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Went to the local garden center and this was planted out front. I asked them what they planned on doing with it this winter as it would die in a few weeks. They said they were just going to throw it out. I said "I WANT!!!" They dug it up for me and I brought it home.
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Posted : 14/11/2009 3:15 pm
nice find!!
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Posted : 14/11/2009 4:26 pm
Excellent. That palm will repay you for saving it and grow like a sob.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 14/11/2009 4:34 pm
very lucky find good job!! Nice palm
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Posted : 14/11/2009 4:58 pm
Kick A$$
Nice Score!!!
Mark
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Posted : 14/11/2009 11:02 pm
Nice score! 8)
How lucky are you!!
Heidi
~ palms on the Canadian west coast
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Posted : 15/11/2009 12:21 pm
Awesome! 🙂
Posted : 15/11/2009 12:46 pm
Mark the date on next year's calendar, and head back there. 😉
What a score!
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 15/11/2009 2:36 pm
Sweet!
Shoshone Idaho weather
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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 : 19/11/2009 11:59 pm
Good deal, one more for the collection! 😀
Posted : 20/11/2009 10:30 am
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Well, so far all the leaves except one and the spear have turned brown. Hope this thing makes it. Any tips guys? Room is 85 and lights are on 16 hours a day. Hope it's just a minor set back...
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Posted : 25/11/2009 2:04 am
I'd say with the temps your talking about it should bounce back just fine. I take it your plant room is doing good wx? Did you kill off all of those mites you had with the neem?
Bill
Posted : 25/11/2009 9:49 am
Nice score. They are tough palms if the spear is kept dry. It is probably going through transplant shock. If the spear is fine then it will survive.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 25/11/2009 10:27 am
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I'd say with the temps your talking about it should bounce back just fine. I take it your plant room is doing good wx? Did you kill off all of those mites you had with the neem?
Bill
I ended up wacking the bananas down and cold storing them. The mites were ruthless. Came back within 12 hrs of spraying. So far they are leaving all my palms alone, though.
However, I've been keeping the temperature around 85F, humidity around 45%, so that makes a dewpoint of 61F, or a nice summer day by comparison. I have the grow lights on 16 hours a day, but it seems my plants are growing SO SLOWLY!!! I have 5 seedling robustas with about 5 leaves and they are taking 4-5 weeks to push a spear. My sabal palmetto, sabal minor and bismarkia seedlings have also barely grown. My potted butia and washy have only pushed a frond in the last month.
Is there something I'm missing here?? My in ground washy will push a frond a week outside in summer during the same weather conditions.
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Posted : 25/11/2009 11:54 am
Patience my young friend. I don't think you can expect the same growth outside during summer versus inside in winter with similar growing conditions. Summer sun, temps have more to offer than a few lights in your basement. My goal for my basement greenhouse is too keep my stuff alive for next summer. Hope you understand.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 25/11/2009 12:27 pm
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