Uncovering my Trachys in February!

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wxman
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Uncovering my Trachys in February!

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Came home from work early and decided to start dismantling the protection. I took off the foam and removed the west panel. Going to leave the other three panels up with the roof for another week or two. If some freak cold comes, I can quickly staple a layer of poly on the open side and throw in a heater for the night. But the forecast is all above freezing for the next 7 days with even a day forecasted in the 50s.

This is the earliest I opened up protection for my palms. It was only on this winter from Nov. 26 to Feb 28. LOL.

And of course, pics!

My biggest trachy, planted as a 3 gallon in July 2008.

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Trunk shot

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About 29-30 inches of trunk on it.

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Here is my newer trachy. Planted in June 2010 as a 15 gallon.

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Trunk shot.

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About 20-21 inches of trunk here.

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only 3 months protection.
Amazing.

They look great Tim.
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They look fantastic! They'll be growing by the end of the next month.
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TimMAz6
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Oh Boy..........here comes an arctic blast now........thanks alot! :wink:

PS, your palms look awesome. The trunk diameter on the first Trachy is getting big!
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Did you guys get much snow Tim?(Wxman)

I noticed after you posted this that it was snowing there :?
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hardyjim wrote:Did you guys get much snow Tim?(Wxman)

I noticed after you posted this that it was snowing there :?
We got a dusting, temp fell to 33.5, then it changed to rain and it's currently 49 out. Got over 1/2 inch of rain last night so I'm glad I left the tops on.
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just when you think the covers will come off.....it starts to snow again. I thought winter was over??

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