Inspired by you, I just now uncovered my Musa basjoo under similar enclosures. Not so nice. Dead to the ground; the base of the pseudostems are very m...

Wow! Tha'ts great. The bulls eye of the red is over my in-laws in Michigan, so I'm happy for them. The edges get to me. Today I am uncovering everythi...

Fantastic!You know what my Trachy looks like, which should reassure H you did the right thing. If he questions you, show him the photos of mine and sa...

Welcome, Ron!I joined this forum last October and got great advice on overwintering. I'll follow along as you ask for advice on your cactus.yucca/agav...

That's super!As with you, in past years I just cut them off at the ground. This year, I did what you did for two clumps, only I used hay instead of le...

Bill,thanks for the research!OKC (Oklahoma City) has historically been warmer than Tulsa. I don't know why. The best guess I have is that the Tulsa ai...

Very sorry, Barb.I get eager, too. I wanted to move my "ballroom" palms to the front porch before coming down here to Belize but the W said that was s...

I've kept a Butia in the ground with no electric heat for three winters now--my avatar photo. I am on the zone 6/7 border. My low this winter was -16o...

Phew! She covered the palms. At home, it is 31oF and snowing now (Saturday afternoon) with 11 mph winds. Snow accumulation forecasts are for 10-14" of...

Here I am in the jungle of Belize, doing my jaguar research and admiring the palms in the forest. Just like in January, except this time I have my wif...

Thanks for the upport on my decision.weather: I am enjoying it very much.I flew to Belize today and am under a coconut palm drinking rumright now. Sho...

Don't get me started on compost! Being farmers, we use a diesel tractor to help with composting chores. I suspect I do more damage to my garden with t...

I am still burned by last year when I killed my Washies by "protecting" them too long. I'm going the other way this year. My Trachy, Chamearops and sm...

Ryan,glad to hear how well they did.Can you post a photo, to make me jealous?--Erik

Yes, great photos. We live in a beautiful part of the country. --Erik