Okanagan desert-palms
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RE: Young sabal "mexicana" heat casualty?

Barb was it a missed when watering everything else? I`ve lost a 3 gal. Sabal Louisiana and a couple of other Sabal sp. after watering it from a comple...

17 years ago
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RE: palm planting how late can I do

Bill since my palm hobby (obsession) :lol: . I have way to many palms to keep just for myself so I have a hobby nursery. As far as shipping over the b...

17 years ago
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RE: palm planting how late can I do

Ron I have many palms for sale and a few yuccas. Cheaper than any commercial nursery.Pm if your interested. John

17 years ago
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RE: Winter palm heater

I`ve thought about using those heaters a few times but always stayed with the infrared heat bulbs. I might try one of those this winter. John

17 years ago
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Uninformed

Bill I`m constantly shaking my head after talking to owners of nurseries who tell me I don`t know what I`m talking about when I ask them to bring in y...

17 years ago
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RE: Okanagan desert-palms: Bigger Jubs next spring

Bill the heat we have been experiencing has been since the start of June. We have very low humidity here. We are in the only desert in Canada. The Oka...

17 years ago
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RE: Okanagan desert-palms: Bigger Jubs next spring

Islander that is great news that there are some 15 gal larger Jub`s. I might consider buying a couple if the price is right. If your garden turns into...

17 years ago
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RE: About time for some updates 8-25-09

Great pics Laaz. When do you think those silver Queen palms will start to change a more silver tint.John

17 years ago
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Winter protection

Absolutely Barb I haven`t forgotten about building shelters for your palms. I have never planted any of my Washy`s so it should be interesting to see ...

17 years ago
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RE: 6 Yucca growth comparison in various pots

Barb nice to see they are doing well. I think the deeper pots are better for yuccas or any desert plant in general.John

17 years ago
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RE: Book: Palms Won't Grow Here...

This is the very first book I purchased on growing cold hardy palms. Great book.John

17 years ago
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RE: A few of my garden pics from today

Ron all looking good. The Trachy seedlings are doing great for nothing more than leaf mulch for protection. Did you also have some snow cover during o...

17 years ago
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RE: Any small needle palms in the lower BC mainland?

Ron I`m pretty sure you won`t find any Needle palms on the coast. I have tried every nursery and finally gave up and ordered a few from Broadway garde...

17 years ago
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RE: Holy crow, folks, it's been too long!

Barb that`s looking great. All of your plants are looking excellent. That yucca rigida x is liking it`s new home.Are those W. filifera planted or just...

17 years ago
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RE: palm planting how late can I do

Spring is defintely optimal for planting palms.There are exceptions as Jim stated in previous post.John

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