Waking up in OK to 7 oF; it is 42 oF this morning in Manzanita, OR.
Why am I here, at a mere 36o N latitude?!?
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- Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:38 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
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- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: dead waggie
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- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
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- Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:24 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
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- Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:51 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
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- Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:36 am
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905, I wasn't there; in OK now, where this comes in over the next couple of days.
I found this photo online from the mountain above where my Manzanita palm garden is and it will give you a sense:
http://photos.oregonlive.com/4450/galle ... x.html#/11
I found this photo online from the mountain above where my Manzanita palm garden is and it will give you a sense:
http://photos.oregonlive.com/4450/galle ... x.html#/11
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:17 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: No complaints
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No complaints
The northern Oregon coast set a record high for the date yesterday, of 63 oF. Manzanita got to 64 oF! Strong winds, heavy rain as part of the "pineapple express" bringing tropical weather. I'm sure my palms love it, esp. as this is about the time last when when there were record lows. Okla...
- Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:02 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Both cold hardy and tropical palm collection
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- Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:50 am
- Forum: Indoor Palms
- Topic: Back out!
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Well, for the past few days they've been tucked up against windows, with overhead protection, buckets of warm water and blankets. Plus, it did not get as cold as forecast! :D Forecast now is for the rest of December to be mild. Rain, not snow, tomorrow, so I'll set them up where they can get rain an...
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:25 pm
- Forum: Indoor Palms
- Topic: Back out!
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Back out!
It is 18 oC right now in Tulsa! Heavy potted plams (Bottles, Bizzie, Foxtail) are inside, but smaller potted plants will usher in December outdoors. <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/15866237346/player/" width="640" height="431" frameborder="0&quo...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:24 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Winter protection etc 2014
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- Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Milder Winter perhaps
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- Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:49 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Milder Winter perhaps
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- Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:49 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
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- Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:00 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
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- Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:19 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
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- Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:15 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
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- Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:14 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Palms protection 2014-15
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- Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:12 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:10 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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Andy, Yes, I'm astonished by the Nikau survival and recovery! might try a Butia in 2015. I tend to think of them as wanting more heat (hey, what palm doesn't!). I figure any palms you see growing along the English coast should work. Other suggestions? Paul, what are your possibilities? I can get a g...
- Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:27 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Getting Ready for Winter
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- Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:59 am
- Forum: Off Topic Area
- Topic: Where is Barb?
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- Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:54 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Milder Winter perhaps
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I'm expecting my Manzanita, Oregon, garden to have a mild winter, at least if the promised El Nino arrives. El nino winters there are often frost-free! I winter in Oklahoma, where we're expecting a bit colder and wetter than normal. Sadly, this will be the first winter in many years when I can't get...
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:22 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:07 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Views: 9253
Front bank
This photo shows a planting bed I'm making in the front, on a steep bank. Right/upper is the street. Left/lower is the gravel driveway. The very steep bank in between faces south and gets winter sun; it is very well drained (and presumably of water-soluble nutrients). In the foreground are some smal...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:46 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
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- Views: 9253
Detail of bed in front of cabin. Retaining wall on left, Hydrangea that is years old on right. In back is Chameadorea radicalis. Figured it would be a goner after the lows of ~15 oF in December, 2013, with no protection, but it was not fully defoliated, recovered, and even flowered over summer! :sho...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:43 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: End of season report from Oregon coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9253
End of season report from Oregon coast
This is a follow-up to my end-of-winter post on my Oregon coast palms: http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5574 In brief, I am starting a palm (etc.) garden at my parent's cabin on the northern Oregon coast, where I hope to live some decade. It is on a south-facing hillside about a kilom...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some more pics from Tuesday morning(Oct 21st)
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- Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:07 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some more pics from Tuesday morning(Oct 21st)
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- Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:31 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachy Dead or alive?
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Thanks for the update! That is great news. I think with zone 7a, you should be fine with the protection you described. I'd spray fungicide before wrapping. I use a copper-based one, but figure all are good. (Others here know more.) I suggest having a couple plastic garbage cans in the garage. If you...