Barb,I'm going to be relying on you a lot this winter for advice on indoor palms. I moved a bunch back outside to enjoy one more week of semi-decent w...

Yes, welcome!Northern Utah gets some extreme weather--cold, hot, wind. I'm envious of the palms you can grow there. That takes real skill.The Phoenix ...

Thanks for the research, Barb.I cannot find them in local stores so I figure I'll have to order one online for my planned Chameadorea hut. Maybe anoth...

Thanks for the research, Barb.I cannot find them in local stores so I figure I'll have to order one online for my planned Chameadorea hut. Maybe anoth...

I'm not to 1,000 posts yet! I feel new, although I've been killing palms for a decade now. I have so much to learn. Like how to grow Washingtonia....

Paul,these photos could have gone under your fried bananas thread but I think they fit here, too. As I said above, I did not get a real freeze here la...

Jack, I hope you are right!Last winter was my first to use them. The kept a Chamaerops and Butia happy through our worst winter in a long time. The Bu...

I have the reptile mat already--for the lizard. The new one is said to be for seed germination, but requires and unspecified thermostat. Plus layers a...

I recommend the seed mats as well. Makes a big difference.I got one recently but haven't used it yet. This is a novice question, but how exactly do yo...

Paul,thanks for asking. I admit to being confused about frost as well. My guess is that Barb will have a helpful link for us....I had my first front l...

Your closing comment did indeed make me LOL--it is 50 oF / 10 oC before dawn here. Seriously, though, my weather is so variable that we sometimes get ...

Bummer.Some US states require phyto. but not OK so I'm good, incl. for incoming shipments of mail-order palms. Long-term, I say grow a bunch of palms ...

Serj,keep us updated. I got scared and dug up the little one I planted out last April. It will spend the winter indoors in a pot again. --Erik

CP,both!starting from seeds is fun. I also use lights in winter. Mine are all still outside (I figure a little cold can't hurt!) but they'll be inside...

Mike,it can get very windy here in winter. We did not have wind last night, which might make the cold nights get colder. I am on a hill-top, which hel...