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Killed my first vole today with a snap mouse trap. Bated it with chunky peanut butter, the hole was surrounded by 3 traps and they all went off, it got caught in one. I set up another trap today so hopefully ill catch another one. Theres going to be a bloody vole massacre, lol. It sounds horrible bu...

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Here are some pics of the holes and whats left of my yucca gloriosa.

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I dunno probably voles, since gophers leave mounds I am pretty sure now that what I have are voles. The palms had been chewed off at the ground under the winter protection, and they were no roots left the ground had been dug out underneath them. The main trunk of one of my needle palms was chewed ha...

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Well beware they will destroy everything. I noticed today they killed 3 Trachys and damaged a Needle palm. I only have one Trachy out front left. :( We have lots of predators out here such as owls, foxes, and snakes so I am not sure where we are infested with them. They really only seem to eat every...

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No I dont have pics but ill try to take some whatever it is I notice the plants start to wilt and then u pick up the whole plant and there is a burrow underneath and the roots have been eaten. Thats maybe why the rostratas had no roots left, also the gloriosas had no roots attached. I did not notice...

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So I am beging to think whatever killed my Rostratas was not because of the cold. I think it may be gophers causing the problem, they seem to like to kill everything over the winter. I noticed gophers or something ate my 2 variegated yucca gloriosas roots. Also they ate some on my blazing stars and ...

bgodwin1987

Those Rostratas look nice and healthy they have big fat roots.

Did you grow those from seed?

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barb the smallest one in the middle has the least damage and its rooted well still, but it came from a different source so maybe it's a more cold hardy variety with a higher moisture tolerance. Also I took the peice that had a root still attached trimmed up the dead leaves and put it in a pot with c...

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Yeah Maybe they were planted slightly too deep but that may just look that way because of the rocks. I have noticed the small one was not planted quite as deep, maybe thats a reason it's alive still. I dunno ill try to not plant them as deep next time and next winter ill protect them. No there are n...

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They are in a raised bed that is mostly sand mixed with some pea gravel and potting mix, id say it's about 75% sand. It appears that the roots basically just like melted away. I will try to look around to see if there is any more root attached and try to take a pic of it. The small one planted in th...

bgodwin1987

I planted 3 Yucca Rostratas last spring went out side today and the 2 I got from Tejas Tropicals died, they pulled out of the ground. One of them the base of the root was still attached so I brought it in and im going to try to see if it will reroot. The Smaller one I got from Wellspring Gardens and...

bgodwin1987

Nice winter protection Jim it got down to 13 F last night and all my palms are still green. My Agave's Parryis and Harvadias are still looking good too. Ehh I am so ready for spring, I hate winter.

bgodwin1987

I planted my rostratas in the spring and I didn't protect them and its gotten down to 14 F and we have had snow. I did dig them out and got the show off the crowns though. They seem to be doing well though. We will see what happens.

bgodwin1987

I have grown citrus seeds before I had a large seed grown citrus from a Valencia Orange but it was 7 yrs old and never did anything and was a big thorny thing. I am not sure if it was ever going to produce fruit and even if it did it would most likely be of inferior quality. I got rid of it though, ...

bgodwin1987

Where can you order a Wollemi pine tree online at in the US? Anyone know? I want one. I saw one over the Summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden, they keep theres in a green house though.

bgodwin1987

Ehh I have lost respect for this guy. I hate when people make up names and sell plants as something they are not or rename species or cultivars that were bred by someone else, makes things more confusing. Also he seems shady for guaranteeing that all his palms will survive, and I kinda find it hard ...

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dukeofdoom where are you located? I want to grow strawberry trees here, prob too cold though

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Cuja1 I know it's kinda crazy because we usually don't get much snow, this storm mostly hit southern Illinois, and parts of southeast Missouri and western Kentucky.

bgodwin1987

Jonesboro, IL USDA zone 6b, lowest temp so far 20 F

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It might be ok depends on how frozen the roots got. We got over a foot of snow last night had to dig out my Yucca Rostrata's I didn't protect them

. I think they will be ok they they don't have any visible damage.

bgodwin1987

Right now the only thing blooming in my yard are hellebores.

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Right now the only thing blooming in my yard are hellebores.

bgodwin1987

Thanks I protected them put a tomato cage over them and filled it with dry leaves wrapped it in bubble wrap and put a thick black plastic trash bag over it, to keep it dry. We are getting a blizzard right now really windy there are already like 2 inches of snow so far, it prob wont last more than a ...

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Yeah, It was a little humid today it got up to 75 F. Thats very strange for december. I saw an Oleander today in a sheltered area next to a building at my university it had not damage what so ever, im curious to see if it survives the winter. Must be the building because the top of mine at home is f...

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So far the weather has been pretty mild this winter. Last year was mild too the coldest it got was 14 F. This winter its gotten down to 23 F, so far the colds temp. It is supposed to be 73 F today, dec 3, it's not feeling like Christmas though, lol. Wacky weather, must be global warming.

bgodwin1987

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 year...

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Strange that they set seed on there own inside the house. Yeah from what I read some varieties have fertility problems because of hybrids between species and the number of chromosomes. It can be kind of confusing. We will see what happens.

bgodwin1987

So I needed something to do over the winter and so I started collecting Amaryllis now I am going to try my hand at Hybridization. I already was growing a few types but decided to get more now I have about a dozen different varieties mostly large flowering hybrids but also a few species Types. I got ...

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Thanks sadly we don't get a lot of snow usually and if we do it felts within a day or two. We have really wet winters. I have some experience overwintering trachys this is my first year with needles also have some sabal minors to protect as well.

bgodwin1987

Thanks prob will protect them this year.

bgodwin1987

I live in zone 6b and I planted 2 large needle palms in June and was wondering should I protect them? or can they survive without it in my zone? anyone have any experience with needle palm in zone 6? thanks

bgodwin1987

Igor you have a beautiful garden.

bgodwin1987

dang, here we don't get snow till dec or jan usually, it did snow in october though one year on Halloween. I haven't even had a freeze here yet, today and yesterday it was in the 80's wacky weather.

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Haha yeah I know I subscribed to your blog.

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They are stunning, good photography skills.

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Cute, we had a skunk have babies under our shed a few years ago they were cute little dudes. I was afraid to go near the shed though. I didn't wanna be stinky too.

bgodwin1987

Nice plants barb they have gotten big I have 2 Cordyline "Red Star" I am going to try to over winter inside. I planted one in the ground last year but it did not come back. They aren't as hardy as the green ones apparently. I planted a green cordyline indivisa in the ground the year before...

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Thanks I have bookmarked Aaron's as well.

bgodwin1987

Thanks Barb, I need to bring them inside still I think they will be ok though for another week or two I jus have to figure out where im going to put them, lol.

bgodwin1987

Hey everyone I just wanted to tell you all that I started a gardening blog on blogspot, you should check it out when you have a chance and subscribe. I have no subscribers yet

. Heres the link http://www.thatgardenguy.blogspot.com/ , Thanks

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