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Alchris

I didn't want to go into a lot of detail, but I have pretty much everything covered except the 'sexual abuse' angle and I am working on that. I was kept in the dark by my brother and his wife as to Steph's history so that her con job worked and Chris and I took her and Brooke, her 3 yr old, off of t...

Alchris

Thanks Barb; I have begun to distance myself from my 3 yr old G. niece as it is impossible to ensure that I am never alone with her. Her mother ignores her and the 3 of us are frequently in the house together which causes the little girl to follow me around. After 36 hours with her mother and withou...

Alchris

Hey Cowtown; Welcome to the forum. Now there are 3 of us from Alberta. Is the Trachy near a forced air heat vent? Does the water pour out the bottom of the pot immediately and does the dish the pot is sitting in have standing water in it? IF hot dry air is flowing over the pot you could be overheati...

Alchris

Thanks. She has only been with us since mid November. It just seems like years. Her mother should have applied some tough love when she was 10 years old or younger. Not when she is 25. Chris, the babysitter and I have turned her spoilt miserable bitch 3 year old daughter into a slightly difficult ch...

Alchris

Once she knew what a papaya was, my wife said "go for it, there is still a little room in front of the TV." I got her 2 Hibiscus for Valentines day and they have taken the last of the room in front of the windows. There is also room for 1 more plant on the coffee table as long as the coffe...

Alchris

It is not that cold for some people. When she knew it was smoke outside or get out, my (expletive deleted) niece would go stand by the dryer vent and smoke. That included when it was -38*C. 14 days until she is gone. It is forecast to stay around -10*C to +5*C for high temperatures through the end o...

Alchris

At least you would be choosing the manner and time of your death. Pleasure followed by a quick violent end or slow drawn out painful death.

Buy more palms!!

Allen

Alchris

Thanks Kent. I appreciate the advice. Have you ever tried yours outside in the shade on the patio?

I was thinking of doing this for the spring, summer and fall, then overwintering it in my palm shelter. In the shelter the temps should never go below 23*F and I use diffused natural light.

Allen

Alchris

Papaya is great as a dried fruit.

If I can grow them inside for 3-4 months, I just may have a chance to fruit them. I am going to have to look for a papaya from the coolest climate.

Allen

Alchris

I picked this one up at Rona. It was the only one in stock. It cost $22. I am not sure if it is R. humulis or R. excelsa. They are the most common varieties and I doubt that Rona would carry an uncommon palm. Please help me ID it. http://www.postimage.org/aV1au_KS.jpg http://www.postimage.org/aV1avh...

Alchris

Barrie; Congrats to your wife. It isn't easy. It took me 33 years to quit. Barb; Up until I threw the pack in the garbage can Dec 12/98, there was no way that I could quit. I don't want to guess how many times I tried to quit- cold turkey, gradually, nicarette, group. After going through all that he...

Alchris

My plans are subject to change based on what survived the first Zone 3a cold snaps in over 5 years. Another Fargesia murielae bamboo Musa Basjoo Musa Dwarf Cavendish Musa Raja Puri Musa Dwarf Brazilian Cordyline fruticosa Red sister Sabal minor Sabal minor V. Louisiana Gardenia Yucca elata The musas...

Alchris

Fixing it by yourself was the easiest way. Most contractors including the electrician would screw around until you were ready to shoot them; blaming each other, etc. If it has been over a year I doubt that you can do anything legally. If the contractor hired the electrician, the contractor is respon...

Alchris

Hmm. That hasn't happened to me yet.

Allen

Alchris

Incredible. Can you bring them into the US?

I would like to get one for myself.

Allen

Alchris

Try the wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/subtropical

Covers subtropical.

Allen

Alchris

It almost makes me sick. After all the work you put in. I hope that you can find a way for the Butia to survive.

Allen

Alchris

We use March 31st simply because April 1st is already taken. Every few years March "roars out like a lion." It doesn't get that cold but it can be quite snowy and windy.

Allen

Alchris

I hope that you only get the 15 cm.

Good luck.

Allen

Alchris

You would be surprised how warm it feels today. -25 and almost no wind brought out the fools with no hats or gloves, me included. The snow melting on my bald spot felt a little chilly. Otherwise everything was fine except that it is still too cool to barbeque.

Allen

Alchris

I don't know. If your water is hard, you can expect them to clog up and need to be soaked in CLR. I would think that if you keep the water pressure down to where it the water is just barely pushed out the mister and you use a fine screen to keep solids out of the inlet hose & misters they should...

Alchris

The worst seems over. It got down to -36*C/-32*F with windchills of about -51 in the downtown area and probably 2 degrees cooler here at home. Zone 3a it is. I would like to thank those in the lower mainland that sacrificed themselves to the snow god so that we could have enough wind to blow the arc...

Alchris

Hi Barb; After putting my magnifying glass to a BC road map and the Zone map, I can make an uneducated guess. Salmon Arm through Armstrong are Zone 6a and 6b. You are a little south of that and would be in Zone 3a :wink: or maybe 5b. Barrie; I stand corrected. The area surrounding Edmonton is 2a and...

Alchris

For every problem there is a solution.

And it usually causes another problem.

Those clips for holding xmas lights to the eavestrough usually make sure that the lights are pointed down. 4 lb of hay wire should keep the misters in the clips.

Allen

Alchris

The shelter held up well in temps as low as -36*C with windchills between -40 and -50. The inside temp got down to -4.9*C It seems like the worst is over. I will probably be able to check the palms in a couple of weeks as the forecast shows that we are supposed to get to freezing about that time. Al...

Alchris

Most of the fascia is backed by either 1 x 6 in older houses like mine or by the the 2 x 4 roof joists. That is strong enough to hold the conduit and the mister. On the floor might work but you are not going to get as much cool. If your eavestrough is well attached you could just clip the hose and m...

Alchris

Nice plants.

You have a green thumb.

Allen

Alchris

Thanks Barrie. I am going to reserve saying that the map seems about 1/2 to 1 zone cold until tomorrow morning.

Allen

Alchris

You could use metal electrical conduit to attach the hose and sprayers. You can bend conduit to fit. Use 'right angle triangle' brackets made out of 2" x 2" to hold the electrical conduit near eavestrough level. Or you could hang the conduit from the fascia. If you like, PM me with pics of...

Alchris

Thanks for the offer Barrie. Your post told me all that I wanted to know.

The only spot in Alberta that I thought had a chance of being zone 4 was the South West corner. I don't really need to know the exact zone lines. One half a zone doesn't make much difference when it is -30.

Allen

Alchris

Ch ch ch ch cheers Barrie; :wink: I waited until the wind died back to about 30km and the sun was shining before I went out, started the Xtrail and shoveled the sidewalks again. The wind chill wasn't much over -40*C but the snow was packed in tight. We didn't get that much more snow over night, Mayb...

Alchris

Hey Barrie;

Where is the website for this Map? I would like to see if there is any differences for Alberta. It would be interesting to see if there is anything but zones 2 & 3.

Allen

Alchris

It has warmed up to -31*C and I have been out trying to plug my vehicle in. The frigging wind cut right through my clothes. I couldn't get the plug cover off of the block heater cord. It started but then self flooded. After I am warmed up, I am going to go out with my wife's hair dryer and try to wa...

Alchris

It does seem like a pity that we have a tendency to destroy everything. Edmonton is one of the rare exceptions. Not because they are recycle friendly, but because they almost ran out of dump space. Edmonton's arrogant attitude toward the surrounding communities resulted in the communities retaliatin...

Alchris

Ditto for Edmonton. The recycle depot usually has a number of 1 gal to 5 gal pots. But if the stuff goes into the waste bins you are not supposed to scavenge, Unless you are St. Vincent de Paul and similar societies that provide household goods to people who have lost everything.

Allen

Alchris

So far our winter has been a zone 5b. That has changed this evening(-28*C and w/c -48*C right now) and will change further by Thursday when the forecast low of -35*C has come and gone. I am pleased to note that with the foam strip sealing the shelter and the second Heat Cable the temp in the shelter...

Alchris

Thanks.

I'll check and see how he/she is sheltering his/hers.

My next test for my Butia, Chamaerops, yuccas and cycads will be this coming week when the high temps are forecast to be -24*C.

Allen

Alchris

Hot and Dry isn't a problem that I usually have.

Occasionally I hose down the stucco which kind of acts as a mister.

Allen

Alchris

Gorgeous pics. Will have to check with Tyrell Museum to see if they have some.

Allen

Alchris

I am interested primarily in Palms that I might be able to grow here .Both grow too tall for me to protect.

Allen

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