I pulled the mulch away from the base of that big Sabal palmetto. Surprisingly, the petiole bases are still green. :? The two Sabal mexicana are also...

I'm gratuitously posting so y'all see my weather sticker at 22 oC right now. +22 oC, I mean! :D The main bird here on the farm right now is the junco...

Wow!The tree ferns are simply amazing. I kill 'em just by looking at them too long. Or not looking. Very impressive. Same with Washies--you make it lo...

It has been--and usually is around here--a wild ride. Look at this meteogram from just now. It shows the lows of -20 F a few days ago and how no we ar...

Nice horse! :lol: :lol: :lol: The bird is amazing, too. :D

Wow! I was afraid to ask about her, given that you were as cold as Oklahoma last week. Put a crown on her and take a photo!

Barb,must be nice. Maybe someday I can live by some golf course as far south as you. Needless, to say, nothing like that way up here at 35 oN. :licki...

Everyone, thanks for looking. Paul,I sprayed fungicide. I used chlorothonil (sp?) (tradename fungi onil). I have the copper stuff around but did not u...

Very impressive. I'd like to see more--do you have photos online? --Erik

Jim,afraid not. I broke several thermometers last year and did not bother replacing them. So, the only actual temp. I have is the +8 oF in the heated ...

Dean,I think it will make it. I grew a sago in the ground at my old house, in the city, in a good microclimate. It would lose its leaves every winter ...

Tim,I still don't know. It feels warm, but only in comparison. I plan to unwrap them this weekend to see what if anything is left. All us palm growers...

Let me 2nd that. I'd like to see the GH under all that snow. About the Ruellia (sorry--off topic), did you leave it in the ground? --Erik