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When you own over a 1000 of them,and you think to yourself,it just my little hobby!!!

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OMG, succeeded Erik,your might be a head of yourself there,4 to 5 years is lucky,8 to 10 yrs getting close to success,if I get a flower and fruit,I would say succeeded!!!!! I have 2 in the greenhouse,the green malayan ,now standing there with fired leaves,golden malayan right next to it looks great,...

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Aloha UUUU Aloha UUUU,and it followed you home!!!!! I've heard of animals following a person home,but a plant!And a coconut too!!!!! Well at least you didn't say it washed up into the yard!!!LOL Keep some air movement on it,that will help with its growth,my plants always look better with air movemen...

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I'm running about the same zone as you,but have reached -1 so far,but tend to colder longer than you,seems like its been a week of not much sunshine here and temps below freezing,about how far are you away from the Atlantic ocean?

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Welcome Jim
What size are your palmettos,wouldn't think they could make it outdoors that far north without protection with heat source.
How long have you had them in the ground,I have some 2 yr old seedlings I was thinking about planting here.
Don

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And here that poor cat was keeping the field mice at bay!!!LOL

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Very nice looking palms! Looks like next year,your gonna have to lay them down to overwinter,or cut hole in ceiling,and put a light in the attic!!!! Or do what I did plant them in the ground. Right now I have a coconut,2,Majesty and a Triangle palm all over 10 ft,and my tallest greenhouse is only 12...

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What you haven't seen those 2 ft long seedpods!!!
I got them falling everywhere here!!!LOL

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Whiteflies
Scale
Mealybug

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Yes Barb,I have used those too!
They catch fungus knats too!

Jim Me too!!!

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Just discovered they are great for catching and killing white fly! <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_Ti7m1iKPZeWenGv3LzWoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_of77_9IEPRg/TTI1NhvXIVI/AAAAAAAAEaY/71hZGnYV6rk/s800/MVC-061F.JPG" height="480" wid...

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Thats the info I was looking for,I want to know how cold it is actually in the protection area or at the growing point. I know heat air rises,but it is colder at the top 2 ft of my greenhouse,than it is at head level,then it gets colder the closer the the floor,which is cement.I have temp gauges at ...

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I wonder if they announced over the pa system to go out move your car before it get washed away?

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That does bring up a good question,don't you think the higher up gives the coldest temperature? I know in my greenhouse,may read 70* at 4ft up from the floor,but at 10ft up it will read 65*,now when the sun is shining it will read 80* up there and still 70* at the 4ft level,so on the cold cloudy day...

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Great looking palms Barb.
I sometimes use the same size cups,I prefer the Styrofoam ones but use the hard plastic too,I take scissors and cut down the sides,usually the roots are circling the bottom,and it pops right out.
Looking good!

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About 30 hr straight drive if you and your wife change off every 4 hours,48 hours of good digging,30 hrs drive back,3 hr drive to my house and then 3 hrs back to yours,good week off from work and you can do all of that!!!LOL

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Thanks,that was enjoyable!

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No I haven't seen any.
Mine was just starting to trunk,so the were several yrs old,3 to a pot.

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Sent my son down to the Rio Grande area,said look to see if you can find me 2 to 5 acres,they call it the Texas Riviera.
He called me and said It would take all my money just to get 1 acre!
So a quarter of a mil won't go to far there!!!LOL

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Hmm look more like a rubber tree leaf!

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I had to get rid of my biggest one this summer,same thing,I even washed off all the soil and repotted it but by fall it was a goner,I thought maybe it was what they call black weevil,it went fast!
I got a bunch of seeds recently and they have popped and growing good.

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Thanks Barb
And I have many more as well.
I need to pot up a lot of palms,but all my greenhouses are full,and no place to put any more.
I have many more palms still waiting to pop.
Just had a dozen date palms pop this week,and they really grow fast right out of the seed!

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Thanks Cameron. Erik I have a gas heater in there,and the bubble wrap is over the greenhouse completely,which really does a fantastic job holding in the heat,it did get down to 54* in the least night.and the thermometer is next to the door,where it gets a little cooler,in the middle of the greenhous...

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Erik,
Did all your thermocubes fail?
Were these all new this year?
Just went and checked my palm hut,said 30*,lowest its ever been,I hope my heat tapes are working!!!
Windchill is -2 out there now.
Man its cold!!!!BRrrr

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First a pic of my 10x8x12 greenhouse <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Wr_W_-sXF1-KvqO2zUBeeA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_of77_9IEPRg/TSzyiSk5bBI/AAAAAAAAEZA/8_uPobH9q4c/s800/011111155542.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a> ...

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Which of the 3 do you think is most hardier?

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Love the one about the dog,been there and didn't make it,got bite on the back of the leg!!!LOL

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Great job!
Looks like you have everything well protected.
Loved your ending,gave me goose bumps!
Yep we all would like to be there this winter.11* as I type this with a windchill below zero!

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Well starting to look pretty questionable here!

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Wall paper???
Give me the genus and I'll give it a go!!LOL

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Been hardy for me,without any mulching,it spreads fast by underground runners,had go to flower only once in 4 yrs,only to have the first freeze do it under before it had a chance to even open,wish I could find a root of the larger variety.

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Yep I think it is best,and not to jump to any conclusions too soon!

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When I bought mine from Craigslist,both came in a freezer bag,one had a black and this one has a red cable like yours it might be that brand,it just say wrap on ,on the tag. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Q9dIg0G46QGcRq33NSL8fA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.gg...

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Well fox news just reported that they it was a bacteria just killing the drum fish. And the birds were spooked from fireworks the other nite and just started flying into things,because they don't normally fly at night and just were confused and starting flying into things,sounds a little fishy to me...

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Say that sounds good to me,say have you heard about all the birds and fish dyeing in Arkansas?

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Thanks just sent a request!

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Speaking of Hibiscus,I have a couple flowering today,are you on face book?

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf# ... .596812108

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I will look for The MD brand,as mine were to be placed up one side and not wrapped around the pipe,I think the spirally would be best also!

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Wife loves lamb,I'm not a big fan of it myself,but then I never smoked any,so sure!!!!
I'm game for anything!

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I managed to buy 2 new ones 30ft off Craiglist,so far just using the one,seems a big coldfront will be coming upon us last half of the month,so looks like they will get the chance to prove themselves. Yes I read about the good results you had from last year,I guess what I worry about the most is the...

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