Whats left by November 14

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:19 pm

We had an unusual number of below freezing temps in Oct because of Sandy spinning up the coast- then none in November until 2 nights of 22F and 20F.

I covered the Washy only for that one.

Bamboo-P.Biseti

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P.Nigra

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The cold temps were not kind to this Americana-
to much rain beforehand .

I don't think the Graptopetalum even knew it got cold!

hanging tough though.
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Waggie

I cut a lot of damaged fronds of the palms..drought/heat

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Needle palm

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never knew Plumosa ferns were so hardy-it has seen the lowest of the 20s...it did have it's new growth melt off...

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Hayes "stiffie" from Brian's botanicals

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Little T.Tesan

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T.Bulgaria-recovered from horrific spear/core loss

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Couple of S.Louisiana

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S.Brazoria

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C.Cerifera clump-lost it's leader the first year.

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This one pulled for the first time last year-tougher than some Trachys...he is back in blue.

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Speaking of blue...maybe white.

Princeps color is still a little dull from a hot summer.
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Definitely ramping up the leaf size

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Sago,Takil,B.Eriospatha and Washingtonia

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Cactus won't see any rain until April.....

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TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:39 pm

Shows how well the palms did over the summer. Very impressive.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:12 pm

Waggie is so beautiful, takes my breath away.

You can remove the word "little" from Tesan

The blue colors are sure showing dominance now...the ceriferas, the Princeps wow with blue desert plants backdrop.

And UP UP AND AWAY goes the Washy ... and onto the stairs

I see you moved the smaller one to the front of house.
How were the roots when you dug it up?
Maybe it just didn't like being so close to its sibling.

Yes, this summer was sure good to your plants Jim.
And your TLC with the T.bulgaria, glad it worked.

Barb

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:10 pm

Great shots as usual, Jim!

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:55 am

Really inspiring! How much cold can T. princeps withstand?

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:48 am

Jim, Im impressed by how the Sabals look this year. ITs about time they really took off! Im even more impressed by the size of that massive washy

You think you can protect that beast for much longer?

Also, your bamboo looks ready to upsize and start to overtake those spots!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:14 am

The Bessetii expanded x 6 over it's size last year and the Nigra put out a lot of growth for its first(drought)year!

Here the P.Nigra in early March

November

P.Bessetii in April

Thanks Cameron

How are the Trachy seedlings doing?

November

Heres the Washy...earliest he ever broke out!

March 8th,2012

And in November

Jesse

I will protect it the same way I did last year-just taller

Honoh

It pulled last fall but more importantly recovered with 6 leaves-they may be close to Fortunei in cold
tolerance but probably less tolerant of soil/crown moisture.

I think it saw mid teens(maybe less)in the enclosure.

Barb

I think the Waggie and Princeps are my fav's-don't tell the other plants-they are green with envy already...

Not sure which plant your referring to but the other Washy is gone...leaky gutter and being planted to high
conspired against it.

Erik

Thanks-just a little rainfall and it would have been a truly spectacular year all around..

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:16 am

canadianplant wrote: You think you can protect that beast for much longer?

That is why it is next to the house,I can work off the roof which gives me almost 20'

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:39 am

hardyjim wrote:
Jesse

I will protect it the same way I did last year-just taller

Thats the same answer I give when asked about how to protect my bamboo when it gets bigger: "a bigger pile of leaves" lol.

Cant wait to see your bamboo go next year. They eventually create their ideal soil conditions themselves by dropping leaves, which hold the silica from the soil, recycling it. Same for the palms, especially if you have a warm winter like last.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:58 am

Not sure which plant your referring to but the other Washy is gone

You had 2 by the stairs.
One grew like crazy, the other didn't (you said), although it looks good in your pic above.
So it died ?

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:41 am

Very cool Jim, you have so many nice plants it never gets old.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:37 am

Thanks Aaron

Barb

There is only one Washy there,are you referring to the now visible
(since I cut the Yucca down)Fortunei behind the Cactus garden?

I can produce pics of the corpse of the other Washy if you like -LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:59 pm

Barb
There is only one Washy there,are you referring to the now visible
(since I cut the Yucca down)Fortunei behind the Cactus garden?

I can produce pics of the corpse of the other Washy if you like -LOL

"corpse of the other washy".
So it did die.

Dammit.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:02 pm

lucky1 wrote:
Barb
There is only one Washy there,are you referring to the now visible
(since I cut the Yucca down)Fortunei behind the Cactus garden?

I can produce pics of the corpse of the other Washy if you like -LOL
"corpse of the other washy".
So it did die.
Dammit.

You know...I have another in a pot.

Don't think I need another in the ground though,
easy to see how beastly they become in a short time!

It was planted to high,was to close to a leaky gutter and
didn't have much going on when I dug it up....practically speaking-
just to big to haul inside and would take to long to recover from root damage.

I think it would always be vulnerable to more disease even if it had time to recover.

Thats why ya plant 2 and have at least another in a pot for backup!

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:04 pm

Your Palms are looking nice. I haven't had a chance to get outside to protect mine at all. Iv been to busy with work and school, hopefully of thanksgiving break ill get around to it. I got my Agaves covered with plastic and glass. That bissetti bamboo is a fast grower I have a stand I planted 4 years ago and its grown like crazy. I planted Yellow groove at the same time and it hasen't expanded nearly as much.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:32 am

Yea,the bamboo surprised me this year-quite the explosion of growth!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:47 am

beastly they become in a short time!

That's why we love them.

I have a leaky gutter a few feet from one of the Washies.
Only needed sprinkler once this summer.
It's the biggest one.

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:58 am

Easy enough to fix......

I guess I will break down and cover the Washy,might be able to stretch it another week
but why do everything at once-will be interesting to see when the bigger Trachys need to be covered....

Nothing(right now)in the 10 day forecast to cover them for yet....