My Palms Sept. 2009

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:28 pm

Here are my palms, yuccas, bananas Sept 4th 2009.Please excuse the quality of some of the pics as I think I might need a new camera soon.

http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photos/album/10#

John

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:15 am

WOW. I did the slide show presentation. thats an impressive display of palm hoarding. No wonder the cost of palm trees is so high, you control the entire market. very very nice job and lots of work to be sure. Thanks for the pics.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:07 am

oppalm wrote:WOW. I did the slide show presentation. thats an impressive display of palm hoarding. No wonder the cost of palm trees is so high, you control the entire market. very very nice job and lots of work to be sure. Thanks for the pics.

Thats

Awesome palms, I see some I would love to have.

Thanks for sharing John.

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:24 pm

Thanks guys. Kent I didn`t know that slideshow option was even available on multiply.com.

John

ronbruce · Post by **ronbruce** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:36 pm

John, you've got some neat palms there. I have a feeling I'll be seeing you next spring.

Do some of those stay in your garden for the winter then? Enclosures on them at all for winter?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:13 am

John,

I'm Speechless!

Totaly Awsome!!

Mark

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:32 pm

Mark thanks for your comments. Ron you will be taking home more palms than you think next spring when you visit.Here is what I do with my planted palms in the winter.

http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photo ... _tropicals

John

ronbruce · Post by **ronbruce** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:27 am

Wow, I was going to just try big old pots over my palms this year but this looks much better.

Do you provide heat in those shelters at all?

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:10 am

Ron I use 2 200 watt infrared heat lamps per palm hut. I hope to not be using them much this winter (El nino).

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:55 am

John, what kind of overhead lighting, if any, do you use in your garage?

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:59 pm

Kent I used a four grow bulb flourescent light fixture and a 600 watt metal halide. I moved the lights around quite a bit so all my palms bananas get equal lighting.

John

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:45 pm

John that is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time!!! Now that is what I call a Monster Garage! Sweet!!! I'm going to look at the slide show again. I think you are my new palm idol!!! Wow do you have a nice collection.

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:03 pm

Yessirree, he does indeed have a nice collection!

John, it's amazing how much everything has grown since I saw them last year!
And I see a couple more young palms that interest me too...will let you know once I figure out what they are.

Your yuccas and bananas are getting so big, nice growth on the agaves and joshua trees.
Washies and trachies look very healthy; winter outside certainly did them no harm at all.

Your bottle palm has grown more than mine!

I like the option below the pics where everything's named. Looking again.

Didn't see your Egyptian papyrus? Mine almost died in the heat this year, despite being in the fishpond.

Well done!
Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:57 pm

Thanks Bill for your comments. I`ll be watching to see how your huge Washy`s do this winter. Barb that Bottle palm was transplanted in April to a 15 gal pot. The papyrus croaked early spring. I`m surprised that the Trachy`s have done so well considering they are in full sun and heat 90% of the day. They have put out Eight to ten green new fronds each so far. Last year some of the fronds burnt in the heat. Let me know if your interested in anything and I`ll bring it up when we build your palm huts.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:11 pm

John,
I'd like a Butia eriospatha...stunning!
Any size you want to sell.

Other than that, I've got to hold off ... too many plants here now.

Too bad about the papyrus...are they "dividable"?
If so, I'll cut mine in half for you.
It's just a midget now, having lost its tall spikes to wind.

Barb

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:25 am

John, I meant to ask you before about the felt or what ever that is under your in ground palms. Is that to keep the ground from getting to hot? I think the washys will do fine, I'm going to make it my mission to get them though looking green in spring.

Bill

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:31 pm

Bill you mean the landscape fabric . I was promised some crushed gravel from a friend of mine who is a landscaper "who has yet to deliver" been waiting three months now! Maybe it will be here when the snow flies. LOL. Got to rattle some chains.
I`ll be planting some Washy`s next spring.

John

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