That 7-footer is a beauty...do you have a Plan B if you feel the pipe tape isn't enough?
Barb

palmandan,

Mid January is normally the start the real cold temps here in Z6...This is going to be a quick blast of arctic air and by Wednesday of nxt week we should all be feeling the worst of it...I suggest you keep a ceramic heater on hand for your palm house just in case we plunge to low...Do you have a thermometer in your palm house?

Barb...Has all that snow in your neck of the woods melted?

PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On

palmettoman, the snow's packed down, maybe by a third, since warmer weather has arrived.
Still over the top of my boots 👿
We could be looking at this crap for a long time yet.

palmandan and palmetto...hope your arctic blasts are short.

Barb

I second the remote thermometer (?)don't leave it to chance,you could always throw some c-7 or c-9 x-mas lights in the bottom of the inclosure,depending on the area inside these could add 20-40F or more on the cheap,each strand is about 125 wts (25 bulbs)

The lights are fine but our snap is going to be a real doozy over at least 5 days with daytime temps in and around -15C ...nightime temps are projected around near -30C...so much for keeping the beer cold....

Barb...Good to hear you folks are finally milding up...Thanks for your words...yup...were all bracing for the brrrr...i have 2 palmhouses and i've got my supplemental heat ready to go..

PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On

Good luck you guys. IMO better to be over prepared than under. You don`t want to scrambling for another heater at 3 am. I hope this arctic freeze won`t last to long.

John

Propane, propane....i have my backup ready...

PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On

Bought a ceramic heater last night. Paid $35. for it. It was -1F last night. It had to be 50 degrees in there last night. The 8 inches of snow on top the enclosure was dripping down the side of the enclosure and form big icesicles.

Bought a thermometer with a remote sensor. It was -8F last night outside. The palm house was down to 45 degrees.

I read that in the palm of Bulgaria stood -29! 😯

limoncik,

That Bulgarian palm that made it in -29C was that a Trachycarpus?
No winter protection?

I would like to see a picture of it.
It deserves a medal 😉
Barb

Plain old Fortunei in Bulgaria I believe,very well established though

Barb,
Here is a pic of the bulgarian palms. I am pretty sure these are close to 30 years old. They are growing in basically a US zone 7 climate with no protection. I am not sure of their status of late, but I have about 2 dozen young offspring from them. Even as seedlings they have a much stiffer leaf than most Trachycarpus. Are they more cold hardy? Maybe a degree or two, but not by much.

Yes, I've seen that photo; had forgotten it was in Europe.
They look good despite having tall weeds around them.

If that was my place, I'd be hacking out all the competition with a machete .

Your seedlings will grow hardier with age. The stiffer-leafed ones would do better in windy sites, I would think.

Did you know there's a portapotty in your signature? 😆