miketropic
@miketropic
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Joined: Oct 26, 2012
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Topics: 20 / Replies: 308
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RE: New addition to the family

Nice one Mike :D Let us know how you get on with it. As you know a lot of UK and European growers have had problems with basal rot on this species. I ...

12 years ago
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RE: New wrapping technique in zone 5

Mike,I'm a big fan of the hot water jug method in places like Kentucky and Oklahoma where cold is temporary. Under an insulated cover, they will stay ...

12 years ago
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RE: New wrapping technique in zone 5

Maybe I am missing something but I don't understand the water bottles in the video. If I put hot water bottles around the base at night they will give...

12 years ago
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RE: New Palm protection for zone 5 --35 experiments

I like the look of rostrata without a trunk but there nice with them as well and fully hardy here. My buddys nursery just got in about 50 of them with...

12 years ago
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RE: New addition to the family

from a grower in california I found on craigslist.

12 years ago
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RE: New Palm protection for zone 5 --35 experiments

For the longest time I thought man I wish I was in a warmer zone but after looking at some of this stuff I guess I am doing alright. I use no heat jus...

12 years ago
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RE: needle palm question

if it makes it to my new house ill plant it

12 years ago
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RE: chillypalmtree.com ?

no I'm a bit to far west for him, close to cincinnati but he will ship the big ones so I wil get it that way

12 years ago
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RE: needle palm question

My needle has been in the ground a few years now..it has almost a foot of trunk and I don't so alot for it. last year it had a bag of straw over it..t...

12 years ago
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RE: chillypalmtree.com ?

Im moving to a new house soon and once I get alot of plants in place I think I'm going to order a good size windmill from them. prices seem very fair ...

12 years ago
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RE: Should I or shouldn't I?

could be worse I got 2 nights one at 16F and another at 14F on the way..this is November right? I don;t see temps like that till jan-feb most of the t...

12 years ago
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RE: Do you see what I see? follow up of not sure post.

how long do you plan to leave those americanas open like that?

12 years ago
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RE: Not sure if the Washy made it....

only down to 18F here this morning and the needle had a bag over it..should be fine..says its going to be 65 on sunday :roll:

12 years ago
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RE: Survivors adding a little color.

mine were gone a month ago

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