And now the descent into total madness- #22 has arrived. 😯

Another $10 Home Depot markdown. This time its a Butia. And again I could not resist. I already have one Butia in the ground, so this one will be a container palm for the patio.

Ah, Butia. My favorite. Have fun with it.
And remind me how the in-the-ground Butia is doing. --Erik

Ah, Butia. My favorite. Have fun with it.
And remind me how the in-the-ground Butia is doing. --Erik

Doing well. Its not the horrid looking thing it was last Spring after being unwrapped. Almost fully recovered. It suffered from the mistake I have been making since I got into this unique aspect of gardening- allowing the leaves in the protective cages to get too wet. Tarps will be deployed and the Butia is going to get a nice dry shelter with heat.

There is some irony. My in-the-ground Butia was a mail order from a nursery down south with a good rep. They sent me a fine specimen and I paid extra to have it express shipped so it would not be sitting in a box for very long. Total cost was around $75. Now I can get the same thing for $10 around 10 miles from home.