Nice!We have six :shock: and one meets me by the back door every morning to follow me thorough the palm garden as I drink my coffee. No mice at all! ...

Don,thanks. Good news up there.Did the Washy filifera really go without heat? --Erik

Slightly off topic as not on the ring of fire, and no tragedy at all, but we had a minor quake last night which I slept through. Here is a brief story...

I had some spears on chamaedorea radicalis come back in September.The Chamaedorea are in the ground in the temporary palm hut. All leaflets brown but ...

Jim,thanks. A potted Brahea spear pulled a bit ago; four to go. We have a warm rain coming in a couple of hours so so I'll bring the stressed potted p...

I guess the warm weather is "helping." More spears out on more Trithrinax. Brahea all holding firm so far. I am spraying the copper fungicide in the c...

Wes, yes, but it [Trachy "taikil" (=naini tal, presumably)] had spear pull today, just like the Nannorhops and one of the Trithrinax. Cold is bad. :l...

Well, Barb, I was sceptical until I saw that guarantee there at the end--you can't fake that online, right? Seriously, I am sorry about your windmill ...

Beautiful!I've been into misting the past year. I had the misting system outside last summer, and use a spray bottle this winter. Maybe I'll even try ...

Very cool. Keep us updated. --Erik

Paul,huffpo is a quirky aggregator site where you get serious stories about the earthquake next to a story about some starlet's baby bump. I check it ...

I have never been to Christchurch, but my folks got down there on holiday a few years ago and raved about it. This link to a GOTE thread includes harr...

Jessie,thanks for asking. We had a delightful spring storm!I went crazy and moved most indoor plants outside to catch real rain water. We got only abo...