Erik,Good link, wow, 33 foot long fronds...backscratchers for the horses :lol: :lol: I'm only guessing at the seeds' lack of maturity.Presume you ha...

Barrie, all the cold stops at the border I dunno...look at my weathernetwork link. The white line is NORMAL... the yellow line is what's predicted ...

Glad you found some fertilizer.See if you can find a package of "chelated trace minerals"...use sparingly, but use it!Someone else--I think it was Ste...

antti, loved seeing your pictures.Wonderful winter protection, a great job.Sad you lost a Washy and a Mazari.Maybe heating cables on the ground would ...

Erik,Cool!I don't know a thing about Attalea, but maybe it would pay to allow them to ripen on a sunny windowsill before trying to germinate?They're a...

wxman, my Trachy saw -20.6C on Dec.14.The palm hut was heated, coldest inside was about -5C.Cold this winter was basically only mid-Dec to mid-Jan.Mil...

That beauty was ONLY 89 dollars????? :shock: :shock: :shock: Boy oh boy, we Canadians sure get ripped off big time...that is--IF-- we can find jaw-...

Thanks Heidi, yes it's a wonderful time of year (despite the cool spring we're expecting).Barb

Sheesh, Paul, if red is warm...look at the West :cry: OMG...14 day...just like last year! Poop!Come on, you guys, share the warmth!Barb

Tough to get a tractor near a doorway... :lol: This is my "back-saver"...works great. Relatively cheap at big box stores.If your temps do dip to 38F,...

Epsom salts are avail at any drugstore (nice and cheap).The crystals readily dissolve in water.Use 1 or 2 tablespoons (right John? :wink: ) per gallo...

-25C ????? Holeeeeeeee cow!

Yup, thanks everybody...this is the 33 year old Trachy that was in containers for all but the last year.Paul's right...this is the one winter it might...

Thanks folks.Made me feel good "freeing" it.You're waiting for 20C to free yours, Scotty?If it could talk.... :lol: Barb

must be my eyes...looks like it's moved back to where it was :D Barb