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Ah...a bath. Sounds great. My back already hurts from lugging 'ball room" plants outdoors.
The W is mad that I put her Washy outdoors when it is forecast to get to 38oF Monday morning. I rudely said she could bring it back inside if she wanted to. It is VERY heavy now, and not practical to get the tractor in position.
Anyways, every palm, cycad and Yucca is outdoors now and will stay there until November or so. I'll put some of the potted ones in the ground, but I'll ask advice on a new thread first.
As for the forthcoming warm weather, I'm hoping to keep it right here for a while! 😀
--Erik
Posted : 27/03/2010 2:53 pm
I sprinkle it on the soil and then my palm and I take a bath together-
We are both a little more green after this 😯
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Posted : 27/03/2010 3:08 pm
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Tough to get a tractor near a doorway... 😆
This is my "back-saver"...works great. Relatively cheap at big box stores.
If your temps do dip to 38F, a couple of old blankets wrapped around the bottom half of Washy will work nicely.
Jim...bathing with your palm 😆 😆 😆
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 27/03/2010 3:22 pm
Barb,
love the photo!
We do have one of those around somewhere. I forgot about that this morning when I used my weak back muscles to get W's Washy out of the dining room and onto the "beach."
W is working tomorrow night but i'll take the advice (always excellent here!) and wrap a blanket to help it out. It has been in the dining room, not the 'ballroom' which has been cold. --Erik
Posted : 27/03/2010 3:45 pm
Yeah I would like to pop by tomorrow Paul. Can you send me an email with your address? scottynichol@hotmail.com
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Posted : 27/03/2010 4:06 pm
Barb, your Trachy looks wonderful! Nice trunk on it too! It must feel so good to be out in the open again. I'll bet it felt good for you to free it also! Welcome spring! 8)
Heidi
~ palms on the Canadian west coast
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Posted : 27/03/2010 5:14 pm
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Thanks Heidi, yes it's a wonderful time of year (despite the cool spring we're expecting).
Barb
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Posted : 27/03/2010 5:56 pm
Scotty- Check your email.
Posted : 27/03/2010 6:56 pm
Barb our forecast calls for below average temps for the first couple of weeks also. Hope you don't get TOO chilly! 😮
Heidi
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Posted : 27/03/2010 8:43 pm
Nice trachy! It's 33 years old? 😯
What's the coldest temperature it saw this winter?
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Posted : 27/03/2010 9:07 pm
This palm's only 5 years older (38 yrs). Being planted in ground makes a huge difference.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 28/03/2010 2:42 am
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wxman, my Trachy saw -20.6C on Dec.14.
The palm hut was heated, coldest inside was about -5C.
Cold this winter was basically only mid-Dec to mid-Jan.
Mildest winter in eons.
Barrie, that's fabulous.
But here, mine would never have made it outdoors for 38 years.
That's the difference between the Coast and inland...damn!
Barb
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Posted : 28/03/2010 2:19 pm
Barrie, that's fabulous.
But here, mine would never have made it outdoors for 38 years.
That's the difference between the Coast and inland...damn!Barb
You'll need a larger / taller palm hut! 😆
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 29/03/2010 2:21 am
Barrie, that's fabulous.
But here, mine would never have made it outdoors for 38 years.
That's the difference between the Coast and inland...damn!Barb
You'll need a larger / taller palm hut! 😆
Cheers, Barrie.
2 story outhouses can be problematic 🙄 😯 👿 😳
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Posted : 29/03/2010 10:34 am
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😆 😆 😆
It's tough to find room for the ladder 😆 😆
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Posted : 29/03/2010 12:56 pm
