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!

Heres a pic from inside the largest"g/house"<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="12-6-08"></a>

17 years ago
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RE: Rain and winter cover

This waggie was potted up,then brought outside and planted and after a few months of doing nothing I pulled it up( tore it out of the ground) to throw...

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

5 types of protection-<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="12-7-08"></a>

17 years ago
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RE: Rain and winter cover

I have tried cutting down on a few palms but they had died from the bottom up,in most cases,cold roots or frozen soil.When I bought some palms off e-b...

17 years ago
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RE: Rain and winter cover

The risk is always that the cold will get to the palms but actually my palms are warmer during the cold snaps,they stay above freezing the whole time....

17 years ago
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RE: winter protection, zone 6

Yup,I can send you some more leaves if you get cold :wink:

17 years ago
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RE: W. robusta

A shot of high N fertilizer in mid May will usually get those sagos to flush,I used lawn fertilizer on mine and it stareted a new flush within a week ...

17 years ago
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RE: Rain and winter cover

Well so far so good,everything looks good so far,of the half dozen palms that had spear pull(because I was to busy to cover them before unexpected ear...

17 years ago
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RE: Anyone have a nannorhops ritchiana pics?

Nice anttisepp,have you been able to look at it lately?mine is pretty discolored from cold but is well rooted in,solid and the spear is holding firm,I...

17 years ago
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RE: Next week will be the test.

I second the remote thermometer (?)don't leave it to chance,you could always throw some c-7 or c-9 x-mas lights in the bottom of the inclosure,dependi...

17 years ago
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RE: Palm huts zone 6b

Your palms look great,mine have seen 7F for a few hrs at most and are looking good,besides a little yellowing on strap leaves on young sabals they loo...

17 years ago
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RE: Post your favorite HARDY plant

I guess if it has to be "hardy"I will say my "Giant" Sequoia <a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Sequoia"></a>Her...

17 years ago
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RE: 15 gallon Yucca rostrata arrived!

Barb,be carefull not to let it get to much water in spring as soil temps will be lower than when you tried this past fall,once the soil warms up you c...

17 years ago
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RE: winter protection, zone 6

Yea,I think the ground warmth is a big factor,also there must be a lag effect between outside cold and inside?have you noticed that at all?

17 years ago
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