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RoboCaesar

Wow! What a solid recovery! It's hard to believe that you're in the midwest with those kinds of plants. How soon until you can eat some of those citrus fruits?

RoboCaesar

Perhaps I'll need to put a grow light in a refrigerator there so I can grow some temperate houseplants!

I'll post some pictures on this forum once in a while. Even though I won't be looking at many cold hardy palm trees as much, I still sure love to grow things!

RoboCaesar

At this stage in my life, it's much easier to do a big move compared to years from now. I can pack light and go alone without any problems.

I'm going to try and have some interesting houseplants over there for sure. How about a potted Cyrtostachys renda?

RoboCaesar

...and into the tropics! I decided that since I'm young and don't have a stable career or family, I'll work as an English teacher overseas for a while. That way I can see the world while building up my savings. This will be my climate for the near-future: http://worldweather.wmo.int/082/c00309.htm N...

RoboCaesar

Thanks for the feedback and tips guys! Perhaps I'll get a little succulent garden started this spring. Nice pic, Paul. I'm surprised to see such a healthy agave plant by the beach in Vancouver, BC. I'd think that the higher humidity might be an issue. Andy, it's great to have some people on this boa...

RoboCaesar

When I was driving a few days ago, I noticed an agave and some prickly pear cacti growing in a traffic circle here in Seattle. I didn't think the climate here was suitable for that, but I guess it is! http://i.imgur.com/c50694jl.jpg This was no special microclimate or anything, and the area gets the...

RoboCaesar

That's an organized operation right there. Is the soil getting moldy in those covered containers or something? What were the species of the successful seedlings? At least you didn't accidentally crush a bunch of already healthy seedlings. I killed a number of my Christmas Palm seedlings when transpl...

RoboCaesar

Great pictures! Those Jubaeas look so tropical for such a northern location. And those trachys are huge! From a distance, they might look sort of like washies. I wonder if the trachys near my house will look anything like that a few decades from now...

RoboCaesar

Hydrogen peroxide takes care of fungus gnats? It should be obvious, but that explains why my majesty palm doesn't have a gnat problem! (I often water it with some H2O2 mixed in)

I'll have to try that with the rest of my palms

RoboCaesar

Excellent pictures everyone! I now have an excuse to post pictures from my trip to Phoenix, AZ! I'm sorry if I end up posting too many pictures. http://i.minus.com/ix0sjrkX6AmEF.jpg Some Washingtonias viewed from the ground on the ASU campus. http://i.minus.com/i0JIXfLlhTDLz.jpg The mighty Bismarcki...

RoboCaesar

Did you get it to work earthworm? Barb is right about using some hydrogen peroxide solution. That stuff is awesome! (I often use it when watering my majesty palm as well). Back in May, when I germinated some phoenix dactylifera seeds, I let the seeds soak in water for a few days after removing as mu...

RoboCaesar

Nice job! I especially like the Savannah cat too :D Too bad your seedling died. I've been entertaining the idea of getting a Jubaea and planting it outside for a while. (and I know a few are grown outside at the University of Washington) Maybe I should just get a job down south so I can grow hundred...

RoboCaesar

You bring up a good point about cheese, so I looked into it: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN01024 Apparently mold on soft cheese can be bad, but it's fine to cut off mold on harder cheeses (like cheddar) since the mold can't penetrate that far into it. There's mold everywhere ...

RoboCaesar

Would scraping the mold off really work? What you see of mold is typically just the fruiting body ( fruiting body ). The rest of the fungal structure is deeply embedded throughout the soil. (This is why we don't scrape the mold off of bread and keep it) Could you possibly try washing the soil with h...

RoboCaesar

I may sound crazy for saying this, but I'd sure like to see some snow here! We've only had a tiny amount so far which melted very quickly. Yes, snow can hurt some exotic plants, but trachies here look amazing when covered in snow and don't mind one bit!

RoboCaesar

Very nice, Scott! Majesty palms are one of my favorite palms when taken care of. That's good that you're keeping your double in a humid environment. I can't do that at the moment, but the humidity usually hovers around 50% at this time of year in the room I keep my 2 palms in. Temperatures get up to...

RoboCaesar

Welcome, fellow Washingtonian!

RoboCaesar

Great pictures! I don't know what I would do if I lived somewhere where I could grow pretty much any tropical plant I wanted! After growing my own private jungle, maybe I'd have to try growing plants native to the pacific northwest just so I would still get the satisfaction of growing things that do...

RoboCaesar

Welcome teebee! I was like you back in may. I had no palms or tropical plants, so I bought some seeds on ebay and amazon. Now I have quite a collection of seedlings and more mature palms! (13xWashingtonia robusta, 6xPhoenix dactylifera, 4xChamaedorea elegans, 19xAdonida merrillii, 2xRavenea rivulari...

RoboCaesar

I love the Washingtonia growing on the trunk of the date palm in fig. 48! It's amazing how weedy they are in certain places. (aesthetically pleasing weeds for sure, though)

RoboCaesar

So far it's doing quite well! It has put out almost 3 new fronds since I got it over 2.5 months ago. (There are 2 plants in the pot) I watch carefully for any signs of an infestation and I water the plant with a little bit of hydrogen peroxide frequently as well. Occasionally, I'll squirt some hydro...

RoboCaesar

That article about the protection in England makes me sad... And that winter protection in Japan is somewhat aesthetically pleasing. I'm curious whether those Washingtonias in Seattle survived since I want to plant a few of them and protect them next winter (assuming I still live in the area). The w...

RoboCaesar

Yep wxman, I'm really looking forward to when my Christmas Palms take off! They look awesome when they're more mature with their trunks and arching fronds. I definitely have to be careful about how many seeds I plant, unless they're trachies because I can just plant them in the backyard with no supe...

RoboCaesar

canadianplant, I'm pretty amazed at the variation in size among my washingtonia seedlings. I'm not quite sure what causes it, but I'm enjoying my bonsai palms until they someday become massive! Barb, I'm pretty happy with the growth rate of the washies. The most mature one (germinated in mid-june) i...

RoboCaesar

I got interested in growing palms back in May, and have since acquired a collection that is probably too large. Phoenix Dactylifera Seedlings: http://i2.minus.com:81/iyQLxt9hHNgdE.jpg These have been great. I got them to germinate in early June. Then they were neglected for a while in soil that was ...

RoboCaesar

I think it's something in the Dypsis genus, but I'll wait for someone who's more of an expert to answer.

RoboCaesar

Someone from the other side of the state, neat! Very healthy looking palms. Where do you get your washies from? I've only seen them in one place here in Seattle (a small shop that specializes in tropical and subtropical plants).

RoboCaesar

Great topic! That 4th garden is amazing. I bet that guy has to work hard for winter protection though! Vancouver 8b palm trees inspired me to grow them here in Kelowna 6b. okanaganpalms.multiply.com... okanaganpalms.multiply.com... okanaganpalms.multiply.com... okanaganpalms.multiply.com... okanagan...

RoboCaesar

You definitely did! Those are all really nice palms to have!

RoboCaesar

Neat! What species do you have there? I can see a Christmas Palm seedling, Foxtail Palm, Medjool Date Palm, some sort of brahea?.

RoboCaesar

Probably something like Beccariophoenix Alfredii : http://i.imgur.com/WFRbVl.jpg (from wikipedia) Looks like a coconut palm, but tolerates lower temperatures! Of course, since money is no obstacle in this hypothetical scenario, I'd probably get a coconut palm with the "protection" being a ...

RoboCaesar

I hope the sunshine lasts here as well! It's not getting anywhere near the 80s during the day anymore, but the lows are only in the 50s usually, at the moment. Freezing weather can take its time at arriving. It was a very dry August here as well in that there was absolutely no measurable precipitati...

RoboCaesar

Now, I know that you're supposed to avoid picking up Majesty Palms, but I couldn't resist this up for $5 a few days ago: http://i.imgur.com/wd3zQl.jpg This exotic plant hobby is becoming dangerous, and I'm going to run out of room at some point! My Majesty Palm hasn't died yet (although I expect it ...

RoboCaesar

My dad picked up some seeds from under a palm tree at Manhattan Beach, CA. Any idea what they are? I suspect some sort of King Palm, but I'm not sure. Here's a picture: http://i.imgur.com/DMCs5.jpg I can post more pictures and dissect one of the seeds if necessary! Also, if it helps, my hands aren't...

RoboCaesar

Great garden! I hope your winter protection works out!

RoboCaesar

I would be so excited if I saw something like a Licuala grandis at a big box store! I guess for now I'll have to periodically check Home Depot and Lowe's to see if there are any mislabeled palms to be found! I'd love to come across a spindle palm or adonidia sometime. On the other hand, I'm strangel...

RoboCaesar

I'll have to keep checking the big box stores around here. So far, I've only seen a few species in them, such as some Trachys, Majesty Palms, Parlor Palms, and Pygmy Date Palms. When I see what other members find, it seems like the big box stores are practically botanical gardens north of the border...

RoboCaesar

Nice Foxtail Palm! How old is it?

RoboCaesar

Great garden! What kind of flowering plant is that in the 3rd-to-last picture?

RoboCaesar

That is an amazing garden! Very healthy-looking plants. I like the large rhododendron. I should try that someday, perhaps. (even though rhododendrons are extremely common around here, I like them)

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