that little palm hut looks nice. I kept looking through the pictures for a playboy bunny but never saw one. Is your wife a bunny? LOL. Are you going to try to heat it at all or just experiment with it. I can tell you from experience those little huts heat up fast in the sun. and then cool down fast when there is no sun. good luck.

Nothing wrong with tying up or using a bungee cord to gather the fronds. It's a space saver for such an endeavor. I do have issues with it being anchored properly to withstand wind. As it is now, it has the look of a box kite.

Cheers, Barrie.

P.S. never saw a Playboy mini-greenhouse before! 😆

I only plan on using a flood light to heat it...and only during the night and coldest days. If what everyone says about Trachys is true then it should not need much in the way of heat. We'll see I guess.....

Hey Barrie,

I have 7 inch hook spikes holding the frame in place and I am going to fashion some kind of hurricane strap over the top. That should hold...We don't get too much wind and its sheltered by the house. But I am sure that if the wind got under it a kite it would become....

Arctic palm..I don't see any problems in tying up your windmill palm...

My concern with your palm house would be lots of heavy wet snow and ice..then dropping temps...then freeze over..

I suggest you keep a small ceramic heater on hand..

Remember to vent it during the day when the sun shines..

I will post my windmill palm structure's soon (glass/plexi/plastic)...It's built but I'm waiting as long as I can to cover them off since temps climb by this weekend. Minimum low has only been -2C so far...

Good luck..

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

PALMETTOMAN ... I guess the warm weather (28c-32c) you've had is over? I was hoping you'd have been able to sail into next spring with some mild temps and your palms would be living "viva da loca"!

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie--Yes..the warm weather is now officially gonzo! It was a real bonus while it lasted...but all good things have to come to an end...

Right now it's more like early December..as long as it doesn't snow..I'm good...

Despite the cooler temps..my windmills are still pushing out new growth and looking good! They def. like cooler temps...

How's your euchy's??

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

arctic, check with the pros here, but my guess is that flood light is too close to the fronds.
Some people keep the ground warmish with lights, heat naturally rises.

Barb

Arctic palm..I would agree with Barb..Keep the light away from the fronds or you'll burn them...

I'll use the flood lights as well on my hardy palms but point them toward the ground and away from the fronds..

You may want to put some stones around the base of you palm to prevent rodents digging down...

I'll post one of my structures soon...At this point in time it is to early to enclose my palms...I will wait till temps drop below -5C or cooler or if we get significant windchills..(that doesn't normally happen until late Nov or early December)...

Hope this helps...

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

It does help...So your saying I should uncover my palm for now cause it's still too warm??

How's your euchy's??

I thought I'd wander around my yard and snap a few Eucalytus pics so you can see for yourself. If I'd have waited another 15 minutes, all the pics would have been in the sunshine.

Cheers, Barrie.

Nice pics and nice yard...looks like fall has not yet set in there...it has here. The 20's are long gone now. We have seen some wet snow already.

Hey arctic palm..

Well with night time lows still above 0C...your windmill palm will do just fine...

None of mine are covered up...the short blast of cool temps has not fazed these palms at all..

The problem in covering it up now is that we are supposed to get some sunny mild temps next week and that palm house of yours is going to heat up...

We are in Z6 here and despite the see/saw temps, I think your going to be okay until we hit consecutive lows of -5C or lower (usually the end of November or early December)...

You'll need to watch the temps as we head towards December...

I hope this helps...

Barrie---I'm Looking 4ward to your euchy pics!

PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On

Arctic palm "looks like fall has not yet set in there"

Autumn certainly has set in with unsettled weather and much cooler temps. Today did seem spring-like with mild temps and calm breezes. We max'd out at 17c (64f) during the afternoon peak under sunny skies.

PALMETTOMAN

My Euc pics are posted above.

Cheers, Barrie.