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Took down the plastic wrap today since weather is suppose to be really warm for the next week.
So warm I planted some tomato seedlings from my wife's grandmother (way too early.....here comes a freeze!).
Tetrapanex is showing some swollen buds.
I stuck some '×Fatshedera lizei' cuttings into the ground many weeks ago and it appears they are rooting!
Aucuba japonica cuttings I stuck into the ground last year were super easy and are growing already.
Forsythias are still blooming here....with all this heat they won't last too much longer.
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Posted : 14/04/2012 3:47 pm
Tim,
I've been waiting to see the Washy unwrapped.
It looks absolutely pristine, even after your warmer than normal winter.
Congrats on a good job...you used the tiny Xmas lights if I recall (I used C9's and one Washy looks like crap).
Tomatoes ???
Heck, you'll be eating tomatoes before mine are planted. 😆
Your yuccas are spurting ahead nicely too.
Thanks for the pics.
Barb
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Posted : 14/04/2012 4:19 pm
Great pics as usual, Tim!
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Posted : 14/04/2012 4:43 pm
Nice! You should try to get some of those 'camo' Washies, those things are worth a fortune!
Posted : 14/04/2012 5:08 pm
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yes......I used the mini xmas lights...........you can see them in this photo.
I'm sure the tomatoes won't grow much but I wanted to get them out of the house (since they'll get more direct sun and won't get leggy).
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Posted : 15/04/2012 2:58 am
I have a bunch of little T-plants that came up this year and somehow made it throuh 28F-
I guess being close to the warmer ground helped out.
That Washy looks great-can't wait to see it grow into action thius summer!
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Posted : 15/04/2012 10:37 am
Everything looks great!!
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 15/04/2012 4:45 pm
Looks good, and I see your prickly-pears cactus are starting to stand back up. 😀
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Posted : 15/04/2012 7:45 pm
Washy looks good. Watch out for root rot from frozen soils. That's what zapped mine.
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Posted : 15/04/2012 7:51 pm
Looks great Tim. Do you get any sunburn on the Washy fronds from it being wrapped all winter?
John
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Posted : 16/04/2012 9:41 pm
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no sunburn on my Washy. I opened the top and removed the internal leaves about 3? weeks ago. I spoke with Bill yesterday and he mentioned his Washy's have white spears.......not sure why yet.
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Posted : 16/04/2012 10:21 pm
Ahhhh. the dreaded sunburn...It's all over my majesty palms and other things that I brogught out from inside this spring. Even though I brought them out in march, they still got sunburn....Amazing how strong the march sun is!
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 17/04/2012 6:44 am
no sunburn on my Washy. I opened the top and removed the internal leaves about 3? weeks ago. I spoke with Bill yesterday and he mentioned his Washy's have white spears.......not sure why yet.
I think his Washys grow so fast at that size that they probably grew out in the dark.
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Posted : 17/04/2012 9:35 am
