Are these leaves damaged severly? Both the Trachy and Brahea look very good to me.Palms can show damage later on, but can even recover from spear pul...

Haven't been to Cosco...35 miles south of me.Walmart here has zilch for interesting plants.The trucks must have off-loaded all the palms south of the ...

Thanks for the wunderground blog El Nino link.It talks about ocean temps at 5 N latitude.Sheesh, if I lived at five degrees north latitude, I wouldn't...

So those two flimsy covers DID work...great.Looks like it'll explode with growth this year. Well done. :D

rootsystem from getting wet not the plant itself. Both are important as rain getting into the spear during early winter will freeze.I like making my o...

That's a lot of germinating!Post some pics when they pop, OK? Strange how native species differ so widely from west to east.Oaks are native to Ontario...

Hey folks,so many of them start to hit their stride right as fall turns to winter Exactly, Jim!Just when nights are cooler and the brutal heat of summ...

They think it's spring...This Butia capitata just keeps on growing (from last summer).Phoenix roebellenii starting to push fronds.1st Triangle palm.2n...

This probably isn't the place to post this...but we did talk about Plant Delights Nursery in the Carolinas (where I got my Sapphire Skies y.rostrata),...

Ha ha, a fortress :lol: that's right!Hired a carpenter because husband and I don't have a clue what to do with a hammer.that without the lights it wo...

This Okie's :lol: happy that winter seems to be over.But unlike on the Wet Coast, we've got a couple of months of dreary and grey (or should I say b...

Planting date and location sound perfect.9 meters of light rope...27 feet...that's a lot for a fairly small enclosure.With frozen ground surrounding y...

Yes, although el Nino seemed to nearly peter out early on, with forecasters saying it's probably a weak el Nino.Glad the ole fella regained strength, ...

16 up of 50 in ~8 weeks.Since I've never before germinated a palm seed (and heaven knows I've tried), this so interesting.Didn't see a "button" (proba...

jimmy, sorry I missed this post.Completely different form from mine (growing straight up, no branching yet).Sorry for lousy pic.Yours looks great.And ...