I know you like to grill and smoke meat. Any chance you want to trade palm-fed cabrito for potted palms? :lol:

Heated debate keeps us warm in winter! :lol: Back a bit to the original topic, natural weather variability won't go away. I figure I'll get fewer ext...

Aaron,I am not sure if you are asking Paul or I. Paul, feel free to jump in. Ozone layer: here is a summary (). In short, the ozone layer is recoverin...

Don,I was happy with my heat tape trial last year and so am using a lot of it this year. We'll have to share experiences at winter's end. I am using c...

Jim,thanks for the updates! I'm sorry I missed this thread over the weekend but I'm catching up. I'll just ask things that you haven't already been as...

No big surprise--I'm with Paul on this one. While we're sharing links, here is one I trust as it is written by climate scientists and they give the ra...

Barb, Truck--and the horse trailer sized for draft horses!Don, PM me if you want my email and telephone number. --Erik

Those are about the size of mine. I planted one in April but dug it up in September when I realized the ground it was in didn't drain well (although C...

Don,I might be a customer! You are not that far away....--Erik

The picassa link worked for me. Broadly similar to my protection down here, but on a bigger scale. About Brahea, I have four in pots. Will you try the...

Phew!Also, the Bismarckia came from the same source and it is doing great.

Plausible, given the source. The old guy goes to Homestead Florida and buys cheap palms to truck up here each March. I could easily see a palm vendor ...

So much to learn!Now I am wondering if that might explain the mystery of my Sabal palmetto. No idea, but something for me to research. (Unless you wan...

Don,you are right about Butia. Beautiful, but really a zone 8b type of palm. I will give it electric heat next winter and there after.Brief history of...