John,I stuck my two triangles out in full sun. They seem OK. Is full sun a problem for them?Barb,I killed my one previous attempt to grow Cocos and I ...

Windy and mild here today. Potted palms are being blown over, but can't complain. I'll pot-plant them soon so that stops happening. Here are some pics...

They are fairly common where I grew up in Oregon (zone eight ) but I have not seen any around Tulsa. Yes, they look really cool. --Erik

John,the prayers are appreciated. The final death was tabulated today. Too sad to write about here. Easy to find with google news if you want a name t...

Steve,hang on tight when the water comes downstream. Life jackets in the safe room, maybe?That photo is great. W and I enjoy sitting outside on the "b...

My parents live in Oregon, at about 45oN latitude and it is cold there, too. They'll get snow down to 4,000 ASL in the next few days.

Lots of tornadoes and deaths in OK last night, but fine here on the farm--just lots of lightning, rain and strong wind; the nearest tornado was a few ...

:lol: My friends in Belize would love to grow Picea on the beach; a few even have a form of Thuja that can make it there. :shock:

Very nice. My favorites were the trunked B&B Waggies. Do you share pricing? Sources?

Yes, very, very cool! Great job.

Barb,that Cocos looks amazing--better then they look in habitat! :D --Erik

Let us know if you like it. The only made-for-palms fertilizer I've ever used is from Stoke's tropicals, but I'm out. --Erik

Jim,thanks. I'll give it a go anyways, but rig some stake and tie system as my garden gets blasted by 60 mph/100 kmh winds fairly often. --erik

I want to 2nd what Barb said: that wall will be a huge help. Wish I had one of those....