Trachy are mountain palms for the most part and are quite well equipped for temp swings! I'm not worried that I'll damage the Trachy...just that it'l...

The LaCrosse receiver is about 15 feet from the palm hut, "through" only one wall.Somebody suggested gently cleaning the battery terminals with an era...

The last time I did that, leaves contained loads of dog poop.

wireless thermometer Do Not buy the homeowner version from LaCrosse.That's mine and it's always reading an :error: Have heard they make more expensi...

any internet sources on this interesting topic no, but I'll keep searchin' :wink:

Well, at least they're civil and say something pleasant.They probably think you have a great hobby, wxman.Kent, tell W she should be grateful your hob...

But isn't the whole idea...eventually...to have hardened off the palm so well during winter as it grows deeper and deeper roots that it'll be able to ...

Great idea, Kent.Think we all know what a clear plastin bad is!Somebody advised me to switch to Lithium batteries, but just in the remote, two AA batt...

Hi Charles, wish we could see your work. You just need to find an 8 year old (computer/camera/posting savvy).An 8 year old showed me how :wink: You'l...

But it'll save me having to water the roots :lol: Leaking down one wall inside where the plastic roof segments were joined, froze solid and backed up...

Jim,Your wire fencing--while strong--can be beefed up with a vertical broom-handle (like a tent pole) in the middle.Just have to "soften" the point wi...

P.sylvestris, oops sorry (gotta clean my glasses).But even at $7.00, a shame to use as an annual as true sylvestris are relatively rare in cultivation...

wxman, AND THE CIDP?????? Please say you're not leaving that out to die ... :( :( :( (I'll call the Palm Police on you)...or drive down and dig it ...

Thanks for that link, JimI remember pounding steel rod (solid so it wouldn't fill up with soil/rocks) to make room for PVC to be slipped into it.Using...

Weird.I see -6C.Maybe you saw our wind chill :lol: :lol: