Gorgeous palms!

Water them when theyre extremely dry, and when the temp is above 0C/32F. Im sure Jim or Tim will pop in to corroborate that.

"I got interested in growing palms back in May, and have since acquired a collection that is probably too large. "Have you seen pics of barbs place :P...

The seeds look like queen palm, but I think that pic is of a solitaire palm:.

Licuala Ramsyi (already germinated), Dioon edule, Ensete Ventricosum, Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum) that were sowed last decenber, just noticed spear e...

Good job scott!Just one piece of advice: The protection is great, but the roots usually extend further out then the protection you put on. Im sure y...

Depends on the data yo read barb. At this rate, even if we move north, it might be better off for us.

They are easy to grow, and easy to hybridize. Ive had mine bloom bone dry and 15 feet away from a small southern window. Mine even set seed by itself...

I know barb, but its been kept relatively quiet, probably due to the one in Guatemala today.

If I remember his posts, the heat tape worked on the ground, but some of the plants died back or had damage to the foliage? I also vaguely remember ...

IT could be just a combination of all the above said reasons lol. In my area, no one really grows anything "worth while". For instance, we can grow ...

mean that the soil is fertile Is that a given?I thought it meant a whole whack of organic "something" was rotting.i.e. too much volume for the soil's ...

Thats what I dont get: Rhodos like acidic soil right? Most house foundations are concrete with is lime if Im not mistaken. So wouldnt them being fo...

Ya, not so common here at all. They just don't grow well. It's too much work for people to amend the soil for proper growing conditions, at least that...

Excellent, that means the soil is good and fertile! Keep doing what youre doing to it. Im trying my hardest to get in my yard, what you just had happe...