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- Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:09 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Hardy rhododendrons
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17211
I got three rhododendrons locally. All of them hardy in Zone 3b and 4a and are evergreen. [/img] http://upload3.postimage.org/217921/RhodoPTigerstedt.jpg This is the Peter Tigerstedt. It is supposed to grow to 7 feet, flower early May - white blooms with a brown/red splotch. http://upload3.postimage...
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:37 pm
- Forum: Fertilizer
- Topic: Trachy fertilizer
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20835
Trachy fertilizer
I want to improve the trachy seedlings root systems and get the roots to grow quicker. Has anyone tried a high phosphate fertilizer to give the root system a jump? What did you use?
Allen
Allen
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:06 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Opuntia kleiniae
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6379
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:16 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Opuntia kleiniae
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6379
A phytosanitary certificate certifies that the plant material is free of bacteria, viruses etc that are prohibited from entering Canada. It is required for all live plant material entering Canada from any other country. The US government requires them as well for plant material entering the states. ...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:12 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Opuntia kleiniae
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6379
I got the catalogue. Most of the cacti are either very similar to the opuntias that I have or way too tender for my area. I was considering getting some chollas that would have had to come in most if not all winters. But the shipping and the phytosanitary certificate ($40) just made the cost too hig...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:53 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Trunking Filamentosa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5267
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:04 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Some of my plants and trees in spring
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5966
When I got serious in my search for Rhododendrons, I found quite a few evergreen tree varieties that are supposed to survive in Zone 4 as well as some shorter varieties. P.J.M. is on my list as an alternate. I'm hoping to find some of the R. maximum varieties--roseum, purpeum or album--. They are a ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:20 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Some of my plants and trees in spring
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5966
Very NIce. My yard is still in clean up mode. My 3 arctic white roses survived as well as most of the roses around my gazebo. The jury is still out on the large single petal yellow rose. Unfortunately 4 of the 12 3' arborvitae I put in last year are pretty sickly and most of my blueberries don't loo...
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:53 am
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: T. Fortunei seedling
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6073
More questions; I've read that transplanting palms is much less stressful if you plant them pot and all. Apparently the roots eventually grow out the bottom of the pot. The same source said that the palm grows better and faster above the surface if it is rootbound. Is this for real or just BS? Allen
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:36 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Manitoba maple,Acer negundo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5103
- Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:47 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Manitoba maple,Acer negundo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5103
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:02 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Hardy rhododendrons
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17211
Thanks Desert Dave. We don't get the chinooks that Calgary does as we are too far from the mountains. But over the last few years the jet stream has been getting farther north for most of the winter. Now instead of -30 C for 3 to 4 weeks after xmas with 1-2' of snow cover, we get -30 on 1 or 2 days ...
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:33 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Your hottest tempratures on record
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8086
We have the odd day as warm as 31 C here but seldom more than 1 or 2 per year. As a kid when I was in Peace River the temperature would frequently exceed 90 F in the summer when a westerly breeze would seal the heat in the valley. When the local forests were knocked down to accomodate farming in the...
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:26 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Holly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2841
Holly
Good news. My China Boy and China Girl Holly survived last winter without one loss despite no snow cover, -30 C and lots of freezing and thawing.
Now I just have to wait on some of my other plants to see if they survived.
Allen
Now I just have to wait on some of my other plants to see if they survived.
Allen
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:18 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Hardy rhododendrons
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17211
I've done some internet research on Rhodos and found a couple of Rhodo varieties that may be tall, hardy and evergreen. I am looking to replace a suckering lilac in the back yard that my wife loves. Has anyone had any experience with the following; R. maximum or R. maximum roseum---Supposed to be Zo...
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:46 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: What are you planting for spring?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14547
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:35 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: What are you planting for spring?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14547
Hi Donny; I've ordered my Bamboo from 'www.theplantfarm.ca' on Salt Spring Island, BC. The company was recommended by someone else on the forum. The 2 gallon size of Umbrella bamboo is $25. plus shipping of about $30. Shipping to you will cost more but check it out. Hi Ryan; I haven't tried Rhodos m...
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:49 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: What are you planting for spring?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14547
This year I am going to finish the rough landscaping in my back yard and start serious planting there and finish planting in the front and side yards. I will be potting the T fortunei and putting them and the Washingtonias around the new pond. The sabal minor will also be potted and put in front of ...
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:27 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Help with my palms and spruces
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2532
Hi Donny; I do not use fertilizer when germinating seeds. I believe that there are sufficient nutrients in the seed and the peat moss/potting soil. I also believe that adding fertilizer may damage the young roots as they emerge from the seed. I don't know what others experience with this has been bu...
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:54 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Hardy rhododendrons
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17211
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:55 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Zone 7 Palm trees!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5551
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:32 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Opuntia kleiniae
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6379
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:39 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Opuntia kleiniae
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6379
Opuntia kleiniae
This cacti is supposed to be hardy to zone 4. It is a pencil thin bush variety that is supposed to grow to 2' tall. Has anyone had any experience with it? I can get some cuttings/plants from 'Bob Smoleys' which are not that cheap after the phyto cert. and shipping. Anyone know how reputable Bob Smol...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:14 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Yucca flacida
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3657
Yucca flacida
Has anyone grown Yucca flacida garland gold? It is supposed to be hardy to Zone 4a/5 depending on the website. It is about as hardy as Y. baccata from what I can tell but is trunkless and grows to about 3' x3'. I can get plants from Lazy S'S in Virginia. Has anyone had any dealings with this nursery...
- Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:11 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Very hardy cactus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4309
Desert Zone had some suggestions for me under the subject Cactus Garden Work. The Cylindropuntia kleiniae, Escobaria missouriensis and the Echinocactus texensis impressed me but I have no idea where to buy them. I'm going to check with The Devonian gardens who grow some unusual plants in Edmonton. T...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:37 pm
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: Spruce cone seed help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10134
Hi Knnn; I found an Eastern Red Cedar that is found in Kansas. It is Juniperus virginiana and should propagate easily by cuttings, on branch rooting or layering. Check 'www.gpnc.org/eastern.htm' to see if your cedar is the same tree. Each of the 3 methods has it's advantages. They should be started ...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:14 pm
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: Spruce cone seed help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10134
Cedars are a varied bunch. The cedars that I usually see in western Canada are actually an arborvitae(sp). The western Red Cedar that is on the moist areas of the Pacific North West is a Thuja. The Eastern Red Cedar that is found along the US east coast between New Jersey through North Carolina (mor...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:42 pm
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: Spruce cone seed help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10134
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:59 am
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: Spruce cone seed help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10134
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:50 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Spruce Seed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14473
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:45 am
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: Spruce cone seed help
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10134
Donny; What you have there is a piece of the seed cone instead of the seed. I will be posting a scan of the seed from one of my spruces in the photos. One part of the scan will have a seed with 'wing' attached. The other part will be the seed seperate from the 'wing'. If you can get more cones from ...
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:43 pm
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: COLD HARDY Washingtonia filifera seeds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4643
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Ever been screwed and not known till later?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7744
I just started growing palms. It sounds like I got lucky. The only suggestions that my supplier had in addition to what you are doing were as follows: Dip the seeds in bleach when you first get them to kill/control the mold. Or bring water to boil and then let it cool slightly to 80 C (about 175 F) ...
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:52 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Cacti Garden work
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4757
You both are lucky. After the near record snow fall on March 9th and the record snowfall on March 18th I still have about 2 feet of snow in my cacti bed. I can't find much for hardy cacti here beyond Opuntias. Do you have any suggestions for a zone 4 or 5 cactus that would grow to 2 feet tall at mat...
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:23 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Beavertail Cactus- Opuntia Basilaris
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9694
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:00 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: How to build a cacti bed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3562
How to build a cacti bed
I built a cacti bed almost 3 years ago. I did most of the construction as per the website with the following exceptions: The soil bed is a loam with a slight clay content and heavily compacted. It is covered with landscape cloth to keep weeds down. The gravel layer is about 2 " thick and of sim...
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:25 am
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Have Washingtonia Filifera and Jacaranda acufolia seedlings
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16128
Have Washingtonia Filifera and Jacaranda acufolia seedlings
I will have several of both for shipping when Spring arrives in Alberta. The Washingtonia filifera were germinated in Jan/06 from seed that I was told was from Southern England Zone 8. The Jacaranda, whose flowers should be lilac blue, is rated Zone 8 and was germinated from Georgia seed in Jan/06. ...
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:25 am
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Sabal Minor v. louisiana/ Washingtonia filifera
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15691
Sabal Minor v. louisiana/ Washingtonia filifera
I am looking for one or 2 live sabal plants, seedling size or older, from a source in Canada. I would prefer smaller plants as I want them shipped with pot intact as to not disturb the roots. (I will pay the shipping)
I will have Washingtonia filifera seedlings to trade.
Allen
I will have Washingtonia filifera seedlings to trade.
Allen