Ha ! See I knew you didn't want to have to deal with that smell cleaning them all.... LOL....the first 50 burned me out. Barb, They are not that bad...

I hear ya Mike, talk about layed back!!!! Key West seems to go on their own clock. Great place for palm nuts!!

Looking good Jay!!I have been thinking of starting a cacti gardem myself. What are some varities you would recommend for a zone 6?

BarbSpray paint made for plastics will make any color pot you want and they're cheap. Clean the plastic good and hang it from the bottom hole with a p...

Thanks for sharing Mike! I was there about 15 years ago. Unfortunitly I was not heavy into plams like I am now and missed out on a great opportunity. ...

In the short term we will have to be careful how much we burn and use it more efficiently. I wish it was that simple. Americans have cut consumptio...

ToddI am using Spectracide Immunox Fungicide.

Thanks for the advice!!! I plan on giving it another spray arond mid-winter and again in early spring. Would this be too much fungicide?

The US is in economic trouble. Oil prices have finally caught up to us and nobody is in the postion to absorb the price increases. The average America...

Todd,The material in the wrap is a porous, heavy erosion control fabric. It does warm up, but does not trap the heat like clear plastic does. It is de...

I tried this last year and was half way successful. What I did wrong was I did leave the wrap on all year and didn't leave it open enough at the top. ...

Ahhh...the ever so rare Sabal fortunei plastica. I got a seedling off of ebay not long ago. Darn thing grows like concrete!!!!

ooh .. zone 7a PA! Good luck ... I won't try one in my zone 8b climate. *Disclaimer - this is subject to change at the discression of the palm grower,...

JohnYes I do. My goal is to over winter it more as a die back perenniel than try to salvage the leaf tissue. 25*F seems to be the limit concerning lea...