My Central Asia Garden March Update

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:50 am

Had a chance to check my exotic plants today. There not too many to be shown but still...

The coldest weather registered in December: t min - minus 30 C, t max - plus 9.4 C, t mean - minus 11.6 C. January: t min - minus 20 C, t max - plus 12.5 C, t mean - minus 6.6 C; February: t min - minus 21 C, t max - plus 10.7 C, t mean - minus 5.9 C

Aucuba protection and the plant uncovered:

Palms. I have two palms (Fortune and Waggy) planted in my garden close to a western side of my house. Wheat straw blocks used for building a shelter. No additional heat inside. The palms have been being protected from the 15th November till the 16th March.
The Wagnerianus looks much-much better than the Fortune:

Two Fatsia plants and Phormium tennax (the purple form) were planted close to the north side of my house. This was a second winter for Fatsia and first winter for Phormium:

One more Fatsia plants grows in the garden. There was a pot, some straw mulch and the snow as a winter protection. Yes there is some damage but the plant is alive for sure:

Some more plants:

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:03 am

Hi Igor,

thanks for the update. Overall your plants look great. It's nice to see the Fatsia doing well.......they should grow a lot this season for you. You sure do have a lot of Yucca seedlings!! So many.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:11 am

Thanks Tim,
more seedlings pics in details:

Tim's hybrids seedlings:

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:46 am

You have some beautiful varieties there, Igor.
Nice and organized too.

Great agave in that last photo...and of course, the y.rostrata

Good to see you're finally getting some warm weather.
Your Mom starting the tomato plants?

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:01 am

Thanks, Barb! Of course my Mom is busy with the tomato seedlings as usually

:

I think it's 1/100 part of a total number... She likes giving them away to our friends

. Never for money. And I pay to a seasonal worker who helps her in growing tomatoes.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:05 am

I pay to a seasonal worker who helps her

She's doing what she loves, and so are you.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:50 am

igor.glukhovtsev wrote: Wheat straw blocks used for building a shelter. No additional heat inside.

What a good way of protecting palms.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:01 am

Thanks Aaron! It works the second winter in a row. Unfortunately i was not able monitoring a temperature inside. But it looks like the temperature was not too bad in there. Perhaps I have to water the palms ASAP. They look a little bit thirsty...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:10 pm

The Wagnerianus looks much-much better than the Fortune:

I think they all look good; it's just that the Waggie's leaves are shorter and stiffer.
Excellent protection method.

Wasn't it Don in Wichita Kansas who used straw bales to build protection around a palm years ago?
He didn't use any heat either.
Excellent insulation.

Also pleasantly surprised that Phormium looks as good as it does.

Well done, Igor.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:21 pm

Hi Igor,

awesome seedlings!! So many.

What's the Yucca looking plant on the left side of this photo?

<img src=http://s21.postimage.org/rbwt9q0av/Two_ ... dlings.jpg>

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:24 pm

This is no name (for me) Agave.
How come you inserted a picture. The PN is only site in the world I have no idea how do deal with the pics.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:48 pm

Nice Igor...

Is that a holly fern I seen?

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:53 am

Yep, Jesse. Thanks for comments! No protection except ' the snow blanket '.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:03 am

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:Yep, Jesse. Thanks for comments! No protection except ' the snow blanket '.

So that is C fortunei? I found one for sale at walmart last year for 3 bucks. I should bout a dozen of them. It didnt look to happy last I seen it but well see I guess....

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:54 pm

Hi Igor,

I use HTML codes to insert the photos. You can use the Img button up top too. You must 'click' on the Img buttom first, then insert the http link to the photo then click on the Img button again.

Here's a web page detailing HMTL codes.

http://www.echoecho.com/htmlimages02.htm

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:23 pm

HTML codes (embedding) don't need the IMG buttons.

But maybe that's why all the text after a photo is in color.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:32 am

Tim, Barb, thanks for your advises! I'm gonna try it in a couple of days. Today I was so busy - long trip to one feedlot and back. Tired...

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:21 am

Found some Magnolia grandiflora overwintered uncovered at one garden center. Looking nice and undamaged.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:28 am

Would've been totally covered in snow this winter?

Nice temperatures Igor!

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:40 am

I don't know if they were covered in snow. Most likely they were. But still...
Yes, we have a whole week warm like the end of April weather....

Tried inserting hhtp. I don't know. I might need to replace my brain...

Please, somebody copy my image, insert it in a message and give me the whole algorithm? Otherwise... I don't know. I wont feel myself a such stupid!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:08 am

Please, somebody copy my image, insert it in a message and give me the whole algorithm? Otherwise... I don't know. I wont feel myself a such stupid!

Cursor on photo, right click "save image as"
Open hard drive/download/pic file on computer.
Ctrl-V (to paste it).

Then open photo hosting site (Flickr in my case).
Upload photo to Flickr site (even though it's not my own picture).

Then click on photo in Flickr.
Choices for share come up on screen:
Select "grab the HTML code" after you select which size you want.

starts with <a href BUT ENDS WITH ></a>

so if I insert that entire HTML here, I get this:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8574298611/" title="Magnolia_grandiflora by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8574 ... 60f3_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Magnolia_grandiflora"></a>

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:38 am

Barb, as I understood from your explanation I should upload a pic to a host site (Flickr, Picasa Web etc.) first and then.... I couldn't upload a pic to the PalmsNorth strait from my PC? It's kind of weird... So if somebody has no an account at Flickr or Picasa Web he(she) or she (he) is not able uploading the images?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:42 am

I couldn't upload a pic. to the PalmsNorth strait from my pc?

I wasn't able to do that either.
So I quit trying and bought Flickr...think it's $29 for unlimited photo storage.

Maybe somebody else loads right from their hard drive...HALLOOOOOOO PEOPLE!!!!! ????

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:44 am

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:17 am

I goofed on Flickr price 2 year subscription $44.95

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:24 am

Burb, I'm LUCKY man. I have no credit card anymore. I have my "limited" Flickr account but never used it. I mean I don't want to spend my time uploading the pics prior uploading them to the PN shreds. It's time consuming thing I guess.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:21 pm

pend my time uploading the pics prior uploading them to the PN shreds. It's time consuming thing I guess.

You have a good point.
I just like having a repository for all my photos without loading up my hard drive.

Maybe another member here can explain how/if they upload pics directly from their hard drive.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:04 pm

Hi Igor,

yes, I upload the photos to Photobucket. Then I use the link from Photobucket to insert it into PalmsNorth. Not many message boards will allow direct upload from the computer.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:48 pm

Not many message boards will allow direct upload from the computer.

Will have to ask Jay one day if that's the case.
Maybe virus protection?

Barb

PS--Igor, if you take photos with your phone, Erik (Terdal Farm) mentioned that Flickr has a great APP for loading pics from cellphones.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:29 am

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbdkz/6294617485/" title="IMG_2479_Igor and Sand Dune by cbdkz, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6038/6294 ... d251e5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_2479_Igor and Sand Dune"></a>

Here we are!!! Flickr has been done!

Picasa Web has been done too!!! Hurrah!!!

Thanks Tim and Barb! I tried both ways inserting the pics. It works!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:57 pm

Yippeeeeeeee, Igor, well done, lad!

Curious why you need TWO photo hosting sites, but that doesn't matter.

Piece of cake, huh? (Easy!)

Barb

EDIT: is that first photo of SNOW? or SAND?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:23 pm

Great.....lets see some photos!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:50 am

More March update photos. Today was nice and warm day with the highest temperature plus 23 C. Seems like we will get a snow in a couple of days

Checked my Fortune today - the spears pulled. Caramba! Should get some hydrogen peroxide...

Now simply enjoy some blooming in my back yard:

I know, I know the stones are not blooming but this one is gorgeous:

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:07 am

THose are some really nice Mags!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:09 am

canadianplant wrote:THose are some really nice Mags!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:58 pm

it's always nice to see the Mags starting to bloom!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:49 pm

the spears pulled

Oh I'm so sorry, Igor.
But they're a nice size, so they'll shoot more spears.

Nice temp 23C !!!!!

Your star magnolia is in bloom, mine is way behind yours in timing.

Yippppeeee, the first tulip!

Love the rock, very interesting!

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:39 am

Checked my plants again. The Trachy looks bad. Put some hydrogen peroxide into a rotted spot last night. Three spears pulled.

Waggy looks much better.

And Phormium plus Fatsia Japonica. They seem are OK.

My Magnolia stellata var. rosea under the snow.

After the snow melted the flowers look OK.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:18 am

Igor, I think that T. fortunei will make it even though it is damaged! We have seen Jim's palms regrow even after being trunk-cut.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:08 pm

Igor, from the first photo of the Trachy and Waggie (showing the bales), it appears that the Waggie has bales protecting it from the cold concrete wall too.
But the Trachy didn't get the protection from that cold wall?
Or maybe you had pulled them away for the photo.

Hope the hydrogen peroxide works.

The more I see of Waggies, the more I like them.

Barb

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