Okanagan desert-palms
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Joined: Jun 26, 2005
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RE: Bring on da HEAT!

No rain in the Northern tip of the Sonoran desert here Jim. Dry and near as hot as Arizona in the summer time in the Okanagan Valley. John

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RE: Bring on da HEAT!

Barb your fip flops will be melting real soon. We have had cooler than normal spring and now the heat will be with us until Oct. Turned on the air con...

13 years ago
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RE: A few pics from a few days ago.

Great pics as usual Jim. How many years have the W. robusta`s been planted? Low temp in your enclosure for them? Thanks.John

13 years ago
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RE: Pics of planted Washies, Y.rostrata, and the Big Boy

Barb the W.filibusta should make it. What were the low temps it saw last winter? Tavi I believe those large Washy`s are from Pensylvania. A little war...

13 years ago
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RE: Finally moving the delicate indoor stuff outside

Barb tropicals are looking good. Did you find a shady spot for them? I got sunburn on a couple of mine that I forgot about after hosing them down. Joh...

13 years ago
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RE: Pics of planted Washies, Y.rostrata, and the Big Boy

Barb the Washy`s look great. Glad they made it. I think the one Washy is a W.filibusta if I remember correctly from three years ago. That would explai...

13 years ago
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RE: Garden update photos

Tim great pics. How cold hardy is the Y.rostrata x Y.filimentosa. I`m thinking the Y.rostrata is the cold hardier half than the Y. filimentosa? Thanks...

13 years ago
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RE: 5-3-12 pics + some/ 5-4-12 pics(-:

Great pics Jim. I`m thinking of planting one of my Ensete Maurelli. How much of a rootball do you dig up with it in the fall? Does it get repotted it ...

13 years ago
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RE: A video of my potted palms

Thanks Mike. We have only got to 28c once so far this spring. A cooler than normal spring usualy means a scorching 40c summer 8) . Thanks Jim and Tim ...

13 years ago
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RE: T.fortunei Rehab Update

Great job James. IMO I would give both of your Trachy`s a rootboost treatment as well as what Barb was saying about the epson salts" 1 tblspn per gall...

13 years ago
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RE: Unwrapped Washingtonia today.....and more

Looks great Tim. Do you get any sunburn on the Washy fronds from it being wrapped all winter?John

13 years ago
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RE: Red Star Cordylines planted out

Barb I really like the colour on those. They look even better in person. Good to see them in the ground again. 8) John

13 years ago
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