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RoboCaesar
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Moving away from zone 8b...

Post by RoboCaesar » Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:24 pm

...and into the tropics! I decided that since I'm young and don't have a stable career or family, I'll work as an English teacher overseas for a while. That way I can see the world while building up my savings. This will be my climate for the near-future:

http://worldweather.wmo.int/082/c00309.htm

Now I'm wondering what to do with my plants here in Seattle. Somehow I can't bear to throw them out. :D

Some will be kept with friends and some will be sold/given away.

Washingtonia, 1 years old from seed:
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Adonidia Merrillii, about 9 months old from seed:
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Post by canadianplant » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:58 am

Hard to do a move like that..... but ho chi min is basically smack dab in the middle of the asian forests/rainforests...... I think youll be sending home thousands of seeds in the first few months :P

I hope it goes well, i know a few people who have done this. Some in Laos, some in japan, some in korea... all of them said they absolutely loved it....
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Post by RoboCaesar » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:11 pm

At this stage in my life, it's much easier to do a big move compared to years from now. I can pack light and go alone without any problems.

I'm going to try and have some interesting houseplants over there for sure. How about a potted Cyrtostachys renda? :D

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:24 pm

Robocaesar, one part of my envies you, the other worries about your at-home plants. :lol: :lol:

What an opportunity.
And you're right...do it while young.
Impossible to do when older and tied down.
How about a potted Cyrtostachys renda?
You can PLANT it there :lol: :lol:

We'll follow your plans with interest.
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Post by canadianplant » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:41 pm

Your houseplants are going to consist of apples, since they wont grow there :D
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Post by hardyjim » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:56 pm

Hope you have some great adventures and maybe even start a few families :wink:

Serious about the adventures...check in often,I bet you'll see some interesting palms/plants etc there.
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Post by RoboCaesar » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:55 pm

Perhaps I'll need to put a grow light in a refrigerator there so I can grow some temperate houseplants!

I'll post some pictures on this forum once in a while. Even though I won't be looking at many cold hardy palm trees as much, I still sure love to grow things!

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Post by canadianplant » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:29 pm

You can tease us roboceaser.. im sure most wont mind some nice tropical pics!
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