hardyjim
@hardyjim
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Joined: Oct 14, 2008
Last seen: Jun 14, 2024
Topics: 333 / Replies: 4364
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RE: Outdoor protection, let's see what you're doing!

Maybe I missed something? are you adding leaves inside the protection?What are your min lows during the winter? If they are 0F 15"(out from the center...

16 years ago
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RE: chopping down and digging up Ensete ventricosum 'Maurellii'

You can cut it as low as you need to fit it into wherever,even if you could save a few feet of trunk it wouldn't make that much difference once it get...

16 years ago
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RE: My Bananas are fruiting

That is way cool!To bad the weather has turned $&itty so early!

16 years ago
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RE: Outdoor protection, let's see what you're doing!

I think as long as they are locked down in a leaf pile/cage,lights not a factor.My Needle palm had 18"+ of leaves around it and was fine,definitely no...

16 years ago
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RE: T. Fortunei winter protection

Teens already Barb?,that's rough. :(

16 years ago
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RE: T. Fortunei winter protection

I have something like that over my cactus garden right now,I keep the cactus dry starting first of Oct.I put about 6+" mulch under the palms to keep t...

16 years ago
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RE: W. Robustas in their foam boxes

Hey Wx-I wonder if you would get the same insulation(R-value) with bubble wrap?You could wrap the sides with the large(bubble) bubble wrap and add a l...

16 years ago
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RE: W. Robustas in their foam boxes

Good job wx,definitely a labor of love!

16 years ago
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RE: Killing frost/freeze

Yea Bill,like we were talking about the other day-it makes it easier to get around in the garden!Tonght should be brutal,I am starting to realize that...

16 years ago
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RE: T. Fortunei winter protection

Hey Wx,I would say just to be safe(since this cold is so sudden, it has not been cold and they are not hardened off AT ALL)to throw a blanket over it,...

16 years ago
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RE: Killing frost/freeze

Well, 33F last night,nothing looks to bad yet.One more night of freezing weather-weatherunderground says 22F and weather.com says 26F we shall see,as ...

16 years ago
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RE: any good Palm seed sources

I also like to use raid on my hair,it keeps bugs away and kills what ever is already living there!It also smells about the same as hair spray,doesn't ...

16 years ago
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RE: Time yet for winter protecton?

PS. I wonder if Wilt-Pruf and Freeze-Pruf are close to the same thing?No,not close to the same,although they both last a while.

16 years ago
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