My W makes me hide all the palms and weird stuff out back behind the house so no one sees them unless they fly over. From the street, we seem to have ...

She LOVES her new job. If you go on our FB page, you'll see a photo she took a few minutes ago approaching Oklahoma City.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That should do the trick. --Erik

Mike,I often feel jealous when I see the amazing photos and plant successes. You know I'm especially jealous if your bananas. As for your Trachy, hope...

Barb,thanks for sharing details. Our new palm hut uses similar roofing material, vs. the OSB over insulation last year. I'll let you know how it works...

Heidi,spouses are great. I couldn't do this without W! Bill certainly knows a lot about palm huts, so I'm looking forward to his input. My $0.02 (but ...

I thought it was a P. sylvestris, but no matter--dig it up!I left my PDP out too long and it saw 26 oF which it did not like one bit. I think it might...

:lol: :lol: :lol: I am sure I used too much electricity last night. Must insulate more....And of course I am convinced Washy die if I merely look a...

Very nice!I'd like us to all start "palm hut" threads so we (and new comers) can see the various methods. You've seen mine by now. Last year, I had a ...

Thanks, Jim. That is a great link. On the technical side, I liked the explanation of why they use water jugs in the enclosures. That is a key part of ...

Barb,wow! I thought Jim's weather sticker had glitches. Yours shows -9999oC right now. :verycold: I'll do a new thread on keeping plants happy indoor...

Now let that good woman get some rest. :angel9: Barb :DShe never rests. She came by this morning to check on the palm hut. Here is a crop of the cell-...

Barb,we are!It is 27 oF this evening and heading down to 20 oF overnight, which is warm in comparison with everyone else here. Yesterday, W came home ...

Thanksgiving skiing was a tradition when I grew up in Oregon (down south of you at 45 oN latitude). My favorite Oregon ski lodge has been open for a w...