Not pretty, at first glance, but they'll be OK I think. 😐
Not as much fungus as last year.
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Other one looks better:
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Inside they look fine:
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With no heat at all, Furcraea is mushy toast:
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Y.rostratas look mint:
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The Y. (elata?) looks OK, still infested with scale despite vegetable oil treatment last Fall:
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Brahea armata growing: 😀
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Little C.humilis cerifera looks OK...it had better grow this year, or else:
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Ta Da...drumroll...Big Boy Trachy looks great 😛
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Yippeeeeee...maybe spring's here. :cyclopsani:
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Well considering the crap weather you've had this Winter....I'm impressed. The hardiest Furcraea will only do -8C so that was to be expected. BTW your Trachycarpus looks mint, mine looks like its been dragged through a hedge backwards with all the storms we've had.
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Hi Barb
I hope your Washy's bounce back.......all they need now is some heat and sun. 8)
My Washy looks good too. Took this photo today. I'm sure it will take off real soon.:lol:
Your Yucca rostratas are real beauties!!!! They are taking off now. 8)
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Lots of green! That's good! Whatever you did, worked!
My trachies could've passed for braheas. Their fronds were this weird blue-green color when I pulled off their protection. It was cold induced of course. They have now developed into a lovely shade of blonde. Worst winter in 30 years (Supposed) and I went passive - no lites, no heat cables. They'll live, but look like crap for a few.
Again, I'm impressed, everything looks good (minus the furcrea)!
Your efforts really paid off. Everything looks great, especially the rostrata. Mine looks rough from an insect infestation last year. Hard to believe you didn't try kill the washies again.lol
Oh, no, Tim.
Thought your Washy was in a box w lights 😕
Thanks everybody!
Re Washies, somebody here (ages ago) said they thought Washies hated having their fronds tied up.
Think I agree.
It'd take a hell of a large teepee for next Fall but that might keep some air movement and prevent all that crap.
Somebody hit me for even saying the phrase "next Fall". 😕
Man oh man, I think EVERYBODY deserves a hot and long summer this year. :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy1:
Look forward to seeing everybody else's undressing.
Ahem. 😆
Barb
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Looks great Barb!! Maybe I will check mine tomorrow!!
Keith
Thought you would've done that today, Keith.
Or maybe you were at the beach suntanning? 8)
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Barb,
Everything looks great! Do you heat your rostratas or just tent them?
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Super, Barb!
Very impressed with the Brahea!
No Barb . Some of us have to work!!! lol
Keith
heat your rostratas or just tent them?
only a tent covered in 6ml vapor barrier, open at ends.
You'll be taking your boxes off soon, Tim?
Thanks Erik, really surprised the Brahea didn't seem to mind the darkness.
That concerned me more than the temp because it had C-9s on a thermocube.
The "solar pool blanket" cover did allow some light through, albeit very short daylight hours with little sun this winter.
Some of us have to work!!
😆
Barb
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heat your rostratas or just tent them?
only a tent covered in 6ml vapor barrier, open at ends.
You'll be taking your boxes off soon, Tim?Thanks Erik, really surprised the Brahea didn't seem to mind the darkness.
That concerned me more than the temp because it had C-9s on a thermocube.
The "solar pool blanket" cover did allow some light through, albeit very short daylight hours with little sun this winter.Some of us have to work!!
😆
Barb
Yes, I hope to take them down in the next week or two. I want to get a few large rostratas to plant at work this year... we're moving to a new building and I'm going nuts on a tropical garden... my budget is $10K.
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I'm going nuts on a tropical garden... my budget is $10K.
Holy Toledo, nice coin!
Have fun planning the layout.
And buy new batteries for your camera so we can see it develop. 😀
Barb
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Great work, Barb!
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