Holy crow, folks, it's been too long!
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Holy crow, folks, it's been too long!
I must've broken one hell of a big mirror a few years ago (ha ha), and all s**t broke loose the last few months.
Thanks for asking where the heck I went.
Suffice to say my life is getting back to normal, but the plants have been neglected. Lost a few too 'coz I didn't care enough.
It'll take me a month to catch up to all your great postings and pictures, and get to know the new folks (Welcome!!!)
In the meantime, I'll post all these pics here (you'll be sorry you asked!!)
Remember that bottle palm spear last November? Well it finally opened 8 months later, and a 2-foot long spear is following it.
Yup, it really was 90 F (32C)...hotter than the hubs of ....
Musa basjoo likes the heat, but needs watering daily. AAARGH!
Desert Rose (Adenium) has held its flowers for weeks, with more coming, very showy for a young plant.
Dioon Spinulosum really took off in this summer's heat. Fronds nearly 3 feet long.
Lavender was stunning this year.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!!! I FORGOT TO LOAD ALL THE OTHER PICTURES.
(I don't mind getting older but I sure miss my mind!)
More later!
Thanks, folks.
Barb
Thanks for asking where the heck I went.
Suffice to say my life is getting back to normal, but the plants have been neglected. Lost a few too 'coz I didn't care enough.
It'll take me a month to catch up to all your great postings and pictures, and get to know the new folks (Welcome!!!)
In the meantime, I'll post all these pics here (you'll be sorry you asked!!)
Remember that bottle palm spear last November? Well it finally opened 8 months later, and a 2-foot long spear is following it.
Yup, it really was 90 F (32C)...hotter than the hubs of ....
Musa basjoo likes the heat, but needs watering daily. AAARGH!
Desert Rose (Adenium) has held its flowers for weeks, with more coming, very showy for a young plant.
Dioon Spinulosum really took off in this summer's heat. Fronds nearly 3 feet long.
Lavender was stunning this year.
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!!! I FORGOT TO LOAD ALL THE OTHER PICTURES.
(I don't mind getting older but I sure miss my mind!)
More later!
Thanks, folks.
Barb
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So was I, Jay. But as they say, s**t happens.
It's all good now.
Gawd, I couldn't even remember my password it's been so long!
BTW congrats on the PN product offerings. I'll be ordering a shirt or two soon.
Barb
...and more pics tomorrow (you'll be sorry you missed me, ha ha)
It's all good now.
Gawd, I couldn't even remember my password it's been so long!
BTW congrats on the PN product offerings. I'll be ordering a shirt or two soon.
Barb
...and more pics tomorrow (you'll be sorry you missed me, ha ha)
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Speaking of not much time to garden, I'll start the rest of the pics with the fatalities...and there were quite a few.
Deader than a rock are starfruit, coffee, jasmine, both calamondin orange, ficus benjamina, and two palms whose names escape me right now.
Strange that the Wollemia nobilis hasn't yet flushed this year. Last year it came on gangbusters. Still looks OK though.
Still waiting for Flower One on the Bird of Paradise. Obviously takes a few years.
The Washy filiferas (from JOHN) are stunning!!!! Love their hairy fronds. Sure love the heat, but they need more water.
Also from JOHN, the Agave, Dune Aloe and young Joshua Tree grew like crazy. Nice blue on the joshua.
The 2 blue hesper palm seedlings are getting their first true leaves.
The CIDP seems to like its new deep pot...er....a garbage can. More room for water in this heat!
This Echeveria has never bloomed; the other two bloom each year on tall spikes.
The Dioon edule did bugger-all this year...Nada.
This ... (oh what the heck is it called?) palm is really getting stout in the ground.
The ponytail palm's razor sharp leaves are deadly. Just touching against it leads to multiple blood-dots on hands/legs!
This sick Sago has had coffee grounds, safer's soap, sun-to-shade, shade-to-sun. Finally I cut the bugger's fronds off to see if it'll come back. My other sago's doing great.
The yucca rostrata (or rigida...or whatever someone called it) seems to like being in the ground (wait till winter!)
The Papyrus is pitiful; all the tall fronds with their beautiful little pods/flowers fell over into the pond in a storm.
Just looks like a bunch of sod growing in the pond
Chinese fan palm's tallest fronds broken by high winds, lots of new fronds starting.
This guy almost didn't make it through the heatwave.
Lost most of this palm (name??? forgotten again!) but cymbidium orchid spears are coming for winter flowers.
The 3 Triangle palms are growing slower than last year.
I just love this Spindle palm, almost bulletproof, with a nice spear coming...deserves a larger pic.
The 32 yr old Jade looks tired.
Other sago's gettin' attacked.
The chamaerops humilis is as blue as the joshua tree, but my camera never captures it well. From Barrie.
The zamia furfuracea that almost croaked during winter is STILL sulking. It oughta grow a new leaf in, oh, say, 2015
The zamia vasquezii that got eaten by grasshoppers last year managed to regrow those leaves, and that's it.
It'll never be like Steve's...he's GETTING 3 CONES ON HIS!!!!
The one remaining Panzhihuaensis that I started from seed last year looks OK.
The four Cycas debaoensis that I started from seed. Haven't done much this year, couldn't give them enough shade w no wind!
The Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos lablab) were again stunning this year, scrambling up string to the top of the posts.
I was going to throw out this sick Pachypodium lamerei, until Steve said to repot it last year. Great tip. It's doing fine now.
Poop...forgot to take a picture of the big Trachy that went in the ground this spring (and is staying in the ground)
Now I can try and catch up on everyone else's posts.
Cheers.
Barb
Deader than a rock are starfruit, coffee, jasmine, both calamondin orange, ficus benjamina, and two palms whose names escape me right now.
Strange that the Wollemia nobilis hasn't yet flushed this year. Last year it came on gangbusters. Still looks OK though.
Still waiting for Flower One on the Bird of Paradise. Obviously takes a few years.
The Washy filiferas (from JOHN) are stunning!!!! Love their hairy fronds. Sure love the heat, but they need more water.
Also from JOHN, the Agave, Dune Aloe and young Joshua Tree grew like crazy. Nice blue on the joshua.
The 2 blue hesper palm seedlings are getting their first true leaves.
The CIDP seems to like its new deep pot...er....a garbage can. More room for water in this heat!
This Echeveria has never bloomed; the other two bloom each year on tall spikes.
The Dioon edule did bugger-all this year...Nada.
This ... (oh what the heck is it called?) palm is really getting stout in the ground.
The ponytail palm's razor sharp leaves are deadly. Just touching against it leads to multiple blood-dots on hands/legs!
This sick Sago has had coffee grounds, safer's soap, sun-to-shade, shade-to-sun. Finally I cut the bugger's fronds off to see if it'll come back. My other sago's doing great.
The yucca rostrata (or rigida...or whatever someone called it) seems to like being in the ground (wait till winter!)
The Papyrus is pitiful; all the tall fronds with their beautiful little pods/flowers fell over into the pond in a storm.
Just looks like a bunch of sod growing in the pond
Chinese fan palm's tallest fronds broken by high winds, lots of new fronds starting.
This guy almost didn't make it through the heatwave.
Lost most of this palm (name??? forgotten again!) but cymbidium orchid spears are coming for winter flowers.
The 3 Triangle palms are growing slower than last year.
I just love this Spindle palm, almost bulletproof, with a nice spear coming...deserves a larger pic.
The 32 yr old Jade looks tired.
Other sago's gettin' attacked.
The chamaerops humilis is as blue as the joshua tree, but my camera never captures it well. From Barrie.
The zamia furfuracea that almost croaked during winter is STILL sulking. It oughta grow a new leaf in, oh, say, 2015
The zamia vasquezii that got eaten by grasshoppers last year managed to regrow those leaves, and that's it.
It'll never be like Steve's...he's GETTING 3 CONES ON HIS!!!!
The one remaining Panzhihuaensis that I started from seed last year looks OK.
The four Cycas debaoensis that I started from seed. Haven't done much this year, couldn't give them enough shade w no wind!
The Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos lablab) were again stunning this year, scrambling up string to the top of the posts.
I was going to throw out this sick Pachypodium lamerei, until Steve said to repot it last year. Great tip. It's doing fine now.
Poop...forgot to take a picture of the big Trachy that went in the ground this spring (and is staying in the ground)
Now I can try and catch up on everyone else's posts.
Cheers.
Barb
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The W.filifera are planted in a gravelly area on the south side (kinda where you told me to put them).
But I have to remember to water them as the sprinkler doesn't quite reach.
Not a good pic, but here they are:
Everything's taken quite a beating this year with the heat and wind.
I love them despite what the weather did!
Barb
But I have to remember to water them as the sprinkler doesn't quite reach.
Not a good pic, but here they are:
Everything's taken quite a beating this year with the heat and wind.
I love them despite what the weather did!
Barb
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Here's the inground Trachy
I think this guy enjoyed being out of a pot for the first time in 32 years!
Grew 3 or 4 fronds despite a whole summer of neglect.
Barb
Grew 3 or 4 fronds despite a whole summer of neglect.
Barb
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Your palms and stuff look amazing, glad to see your ok.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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I think we are all shocked to see that you have planted your trachy. Looks very happy in the ground.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
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It does look happy, Aaron.
I hope I don't chicken out in October and dig it up (again)
Barb
I hope I don't chicken out in October and dig it up (again)
Barb
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Thanks Jay.
The T-shirts sure look like nice quality.
Hope they look as good on me as they do on "Linda"...
BTW, Jay, nice customer response from the PNStore, order confirmation ASAP, and email address provided for quick follow-up if I had any questions!
Now if only we could order Palms and 5-foot tall Yuccas from your store!
Barb
The T-shirts sure look like nice quality.
Hope they look as good on me as they do on "Linda"...
BTW, Jay, nice customer response from the PNStore, order confirmation ASAP, and email address provided for quick follow-up if I had any questions!
Now if only we could order Palms and 5-foot tall Yuccas from your store!
Barb
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Hey Bill, thanks.
John's probably cringing that I'm planning to leave "his" filiferas in the ground over winter but I'm gonna give it a try. His are in a far more sheltered area at his place than these will be, so I'm a little worried.
He said he'd come up and help me build the winter protection for the Trachy too.
(How's the memory John?)
Barb
John's probably cringing that I'm planning to leave "his" filiferas in the ground over winter but I'm gonna give it a try. His are in a far more sheltered area at his place than these will be, so I'm a little worried.
He said he'd come up and help me build the winter protection for the Trachy too.
(How's the memory John?)
Barb
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Winter protection
Absolutely Barb I haven`t forgotten about building shelters for your palms. I have never planted any of my Washy`s so it should be interesting to see how they do this El nino winter. Those are W. filifera so they should be a little cold hardier than W.robusta. I`ll pm you with what I think you should purchase for your shelters.How long have they been planted?
John
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John,
Great! Thank you.
I'll stock up on beer!
BTW, I'm thinking of getting those warming cables (like Bill Ma uses).
And I'll have done all that prep work before you arrive.
I also heard it was going to be an El Nino winter...that'll be a nice payback from the brutality of last winter.
I'm wondering if I should dig out and pot up one of the 3 Filifera late September, early Oct...just in case the other two croak during their first winter outside.
I planted them this Spring.
They spent last winter in the cold building and did great.
Barb
Great! Thank you.
I'll stock up on beer!
BTW, I'm thinking of getting those warming cables (like Bill Ma uses).
And I'll have done all that prep work before you arrive.
I also heard it was going to be an El Nino winter...that'll be a nice payback from the brutality of last winter.
I'm wondering if I should dig out and pot up one of the 3 Filifera late September, early Oct...just in case the other two croak during their first winter outside.
I planted them this Spring.
They spent last winter in the cold building and did great.
Barb
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Thanks, Bill.
The PDF file on the cables was very clear about that. Actually a good read, with layout suggestions.
I'm having trouble deciding between heavy duty cables and the regular ones.
Barb
The PDF file on the cables was very clear about that. Actually a good read, with layout suggestions.
I'm having trouble deciding between heavy duty cables and the regular ones.
Barb
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Gotta tell ya I received my Palms North t-shirts (ordered two).
And despite the t-shirts being of excellent quality, I don't look anything like Linda modelling them.
Damn.
Barb
And despite the t-shirts being of excellent quality, I don't look anything like Linda modelling them.
Damn.
Barb
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Good to hear you received them Barb.lucky1 wrote:Gotta tell ya I received my Palms North t-shirts (ordered two).
And despite the t-shirts being of excellent quality, I don't look anything like Linda modelling them.
Damn.
Barb
The models are provided by the service (store) I use for the shirts.
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