Great to know as I assume that two leaf rule applies to most palm seedlings? I have maybe 80 or so seedlings(Mexican and California palms) growing in ...

Barb,I will build a structure similar to the one I build with PVC for my other much smaller Trachy that made it through winter. I used heat tape aroun...

Well I think it says in the book even that if you can keep them alive for 3 seasons then chances of long term survival are pretty good..unless of cour...

Barb,These Brown pots are pores so water leeches through them easily. They aren't glazed at all.

Ok, The nursery that I get most of my palms at now just sends me a email or calls me when new stuff comes in because they know I'm "easy" when it come...

What a beautiful Palm Barb, Snow won't bother it though will it?

What a great entry way and view, which will only get better over the coming years. Nice job!

All of them are outside now, and the Trachy that was looking limp "seems" to have started looking better with more water and being outside. Maybe they...

You all motivated me to take the wraps off of mine as well. Survived it's first winter just fine it appears.

Such a beautiful plant!

Hi Jim,Yea I did water it and the other plants in the garage as well it shares the space with. Since it's environment has gotten warmer and the soil m...

All of the plants in the garage were next to garage door with windows in it (facing west) but had a stand up floor lamp between them all with 100W day...

Hi Jim,Nope it and it's fellow palm garage mates have been overwintering all the same in the garage and have looked great till just this past week or ...

I think this one liked the warmth of having the pot in the ground, and top of pot hidden by pea gravel. It was probably funny to watch my wife and I t...