minus 26C. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I think you would need to keep the temps above -17C (0F) to have any chance of survival. Having said that, I think...
getting a little anxious to see if my thermocube is going to work this year. I have a 20F-30F (-16C--1C) thermocube in my palm hut and we have not ...
probably looking for Pizza Hut. I know for a fact that bears love pizza crust. Nice outcome for the bear.
your bottle palm looks great. I gave up on mine. It never held more the 4 fronds at one time and looked horrible at the end of winter. Made the d...
I've never used copper fungicide. I think you should only use copper fungicide when you absolutely have to. You can "google" it but I think the co...
.... first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is check your remote temperature sensors in your plam huts to see what the low/high was last n...
I had a Phoenix Roebellinii (Pygmy Date Palm) that had outgrown its container in June 2011. It actually needed to be repotted in 2010, but you know h...
welcome to plams north. great to have another northern plam nut. look forward to seeing your work next springtime. Following coconut mikes methods ...
welcome godfryd. look forward to seeing pictures of your efforts.
(Does the water freeze? If not, that should help moderate temps in the microclimate.)The water very rarely will freeze over. we have a bubbler in do...
heres a pic of my washington robusta (mexican fan palm). I said above that its 6 years old. I should correct and say that I bought it in 2005, so I...
Road Trip. Left this morning at 6:30AM to travel 2 1/2 hours to our lake house to cover 3 palms I have in-ground before the really cold weather sets...
Agree with Barb, the windmill does not seem to mind being pot bound. In terms of keeping pests away, I use a systemic granular pest control and spr...
Kris, How many palms do you cover and how long in the ground?