Barb I noticed from your pics that the soil you had it in was top soil. My guess it was so dry was the although you drenched it was running down the ...

Barrie thanks for that Caltrans live feed. I just checked it and it was 35 f at 8:55 pst. Winter is not what I want to talk about until Jan. That site...

Well not really they just took them away when I came back from Cabo San Lucas Mexico in Jan. It must have been a random check because I have smuggled ...

Palmetto very nice. Is that W. robusta in a pot in the ground? Are those Bananas Musa sikkimensis? They look great and must be enjoying your warm fall...

Palmettoman look forward to your pics from Ont. Protection for my palms will likely happen below - 14c 5f normally during Jan Feb for short duration...

We haven`t even got our first frost yet. We normally won`t see snow till the end of Nov beggining of Dec. Just out of curiosity where did you get the ...

Tropicman you are using the pefect user name. You definetly have the tropical touch goin on in Wichita. John

Oppalm I use Three 600 watt metal halide bulbs 8 hous a day the minimum amount of candle power units for most of my palms and yuccas. They seem to li...

Thanks Palmettoman I will be putting overhead protection for the ones in the gound. Hope I don`t have to use to many heat lamps during the cold snaps....

Oppalm I have the palms in containers for now until they get larger to plant. I have a double car garage with overhead lighting for the winter. The ba...

Dilbert you wouldn`t have any photos of the cube protection method used in Frankfurt/Main botanical gardens? That sounds like a great way to protect t...

Arctic did you transplant that Christmas palm into a larger pot? That would really help it if not. Where did you get your Bismark nobilis? Looks like ...