Thanks, Jim.A photo is worth 1k words. When I re-place them today, I'll try to set them where they will get colder earlier. --Erik

Nice close-up!Thanks most of all for the detailed photographic step-by-step. I'm just getting into starting palms from seeds and have so much trouble ...

I have the pipe heating cable on a GFCI-protected system (a long mess of extension cords) and have NOT had problems. There was one instance when the G...

Paul, Tim:I concur. I complain about the cold but it is all warm by historical standards, and way above our record lows. I think I was 9 oF / -13 oC y...

Jack,I think I just had a panic attack. The palm hut thermocube was on an overturned empty pot, but it was near a large water bucket I keep in there t...

Thanks!Yes, keep the photos coming.I delight in knowing that I may well be at a more southerly latitude than these palms. Where are they again? --Erik

Speaking of Florida, that is where my dying Sabal palmetto and happy Bismarckia came from. There is this old man who goes down each March and buys pal...

Cedardave,what you are doing is so cool. Er, hot. I too want photos! IMHO, the heat you are using is no more "no fair" than my watering when it is 100...

Well, the thermocubes are not broken. I did the classic test of seeing if they turn on a light indoors when at room temperature (they do not) and if t...

We are not close to ready to retirement. also, we have ties here that will keep us here for several years. W's company is expanding in south Texas, so...

Don,are those seedlings in that greenhouse?How do you keep it warm enough?--Erik

Aaron,W and I are, too. We're thinking the Gulf coast for a decade or so from now. Where is your Texas land? --Erik

Jim,I'd rather hear that you, Don, Barb and Scotty approve this message :D I panicked and bypassed the thermocubes tonight (another thread). As we sp...