Sorry Barb,I should have mentioned that growing palms in colorado springs usda zone 5b,is a website! The soil drains extremely well,the prob with the ...

Very nice Barb!did not know Canada had desert areas,judging from the view out the window in your second pic looks like a beautiful area!My plan for th...

I think a nice thing about some areas in Mich is that you usually(because of the lakes)don't get the really low temps like we do in Iowa,this really m...

They just don't tolerate cool/cold and wet.Barb,I can't help but notice how many people look at these posts but don't post, very strange.have anymore ...

Barb if there is any palm that can handle hot dry winds its a washy,they grow amazingly well in Phoenix and Palm Desert!such a versatile palm!you got...

Was that enough answers or what! :shock: ?Washys grow so fast,I think these will be jamming by May,they were really moving even in the cool weather,if...

That is some dang good advice there! esp what barrie said about not wanting to build your protection during the cold weather-gez,I learned that the ha...

So in answer to you first question,yes I did fungicide the nainital and everything else,also everything is covered untill it warms up and I can cover ...

So here are some pics of the g/house and a few of the the washy overwintering procedure -I dug up the agave because I want to move it(the reason I am ...

I will try and post some pics tomorrow as I have wrapped the washys with burlap,house insulation,plastic and the styrofoam rose covers,I had to cut th...

Even if you dont get that cold right now keep all moisture out of the crown,we had .72" of rain here last week and although they were only predicting ...

Thanks for the feedback DZ,it looks better allready,I could actually see little gaps at the junction of the branches and main stem like it was ready t...

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Hey D.zone I am curious what yours look like in cold weather,we had our first freeze last night and it was a cold one!got down to at least 24F and my ...