Windmill Palms Uncovered 3-6-10

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Misting your queens twice a day (from underneath each frond) can help somewhat.
Or I can send you some ladybugs, which are all over my windows indoors.
Barb

Barb,

I've been misting, Keeping the humidity up, spraying with soapy water, water/ Alcohol/ soap mix, Neem insecticidal soap..... Just can't get ahead of them.

Mark

You're obviously doing what you can Mark.
But spider mites are beggars to control; once they're evident, it's an uphill battle.
The only thing that seems to help mine is to finally get them outdoors for the summer...a ways off yet.

I'll try pics again later...still puked out.
Barb

The windmills look great 🙂 Too bad mine looks like crap.. Once these start growing they wont stop easily 🙂
Mark.. I have problem with the spidermites too. Hard soaking and misting helps to control them. Occasional neem azal treatments too, but humidity is the key.
I mist my bananas and indoor plants 2-3 per day when possbile and seems to help so far.

Mark,
Sorry to hear about those queen palms spider mites are bastards. Your house is most likely just to dry like everyone said, that's when they seem to attack the most.

That's a good sized trachy you got there, mine was smaller then that when I planted it, this will be it's 4th summer coming. I counting on another two foot trunk year.

Corrosion,
Thanks man! So your trachy is alive I'm assuming? Paul seemed to think it was dead but I thought it would pull through.

Bill

I dont know if it is dead or not but I let the time tell.. I think I´ll dig it out and put in a greenhouse recover if there´s anything to recover. I bought new with better leaves and bigger rootball. Guess I have to start again but new start is something what I need at the moment 🙂 Winter protection is something which I have to seriously recalculate next fall.

Looks Awesome Bill!! I'll be copying you next year!

Might as well it worked well and it was cheap too! How's Florida? I talked to my cousin and he knows your coming in to his shop.

Bill

Hey, Great! A little cool today, only in the upper 60's today. I went to the gardens you reccomended yesterday. Really cool. I'll post pictures when I get home. What's your cousin's address at his shop?

Scott,
the shop he runs is on Main St. On the ocean side, right of A1A. The name of the place is Cristina's, it's right on the corner
as you take the left to parallel the ocean. His name is Kenny, just tell him Bill sent you! LOL 😀 He has a shaved head and
earings, you can't miss him.

Go to the sugar mill off Herbert you'll love it! Dunkin Donuts is right across the street from the road. Follow the signs, the road
is a 90 degree hard right. Kind of a dangerous turn, be careful.

Bill

By the way D&D is on Ridgewood heading North from the Dunlawton Bridge 😀

Bill

Bill that looks great! It`s always a good feeling when you finally know that all that hard work has paid dividends when they are alive and thriving. My palms must have wondered if we skipped winter this year. They are showing good growth for the last month uncovered. Thanks for the pics always good to see!

John

So, John, the annual question...when are we going to see yours?
(Palms that is) 😆 😆

Nice John!
You guy's sure did have a nice winter. Have you uncovered any filifera's yet?
Like Barb said pictures would be great too 😀

Bill

Nice job Bill! those Trachys are amazing, (I can't wait until mine fill out that nicely!) I also can't wait to see pics of what the nanners will look like in the summer! :wav:

Heidi