Yup, would trade with the East right about now...and it's only just begun.Look at the Coquihalla highway FYI The "Coq" as we BCers call it, is a high ...

Attaboy John!Did the guy say how long it's been declining?Under your care it'll bounce back...probably the female Trachy you've been wanting :bounce:...

Re Abyssinian...do you rely solely on rainfall for watering?You did say it barely rained at all but I thought you supplemented with hand watering/spri...

Sounds good Kris.Do you cut the stems before you entomb them? or just bend them as the top goes on?Barb

Nice progress photos, Kris.Hoping for no -12F repeat for you.How will you secure a top for each enclosure?Mine (for Washies and yuccas) so far haven't...

Yeah, go for it John.Hey, have you been to Art Knapp's lately?On a quick trip through Kelowna the other day, I stopped in.They've got 5 or 6 boxed Tra...

Yup, that was the photo of it that I remembered...with the horse cooling off near the house.

That's a 10 on the humour scale, Erik, for PN members :mrgreen: The cold beer reply says it all for Cyrtostachys...I didn't even get ONE seed to germ...

That beauty has sure grown Erik.Uncanny how they resemble Bird of Paradise in many ways.Barb

surround the bucket with plants That'll work.Barb

76 will be great for the Cocos...but banana experts here will tell you if that's too warm to put a banana to sleep :lol: The grey bucket with the lid...

Spindle palm (Hyophorbe verschafeltii) needs more light than Bamboo Palm.Bamboo is a clumping palm. Mine flowers 2 or 3 times a year, great low maint...

I've got a Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifreizii).Loves a shady spot all day long in summer.Can take a darkish corner in winter with no adverse effects....

do you have a spare space for increasing "palm population" in you house I used to have space...until I germinated a box of Foxtail (Wodyetia) seeds th...