palms are still uncovered here pushing the limits -see video

[coconutmike]

Hi guys . Putting off the wrapping of the palms to make them even tougher . I will have 2 new methods involving tents over these palms and I will try the tents over 5-6 different varieties of palms. If it works it will be the fastest way to wrap up our palms taking only 5-10 mins for an 8 foot palm-I will make a video of that
http://youtu.be/7PGSyOgfNqU

[sidpook]

Mike,
hey from (Central Southern) New Jersey. I have 2 questions for you.

What is the minimum temp you would probably cover your trchies?

How do you protect the Queen Palm? I notice it is in a pot , so do you bring it inside?


thanks,
Mike

[coconutmike]

Hi Mike in your area you should wrap up your palm around the middle of December or slightly before my friends on Long Island NY wrap the trachys in December and I think the weather is similar maybe slightly colder on long island I will wrap up all my palms but 1 or 2 before December 1st I will make video,

[sidpook]

Hi Mike in your area you should wrap up your palm around the middle of December or slightly before my friends on Long Island NY wrap the trachys in December and I think the weather is similar maybe slightly colder on long island I will wrap up all my palms but 1 or 2 before December 1st I will make video,

thanks , for the past three years i have never wrapped them, just coverd them with pillows and a trash can on the coldest nights, i just don;t want to lose thhem

[coconutmike]

Yeah I probably would not cover my palms that much in your zone but every few years you get some cold temps pass thru keep that in mind
Happy palming
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[sashaeffer]

Mike, I do hope you make a video of your process of boxing your palms up.

What do you do with your potted palms that are large? (Queen and Pindo?)

[coconutmike]

Hi Scott
I've done it in the past . I tie up all the fronds camping cored or bungee cord and then put frost cloth or arbotex. Next thing depending on the palm is just the box near the foundation 2-3 inch styrofoam and away from the house a heat source flo-pac lights or x-mas or heat cables -My new invention/experiment this year will involve 25 mature palms ranging from 6-12 feet tall and will have bubble wrap and bulbs or heat cables. I will make a video of that
mike

[InsanePalmNinja]

my palms I had enough of winter for this year. Am covering them next week.

[InsanePalmNinja]

my palms I had enough of winter for this year. Am covering them next week.

[sashaeffer]

Mike, I was mostly curious how you assemble the stryofoam boxed together. Do you use adhesive? is there any framing or other form of support and strength on the inside?

I can't imagion how as tall as they are they stay together in the wind.

[coconutmike]

Hi Scott. I used to glue the boxes together but they took up too much space when it was time to store them for the summer.
I now use shrink wrap to hold the 4 panels and lid together. I use aluminum tape to secure the panels and lid in place and then shrink wrap with the help of a few people. When use see palettes of mulch etc... at the Home Depot stores the plastic
around it is shrink wrap. Feel free to leave your tel # I can provide you with additional info if you like
Best
Mike

[sashaeffer]

Thanks Mike, what you described was perfect! Always looking to improve on what I do here, and since you have the best examples of over wintered palms I was always curious on how you did it.

Thanks!

[hardyjim]

Noticed your video the title says MONTREAL PALMS VERY COLD HARDY PALMS -14C
and in the video you say feels like -14C.What is the actual air temp and what have they seen uncovered?

If that was 6.8F air= you would have a yard of black palms.

[hardyjim]

?????