Seba,Nice cages.With fronds touching the plastic as it gets cold, do you make the cages larger?Barb It is better fronds never touch the garden tissue...

Both Jim and Stefano have a lot more experience than I do keeping palms alive through winter. Climate-wise, I split the difference between you guys. I...

Not sure what your agreeing or disagreeing with or what scientific has to do with it,my question is whether they(cables)provide enough heat to keep yo...

I don't use the heat cables so I don't know anything about them.I mainly use X-mas lights.I like them because I can screw in/unscrew a few bulbs for m...

Hi Seba, welcome to the forum.Erik, Jim and others using heat tape/cables:I was under the impression that it's too hot to have the cables touching the...

Stefano,thank you for sharing your protection methods here. Of the various palm forums, this one is the best for exchanging winter protection ideas. A...

Did you say you are in z8 ?What are your minimum winter lows? In general winters never go under - 6/7 °c here, but last winter I registered - 12 °C a...

Stefano, good questions, and ones I had myself as I was getting started. I'll try to explain. If I cannot explain well enough with words let me know a...