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Well I guess I have to eat my words from my post above. It is May 9, 2010 and the low last night here in my yard was 34.2F! Just on the verge of a f...

We had a pretty typical winter I think. Not terribly cold, I believe -12F or so was my absulute lowest- I should look at my records again and verify ...

<img src=><img src=><img src=>As requested, here's a few winter cover pictures... I've since relocated that needle palm. It surviv...

Thanks guys.Yeah, as long as the yucca is in the same planter it may as well get the same trachy protection even though it does not need near the amou...

Jim-How are those cut trachies looking now? I'm dying to know...Barb- I know that 50/50 peroxide sounds strong initially but I used only a 2% peroxid...

Wow Jim, you really have me thinking. I've been going back and forth on whether or not to cut my damaged trachy like you did (my first ever "big trac...

I really tend to agree with Paul and Jim here. I've been growing things since I was a kid also (I'm only in my mid/late 30s), but nothing special. V...

What a bummer Jim! Did these seem to decline and go bad in a kind of delayed-reaction situation this spring? I think I remember your trachies lookin...

Your Thompsoniana looks great! I had a feeling you were going to be quite happy with the seller... I know I was with the one I got. Palms looking g...

Actually the shipping was just under $100 for Fedex Ground. Still, I would have paid $200 if that's what it took! It shipped out of Riverside, CA to...

My needle palm last summer (front left of the planter). Second picture is 3/2/10 after surviving an MN winter unheated, covered by a plastic garbage ...

Looking great Jim! We got that similar weather this week, just my high Thursday was only 82. We had more overcasty kind of haze mixing in which kept...

I think sinking a large pot is a good idea. The only potential issue might be the drain holes/roots. Yes needles need very well draining soil so the...

I don't have a ton of needle palm experience, but maybe my recent situation can offer you some help. I planted a 7-gallon needle early last spring, i...