Pretending it's Spring

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:45 pm

Despite the rotten weather, had to get plants out of the cold building for some fresh air.
Now they can croak outside

A few pics:

My carpenter-hobby daughter built me this massive potting bench.
A great place to put seedling pots.

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The Washies have been uncovered/unheated for about a week.
This one looks bad:

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The second Washy looks better:

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This yucca rostrata isn't doing as well as the other two:

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And.....ta da.....drumroll .... ONE star magnolia bud expanding:

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This Chamaerops humilis "cerifera" hasn't done well since I cut the suckers off last Fall.
Probably a mistake doing that.

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Thank goodness for ONE success story...the Trachy.
Loves this cool cloudy weather.

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Going to be crowded at the top:

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Barb

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:13 pm

Nice! That first Washy and the rostrata will be fine, as you know. Tell the Trachy to enjoy the weather while it lasts!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:27 pm

I think everything looks good! Nice job on the winter trials.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:36 pm

Nice potting bench.

Keep us updated on Washy and the rostrata.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:39 am

Hi Barb,

your Washy's are beauties! I really like all the filaments. I wonder how many leaves they will grow in your climate.......keep us updated.

I planted one out in 2004 and it grew this much in one season here.

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November of same season:

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Following spring............protection was not enough.

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Your Y. rostratas will likely take off this season.........keep the photos coming.

Your Mags are just opening while ours will likely be gone in a couple more days. Many of ours looked pretty bad this year since a freeze browned many of the buds/petals.

Your big Trachy looks great.........your hubby will need to file a zoning permit since your palm hut structure will exceed the building height codes!

And make sure he places a blinking light on top of the hut so planes don't fly into it.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:05 am

Looks great Barb. Happy Spring!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:06 am

PS Tim, my yuccas you sent me are hanging in there...I will send pics soon.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:30 am

Your Washys look fine.....

Mine were burned all around the edges- the leaves were to close to the protection.

I can't believe the difference in spring growth from one area to another,
those Mags have been done here for weeks!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:33 am

Mags done here, too, this year. Azaleas are tapering off, and a neighbour's Campsis radicans in in bloom already!
Sure don't have to pretend its spring here in OK: tornadoes all around. (Not here, but lots of rain and wind.)

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:54 am

hardyjim wrote:I can't believe the difference in spring growth from one area to another,
those Mags have been done here for weeks!

Right! Such diversity....And we are supposed to get to 89 degrees tomorrow

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:20 am

Barb, i agree your plants look good enough for their first winter they came trough. You will enjoy your blooming magnolias for sure...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:00 pm

Thanks folks, but I think they look like crap considering the protection they had.
Oh well, that's just me...

Tim, thanks for those pics...I'm stunned to see how much growth you got in that one season on a Washy!!!!
Must be planted over the septic tank

The next year--after severe browning--did it croak, or come back eventually?

We're supposed to drop down to 0C 32F AGAIN in a day or two, cold winds here even when it's sunny.

I'm living vicariously through YOUR nice warm temperatures...(but shivering here)

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:56 pm

Sorry about your cold spell Barb..........our heat = your cold. We are suppose to hit 85F tomorrow.

I protected that Washy during the 2004-2005 winter in a pile of leaves and covered the top with 6 mil plastic to keep it dry.......I didn't use any lights. It died and didn't come back. I need some form of supplemental heat especially when they are so small.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:19 pm

2004-2005 winter

Ah, too bad it didn't pop back.

What's the mortality in the foreground? (Chamaerops?)
Looked liked a nice one.

Thanks, Mike, and happy spring to you too...(is this spring?)

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:58 pm

Hi Barb,

the dead palm in the front is a Coryota 'himilaya'. It fried the first hardy freeze.....not hardy at all when young.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:59 am

Ah, too bad, Tim.
Caryota (fishtail) are lovely.

Considering they're native to India (etc.), might want to protect the next one by hauling it indoors.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:13 pm

Hi Barb............brain freeze on my end..........that dead palm was Arenga micrantha.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:26 pm

at 82F, you had a brain fart Tim, not a brain freeze.

Arenga are native to New Guinea...a ways away from you

Barb

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