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Aaron, how do you keep the needle tips from punching through the plastic?
Nevertheless it certainly works for you.
Josef, here's a pic of Yucca rigida from Tropical Centre in the Netherlands.
We North Americans wish we had access to nurseries like this!
Barb
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Posted : 26/08/2008 3:24 pm
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Barb, I use wooden stakes and then wrap the plastic around them. 🙂
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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-
Posted : 26/08/2008 9:17 pm
Aaron,
How do you keep them from heating up during sunny cold days?
Or would that not harm them?
Barb
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Posted : 26/08/2008 9:55 pm
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I poke a hole near the top on 2 sides. This lets out very hot air and allows air movement so to prevent rotting. 🙂
I have seen someone use the cheap plastic storage containers, the simiclear ones that you can store shoes and stuff in from wallmart. They have had good success getting smaller plants through the winter, like catus, agaves, and smaller yuccas untill they get bigger and can live on thier own. Then when spring gets here they just stack them together and and put away until winter. I think I'm going to try this come winter. 🙂
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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-
Posted : 27/08/2008 7:20 am
Aaron,
The air holes would definitely be a good idea.
Thanks for letting me pick your brain. 😀
And the idea about semi-clear plastic storage units is a good one.
Very creative.
Take some pics please as you install your winter protection.
Barb
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Posted : 27/08/2008 4:11 pm
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update
yucca faxon 18in
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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-
Posted : 16/08/2009 2:36 pm
Hey Aaron,
That's a beauty!
The well-placed rocks, plus the fence colour, show it off nicely.
Good microclimate too I bet.
Barb
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Posted : 21/08/2009 5:51 pm
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Thanks Barb
I put it in the warmest spot I could find, right on the south side of the house. 😀
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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-
Posted : 21/08/2009 6:07 pm
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Up date, I moved it away from the wall.
winter2010/09
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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-
Posted : 26/03/2010 8:26 pm
must be my eyes...looks like it's moved back to where it was 😀
Barb
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Posted : 26/03/2010 8:54 pm
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must be my eyes...looks like it's moved back to where it was 😀
Barb
😆 😆 😆
The pic. was taken before I moved it. I will try and post a better updated pic. 😳
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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-
Posted : 27/03/2010 12:09 pm
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Better updated pic. 😀
Faxon yucca, June 2010
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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-
Posted : 04/07/2010 9:09 pm
Does that one get a trunk Aaron? I need to learn more about yuccas that will be a good winter project for me 😆
Bill
Posted : 05/07/2010 10:12 am
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Does that one get a trunk Aaron? I need to learn more about yuccas that will be a good winter project for me 😆
Bill
Yea, it get one of the biggest trucks in the yucca family. Here is some big ones in west Texas 😀
Thats a 2 story building. 😉
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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-
Posted : 05/07/2010 1:07 pm
Nice to see it alive and well, Aaron.
Especially after your brutally cold Spring.
Congrats!
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Posted : 05/07/2010 6:28 pm
