Canadian- I've got a bunch of small Y. gloriosa planted from seed (sown 2008). Hoping to select for hardy forms (if any survive). Of these there are m...

Canadian- I've tried fig as a die-back. It died back alright! It never came back... I think the lack of snow was the complicating factor, so it is wor...

Check Canadian tire. I think the brand name is easyheat.

Double Post. Please ignore.

Holy smokes.. I leave for the weekend and come back to some really interesting conversation!From the top:Barb- The palm was a potted dwarf Phoenix. It...

Paul,thanks for sharing. I know it is painful/embarrassing, but I think we learn more from failures (and subsequent analysis) than success. It is all ...

The air conditioner in the window of Dec.31 picture proves it's south of my area :lol: :lol: Oh to be able to grow palms to that size.Thanks for pos...

Nice! Is that a Sabal palmetto in the last pic? Where is this the carolinas?

Canadian- I grew Arundo for one summer, 2 small plantings. This past winter (extreme low in the zone 6a range, -23C or so) killed it outright. I 'only...

I'll go with Jim's formula but will use to published official averages from the closest weather station:December to March, days with average highs bel...

Agreed- All of us owe a debt of gratitude to those who experimented with the palm-hut concept in the past. I still thank Banana-Joe for his informativ...

For reference, here are the locations of our 'coldest' posters:Winnipeg (record -45C; USDA zone 3a?):&Edmonton (record -48C; USDA zone 3a?):&C...

We're doing Ok here in the big city- low to date is 5.6C (42.8f). Not the same story at the garden, Kingston hit 39.5f (4.2C) and I'm generally coole...