End of season report from Oregon coast

TerdalFarm · 2014-10-24T18:43:06Z

This is a follow-up to my end-of-winter post on my Oregon coast palmsbrief, I am starting a palm (etc.) garden at my parent's cabin on the northern Oregon coast, where I hope to live some decade. It is on a south-facing hillside about a kilometre from the Pacific ocean, and up about 300 meters above sea level. I was recently moved to the northern most tip of USDA zone 9, which led me to take foolish risks. :oops: I was out there last week to check on the plants and to move potted tender plants inside. Per my plan, I do no winter protection at all. None. Zilch. No mulch, fungicide, cover etc. I want to limit the garden to plants that do not need any special care. First photo, the view from the driveway, with a fire going (it was chilly, but above freezing); some potted plants visible along retaining wall (the lot is very steep):<iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14957090554/player/" width="640" height="456" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>

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Back here.

Wow, what difference a year makes. 😆

This winter? Warm, not even a frost. All winter! Contrast that with a record low for the day in early December, 2013. 😯

All palms are looking great and growing. Even the super tender shaving brush palm is pushing a spear. Chamadorea radicalis trying to bloom. Air temps up to 67 oF this afternoon! 😀

But, dry. Will water and fertilize tomorrow. And take some pics.

Posted : 21/04/2015 12:41 am