...and potting soil :? And the nursery was born! :cheers: Barb

I would've thought your computer room was bulging a month ago.At what stage are you potting up palm seedlings? One leaf? or Two?Barb

Yeah, we decided we love palms better... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

soon your palm should be ready to show its sex. At this point I would guess girl but anythings possible. Seems like there's a shortage of males.Just ...

Holy cow, Cameron, are you sure you have SPACE for a few more seeds in your house? :lol: Family's probably moved into the yard tent by now...Good luc...

Mike,Glad it's not mealybugs!Mine's got a lot of that this year too, never saw that before planting it out.<a href="" title="DSC04688 by edible_plu...

Do you think it came from hanging around your pond Didn't quite tell you the whole story.Last year a friend brought over two adult painted turtles to...

Igor,The "monster" likely adapted to drying conditions over millions of years.Barb

No, it's not doomed because of the sand.But a heavy watering will likely last a long time unless the pot is sitting in blistering heat.I've added more...

Thanks!I did see the coloured underside when I inadvertently dropped him (oops) while I was running to place him in the pond.Re turtle habitat, I was ...

Excellent!Haven't even heard of Nova trachies.Will be fun to watch as they develop...what are their particular traits?Barb

staring through those bars like a monkey at a Banana plantation! I'd be drooling so much, he wouldn't need to water :lol: Heck, I'd move in...Barb

Exactly, Aaron!My plants pale in comparison to Josef's. :cry: Barb

Andy,If you're just slightly covering exposed roots, that's fine, but maybe remove half an inch of soil from around the immediate base of palm (2 - 3 ...