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How should I protect my Washingtonia filabusta. Problem is I can't use heat. Any ideas that can help protect this palm. I thought about building a 6 foot Rose Box(Cone) Or should I follow the Palms won't grow here Book. winter is myt Bible for me in the winter lol.
Nobody panics when people plant normal trees because its part of the plan... if someone plants a Palm EVERYONE LOSES THERE MINDS!
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Posted : 29/09/2013 10:29 pm
I did an experiment last winter with my Washingtonia filiferas.
One in a rose cone and lots of mulch.
One in a clear plastic (inverted) bucket and lots of mulch (got steamy in there, you could see daytime condensation )
One in a plastic and foam insulated box with thermocube actuated Xmas lights x 8.
Guess what lived. They were harder than yours, my filiferas.
Only the one that had heat. It did phenomenally. The others didn't stand a chance.
Our maximum cold was 11'f one day and 13' f on three other occasions. An 8a winter essentially.
So good luck with that Ninja.
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Posted : 30/09/2013 7:56 am
Why no heat? Frankly, I'm not optimistic.
Distance to electric outlet? Try a long cord. If that won't work, you can put plastic milk jugs full of hot tap water under the protection every evening. A pain in the back, but better than nothing.
Posted : 30/09/2013 8:45 am
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Why no heat? Frankly, I'm not optimistic.
Distance to electric outlet? Try a long cord. If that won't work, you can put plastic milk jugs full of hot tap water under the protection every evening. A pain in the back, but better than nothing.
I would try that but There no way to get heat to the garden I live with my Parntas... Then I again i could go behide there back and doing that way.
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Posted : 30/09/2013 2:33 pm
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This is the material you should go with.. (its a termoinsulator for roofs)
The most important thing is to dry the soil before the first frosts, essential for Sabals they dont like their feet wet!
Please use this on Sabals 😉
Really I didn't have much of a problem wiht the dry the soil before the first frosts, essential for Sabals.
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Posted : 10/10/2013 7:41 pm
