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Thanks again andy Some of the info Ive read is contradicting. One site says "The further north it is grown, the more likely it can take full sun, with regular watering", while the other states " sources state this species cannot take full sunlight (in Ohio)" At least they agree t...

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Thanks Mike. I tossed it outside, should be good for now.

THose guys in the front are beasts!

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How much sun does your tripetala get up there andy? Im almost 5 degrees lat south of you.....

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Mike/everyone

Quick question; What temp do your basjoos usually start to grow? I want to throw mine outside and the nights are not projected to go below 7C. I know they can take cool temps, but "cool" to some can be 2C........

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Grats mike!

I can see the look on your wifes face when you ask her for a makeup brush:P

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Well, I would have to say my biggest surprise this year is my Magnolia Tripetala. I left 5 seedlings outside for the winter in dixie cups (well, I lost them to be honest). I found them after the snow melted and took a look at them. All of them were mush. A few weeks later I find another dixie cup, l...

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Oh well. For the record I appreciate that myrural garden near Kingston has warmed a full USDA zone in the last 20 years! Same here according to the data not to mention lake superior has been lowering relatively constantly for the last 20 years or so (although, they cant say if thats due to lower ra...

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We are a month or so behind our average. Things that come out later like the ash trees are alright, but it looks like most of my fruit trees are going to bloom at relatively the same time.

No frost this morning, just some on the east facing roofs, nothing near the ground thank god....

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I FINALLY have some things to add.... The city was under frost warnings last night as well :evil: Toka Plum http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/8928766591_bd5c28b253.jpg Rhododendron PJM elite. The pic doesnt do the colour any justice http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/8929441630_8429fd3bda.jpg Daffo...

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The c02 levels go up during global "hot house" events, and crash during extinctions and ice ages......

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You might think of walking around collecting seed as well - never know what youll fnd

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IF this were late fall it would be too late. IT seems the further north you push them, the earlier time you should plant them. Since its hot down there atm, make sure they get plenty of water, and are in fast draining soil.

Good luck!

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Wow Igor... Ive said it before, that reminds be of a mix between where I am and alberta.....

Looks like you have been having low water there?

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Thats awesome! Lets hope it lasts quite a few more winters!

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Im roughly a mile or less from the lake. The city sits in a sortve half bowl surrounded by the mesas on all sides. Id hate to think of how cold it would be here without them or the lake...

I also think they recanted that law?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/us/29rain.html?_r=0

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Compared to what I have here those are the Himalayas. They are the same sortve idea as those, cept they were created when the kewteenan rift opened up (now the lake superior basin) a good billion or so years ago. I guess for you guys who use wells its good to get the aquifers and ground water rechar...

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I know youre concidered "semi arid" if not desert, but how odd is weather like this there barb?

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Im in the same boat; somewhere between 6 - 9 inches of rain this month, which is 2x - 2.5 times the monthly average...

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If it isnt drought, its heavy rains and snow for you guys isnt it? One year severe heat and drought, now wet winter and a wet spring...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/ ... tor&rpc=43

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Wow barb..... Seeing that makes me miss the rockies

I cant believe how green it is and that you got that much rain.... I know what thats like, an average may we have about 74mm of rain. So far we have had 120mm, and we are getting another 80mm in the next 3 days. Thats roughly 8 inches of rain.

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Youre yard is awesome mike. Glad about the musella. Its apparently tricky to get the corm to make it. Keep us posted!

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Wow Tim... Ive ordered from them probably a dozen times over the years, and sure, Ive never got perfect germination, I hant had a zero germination

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YEah, realistically that isnt to bad at all. The midwest did have a long spring (So did we up here in N ontario) and a bit of a wet one so far from what ive seen, not to mention a fairly cold winter. At least you have an idea of how well they can take what would be a very bad winter. I hope with som...

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Nice yard John.... IS that a date palm in the ground?

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I forgot to ask what you use ( IE, chrome, Firefox etc). My method was for chrome... Glad you got it to work

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I seen it on the map on weather.com Jim.... I shoulve posted it when i seen it. Either that or they didnt drop as bad as predicted (which is good)

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Depends on whee you are. Pittsburgh was 27F yesterday morning, not sure if they got snow. I know boston didnt, but it seems the 3 feet was up in upstate newyork. I belive that is up near or in the appalachians.

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I right click the pick, and it ops for zsizes, click a size and then right click again, and left click "copy URL address". Then type

(with out the slash outside of the last square bracket

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Im in the process of trying to take pics - and planting a few hundred pots of things

Ill take a few when I take a break. For all intensive purposes, cam should be a week or 2 ahead of me

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I completely forgot rubber boas make it in BC.... I know some people who raised some as pets. When I was in Calgary, I managed the fish/reptile dept at a pet store. A lady came in one day and we got talking about snakes. For those of you who arent familiar with calgarys climate, picture Aarons, but ...

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Grats tim!

Seeing how bad your winter was (was it the worse in a good decade or so?) it looks pretty good. You gonna cross pollinate?

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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?

I think im a week behind cameron...

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Those grow pretty fast

Any luck with those new zealand trees yet ?

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Barb, because Grapefruit is thought to be a sweet orange pommello cross, there is a high probability of infertile plants, if it was seed grown. Sweet orange seedlings are less prone to this, but from what ive read grapefruit is really bad for doing this... Also, damn citrus and their finickyness. My...

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Jim, all hopes that the new owner sees what you did to the yard, and FORCES you to stay and continue! If not, maybe a bigger yard in the future:P Tim - that was my reaction..... I had no idea that they crept for a few years then can just go absolutely nuts! There is a guy who is cloning the largest ...

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I guess its a give and take we charge you 300% for the booze and you charge us 300% for the pot :lol:..in all seriousness why are the booze so high. Even crown royal, canadian made and imported isnt very high but everything that goes over your way get an instant mark up. Tariffs.... canada got scre...

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You do realize you get a terabyte of strorage for free?

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Wow Aaron, ive never seen a full pic of your yard.... Is that a massive patch of lavender?

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Tim, im glad to see your Illicium survived! It did take a bit of damage though eh?

In the pic of the columbine, in the back ground is a yucca that doesnt look too good. Is that the "elata" that died after flowering?

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It starts with palms.... then banana... then "not so hardy" fruit trees, then desert plants............ Palms are the gateway drug of the plant hobby!

Welcome aboard.

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