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Welcome aboard, Lance!
Wondering if it was Essex, ENGLAND 😆 😆
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 15/04/2014 12:26 pm
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Barb, there is a town called Essex that is very close to Windsor Ontario. I am assuming that that is where Lance is. I hope it's not the Essex in England.
Well, I had to cover the palms again. It has become cold and we got some snow last night. I hope that this cold spell doesn't kill the needle palm in the front. Winter has just been too tough on the palms this year. If the needle palm does survive, what can I do to help it along?
I love palms.
Posted : 15/04/2014 4:42 pm
Needles and Trachies are almost the only palms to be a "sure thing" this winter.
I'd leave it alone.
But if you need palm food, lots of folks swear by this stuff: http://stokestropicals.plants.com/Carl-Pools-Palm-Food-Fertilizer-P300.aspx
But I NEVER fertilize a sick plant.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 15/04/2014 5:01 pm
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I'll see how the needle palm and the one Trachie do after this cold spell. The other Trachie is officially dead. The center of it pulled out very easily a few days ago. If they all go, I will try again with new plants one more time. Hopefully, the place where I bought them last time will sell them again this year. Thanks for the info on fertilizers, Barb. I won't fertilize any palm until I know it will survive.
I love palms.
Posted : 15/04/2014 10:11 pm
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I'm discouraged. The windmill palm that I thought might make it is dead also. So both of the 2 that I had are gone. The needle palm in the front still looks like it has some life in it but I'm not sure for how long. Should I cut off the dry fronds?
I plan on buying a couple windmills and try this again. If they don't survive next winter, I'll give up on palms ( even though I love palms so) and plant plants that are more likely to survive the cold Canadian winters.
I love palms.
Posted : 22/04/2014 1:06 am
I don't think they can survive without heat added in your area (even though it's warmer than Toronto).
Tavi
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Posted : 22/04/2014 4:45 pm
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How do I add heat? ... wrap Christmas lights around the palm and plugging the string of lights to an extention cord to the house?
I love palms.
Posted : 23/04/2014 1:23 am
Hi Jorge, just check on my youtube channel Under expressiontropicale, i posted lot of videos. Some videos explaining how i protect palms near Montréal. Or check post i made here or my website at expressiontropicale.com ( it s in french ) 😉
Ben
Posted : 23/04/2014 7:36 am
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