I've seen countless Oleanders left out over the winter here. I've never seen any of them survive the winter, though some did re sprout after the 2006 ...
Not a worry paul i can understand it enough. Thanks again.Dude, was it really -32C near markham last night?? Thats colder then here.. Uh- I doubt i...
Barb. Good experiment! Here is what I see happening: Very little difference in growth between the 2. The warmer one will grow slightly faster, perhaps...
Just named for the region of distibution? ? No, Nanital was just the name of the town where the palm is growing. IMO it is akin to something like th...
Short answer: You can't, genetically 'nanital' is fortunei and there are no 'fool-proof' methods for differentiating them. when they are older some cl...
The one big draw back to this is that the time period is too short to really see any trend... The lines indicate that it is getting warmer, but, we'll...
Jesse- The frist frost date for Toronto is in the middle of October. So the first freeze should be the end of that month. Anyway, winter is now here w...
I'd say about this well:Winter of 2009, picture taken on Jan. 26. Low for the winter was -26C (maybe a little less at my location) and the plant is lo...
No no. I was just wondering where the weather network got their information! I can't find it anywhere!FYI- First hard freeze here the other night. Ger...
Depends on the location, but I don't see any -36C in the weather history:Island airport (short term data; -28 in 1981):&Pearson airport (-31 in 19...
Paul, check out the climate statistic for Almaty : . I'm sure your location has even milder climate. Don't worry about "borealis" try the common one....
So- No one has tried the var. borealis of Aucuba japonica? I do really want to know if it that 1/2 to 1 zone hardier than the common selections. If it...
Igor- Thanks for that. Similar to what I do, but I don't use a PVC covering (maybe I should...). For me P. aureosulcata is not top hardy except in war...
For work I want one of these (this plant is expressing firefly Luciferin, but mine will, I hope, be expressing a modified jellyfish GFP):and, for myse...