Palms and Garden Pictures November 28th (Massachusetts)

BILL MA · 2009-11-28T16:42:02Z

Hey everyone,Here's an update on what's happening in Massachusetts. Well after 4 nights in the mid to upper 20's still no protection yet, and I'm very happy with how everything looks. Looks like the washies are going to make it into December after all, nothing threatening in the 10 day either. Looking like el nino is turning out very nice so far, tons of rain though. Rain is a lot better then snow after all.Here's my nanital with the washie panels in the back ground, eight foot wall already need a two foot extension. Gotta love that growth rate, they put out two monster fronds since I built those panels.My biggest Trachy before I cut 10 fronds off of it, to prepare for winter palmhut.Front off my house is a little bare after digging things up for storage.My biggest washie blowing in the wind with 50 mph gusts today, the oleander in front was touching the ground at one point.My biggest saw palmetto, my smallest sabal minor and my little gem S. magnolia with 7 buds left trying to bloom also a poor EE holding on for dear life.My only viable seeds are these 2 needle palm seeds. S. Mag. little gem, 2 sabal minors, needle, and 2 crape myrtle tuscarora's.Henry hicks magnolia virginiana, 3 burford hollies, and my largest S. Magnolia D.D. Blanchard (10 feet)Back corner of yard shots. 2 washie's, 2 needles, 4 saw palmetto's, 1 med fan, and 2 gardenias one was damaged late summer by getting squished. The 3 others are still flowering, I keep picking them off and bring them in the house though.Last but not least the basjoo grove a week ago before I cut them down, only 2 out of the nine main stems where under 8 feet, the biggest was just about 9 feet. Here they are today cut at 30" There is 31 of them at that height, and 30 more under it. Go Banana Fuel!Hope you enjoyed my garden tour. Hopefully I didn't overload anyone, I hurt my foot and I can't walk to great, so this was the days activity.Bill

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rp4111

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Hi Wes,
Thanks. I did have them out with no lights on a few nights that dipped into the 20's F. They are actually plugged into those "ThermoCubes". On at 35, off at 45.

-Ryan

Posted : 01/12/2009 8:00 pm

hardyjim

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My Trachys saw about 7(F) last winter.
They were hardened off as it was in Jan
I would advise covering them from moisture,esp early in the fall/winter season if temps are going below 25(F) after rain event.

Posted : 01/12/2009 9:49 pm

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