Yup, several times, all died.Just too hot/dry and windy here in summer.So it's encouraging to see one that might be rated a 5.When I lived in Vancouve...

I used to soak every seed arrival in diluted bleach...yet didn't with the Jubaeas.They were mail order :lol: :lol:Sheesh, never thought about it bef...

The March issue of Gardens West featured a new holly rated Zone 6, but with the comment "suspicion that further testing will bring it into Zone 5".Ile...

Nice work Jesse, coming along nicely.

Tim, cool Mt. Lemmon pics.Strange to see the blue yuccas growing under the pine canopy.Maybe a rockfall sent the seeds there? or birds?Aaron, IMO it ...

Thanks damir, appreciate the advice.Puzzling because I use the same amount of water in all my germinating pots.Veitchia, Sabal bermudiana, foxtails, s...

That must've felt good being out there and puttering around in the warmth :DThe only missing photo is your shoes inside the desert cover. :P 41F is...

You tossed that behind the shed and it didn't die? :occasion5: Nope, you're not making me feel bad at all, I appreciate the advice and warnings.How ...

Those Rostrata are the size of the one I planted in my cactus garden April 2008 That's my point...look at how yours have grownMine have done ka-ka in ...

Found a 2008 pic of seedling Y.rostrata.3 years later, only 1 survives (indoors on a south window).It's grown 2 inches in 3 years. :? <a href="" t...

congrats on the 3-day germinating Jesse!Re the Jubaea worm (still have the heebie-jeebies from that :x ).It was from using my not sterilized outdoor ...

Good info/pics Tim.What a dilemma re hardiness begins in 4th year, yet we're supposed to put Yuccas in the ground ASAP.That temp chart shows -7F for o...

Wow, Tim, fabulous pics, except watching the Y.schotti die.So much for trunking quickly, huh?I thought they meant in 2 years... :cry: And the nolina...

Those rabbits and their damage, what a shame :evil: Happy to see a holly that's suited to zone 4; will look for it here.Doubt it'll like our summer's...