TimMaybe you will get lucky and get a faster one!One I really like for growth speed in S.Louisiana,I am also guessing Brazoria might be a faster Sabal...

What will you do with all your little guys....?Are you planning to sell anything?

Not sure why you need to cover a Bizzy at 31F,probably a good idea to play it safe ehh?28F here last night,not cold enough to bother the BananasI plan...

TimHere's a seller on E-bay that has the really big leaved Castor bean plant seeds-these are really amazing in the right spot!I would also suggest Tha...

All of the cold air was seen to be headed east in this modelrun,just grazing my area and not going far to the south.

2 hour drive at least,Des Moines is center and south in Iowa.I am in the far southeast corner.

My T.ferns and Washys are the only plants I covered.They are basically uncovered now-I shouldn't need to cover the Washysanymore now but the T.ferns(S...

Looks great BarbI am moving a bunch of my palms outside today,mostly Trachys andother cold hardy palms-least of which are the Filabustas,only2 of thos...

MikeAny idea when your picking up your palms?Also-I would love to see pics of the Agave. :D

Thanks PaulI was not aware that they heated them the first year.....or just don't recall,I know they were supposedly not allowedto run electricity out...

Welcome Andy.You really can't beat Cactus(if you buy the right varieties)for winter hardiness-quite a few beautiful hardy flowering cactus as well.The...

-8F here,actually not as many nights below 0(F) this yearand I don't believe any days below 0(F).Quite a change from the past few winters!

Great pics and a stellar layout,always look forward to seeing the cactus in bloom,their flowers are nearly unrivaled in nature 8)

Sounds like a productive trip Mike :wink: Did you ever get those Parryi you mentioned???I wish I had more room in the cactus garden...Cactus are so to...

Low 20s one night was the worst of it but my Trachys had already started growing from all the 60-70s temps we had earlier.Most of the spears moved any...