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JackLord

This is a peculiar hobby....

To say the least.

Somewhere in Tonga, Samoa, or Hawaii, a bunch of eccentrics are trying to make their back yards look like the Yukon.

JackLord

Interesting Erik. The local HD has the same lineup, with Sabal Minors being conspiculously absent. Meds are probably the most attractive of the hardies, but require the most protection. Needles and Trachys can, in theory, eventually stand alone. So, do you want more aethestics with more work or less...

JackLord

Cool. I have a couple of Tikis myself.

JackLord

Wow! They are like Date Palms on steroids.

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Calladiums.

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Looks like the cover of Dr Francko's book.

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Tim, I'll check soil pH. I assume I have dropped my pH with all the horse manure/pine shavings (horse bedding) I put down but don't know for sure. I know that other folks in town can grow Aucuba. They were a staple in Oregon where I grew up so I'd like at least one here. I also know mine get more s...

JackLord

I will echo the sentiments. Looks very nice and by June it may be indistinguishable from the tropics. Or the desert. Depends on which angle you are looking.

JackLord

Very nice! My needles and minors down here at 35 oN don't look nearly so good. Phylostachyes aureosulcata is dead and being cut down all over the region (presumably will come back from roots). The Magnolia success doesn't surprise me--they are hardier than I once thought. Yucca? I guess I take it f...

JackLord

I experienced rot as well, although nothing that did not recover within a month. Then I altered my protection. Rot is pretty much alleviated it you use tarps or plastic. When I unwrapped my palms last week, the leaves for dry and crisp, more or less as they were last Fall. Like I said, lights/heat a...

JackLord

Nice additions. Some yuccas putter along, some grow at near warp speed. There are lots of Magnolias here, some of them quite large. They are so common that I forget there might be hardiness issues. Then again, they are a symbol of the South although I have seen them in New York. Maybe wrapping some ...

JackLord

If its that costly and messy, and I do not doubt it is, why not just forgo all electrical components? You could just use leaf cages and be fine. I only used one light fixture for my Butia and only because it is around 2 feet from an outlet which makes for an easy connection. Don't get me wrong. Usin...

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They need protection here, no doubt. I also wonder if our wet weather is not detrimental. They come from Southern Europe and North Africa, two regions that are very dry.

JackLord

Manure is good--I use tons! For tropical foliage, do you already have Canna, Colocassia, Caladium? I'm going to try Papaya this year. I use sweet potatoes for foliage ground cover. Hibiscus coccinea is fun. Until it flowers, it looks like Cannabis; the flowers when they come are terrific. I start a...

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had to bag them all over again to dispose Shop vac (until it blows up). Works great for small leaves. Good to hear your stuff did well. Why the shell shock on the med fan palms? :? What species did you buy from Chilly? Find some 6 year old to take some pics and post them :lol: Barb Not sure about t...

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Uncovered all the rest of the palms today except the Butia, which resides in a temp greenhouse. Good grief, how did I stuff that many leaves in the cages last Fall? Now I had to bag them all over again to dispose. This hobby is killing me... :| Anyway, all Trachys look pretty good. The meds look a b...

JackLord

Palms looking good.

For some really cheap tropical chic, go to the grocery store and load up on Taro Root. Stick em in the ground and what grows looks like a smaller, but more appealing Elephant's Ear. You could start them inside now.

Also, get some pineapples and plant the tops. Very tropical.

JackLord

Our temps have dipped and we actually got some wet snow, if you could call it that. But the two disrobed Trachys did not even blink.

I have some new arrivals and thought it prudent to move them inside.

JackLord

Yes, it was an Ackerman. It was nibbled on my goats so it went into winter in rough shape. Also, when I dig up the remnants I saw that is had almost no roots--just the original little ball that came out of the pot. The poms are dwarf pomegranate. The local Zoo has them and they do great there. I sp...

JackLord

Impressive job with the date palm. Makes me think I should try one. But I'll bet it loves the SLC 7A more than my humid 7A.

JackLord

Jack, very glad about the Trachies. My unheated ones look terrible but I think there is a tiny smidgen of spear movement on one--time to let them grow! I planted a dwarf pomegranate in 2009 which was killed to the mulch line now for the second winter. Yuck. I planted another in 2010 and also killed...

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sidpook wrote:March can be such a bitch! Hang in there!

Yea the up and down nature of the weather collides with the eagerness to get things going again.

JackLord

Tim-- Angel Red Pomegranate, Brown Turkey Fig, April Joy Camellia (these names sound like 1970s labels for narcotics), and the Yucca is a soft leaf- Yucca Recurvifolia. All are cold hardy, at least in Zone 7. Camellia is already in the ground. Fig will probably be potted. Pom will go in the ground i...

JackLord

The Canadians and Midwesterners have inspired me. I uncovered two Trachys today. Condition....perfect. They look like they did last November. Putting the tarp over the cages makes a huge difference. Also went to the nursery and procured: 1) Huge Yucca; 2) Fig tree; 3) Another Camellia; and <drum rol...

JackLord

Looking real nice! You folks in the lower USDA Zones are putting me to shame. My boys are still in their winter quarters.

Barb Lucky- Are you going to plant that Date Palm outside?

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Never ceases to amaze me. Great job. Not so much gardening, more like terraforming.

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Not bad.

I am in Maryland as well, but close to DC. I do not protect my Sabals or Needles except for some mulch. My Sabals generally have the same tip burn that yours do on the left side. Nothing that warm weather will not heal.

Looking good!

JackLord

<Bump> This is a bit amusing. My neighbors are moving and thus putting their house on the market. The Mrs, trying to sound diplomatic, inquired about my "Compost Bins." Translated : We need to have a nice view to sell the house, can you move those ugly leaf cages with the tarps? I decided ...

JackLord

Where in the Bronx are you located?

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tropicman wrote:Thanks
I will

Not a problem. Its a great read.

JackLord

tropicman wrote:Thanks
Will look for one,always wanting to add hardy fruit to the garden.

I would recommend you grab this book:

http://www.sepalms.org/SPS_Hardy_Citrus.htm

Its inexpensive and invaluable.

JackLord

tropicman wrote:Are there hardy Citrumelos?

The only kind are hardy. A Citrumelo is a cross between a grapefruit and poncirus

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Trying some Cherimoya seeds. We'll see what happens.

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Interesting. I am going to plant my Yuzu outside this year. I am also going to try some Citrumelos. Poncirus does just fine here.

JackLord

It is so frustrating to me that we here in Vancouver cannot get a sabal minor. No one carries them in stock. If you want a trachy there are millions of them but no needles or sabals. They would easily make it here without protection. I tried to convince some nurseries to bring them in but they won'...

JackLord

That is pretty cool. Thanks for the pics. Looks like a fun trip.

I reckon I could drive the 200 miles to Virgina Beach and see native Sabals.

We are both so close, yet so far.

JackLord

They are like those huge biodomes in Silent Running or Battlestar Galactica. I swear, I think I would grab some beers, a bottle of rum, and go spend the day inside there. Might just cure the winter blues.

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Jack, I think I just had a panic attack. The palm hut thermocube was on an overturned empty pot, but it was near a large water bucket I keep in there to buffer temp. swings. And you know what? The bucket had no ice at all, even when the thermometer up front by the glass showed lows 20s. So, what I ...

JackLord

Where is the outlet where the Thermocube is plugged in?

You probably have to play around with it. I was convinced mine was faulty, but it works like a charm.

JackLord

Cant wait to see some pics!! I now have a small almond tree to try and grow. Since there is a ban on unprocessed almonds from california in the states, I have to assume the almonds here were from out of the continent. Should be interesting as to what i get. Interesting. I guess you are protecting i...

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