Okanagan desert-palms
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Soil additives

Phil vermiculite has the consistancy of crushed cork. Perlite is more like tiny limestone pebbles.I Use vermiculite to keep soil moister, Perlite for ...

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RE: Ever been screwed and not known till later?

Alchris welcome to the best cold hardy Palm and Yucca forum on the web. Great advice about germinating seeds. The more input the better. ...

20 years ago
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RE: Ever been screwed and not known till later?

Kansas I have the best results germinating seeds "In My Opinion" using the container with perlite or Vermiculite or both mixed together . Try some wit...

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Seeds in containers?

Kansas I have found the best way to germinate "Palm seeds" is to use pure perlite or vermiculite. Fill half way a glad or ziplock plastic container wi...

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RE: Few Tree Fern Pix

Ian that is an awsome tree fern "Dicksonia sp". I`m sort of guessing I don`t really know alot about them other than they will never grow in my dry zon...

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RE: Remember my ? about Filifera seeds?

Kansas your W.robusta should look almost exactly the same as W. filifera. The only way to tell one from another is when they get older, and even then ...

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RE: SuperThrive?

Jay I`ve tried Superthrive on all my plants except a few to to see if there was a difference in growth rates and being healthier. I can say that the o...

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RE: What are your three most favorite palms?

My wish list palms would be Bismarkia nobilis, W. filifera x robusta , Hawaiian fan palm. Now that I`ve woke up from that dream LOL :lol: What might g...

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RE: Weather Station

Jay thats cool did you pick that up down accross the line. Maybe we can get an accurate reading of proper temperatures here in Kelowna. The temps at t...

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RE: Coldest temps?

Estiva In your opinion do you think your T. takil survived your winter better than the T. fortunei? Those temps -14f -26 c how long of a duration was ...

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RE: Yucca Elata in Oriville, WA updated pics 2006

Jay if I remember correctly those "now famous" Y. elata were planted in the early 1960`s. They have been through some very extreme cold winters! The w...

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RE: Just got a bunch of soil

Kansas great news that the soil is better than the store bought .That river silt must have the nutrients Robusta like. I`m sure by adding the other in...

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RE: Maiden topic: What is your favorite indoor palm?

My three favorite are W. filifera ,Pygmy date palm, and the Hawaiian fan palm. I just got three seeds to germinate of the Hawaiian fan palm so hopeful...

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RE: Maiden topic: What is your favorite indoor palm?

My three favorite are W. filifera ,Pygmy date palm, and the Hawaiian fan palm. I just got three seeds to germinate of the Hawaiian fan palm so hopeful...

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