Amazing Gardens trip – Page 3 – Cold Hardy Palms – PalmsNorth.com

TerdalFarm · 2010-08-31T18:34:39Z

We do travelogues here occasionally. My palm trip today was shorter than most but very interesting. I cut out of work at 11 am today after starting early. It was good to get up early as our morning low was 78oF. :D I called Bryan Swinney of Amazing Gardens to confirm Sabal "Louisiana" sizes. It was >90oF by 11 am, and my old pick up doesn't have AC. I wanted to know if the palm would fit in W's station wagon (the "new" 10-year-old one I bought her in January as penance for being in Belize when we had out coldest weather in decades). She smiled and said, sure! Turns out her AC doesn't work, either. :x The trip takes two hours. It was approaching 100oF when I arrived. Here is what the store front looks like:<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XX9yPldl8nEvA30ngbD8Ww?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_r-MvN4jW1sE/TH11kw56PAI/AAAAAAAAIEw/zyFf_xHOtG0/s800/IMAG0190.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/terdalfarm/AmazingGa?feat=embedwebsite">amazing ga</a></td></tr></table>It is in a low-income part of town; nearby was one of those bars that advertise topless girls and $1 beer. I think you can appreciate my love for palms in that I passed on that offer and went straight into Bryan's business instead. It was a cool 80oF inside. Huge assortment of reptiles for sale and yes, Alligator.

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hardyjim

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TS Hermine is on its way so we'll have a very tropical week! 😀
--Erik

We may even get some of that T-storm moisture up here.

Maybe you will finally get a break on the water bill with 4-5" of rain 😯

Posted : 07/09/2010 11:07 am

TerdalFarm

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Yeah, I see those models (here is a link to one set)
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201010_model.html#a_topad
showing you getting whatever I don't soak up! 😀
It already feels tropical here: overcast, humid, warm but not hot.
All the plants should love it this week.
---Erik

Posted : 07/09/2010 11:21 am

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Yeah, I see those models (here is a link to one set)
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201010_model.html#a_topad
showing you getting whatever I don't soak up! 😀
It already feels tropical here: overcast, humid, warm but not hot.
All the plants should love it this week.
---Erik

You can have it all!

We have already had our yearly rainfall +

Posted : 07/09/2010 12:12 pm

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Grats on the palm dude. IT looks way happier already. The colour caught me off guard, didnt look that blue in the first couple pics.... Great find.

Hope everything survives the rain

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Posted : 08/09/2010 12:48 pm

TerdalFarm

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Thanks. Yes, much bluer than it looked in that greenhouse photo.
It has held up surprisingly well to wind and rain for a greenhouse plant so far.
Hermine is just giving us steady rain so far--no significant wind. --Erik

Posted : 08/09/2010 4:26 pm