Wow, very cool Wxman! Way to go.
Rob

Thanks for sharing, and keep us updated. --Erik

Since only about half of the 100 bulbs are showing around fronds, the rest are laying on the ground (warming around drip zone to keep soil from freezing?)
Good result so far with your temps.

Oh...that P. sylvestris :sad2:

Since only about half of the 100 bulbs are showing around fronds, the rest are laying on the ground (warming around drip zone to keep soil from freezing?)
Good result so far with your temps.

Oh...that P. sylvestris :sad2:

Half are around the fronds and half are around the trunk. None are on the ground, I don't want to cook the feeder roots. Soil remains unfrozen from solar insolation. I could take out the lights and the soil would remain unfrozen in those boxes. Soil needs to be 32F to freeze, if the enclosure is 70 during the day and 0 at night, the mean temp is 35F which yields unfrozen soil. 🙂 If only trachys could deal with 0.

After seeing your pics Tim it got me thinking what mine might be looking like inside. So I thought I would unwrap a bit to see. This is what I saw.



Looking good to me! Nice and warm when I opened the top...
Here's the big palm hut..





I'm glad to see your's are doing well and looking healthy!!! Only like another 85 days till Spring!!
Merry Christmas...

Looking good, Scotty! Are you using heat on that first enclosure, or is it plastic only? I'm sure they will all pull through just fine for you too. Merry Christmas!

Using the same method as you with the first.. 35/45 thermo cube. The only difference is that I am using a regular string of 25 c-9 lights instead of the mini lights.. A couple of my other enclosures are not heated. I haven't looked at them..

Guys, what is the reason for covering palms with extra heat? Many palms will be able to survive without any extra heat under styrofoam boxes like it is doing my palms.

I am trying a couple of Trachy's without heat. The reason I use heat is so they don't completely loose all their fronds and look like crap until June/July. This way they come out looking mint. Also I really don't know if one could survive well in my climate without heat protection. It stays below freezing too often in the winter.. But we'll see how the unheated ones do. Glad to see it's working for you.

Same here as Scotty. I don't want a defoliated palm until July 4th, or one that is half burnt--especially seeing as they are in my front yard. Heat is cheap for what it provides the palm. I also am trying a few unheated to see what happens, but I am expecting total defoliation or death.

Wow, they look so good.

Got my hydro bill, seems to be about ~$25.00 more than last one.
Temps have been more or less the same throughout.
Cheap, as Tim says, for what it gives us in protection and a nice looking palm come spring.

Thanks for the sneak peek inside the enclosures, guys.
Barb

Looking very good. They seem quite happy inside those enclosures.

Reminder to everyone that Christmas lights are now heavily discounted. Stock up now.

Christmas lights are now heavily discounted. Stock up now

Went to town just for that reason today.
Wanted clear LED lights as daughter is getting married here in September.

Only the colored Christmas lights were on sale at $39.00 for 100 foot string of C-7. 25.92 W total 👿 👿

Ended up paying $69.00 for each of two -100 foot strings of clear.

Would'a been cheaper to drive to the USA... 😕
Barb

I bought a line of white C-9s for future use with my Butia. I prefer colored lights for Christmas, but white is better for eccentric hobbies. 😉