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who is Ramone ? is this a nursery in Wichita ?

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Dear Mr Arctic Palm, sorry for your loss. Don't give up - you never know what might happen. Perhaps we could get the entire PalmsNorth nation to will your Adonidia back to good health. Just so we all learn something - whats the answer with the Christmas lights? do you think you should have wrapped t...

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well I stopped by the nursery today after lunch and took a few pics for you wes- following are pics of a spindle (pic 1) and a triangle (pic 2) they have for sale. Both are probably 3 over foot tall and both look good. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l20/kentp_2006/DSC00827.jpg http://i92.photobuc...

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where in the world do you find all these plam seeds to germinate. I can't imagine how you keep track of everything.

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My experience has been that the warmer temps - between 90-95F - result in better and quicker germination of almost all species. I know thats a general statement, but seems you can't go wrong with warmer temps for germination. I ma getting ready to paly the germination game for the next few months. F...

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Mike great job. Nobody would guess thats chicago the way you have worked your magic. thanks for sharing.

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you are the man with the golden germination touch. nicely done. Love the Bismarckia.

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wes, I think I can get by there this week and get a picture for you.

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I stop by there once a month (or so) when I'm out on calls. It is a great place , but they are very pricey. Every now and then they'll put a palm on a closeoput price and you can pick up a great deal, and that, my friend, looks like a good deal.I have not been there for a few motnhs, looks like a sh...

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nice job Steve. you do amazing germination work.

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nice find steve. I thought mine would have grown taller this year. It did put out 4 new fronds, but not alot of height. The petitole is kind of a muted yellow, not sure what I got, not sure if I care what got, I am just going to try to nurse it along as long as I can. Your coco has nice green color ...

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very cool. how long to germinate those two?

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Most of us live a long way from tropical breezes. However, that does not mean we can't try to grow the prize of the tropical beach - the cocos nucifera. Here's a picture of my coco. Show us yours.

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I fourth what was said. welcome. and you don't necessarily have to say something useful, just stay involved and we all learn.

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I think they would want you to have the seeds. In fact next time you go you should take a tree climbing harness with you and shimmy up the trees with a 6 pack of beer and hoot and holler when you get to the top, grab some seeds, throw your empty cans at the security personnel that has gathered below...

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wes - fantastic pictures. thanks for posting them. a great look and plants are well spaced with lots of variety. I have to get back ot the drawing board and do more planning. you have obviously mastered working with your mild climate. thanks again, great work

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wes - nicely done. great pics. The landscaping looks very well done. Did you leave any money in Vegas? We are planning a long weekend in Vegas later this year and maybe I'll win some of it back for you. I only play blackjack and sometimes you can get on a lucky roll but it always seems that I end up...

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amazing.

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for what its worth I completely covered in leaf mulch and grass clippings a very small T Fortunei last winter. I made a 12" tall cage out of chicken wire and placed it over the top of very young T Fortunei (maybe 6" tall). I then wrapped clear plastic around the sides and covered about 3/4...

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we had a Lab that loved the bitter apple stuff too. He used to lick his paws to the point where he would lick the hair off and make a "hot spot". We used wrap his paws and spray the bitter apple on the bandages top keep him from licking and while we were spraying his paws he'd be licking t...

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artic palm is right. good luck. this maybe its first flush of seeds, maybe they will get larger with each subsequent flush of seeds.

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with the heat we've had the last 3 weeks, I take it easy when Im working outside. Drink lots of water and take breaks. I do like being outside and working the land. Funny thing is, I never see my neighbors outside. The sun comes up and the everyone pulls their shades down and hibernates inside. I ge...

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I crowd alot of stuff together too. I figure if a palnt is growing there it won't be a weed. I mulch like crazy with grass so that helps keep weeds down and moisture in. Got a big old compost pile in the back yard that I work over all the time. I even grab bags of grass from my neighbors but I espec...

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sorry to hear about your mess. Oh well, it will keep you out of troule for the day. they were calling for rain and storms here in KC, I was watching the radar on TV and they just fizzled out before we got any rain where I live. We can do without the high winds and hail, but the rain we like. Maybe a...

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mr palmettoman - did you add any artificial lighting to your garage greenhouse or just the windows.?

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bought a papaya on the way home last night. I will seed it and plant this weekend. I for one don't think I can get it to set papayas in Kansas, I am just going to grow it for visual interest and hope that it is vsually interesting (if you know what I mean) . If I am lucky and can get 5-7 growinng ma...

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first off -palmettoman your landscaping looks great. I'm a bit of neat freek myself so I can appreciate your efforts. I'd love to come by your place and mess it up just so you can put it all back together, LOL. just kidding. Don - (aka tropicman) - I am a huge Rolling Stones fan (you know Mick and t...

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looks to me like you got yourself a bit of a trunk there Steve. Keep it warm and toasty and I'll bet that one doubles in size in a year.

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mike - where did you get the 30X30X18 structure. got a website. Nice work. You have a pool in your back yard, I'd bet if you kept the heater in it set to a reasonable temp and had your structure over it, that would keep the temps pretty nice inside the structure.

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after I read this post yesterday I googled "papaya" and found plenty of info about growing them. I am off to the supermarket in the next couple of days to get a papaya and start my papaya farm. They look really cool and tall, way different than I thought. We'll see what happens. Thanks for...

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thats huge. how does jealousy look on me? I keep trying to dream up some way to do a greenhouse of some kind. Our HOA is pain in the a$$. 144 sq feet of tropical paradise in your backyard, that wouldn't suck. good luck building the addition. Looks like like the weather might break this weekend.

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Nice looking palmetto mike. Good luck on keeping that big boy healthy. How fast will that grow ? I am thinking you may need a massize shelter in a few years to keep it going. best of luck.

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give me the run down on how you grow a papaya. I germinted many seeds last winter but was not sure what to do with them and I just let them die. I thought it was more of a vine that grew up a fence or something. I like that tree.

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crowded? are you kidding me ? there's plenty of room in there for more plants. what's the plan? going up or going out?

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as Elvis would say, "thank you, thank you very much". He is the king, he should know.

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I use a basement bedroom and shut off the heat to the room as a warm safe haven for my tropicals in the wintertme. Since its in the basement its stays very warm in the wintertime especially with heat from the lights and a humififier running in the room. It stays about 75F in the room and feels tropi...

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I hear ya. I lost track , but it seems like its been two weeks of 100F days and my plants and yard are taking a beating. I've moved most of my potted stuff to some kind of shade , but when I go out to water at night its just brutal. Its still 96F at 9:00PM. My pond loses about 2-4 " of water ea...

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oppalm is impressed with the pictures of seeds. That's alot of seeds and I'll bet alot of work to clean. THANKS Laaz. oppalm has changed his lifelong dream to producing pindo wine.

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thanks everybody for the nice comments. It is amazing what a difference 10 days can make. Our temps have been close to 100F or higher for the last 7-8 days and the plants are taking a beating. Its cooling down to 80F at night. My plants, palms and nanners have had enough. Shut off the furnace. My Ka...

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gorgeous pic, the colors are amazing.

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