I'm keeping my hopes up that I'm not going to have any issues. All five of mine have full wood boxes that are not air tight. Two strings of c9 lights on thermocubes as well. I will say the lights have been on a ton this winter here in michigan, but other than that I think mine may come out in decent shape. No wrapping airtight stuff for me. Building big boxes stink but they do work.

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This is why palms in the west rarely rot out in the bud area,it is generally to dry for that with the low relative humidity.

Yeah. Right. That is so reassuring to me with respect to my Oregon coast palms. Recently, the weather alerts have been about river flooding, not cold. Should that be comforting? 😯

 

Kinda reassuring for my 2 tented Washies... 🙂

Even their mold was dry last spring 😆
Blew away in the wind like it was goose down.

The poor things, 5 months tented already, not a drop of water.
They're probably the color of white asparagus.

But as long as the spears are fine...

Barb

a little concerned about this as I wrapped the boxes in tarp, but there's no way I can even look inside with the cold and snow that's still outside. I can see the lights are still turning on and off and the temperature is around 5C.

Tavi

a little concerned about this as I wrapped the boxes in tarp, but there's no way I can even look inside with the cold and snow that's still outside. I can see the lights are still turning on and off and the temperature is around 5C.

Tavi

I wrap the top third of my boxes with some old plastic sheeting I have or cheap harbor freight tarps. Gives the box some watertightness, but still allows it to breath from the bottom and middle. My boxes are cobbled together old doors, plywood and osb boards.

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This is why palms in the west rarely rot out in the bud area,it is generally to dry for that with the low relative humidity.

Yeah. Right. That is so reassuring to me with respect to my Oregon coast palms. Recently, the weather alerts have been about river flooding, not cold. Should that be comforting? 😯

Sorry...your in the Northwest...

a little concerned about this as I wrapped the boxes in tarp, but there's no way I can even look inside with the cold and snow that's still outside. I can see the lights are still turning on and off and the temperature is around 5C.

Tavi

The cooler temps in the enclosure help slow fungal growth,if there is any.
Its when it is hot,wet and stagnant that there is a porblem if spear damage has occurred.

I had moved everything else and went to dig up my needle palm today and all 3 new spears pulled..every leaf fried. the suckers looked ok but I just left it. maybe it grows back and the new owners have a palm but I doubt it

I had to trunk cut a pindo and a needle already. Dug up my silver chammy, it was just getting worse. And even with the cover the ground is staying extremely wet.

Mike and Chad,
Oh God, that's awful.

The winter of death is almost over...another month.
Maybe two.

Barb

Digging them up is making it tougher for them,spear-pull and root damage 😕

and root damage

I thought that too when I read it.
The worst thing for any sick plant is to dig it up.

Barb

Understand, it was the last thing I wanted to do. Unfortunately where the palm was at the bottom of the hill it was beginning to drown. Seems I am going to have to install a french drain around my garden, because it is being washed out. The palm use to be above grade but not any more and was with spring rains coming it would have been doomed. All others were left in the ground.

Good in that case, Chad.
It'll take a couple years of babying to have it come around.
Hope it makes it.