? Once planted, did it grow quicker than in a pot? Planted it last summer as it was going into serious decline from having been in pots for eons. :lol: It put out 3 or 4 new--but small--spears by the end of summer. Didn't do bugger all until then. Probably recovering from its...

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major Snow storm on the East coast

Poor Boston and area.
2 feet of snow and blowing.
Seawall broken at shore with home(s) swept off their foundations.

We're still recovering from our 2-foot snowdump a couple of weeks ago.

Wonder how the guys back East are faring.

Barb

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Wow...too bad that water doesn't go INTO the ground.

Barb

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Hi John,
Wow...have those planted palms EVER grown since I last saw them.
Fabulous!

Sorry for lack of contact...a grandson born last year has taken up a lot of my time.

Kinda makes the palm hobby take a back seat.

A belated happy anniversary too!

Barb

lucky1

CIDP roots are incredible, both in volume and size/length of "fleshy" white roots. My old CIDP has been root-pruned, I think, twice with about 50% of roots torn off when the tractor strap broke from the weight. Recovered nicely both times. The last time was last summer when I planted it ou...

lucky1

Anyone else check in their protection?

The "teepees" out front have so much snow on them, the plastic is frozen to the ground.
But Washies and Brahea and yuccca and little Euro palm should be OK.

Temp sensors aren't working.

lucky1

Looks pristine.
Nice work.

lucky1

You're well on your way.

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