No fungicide at all? Good to know it works for you without fungicide.It didn't occur to me to use distilled water. How clever!Barb

One day a very simple solution will be discovered...probably that they hybridize freely with TWO or THREE others...But it will take DNA to convince pe...

The overnight soak: Do you soak seeds in water with added fungicide?Or give seeds a quick f.spray as you plant them?Barb

Nice pics of the process, Steve.Aha...I knew it would happen! You had to take a pic of the Zamia FROM THE OUTSIDE 'coz even you must now admit GH is ...

Craig,do you want to post some pics?There might be something obvious to someone else.Barb

Allen, If the contractor hired the electrician, the contractor is responsible for the work I agree...after all, contractor chose electrician so obviou...

Craig, while I'm no expert, my palms/cycads look pretty good.I go by temp.Those in the cold, barely-heated building (40-45 F) get watered sparingly......

Nice pic.I hope that "fern" doesn't do what the strangler figs did...Barb

I'll dream about those. :shock: :shock: Steroids?

Welcome aboard!I read your great blog a few weeks ago when it came up on a palm search.Nice work with your seeds.Great 30" palm pots you bought.Congra...

Gee thanks Barrie.I'm still trying to get my head around Oregon appearing to be in the Sub-Tropical zone on the map.And we are in the North Temperate....

Allen, thanks.I was trying to kill three birds with one stone and searched for all three at once, which gave boreal forest results, among others. (Du...

oppalm, I had to move mine.Turns out I need to get around the kitchen (darn...) I'm still resisting tying the chinese fan palm, but that may be the on...

I'd hang on (but get another just in case).You never know, Mike, your Butia COULD become "the one that made it", and everyone will want its DNA in the...

Good sizes, very nice, Wes.I read somewhere that manure tea applications are a great way to fertilize,versus worrying whether manure is aged enough to...