Barb Princeps looks really nice,as a precaution/preventative you may want to scoop out the soilaround the base of the palm(1")and replace with some gr...

Condensation and transpiration on/by the leaves is all drained toward the center of the plant .

Thanks E and company.Looks like another round of Arctic air Sun-???I have set up some thermocubes in the cactus enclosure and for the rest of the p...

Be grateful you don't have roaring winds to tug at the covers.BarbThat will be the feature Sunday night/Monday...-10F possibly with winds gusting 30-4...

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Thanks E and company.Looks like another round of Arctic air Sun-???I have set up some thermocubes in the cactus enclosure and for the rest of the p...

I dont recall ever seeing ice so thick!I bet if those cactus could talk they would say"we are not interested in evolution if it means this $#!^!" :)

Looks good....one of the biggest issues(possibly only issue)for cold hardy succulents(etc)is winter moisture...you set up eliminates this and allows t...

They are magical trees in my experience...I love how the top has stretched out on it now...this leader is responsible for the almost magic bean like g...

I have been caught out a few times early in the season...mostly because the smaller palms cannot take the cold like the larger ones can.This year I wa...

Wow, you've had a lot more snow there at your place than we've had over here in Omaha...wouldn't mind a nice blanket of snow.....and temps in the uppe...

I almost moved over there this summer Mike... top floor though,not interested in carrying plants up thereand no point in moving unless I have too at t...

Thanks Chad...looks like a brief warm up over the weekend and then a parade of clippers with snow and Arctic temps...The added protection payed off,th...

AndyIf you use the hotlink for websites option,you can make your pics visible like this...<a href='' target='_blank'><img src='' border='0' a...

You know what is weried I Pull up the rose cone around my McCarrie and its was string its mutary leafs... what am I doing right?In English my friend.