Unwrapped Washingtonia today.....and more

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:47 pm

Took down the plastic wrap today since weather is suppose to be really warm for the next week.

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So warm I planted some tomato seedlings from my wife's grandmother (way too early.....here comes a freeze!).

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Tetrapanex is showing some swollen buds.

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I stuck some '×Fatshedera lizei' cuttings into the ground many weeks ago and it appears they are rooting!

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Aucuba japonica cuttings I stuck into the ground last year were super easy and are growing already.

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Forsythias are still blooming here....with all this heat they won't last too much longer.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:19 pm

Tim,
I've been waiting to see the Washy unwrapped.
It looks absolutely pristine, even after your warmer than normal winter.
Congrats on a good job...you used the tiny Xmas lights if I recall (I used C9's and one Washy looks like crap).

Tomatoes ???
Heck, you'll be eating tomatoes before mine are planted.

Your yuccas are spurting ahead nicely too.
Thanks for the pics.

Barb

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:43 pm

Great pics as usual, Tim!

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:08 pm

Nice! You should try to get some of those 'camo' Washies, those things are worth a fortune!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:58 pm

yes......I used the mini xmas lights...........you can see them in this photo.

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I'm sure the tomatoes won't grow much but I wanted to get them out of the house (since they'll get more direct sun and won't get leggy).

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:37 am

I have a bunch of little T-plants that came up this year and somehow made it throuh 28F-

I guess being close to the warmer ground helped out.

That Washy looks great-can't wait to see it grow into action thius summer!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:45 pm

Everything looks great!!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:45 pm

Looks good, and I see your prickly-pears cactus are starting to stand back up.

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:51 pm

Washy looks good. Watch out for root rot from frozen soils. That's what zapped mine.

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:41 pm

Looks great Tim. Do you get any sunburn on the Washy fronds from it being wrapped all winter?

John

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:21 pm

no sunburn on my Washy. I opened the top and removed the internal leaves about 3? weeks ago. I spoke with Bill yesterday and he mentioned his Washy's have white spears.......not sure why yet.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:44 am

Ahhhh. the dreaded sunburn...It's all over my majesty palms and other things that I brogught out from inside this spring. Even though I brought them out in march, they still got sunburn....Amazing how strong the march sun is!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:35 am

TimMAz6 wrote:no sunburn on my Washy. I opened the top and removed the internal leaves about 3? weeks ago. I spoke with Bill yesterday and he mentioned his Washy's have white spears.......not sure why yet.

I think his Washys grow so fast at that size that they probably grew out in the dark.

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