Yea,like if we all lived right around the area where the Botanical gardens are and nobody even went in because our yards were so much cooler :headbang...

Bill,did you lay yours down and then add soil over?I think some people have just wrapped then around the roots which only heats a few inchs around and...

Thanks Bill,very kind words.If you guys knew how much much time I spend in the garden you would probably think I am a palm nut.I think you should let ...

Hey Lucky,I hate to say this but I don't think many if any have a true Takil,most of whats out there is Naini Tal.This is another of those Palms that ...

Yea,I did not mulch around the base enough and only had maybe 6-7" of space around them so......I remember measuring the soil temp right next to them,...

It's amazing how much new information there is out there about cold hardy palms and how fast the science is moving.A lot of these nursery men etc,have...

Hey Barb,Naini Tal has done great it has put out 7 new leaves and is working on 8!The S.louisiana has come back strong also with three new leaves.Pret...

Yea,a sheet over the bananas is a good plan.We are likely to see an early frost the way the summers been.

I wonder (if they are long enough)if you could just push the shovel in about a foot and push the cables down and wrap around from a foot deep up near ...

If you want to e-mail me,I can try and send you the link to the site.The GDD(on this site) is an estimate given for palms they tested,it also was us...

I also thought this would be a great idea,black mulch is a cheap way to go,I think better for helping air temps right around palm.Mulch in general low...

My Fortunei did the same thing as your Washy,it had a leaf that was partially opened and it opened more over the winter,at least thats what it looked ...

Thats pretty awesome.I am wondering if you keep them dry? I guess the Trachy would stay drier with a cover over top. I noticed last winter a lot of t...

I think it(heating) only effects things for the better if you are keeping temps above 50F.Then you could create some GDD during the winter-however.......

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