I just picked up a pretty good sized windmill palm from a local greenhouse and put it into my greenhouse.
The forcast here has temps that could go to -8 or so a couple nights. Im thinking I will wait a few weeks yet to put in the ground.
What temps would be fairly safe to plant a new windmill into the ground... oh I am in winnipeg. It will go back inside for the winter ....no worries there
when to plant outside
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Barrie
As someone that's accustomed to planting these out permanently, it's very disturbing to hear of your plans to dig up this and move it indoors over winter. I understand your concerns for it's survival in 'Winter'peg but perhaps using this palm in a container would be better. Perhaps even an elaborate winter shelter could be erected if you're intent on in ground planting.
Digging this up every autumn would be detrimental to it's health and surival. You have to re-think this one for your zone 3a climate.
Cheers, Barrie.
Digging this up every autumn would be detrimental to it's health and surival. You have to re-think this one for your zone 3a climate.
Cheers, Barrie.
Dave,
How cold does it get in Winnipeg in the winter? Is it a zone 3 like Barrie said? If so you might be better off planting it into a nice pot, drilling
a good amount of holes for drainage and planting the pot in the ground. That might be your easiest solution without going through tons of
protection unless your up for the challenge. I agree with Barrie that digging palms up isn't really the best thing to do unless you really need to.
Depending on what you decide to do, if your going to pot plant it I would recommend digging the hole and then adding a nice deep layer of
crushed stone at the bottom so it doesn't sit in a puddle of water maybe 8-12" or so. If you did it that way you could get a inexpensive nursery
pot from a local nursery too since it would be buried.
Bill
How cold does it get in Winnipeg in the winter? Is it a zone 3 like Barrie said? If so you might be better off planting it into a nice pot, drilling
a good amount of holes for drainage and planting the pot in the ground. That might be your easiest solution without going through tons of
protection unless your up for the challenge. I agree with Barrie that digging palms up isn't really the best thing to do unless you really need to.
Depending on what you decide to do, if your going to pot plant it I would recommend digging the hole and then adding a nice deep layer of
crushed stone at the bottom so it doesn't sit in a puddle of water maybe 8-12" or so. If you did it that way you could get a inexpensive nursery
pot from a local nursery too since it would be buried.
Bill
I was thinking of a more permanent housing as you suggest. it would indeed be better to have it remain in the ground. Im thinking I will wrap the roots and insulate the ground around it with some added heat as well. Protection over the winter will be achieved with similar strategies that I have read about here. The question for now was when is reasonable to put in the ground. The soil is not frozen on top but by no means"warm" . I realize these are relatively cold tolerant once established, but I dont want to install it into cold ground if I will do it any harm. I will in all likelyhood leave it in the greenhouse a while yet anyway, but was looking to others for when they have succesfully planted theres in the ground in the spring. I suppose the longer it has to settle in the stronger it will be come fall.[/u]
Bill, it does get pretty cold here , but I have had success keeping my ground from freezing in some areas using styrofoam and lights., bails of straw and wrappingwith tarps.This guy will require more of a building around it I believe.
Bill, it does get pretty cold here , but I have had success keeping my ground from freezing in some areas using styrofoam and lights., bails of straw and wrappingwith tarps.This guy will require more of a building around it I believe.
Sounds good Dave!!!
I'd wait until at least mid April and take a look at the weather then. You can also dig the hole ahead of time and put a piece of plywood over it at
nice if the temps are cool and open it up during the day. Keep all your soil media inside until the day your planting it too. Good drainage will be
important if it gets really cold.
Bill
I'd wait until at least mid April and take a look at the weather then. You can also dig the hole ahead of time and put a piece of plywood over it at
nice if the temps are cool and open it up during the day. Keep all your soil media inside until the day your planting it too. Good drainage will be
important if it gets really cold.
Bill