Scott,those look great! Hope to get another YouTube video before long. --Erik

I mix up fertilizers, too, hoping that if one is deficient the next might not be for what they need. As for temps, Jim, I think you and I are in a con...

Jack,it'll recover fast. My Chammy was deciduous (like my avatar Butia) until this year when I used a little 6 watt pipe heating cable around the truc...

I cover this topic in my classes, but I'll try to summarize (and leave out the powerpoint slides...)Most "toxic" plants have evolved to deliver a sub-...

65oF? We won't have a morning low like that for a long, long time. Brrr! :lol:

You want amusing?I planted a Brugmansia last year. Those chickens who tried eating it got higher than any chicken ever flew. :lol: They are leaving i...

Oh I'm mad at myself! :x The two Musa basjoo I protected like you did are alive but struggling. About 1' for the tallest, but only one good stem each...

When you bring Barb the nana pups, could you arrange for a photo of the two of you? --Erik

If it's not the dogs it's the chickens. One or the other is always digging up the surface roots of my palms! Or I water the palms and they want to lay...

Good find!I suggest buying the biggest Med you can find. My HD Chammy from three years ago has been great. I only wish I had bought the biggest one th...

Helps explain why many folks give up on the hobby. They do a little research, head to the store they trust, and buy a palm that dies. Because it was n...

Rob, yes, Jasminum nudiflorum. Started blooming in December, took all of January off, started up again latest February and had sporadic blooms into ea...

Bill,let me be the first to say, wow! :D I have a dozen questions and comments, but I'll save some until I read other replies. First, what is a "bull...

Thanks!I'll try to track them down.One of my silly gardening goals is to always have something in bloom. Right now I rely on winter jasmine, which is ...