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Beny

Hope it will be the same for me...but it s still a very long range forecast

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http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/montre ... r=1/1/2014

Beny

Yes Jeff, i saw some Cocos nucifera at Clearwater, but there was in bad shape with just few leaves. The sand was like flour, same texture...first time i saw that. Was very special. Barb, you re right, but i think i d like to live with a hurricane every few years instead having snow storm every winte...

Beny

Igor, I have almost that much snow here at my house. We received a good 30cm of snow last saturday when i was in Orlando for the last day. And the forecaster are calling for another mess this weekend with a mix of snow and maybe a lot of freezing rain (20-30mm) :shock: .....and its so cold since yes...

Beny

Ok, thx Jim.... Im agree Barb, they don t know what kind of weather we have here. But everything is possible, and for me in the next few years...ill be a snowbird for sure :lol: ..I saw almost all the house in Kissimee (where i was) as a screened veranda over the pool and covering almost all the bac...

Beny

There s some pics from my trip last week in Central Florida, we went to Walt Disney's , the girls and i loved that :D ...but im sad to return in the cold and snow :cry: ...I saw few Bismarckia species and royal palms there, i didn t know it growing there :shock: . Enjoy the pics....the beach of Clea...

Beny

-27c here in Mirabel last friday night when i was in Walt Disney's world in Orlando, Florida with a 26c high

....all palms Under wrapping looks good for now

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Ben

Beny

Hi guy's, here s some pics about the wrapping i did 2-3 weeks ago around Montréal. Hope everything will do well. But for now, i ve had a low of -19c last week and it was -6c Inside the wrapping, will see at -25c if that happen this winter. The tallest windmill is about 13 feets tall :shock: .... And...

Beny

Ill be in Orlando, Florida at Walt Disney next week :D ...will miss all that cold :wink: ....Forecast for Orlando : sunday to tuesday 28c or 82F, then cooling down to 24c or 75F :cry: ....will post pics when ill come back :D ..... Good luck guy's...but here its not that cold...+5c today and +2c tomo...

Beny

Geezz....look at this cold snap going down to St-Georges, Utah....poor Washingtonia they will freeze hard there

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http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/84770

Beny

HA...nice one.....we ve got our real first snowstorm here, the winter storm Boreas you ve got too Mike, but you have rain, and we ve got both here. Now we have about 6 inches of snow at the ground

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Ben

Beny

Thx Barb, no problem, will do more in English this winter to keep you updated. Hope everything will works as i want

....we re heading to have our first winter storm here starting tuesday night, mix of rain, snow and ice pallet

...good mess incoming

Ben

Beny

Hi guy's, here s a new video about my palms trees winter protection. I try again the wrapping technique this winter with some improvement. For now at -14c this mornig, it was 0c to +4c in the different wrapping :D ....so it looks good. At -25c i think the temp. wont go down Under the -5c. If that te...

Beny

Ok, thanks , that s what my wife think too about Atlantic City....i saw pics from Cape May and it looks very nice and beautifull....in 2 weeks, we re going to Disney at Orlando taking a bit of sun and lot of fun with the kids

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Beny

No Mike, i stoped at Point Pleasant last summer, it was the first time i went to the US in car. I loved the NJ coast, for sure next summer we want to go down again, but this time we want to go a bit farther like exactly Cape May or Atlantic city

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Beny

Wow, that s a nice Washy Mike...

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Ben

Beny

Mike,
With my experience, my 5 foots and 8 foots tall Trachy was without protection a few consecutive days below freezing point and had no damage. Even at 0F for a night and warming up to the 10F. I tried that for one day last winter. Mine take easily 5-10 F.

Ben

Beny

Hey guy's, everything is almost done...still only few palms to cover at my house 8) . I post few videos on my Youtube channel, check it out and try to learn some french :lol: ...i was thinking to you guy's , i did a small one in English :wink: . Will post other when ill cover mine... http://www.yout...

Beny

Wow, nice garden, as usual...thx for the pics

Ben

Beny

Scott, I had the overheat problem with that technique last winter, like you. This year im going with the bubble insulation sheet for the hot water reservoir, it has an aluminium side and don t let go in the sun. That s make a big difference. I make that experience since 2 weeks and i have compared w...

Beny

Barb, i did 5 others and 2 at my home few days ago, im going to protect 4 others today. And by sunday, everything will be done :D ...The weather is on my side this weekend, 10-14c till monday :D .... In my mummywrap at my house, i have 1 butia protected since 2 weeks with that technique an at-9c, th...

Beny

Here's a video of a 7 foots Trachy and 12 foots Butia Under protection. I protected these palms 2 days ago, the Trachy is Under the box and the Butia Under the mummywrap. Im pretty sure that technique will work this year . Sorry the video is in french :wink: .... Ben http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z...

Beny

I never had problem with that before, cause the heat produced by the CFL is low. I never had a burned CFL after a winter, but i change some just in case. Inside my protections, never the temp. went down Under the +1c even at -27c outside. So, the CFL work Under a milder temp. range +1c to +8c. And i...

Beny

Its -8c ( 15F) this morning, and i still have a lot of Trachy, Needle and Chamaerops uncovered. And all looks fine...will warm up tomorrow, but today the high is only 30F

....few degrees below normal...

Ben

Beny

HA, Aaron, i felt sad yesterday. Cause now , everything it s gone

....feel better now...it s cold today with an high of 25F, cooloing down to 15F tonight...but will warm up thursday with 45F and 45-50F till next week

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Beny

We ve got our first snow this pm with dropping temp., it was +2c when i toke these pictures of my yard :shock: ...but now 5 hours later, its all gone :D .... Ben http://s15.postimg.org/as3n89jav/DSCF1429.jpg http://s7.postimg.org/44hdv6jxj/DSCF1432.jpg http://s13.postimg.org/s43pw474j/DSCF1431.jpg h...

Beny

Good idea Adam, but when using the CFL bulbs (10000 H), im sure they wont burn during the winter. I change at least 1 bulb per year, just in case. But with 2 CFL, if 1 burn, ill still have another one plus the heatcable (64 watts) on the ground. That will give enough heat with 2 inches styrofoam box...

Beny

Thx guy's, Barb, still at least 13 Trachy , 2 Butia and 1 Chamaerops. Plus a few palms at my house like 2 x 8 feets Trachy, 2 x 5 feets Trachy, 2 Needle palms and 1 Chamaerops humilis. Plus another 8 feets Trachy and Butia that i already covered with the mummywrap. That s why i really focus on the m...

Beny

Yes, i know. i replaced it after taken this picture. The heat cable for pipe is better the one for roof has that problem. That s fried my Trachy too last winter. Now i used the heat cable EasyHeat for pipe, more better and they have their own thermostat .

Ben

Beny

Hi guy's , i started to protect some palms at my customer. Here's some pictures , the Butia is gorgeous, was tough to tie up the palms together :wink: , but now is ready for the winter... Will post more pics and videos soon.. I built 2 different mummywrap on my Butia and one of my Trachy, there's so...

Beny

Thats why i want to go there in summer

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Ben

Beny

HA...like you said Ouch, hope it will be not my turn soon...but i know it s coming

...nice pictures Barb..one day i will go visiting the rockies !

Ben

Beny

Keith, If you protect your palms with a 2 inches styrofoam box, you need only a 12 foots cable (48 watts) on the ground for the roots. And a 18 foots cable (72 watts) for the trunck is enough. Me and Mike here in Montréal (im 30 km north of him) use only 2 x 23 watts cfl for heating the box and a 12...

Beny

Yes, But the temperature will go up tomorrow and for the next days, up to 16c friday :D ...but cooling down to the normal on monday :cry: ...Normally we got these lower temp. not before mid-november. For reference, i use a 24 foots heatcable for a 8 foots tall palm tree. And its enough with the mumm...

Beny

Hy Barb, I used the heat tape last year with the mummywrap technique and i had no problems. It never go to hot to burn anything. Im gonna start to protect all the palms in 2 weeks, mid-november. The last 2 nights, the temp. was near -7c here (or 18-20F). But the days go up near +7c (45F). And all th...

Beny

Thx Barb, i will try again the mummywrap method with some modification on 2 Trachy and 1 Needle palm...will give you news later on that this winter..

Ben

Beny

Hi guy's, Im back with some updated about my palms trees at home. Will post more videos when i will protect all my palms and the palms i have at my Customer around Montréal. Enjoy the video...sorry for my accent :wink: ... And sorry for the bad video quality, i think there was some fog on the lens.....

Beny

Wow, beautifull garden and nice pond you have there. Good job.

Ben

Beny

Wow, what a jungle you have there

...looks very tropical...nice job

Ben

Beny

Subtropical garden north of Montréal in Blainville. All these palms exept the Phoenix Robellinei has been protected last winter with the box method. I sold the kit to the Customer and he did the protection with success as you can see. With minimun temp. of -30c one night in last january :cry: ... Be...

Beny

Maybe in vacation ? Some people are Lucky and get more than a month of vacation in summer

Ben

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