Trachy Hut is up
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Trachy Hut is up
Got some extra help this year...
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SO, YOU WANT ME TO LIFT THIS (ROOF) WHERE??????
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T3 thermocube and electric heater and we're finished!
Good thing too....-9C tonight (15F)
Barb
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SO, YOU WANT ME TO LIFT THIS (ROOF) WHERE??????
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T3 thermocube and electric heater and we're finished!
Good thing too....-9C tonight (15F)
Barb
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Hi Barb,
wow, you got the 'troops' out there working on your palms!! Your 'hut' looks more like a palm resort! Your palms looks like it is in good hands. I gotta get my lazy butt out side to protect. I think I made a mistake not protecting my smallish Washingtonia since we hit 21F last night......only time will tell. I had to run the pool pump all night last night since I haven't haul'd in the sand filter/pump yet. Way too busy lately.
wow, you got the 'troops' out there working on your palms!! Your 'hut' looks more like a palm resort! Your palms looks like it is in good hands. I gotta get my lazy butt out side to protect. I think I made a mistake not protecting my smallish Washingtonia since we hit 21F last night......only time will tell. I had to run the pool pump all night last night since I haven't haul'd in the sand filter/pump yet. Way too busy lately.
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Is that the same one from last year? Lucky if so!
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Tim, 21F last night? ouch.
How long has your Washy been planted out?
My first year protecting a Washy too.
Thanks Erik!
Yup, Paul, same hut as last year.
We've got to put a concrete foundation in for a hut base because the 6x6 ties are rotting.
This hobby's demands never seem to end...
Barb
How long has your Washy been planted out?
My first year protecting a Washy too.
Thanks Erik!
Yup, Paul, same hut as last year.
We've got to put a concrete foundation in for a hut base because the 6x6 ties are rotting.
This hobby's demands never seem to end...
Barb
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Looks like the trachy will outgrow the hut next year maybe! When do you typically take down the hut?
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Hoping for two years Tim.the trachy will outgrow the hut next year maybe
Thankfully we didn't hit -9C last night...just -3.
Next week is supposed to be mild.
Tim...now it's your turn.
Barb
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Great work!! The trachy will probably even grow during the winter, with all of the warm temps it will be experiencing in there!
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Nice Hut Barb
Wow that looks like it is a lot of work . Your zone seems cold for B.C. Are you as cold as Montreal. If not you surely can make easier structures . Big job but GREAT job
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Re: Nice Hut Barb
Mike, when you make your boxes, how much are foam vs frame? or do you have some that are just all foam held together with straps? I'm trying to imagine the make up of your set ups.coconutmike wrote:Wow that looks like it is a lot of work . Your zone seems cold for B.C. Are you as cold as Montreal. If not you surely can make easier structures . Big job but GREAT job
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Hey Barb-so far mostly all foam. my locations are not super windy and use cristmas lawn ornament screw-in anchors to secure boxes in place and sometimes glue the boxes to railway ties .
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Re: Barb
any wrapping with heavy plastic inside or out?coconutmike wrote:Hey Barb-so far mostly all foam. my locations are not super windy and use cristmas lawn ornament screw-in anchors to secure boxes in place and sometimes glue the boxes to railway ties .
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plastic
I have wrapped some boxes with plastic or tarps and some without on the outside never on the inside
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Coastal areas are mild, Mike.Your zone seems cold for B.C.
The Interior Okanagan Valley plateau gets considerable cold winds from the NW in winter, as Arctic "outbreaks" slide down.
But microclimates exist along huge interior lakes (Okanagan Lake, where John is...easily a full zone warmer than me, yet only 35 miles south).
The Okanagan gets a lot more heat than the Coast in summer and, thankfully, less humidity, being at the northern tip of Canada's only desert.
Naively (I suppose), I'm counting on global warming to make winter milder here than historically.
So far, summers are hotter, and winters are...well...still winter, often without a lot of snow cover which is really damaging.
Barb
PS--hey Mike, maybe post still pics of the stages of box constructions.
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thats a great looking palm hut Barb. it would appear you have several year left of use. It will be a shame to have to destroy the hut to make it bigger. Maybe the plan should be to start growing another Trachy or two so you can recycle the hut?
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Already have some younger Trachies in waiting.start growing another Trachy or two so you can recycle the hut
Look forward to seeing your winter protection Kent.
Barb
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A rare above-freezing morning, beautiful sunshine.
Opened up the hut and turned off the heater.
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I hope the squirrel and neighbourhood cat stay out...
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Yup, it's still growing!
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One week today it's Christmas...I love Christmas
Barb
Opened up the hut and turned off the heater.
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I hope the squirrel and neighbourhood cat stay out...
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Yup, it's still growing!
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One week today it's Christmas...I love Christmas
Barb
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Nice here too...in the mid 50s (F) I 'm sure.
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Maybe Spring is just around the corner, Jim.
If only we knew...
If only we knew...
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Hi Barb,
your palm looks real happy!javascript:emoticon(':D')
Sorry for the long delay but my Washy filifera was seed grown back in 2000 or 2001. It's not very large since I almost never repotted it and you know how Washys need root tip growth. I did protect my Washy a few weeks ago.......leaves inside protection look great, out side protection are toast. Trachy still not fully protection. Greenhouse for Trachy is 1/2 up (frame almost complete, no poly film).
your palm looks real happy!javascript:emoticon(':D')
Sorry for the long delay but my Washy filifera was seed grown back in 2000 or 2001. It's not very large since I almost never repotted it and you know how Washys need root tip growth. I did protect my Washy a few weeks ago.......leaves inside protection look great, out side protection are toast. Trachy still not fully protection. Greenhouse for Trachy is 1/2 up (frame almost complete, no poly film).
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Other than a cold spell in early December, it's been pretty darn nice as far as temps and lack of snow. Took covering off both windmills outside so they could get some fresh air and gave them a little drink as well.
2 more months to go................
2 more months to go................
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Tim, with your warm temps since Fall started, I'm surprised that Washy isn't growing
Scott, they'll be happy to get that fresh air on mild days.
I forgot to close the door again when it got colder.
The heater warmed the entire neighbourhood...
Not looking forward to the utility bill.
Barb
Scott, they'll be happy to get that fresh air on mild days.
I forgot to close the door again when it got colder.
The heater warmed the entire neighbourhood...
Not looking forward to the utility bill.
Barb
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