Temperature, etc
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Temperature, etc
I am converting a small insulated room in my basement to my winter palm home. This is where I plan to store all my potted palms and overwinter my bananas. I've installed lights with GE plant and aquarium bulbs. Now my question for you is, can I keep this room 75-80F all winter and shoot to grow my plants rather than just overwinter them in a slightly dormant state? Would love my bananas and palms to keep growing steadily for the next 6 months.
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Knnn
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You can keep them growing, the seedlings probably won't be bothered, but the larger stuff might stretch out and be touchy to acclimate in the spring.
(My Phoenix roebelenii grows all winter long in the house, no matter how careful I am in the spring, most all the new growth burns)
The more light you can provide the better, (metal halide,etc. would be ideal), Be careful of leaving the containers in direct contact with the floor, a concrete slab will pull their temperature down.
Steve
(My Phoenix roebelenii grows all winter long in the house, no matter how careful I am in the spring, most all the new growth burns)
The more light you can provide the better, (metal halide,etc. would be ideal), Be careful of leaving the containers in direct contact with the floor, a concrete slab will pull their temperature down.
Steve
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Good advice Steve.
You know wx,I have had the same idea,like trying to get some size out of my Banana plants during winter but they pretty much always break(new leaves)until they get adjusted to be outside.I think(like Steve said)if you give them enough light it might work.It will be interesting to see how it works out for you.When I was a kid I did something like that only much smaller,I made a little g-house by putting up clear plastic walls over a table with a 4' light,what really helped was the increase in humidity,those little suckers thrived!
You know wx,I have had the same idea,like trying to get some size out of my Banana plants during winter but they pretty much always break(new leaves)until they get adjusted to be outside.I think(like Steve said)if you give them enough light it might work.It will be interesting to see how it works out for you.When I was a kid I did something like that only much smaller,I made a little g-house by putting up clear plastic walls over a table with a 4' light,what really helped was the increase in humidity,those little suckers thrived!
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Windmill Palm guy
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Anyone had any luck growing a 4 foot tall windmill in there house over the winter months? I put my 4 footer (3foot of trunk) in the sun room last winter temps got close to -8C. I think I might have over watered it while it was in the sun room and the spear pulled, funny thing is it's perfectly fine now. It's put out 6 new leaves since then, I still don't know what caused this.
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Windmill Palm guy
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Yes.
All my palms continue to grow quite well through the winter. I have a pretty bright sunny house (when it is sunny) and keep them close to windows where they get direct sun. I use the miracle grow fertilizer when I water every week. My palms seem to do almost as good as outside without being beat up wind.
Mark
All my palms continue to grow quite well through the winter. I have a pretty bright sunny house (when it is sunny) and keep them close to windows where they get direct sun. I use the miracle grow fertilizer when I water every week. My palms seem to do almost as good as outside without being beat up wind.
Mark