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Thanks all for the advice!! I was thinking of putting it where I had my robusta that got fried when the power went off during a 0* night. It gets abo...

Dan,If I was a betting man...and I am....I would say your soil is too wet. My trachys hate wet feet!!! I have used the same cactus/palm soil and had p...

Great job John!!! Too bad I'm not closer, I could take a few of those babys off your hands!! I also like that you are spreading the joy so to speak ab...

Thanks all!John I did not pot them up prior to planting. I am finding more and more that my palms like to be a little rootbound. A pot about an inch l...

BarbThat is a Blue Java or Ice cream banana. It does have a new leaf waiting for warm weather. Below is my 4' basjoo that I over wintered in my baseme...

SusanHello from central Pennsylvania!!!I think the only indoor palm more tempermental than a pygmy is a majesty palm. Your plam looks like a classic o...

Dan,It is most likely going through some shock. Your soil is most likely still around 50-55* which your palm's roots are adjusting to. In additon, mak...

Time to buy a farm!!!!

BarbYou should try the corn gluten. It works really good on crabgrass and annuel bluegrass. It also gives the plants a good shot of nitrogen. I use it...

BarbI don't have any bags in front of me, but i have used Preen in the past in my beds. It only works on weeds that are gerninating from seed. It has ...

Go for it. Preem is a pre-emergent herbicide. It only works on germinating seeds.

PalmmandanYour Trachy looks great! As for your winter protection, there is a poster on another forum that has successfully over wintered larger palms ...

Yep, got a tiny dwarf pineapple growing, it was the size of a lemon when I bought it. I am going to start a normal one this spring.