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Came home from work early and decided to start dismantling the protection. I took off the foam and removed the west panel. Going to leave the other three panels up with the roof for another week or two. If some freak cold comes, I can quickly staple a layer of poly on the open side and throw in a heater for the night. But the forecast is all above freezing for the next 7 days with even a day forecasted in the 50s.
This is the earliest I opened up protection for my palms. It was only on this winter from Nov. 26 to Feb 28. LOL.
And of course, pics!
My biggest trachy, planted as a 3 gallon in July 2008.
Trunk shot
About 29-30 inches of trunk on it.
Here is my newer trachy. Planted in June 2010 as a 15 gallon.
Trunk shot.
About 20-21 inches of trunk here.
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Posted : 28/02/2012 6:11 pm
only 3 months protection.
Amazing.
They look great Tim.
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 28/02/2012 7:11 pm
They look fantastic! They'll be growing by the end of the next month.
Posted : 28/02/2012 7:57 pm
Oh Boy..........here comes an arctic blast now........thanks alot! 😉
PS, your palms look awesome. The trunk diameter on the first Trachy is getting big!
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Posted : 28/02/2012 8:54 pm
Did you guys get much snow Tim?(Wxman)
I noticed after you posted this that it was snowing there 😕
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Posted : 29/02/2012 12:59 pm
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Did you guys get much snow Tim?(Wxman)
I noticed after you posted this that it was snowing there 😕
We got a dusting, temp fell to 33.5, then it changed to rain and it's currently 49 out. Got over 1/2 inch of rain last night so I'm glad I left the tops on.
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Posted : 29/02/2012 1:36 pm
just when you think the covers will come off.....it starts to snow again. I thought winter was over??
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Posted : 29/02/2012 9:38 pm
