all the citrus trees blooming ooooh, any shots of those on your travels, Jim?Barb

When the air temp is comfortable for you and the palm.The soil will be cold, so it'll get a shock.But your 48F daytime temps are better than perfect.P...

Rabbits?More likely mice/rodents of some sort.

How tall is yours? Up to my nose if I don't cut off the fungus fronds :lol:

B.A. and Filifera in the 2 back to back pics. Yippeee, I got the Filifera right! (finally, huh, Aaron?) :lol: My "cheat sheet" helped.Besides, th...

would 2 meters or so be far enough away from the house? Depends on your roof overhang :lol: as fronds are really long and very stiff with age.Yeah, ...

Welcome aboard PN, John! :D I'm speechless with envy at your area's zone.All the palms--heck, ALL the plants--that I love.Yup, that CIDP is jaw-dropp...

Loved the tour, Jim.Seems the desert has taken more of a beating than normal with long droughts and cold winters.Prettiest bougainvillea I've ever see...

Aaron, thanks!Strange that mealybugs are such an issue, especially in one area of your garden.And to lose cactus after all your work! :x Wonder if Ji...

Mulch for summer shouldn't touch the trunk, leave a space of an inch or so around the trunk.As to circumference, I'd make it twice the "dripline" of t...

Thanks marceli They ought to really take off this summer.Man oh man, look at your temperature! Makes for a super long growing season for you. :D B...

would a freeze (-10 to -7C) kill a Butia Those temps are way too low.It'd kill any plant that just came out of the house/garage.In that case, I recomm...

Oops..sorry;) We can both blame the Arctic Circle We all blame Igor, that usually works fine. :lol: kspalms: you've got more patience than I do.I'd...

Thanks Cameron.Dragged EVERYTHING out of the cold building today.On the patio under the roof, and there they will stay.Took me an hour to clean all th...

Giddy? Yup. Here's to spring giddiness, we almost got to Andy's 18C today.15C for a short hour this afternoon, sunny.About bloody time. :lol: