Okanagan desert-palms
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Joined: Jun 26, 2005
Last seen: Oct 31, 2017
Topics: 164 / Replies: 1439
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RE: Scale Explosion

Barb I spray them on the sundeck so no worries about freezing on the concrete. Soon we won`t have to worry about any freezing. 12c here today no wind ...

13 years ago
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RE: Scale Explosion

Barb I have hosed down my tropicals every winter without any damage to them. The hose does a great job of spraying the bugs to the hereafter :D .John

13 years ago
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RE: Scale Explosion

Barb once you are done smothering the little buggers on the palm with Endall you just use a hand held sprayer with water,and wash it off. The best thi...

13 years ago
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RE: Spring uncovering?

Everything looks good Aaron. We deserved a warmer than normal winter! Only about three weeks left to find out for sure. Thanks for the pics.John

13 years ago
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RE: new home

Well Mike there goes the neighborhood. Things will be changing real soon with palms, yuccas, bananas, bamboo. The neieghbors are in for a treat! Congr...

13 years ago
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RE: Scale Explosion

Barb that`s quite the haircut those palms have. You might want to get a product called endall to spray into the trunk where the petioles connect. Ther...

13 years ago
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RE: Great video of Washingtonia robusta from seed to adult

That is a super tough W. robusta. I was expecting a W. filifera to be able to survive that long unprotected. I don`t think it knows it`s growing in En...

13 years ago
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RE: Yucca rostrata damage from cold? or sun after 3 mos covered?

Barb I water at least a couple of times in the winter. I almost lost a S. minor a couple of years ago due to dying of thirst. John

13 years ago
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RE: Yucca rostrata damage from cold? or sun after 3 mos covered?

Barb they are probably a little thirsty. I watered everything planted out last week since we have been having a warm spell for a quite a while now. Ho...

13 years ago
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RE: Yucca rostrata damage from cold? or sun after 3 mos covered?

Barb looks like they will make it. Did the Rostrata needles touch the plastic while covered? John

13 years ago
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RE: PALM TREE SHIPPING TO THE USA--BY COCONUTMIKE

I have this years 7 gal. Needle palm planted in with my W.filifera palm hut with 10" of dry leaf mulch. It is doing great that it hasn`t had to deal w...

13 years ago
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RE: PALM TREE SHIPPING TO THE USA--BY COCONUTMIKE

Thanks Mike for the heads up on not giving up on Needles yet. I guess with a little extra care for the first couple of years I`ll have success. I thin...

13 years ago
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RE: PALM TREE SHIPPING TO THE USA--BY COCONUTMIKE

Mike you are very lucky to have that bull Needle palm that size in the first pic. I have ordered six three gal. shipped in pots from a nursery in sout...

13 years ago
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RE: Garden update video

Great video Tim. Glad to see everything growing good. Video is way better than just pics 8) . John

13 years ago
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RE: Hasty frost protection for 2 Washies 3 Y. rostrata

Barb that fungus should go away now that they are getting ventilation. They are probably a little confused as to what season it is being 29c. :lol: I...

13 years ago
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