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Agreed!

I can assure you that it was highly pushed in university teachings and was more widely accepted that what Wikipedia citings now say! I lived through i...

Computer models can only use data from the past. In my humble opinion they can not predict (with any degree of confidence) what future changes might b...

Ahh, the coming ice age. Here we go again!! I went to college in the early 70's and that was all we heard from all the experts. Guess what, they were ...

Here in S.C. John Deere Landscape Supply (Formerly Lesco) carries a decent palm fertilizer. Price is pretty good(around 25.00 per 50lb.)

I have some causiarums and bermudanas in half gallon liner pots. I will try to check today and see how large they are (buried in my greenhouse).

Here in S.C. they grow naturally in alkaline soils in the low country and more acidic soils in the upstate. The ones in my yard (Central S.C.) grow in...

Talking about pot-bound palms you may want to read the following article: It was written a few years ago by several Palm Society high ranking member...

Dragon fly nymph (odonata). Do you have standing water nearby?

Not sure, but you may be "loving it to death"! While Sabal minors grow in swamps here in S.C. where they are sometimes in standing water for weeks, th...

The quickest germinators are Washingtonias (filifera,robusta,filabusta) and almost any Phoenix sp. The baggie method speeds things up as the bags act ...

BarbDid you grow your bottle and spindle palms from seed? If so, how long did it take them to get that big?

BryceTrachycarpus seeds have a thin fruit covering that does apparently have some germination inhibiting qualities. The seeds germinate quicker when t...

Your setup should work fine. For catching water under the pots I use the plastic trays from Tractor Supply that go under rabbit cages. They come in se...