Is it time to uncover or should I wait a couple weeks?

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Is it time to uncover or should I wait a couple weeks?

Post by JorgeRom » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:41 pm

I live in Windsor, Ontario Canada. I have a windmill palm, a needle palm and 3 musa basjoo. I still have them in their winter protection. Can I start to uncover them? I'm a bit concerned because there is still a possibility of below zero C nights. I hope I have better luck than last year.


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Post by hardyjim » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:30 am

what temps you got
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Post by JorgeRom » Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:15 am

Temperatures around here are going to be in the 40s and 50s for the next week. The lowest temperature for night time low in the next week will be 30 on Saturday night, 34 on Sunday night and 36 on Monday night. Night time temps for other nights this week will be in the 40s.
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Post by hardyjim » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:55 pm

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Post by teebee » Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:08 am

I wouldn't uncover your musa yet even a bit of frost will turn your leaves black. I'm not uncovering mine for another 2 weeks. Everything else except my washintonia robusta is out. My big fortunei had something go wrong over the winter it looks pretty bad :( hopefully it pushes a few fronds and I can trim off some others to improve its looks.

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Post by Beny » Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:10 am

Go ahead, im near Montréal and i will uncover some next week and today :D ...they will be ok even if temp. go down Under -10c.

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Apr 05, 2015 2:18 pm

Jim's thrilled he's at 70F :lol: obviously.

Sounds like it's been very cool the past two mornings.
I'd recommend keeping the snow/rain off them.

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Post by JorgeRom » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:56 pm

I uncovered my two windmill palms and my needle palm. So far, they look pretty good. The needle palm has no damage at all. My banana plants didn't make it. They were all mushy. I'll try and take some pictures soon. Is there something I should do to help my palms transition well from being covered to the outdoor climate uncovered?
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Post by bananieru » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:09 am

My advise is not to over water them for a while. There is enough humidity in the ground and we may still have cold days ahead.

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