905palms
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Last seen: Nov 23, 2016
Topics: 8 / Replies: 192
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RE: Anyone in zone 6/7 grown a Pindo?

Verdict: In a box, Butia with heat cable in root ball plus 20 Xmas lights above grade, are a winner. Heat cable underground only when it dips below -...

11 years ago
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RE: Anyone in zone 6/7 grown a Pindo?

I dont use heat tape,X-mas lights are cheaper...I could never heat all my palms with heat cables-just to expensive.I think there are about 20 C-9 ligh...

11 years ago
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RE: Anyone in zone 6/7 grown a Pindo?

Pindo's only fruit at minimum 8'-10ft, 10-12 years specimens at least. Unfortunately a 4' Pindo, may have to wait a few years yet, as they are relat...

11 years ago
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RE: The Lowest Winter's 2013-2014 Temperature so far...

The entire second half of 2013 has been 'below seasonal' in the East. Every forecast or report since August, has indicated that it's been below seaso...

11 years ago
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RE: Another polar blast on the menu for next week!!

The city of Brotherly love, hope you guys recover soon! Keep'em away from the palms...

12 years ago
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RE: Another polar blast on the menu for next week!!

Damn groundhogs eat Pindo seedlings....Plus they see in monochrome, damn shadows.

12 years ago
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Re: Butia.

And yes the fruit does taste good. Curious, is this fruit typically sold in super markets in the South as well?

12 years ago
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RE: Another polar blast on the menu for next week!!

Finally made it into February people!!!!!! woo hoo! one more month if this crap!!!! Yep, and it's a short one too! One more Vortex and we're home fr...

12 years ago
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RE: The makings of a Southwestern garden

Teebee great selection you have there, I can't wait to see the finished planted project. Please send a pic in May when it's all in.The blue Agave Ame...

12 years ago
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RE: Cold hardy landscaping ideas/examples?

Cold hardy palms are best sited with your existing indigenous plants already in place. Having accents and splashes of tropicals are the best. Keep i...

12 years ago
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RE: Deaths already

Thanks for a great article which confirmed my suspicion. I totally fried a Pindo and trachy with bud rot, using a Bordo Copper (Tribasic Copper Sulpha...

12 years ago
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RE: Cat peeing on potted Trachy?

2 things: 1, lose the cat2, joking aside, water enough to dilute the urine. the urine won't be so bad, needs to be neutralized and diluted. Water w...

12 years ago
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RE: The Lowest Winter's 2013-2014 Temperature so far...

Yep -19C here this morning....BRRRR I figure anything below -15C is a crap shoot anyways.Inside the Palmetto box was -9.2C at 7am, by noon is was rea...

12 years ago
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RE: Another polar blast on the menu for next week!!

I remember last year Europe got spanked, now it's our turn.. :( Love that Tree Fern AndyM!

12 years ago
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RE: The Lowest Winter's 2013-2014 Temperature so far...

Thank you Paul,So is there a place where we can check the usda zone for our area, or we have to calculate it ourselves? Yeah, check this out, USDA fo...

12 years ago
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