Well looks like spring weather is coming,so hopefully will give you some time before it gets to hot outside to work,sorry to hear about the flu,had a few days myself that things weren't feeling so good.
Yep,nothing to worry about,since it's pushing a new spear,I have a few on the inside with some burnt dead leaves,but there still pushing new ones,so week after next I'll push a few outside,and get these season off to a new start.
Don't forget to show pics of your greenhouse project,everybody here is interested in your progress!!!
Don

Hey Don, long time no see!!! 😀
Hoping to soon see pics of your cool blue chairs on that patio surrounded by bananas again!
Glad your stuff got through relatively unscathed.
I too would think a rubber floor was a good insulator against cold from the ground up.

Steve, that Nypa has grown beautifully, not a mark on it. Congrats.
That young Salacca's color is very attractive.

Sure you've got space left (ahem... 😉 ),
I'll never tire looking at those pics.
you've even got strapping to keep the pots on the shelves. 😆 😆 😆

I also look forward to seeing the construction pics...as close as I'll get to having a GH.
Barb

Hi Barb,
Been busy busy busy!
Plants are wanting to grow,with no room to grow in!!!LOL
Greenhouse is busting at the seems!
Have lots of new seeds planted waiting on the to germinate,hopefully soon!!!!

Just make sure you've got batteries for your camera, Don.
Barb

You bet!
Some of these seeds were as big as pecans,so it might take some time,been almost 3 months and nothing yet!
Neovetchi Starkii,black crown palm,and Dypsis Orange crush,Dypsis Fine leaf,this palm supposedly is so new hasn't been officially named yet, 2 kinds of Pindos,3 different kinds of sabal.Licuala Orbicularis,Travelers Palm,and just planted a few Queen palms as well,and have more seeds coming too!
Should be exciting if some of these pop,I love the challenge of just growing them on!!!!

Don,
Good luck with the Licuala orbicularis! that is one on my "Wish" list.

Looking forward to your photos 8)

Steve

Thanks,been 3 months almost and none has popped yet!
I will need all the luck I can get!
Well if some pop you can take it off your wish list!!!!

What a selection of seeds, great, Don!

I'm with you on the waiting thingy...I'm at about 4-something months for Bizzie nobilis, Copernicia hospita, Brahea armata, and something-or-other-Super-Silver...
And I'm at 5+ months for Dypsis decaryii...

And like an idiot, I just ordered seeds of C. debaoensis and C. panzhi.
I hate the waiting.
We should farm out our germination work to Steve... 😉

Barb

Here ! Here! I agree!
Steve would have them popped in a month or less!!!LOL 😆
He sure has the magic touch when it comes to that!!!! 😀

Well.... I don't post photos of the seeds I've been waiting on over a year or two 😆 😆

I put most of my efforts into finding fresh seed, with that, most will germinate within a month or two.

Here's a photo of that enclosure with everything trimmed, with all this robusta has been through the last couple years, I'm amazed it's still going 8)
(the aloe has also started to bloom)

Steve

Hi Steve
Things are looking good,you apparently got a hardy Robusta than any of mine!!!!
I too look for the freshest seed,most of mine I bought from Jerry Andersen,he advertised very fresh seeds,having nurseries in Cali. and Hawaii,I'm pretty sure he deals with fresh seeds. I have a book on palms,that says most of these seeds take 3 to 6 months to germinate,so were about the half way mark,so time will tell.

You're waiting a year or two for some seeds to pop????
Gosh I'll have to remember not to order any of those 😆 😆

everything looks good in there, nice you're getting sun.

That robusta is a keeper!
Barb

The Nypa is just opening a new spear, glad to see it made it through the Winter 8)

Steve

And opening another spear in it's new home 8)

Steve

Look at the length on the first petiole! 8)
It'll be nice to watch the Nypa develop.
I had seen a picture of many (perhaps thousands) planted along streambanks somewhere in India.
Their petioles stood straight up, crowded by neighboring fronds, not unlike an older Dioon edule or D.spinulosum.
Barb