JimI'm hoping for February to be not-so-interesting as January. Barb, I added some more snapshots to the link I gave on post #1 here so you can see th...

Great result, Serj!Your Trachy looks MUCH better than mine does. I assume it was covered, right, to keep wind off of it?--Erik

When the temps dropped, the freezing rain turned to snow. We got about 6". further south in Oklahoma, where it stayed a little warmer, they got much m...

Barb,I have been very pleased with the heat tape. I assumed it would help the trunk and spear, but the good color on the leaves was a pleasant surpris...

Barb,They look great, especially for no heat! Here I had just become sold on the use of heat tape on trunks. Maybe I don't need it. But I think I do: ...

Thanks! I'll do that this coming late Summer/early Fall. --Erik

I usually fertilize for the last time in late Sept/early OctMaybe I've been too conservative. I stop fertilizing in August despite soil temps that sta...

Barb,I think your husband's idea is inspired. The water jug did not freeze overnight despite temps into the teens. Must be residual heat from the hous...

Barb,thanks for reading...and replying. Lets me know its not just for me. :D Of the ~100 animals, almost all are the chickens. They show up in my pal...

Barb,I don't know of any follow-ups but I would sure be interested. I stop fertilizing each Summer just when it seems the palms are growing well. I wo...

We now have about 6" of snow on top of that ice and more falling. No big deal to those of you up north, but NOT what we are accustomed to down here at...

There is now a lot of snow over the ice and it keeps coming down. I'm about to go sweep snow off the roof of the large Butia hut. As for the Agave, ye...

I made a new thread on our "photo gallery" with freezing rain photos. Here is a Trachy frond (note: I am using this to try to figure out how to insert...

Barb,give one a try. They are cheap (at least here). I'd grow them even if they were annuals. --Erik