Guilty. I felt really bad seeing news coverage from Libya this year--and catching myself IDing palms vs. identifying with the people. :oops:

Another great year there.Sorry about the jade plant. :cry: As always, the tree ferns astound me most of all!

I'll say. I've tried for years to get a Musa to flower and never done it. The student has succeeded the master! :D (Inside joke; Kris was an Ecology ...

I'm keen to see what KrisK does as well. Kent, did you really only get to 0 F last February, when Don, Kris and I were more like -20 F? Must be the ca...

Those are beauties, aren't they? I got mine as a gift, but the local Home depot has them in 5 gallon pots for $35, marked down from $40. --ErikPS to g...

I've only grown Butia odorata (once known as B. capitata). How do you compare D. eriospatha to those?

In summer, I look for days with lows of 85 F. That feels nice, until 7 am or so.

It's been shaking all weekend. The "big" one last night (the 5.6) was the only one that seemed worth noting.

Good idea, Tim.Floating stock tank water heaters are inexpensive and would keep that big mass of water at least 35 F all winter.

Very, very nice palm hut, Barb. :cheers:

That's why I made the animal report. I suspect it is an urban legend. Nothing but 3's for earthquakes this evening and those don't count, right? Stron...

Hmmm...lead-up to Dec. 21, 2012, on the Maya calendar? Sounds like I need to do some field research....

Nice. On my wish list for a future decade. Give us a photo or video tour someday this winter.

Sid,I copy everything from you I can! Hoping for snow :lol: Jesse,I'm not sure if "zone 4 for a few hours" counts as "zone 4" but many dead plants s...

Look nice!Say, about the greenhouse: can you keep that thing above freezing in winter?