My Robusta's Winter home...
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My Robusta's Winter home...
Before,
After,
I can pop the windows out for the Summer, Hopefully this will work for a couple seasons before I have to add height.
After,
I can pop the windows out for the Summer, Hopefully this will work for a couple seasons before I have to add height.
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As snug as a bug in a rug! Great job on that add on to your greenhouse. Any thoughts on 3 years down the road when it moves your greenhouseLOL
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I am really hoping that is a problem I have to deal with
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08-07
I was too lazy to take down the enclosure this season
Has grown well ( hard to get a good picture through the glass)
Defineately will need to raise the roof up a bit more .......
Has grown well ( hard to get a good picture through the glass)
Defineately will need to raise the roof up a bit more .......
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Some heat and water and there is no stopping these!
Think I am going to have to plan on adding 3'-5' a year to give it enough space, do you ( or anyone else), know at what size these start to trunk?
Steve
Think I am going to have to plan on adding 3'-5' a year to give it enough space, do you ( or anyone else), know at what size these start to trunk?
Steve
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looks to me like you got yourself a bit of a trunk there Steve. Keep it warm and toasty and I'll bet that one doubles in size in a year.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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I'm sure it will .........I'll bet that one doubles in size in a year.
I am curious about trunk formation on these, most of the ones I've seem have about 3'-5' of leaf bases before they start trunking. Trying to figure out if the small one I have is starting? or a need to pile up some more dirt around its base?
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Steve I really love the way you have had success with your washingtonia. I really never would have concidered keeping one in the ground. I have a washingtonia filifera in the ground since early arpil. Its rooted very well and grown alot. I was going to dig it up for the winter. You have inspired me to leave it and try to over winter in the ground. Thanks mike
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Mike, Thanks, these have done better than I thought they could, the little one went through two nights of 18*F last April, then a bad case of crown rot in May with the flooding rains, and it just keeps keeps chugging along....
Your success with the large S.palmetto has inspired me to try and find one, I've been thinking about taking a trip down to the Gulf Coast this Winter to try and find a couple to bring back. Texas is closest to me, but maybe I'll need to look over towards the Southeast coast?
Steve
Your success with the large S.palmetto has inspired me to try and find one, I've been thinking about taking a trip down to the Gulf Coast this Winter to try and find a couple to bring back. Texas is closest to me, but maybe I'll need to look over towards the Southeast coast?
Steve
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