I can nearly hear this Grapefruit growing.Holy cow!Nearly a foot of growth on this branch!Dusty leaves :oops: Barb

You're hilarious, Kent! :lol: Will do!Barb

Actually Scotty, Trachys don't like extreme heat or high winds.That's why it's planted on the east side of house.Loves the afternoon shade and it's le...

No we're nowhere near as "warm" as the Niagara region, and last winter was the coldest I remember.We had low of -24.9C in December, bloody brutal (pos...

When I heard that I was getting a 15 year old plant, I looked up at my ceiling :lol: :lol: So I'm glad it's a bush.I remember the almost overpowerin...

Hey Jim,6 inches of rain, oh man!Last year's low was -27C (-16F) so I'd better beef up the protection.I've never seen a winter so cold as that last on...

Thanks John.I plan to use a wire cage around it, filled with dry leaves, entire thing covered with a tarp, corners held firmly with rocks.No heat will...

Yes, Duncan, my Trachy's finally out, permanently.Here she be:Barb

Hey Mike, there's no such thing as a good cover of snow :lol: :lol: :lol: Barb

Why can't I open Terdal's image? Darn! :( No secret which is my fav:photo from pacsoa.org.Barb

Mine faces east and gets about 3 hours of sun too.I like your idea of multiple plastic layers.While still allowing light in, numerous layers do a lot ...

Hi Scotty,Yup we noticed that when tightening the screws.They would've gone right through the OSB if we had kept turning Now that this old palm is fi...