North?You'll be growing pineapple soon :lol: You've seen that providing "controlled" supplemental heat in a wind-protected enclosure is a sure thing....

~ 15 miles?You may not have a heat island but you'll have a hot barn wall next winter...Heck if he can grow that 15 miles from your place, you can pla...

30 of 50 have popped in 11 weeks.The earliest seem to be moving along nicely.Some are under the red and blue LED light box, others are beneath a 4-foo...

Erik we've all done the same (and worse), so no need to be embarrassed.That fellow's site...this will save some time looking for it.I hope Mr. L doesn...

Erik it would be great if the fellow you visit allows you to take photos.I share your pain reliving the demise of those palms.Barb

That's it...verbal shorthand :lol: :lol:

ph was way to high, they don't like acid. I don't mean to be a nit-picker :wink: but high pH would make it alkaline; low pH is acid.Barb

Excellent, now there are two idiots :lol: :lol: :lol: Just kidding.Yup, want to see the pictures!Barb

That's what you get for beating us at hockey :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Couldn't resist that one...good game USA.Barb

Photos like this make me realize that a palm unfurling a frond cannot compare to the same process on a cycad.Outstanding photography.Barb

Strange thing, having had 2 lousy springs in 2009 and 2008. Cold and raw in April, really unusual.Years ago we'd be in shirtsleeves in the garden in ...

Yikes! :shock:

Erik, bermuda grass is frequently used on southern golf courses for the rough area/second cut (from the fairways).Golfers have been quoted as saying i...

Instead of cutting our lawn, I should paint it...green.It's yellow/brown from having been exposed to winter with hardly any snow cover.Watching the Ol...

Nice indeed, Barrie.Is this the earliest flowering for your area?Eye candy. Thanks!Barb