wheelman1976
@wheelman1976
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Joined: Jul 23, 2011
Last seen: Dec 21, 2016
Topics: 28 / Replies: 249
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RE: mixed results

this morning: Exactly the reason why i left 4 of my 5 boxes up... I had the same sight this morning by me.

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

So I'm seeing rain and a low of 27 early next week in my 10 day.... should I just leave the boxes that are in place up to get through that or roll wit...

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Sorry man. Sucks that it fried up. Living across the pond from you, I really think you should get styrofoam in there somehow. It will help lower yo...

11 years ago
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RE: Unwrapping some palms

I thought LED gave off next to no heat... are you thinking that that strand gives off enough heat to keep the fronds from burning?

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Weather here is downright miserable, windchills to the low 20/teens, winds in the 20mph range and temps down to just below freezing. Really wish I le...

11 years ago
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RE: Unwrapping some palms

What specifically is a DEL lights?

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Dang:( Sorry your palms took a hit...wishing you luck! Looks like some healthy green on some of those fronds, my guess is they'll be good as new soon:...

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Doug, did you have a remote thermometer inside there?It'd be good to know what the minimum was in the box.Yeah, mold is awful, but it can be managed t...

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Doug, the box wasn't too big.But there should be insulation inside.Plywood alone isn't perfect for winter, especially if joints aren't caulked, etc.St...

11 years ago
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RE: Ugghh.... unboxing has begun...

Well for the past three years I had no issues with simple wood boxes. I think a few things led to this result. I found out one of my strands of ligh...

11 years ago
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RE: Trachy Hut comes down

Tonight I'll apparently hit -5c 23F the lows for the rest of the week are between between -4c 26F and -1c 30F. The days are getting too hot to leave t...

11 years ago
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RE: Trachy Hut comes down

I've pushed back to Sunday as well. The wet snow we had today would have been been bad weather to pull the box down in. It's getting close and I'm ex...

11 years ago
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RE: Protecting very large palms

I plan on boxing for the foreseeable future. I have three that are 8-10 feet tall when the fronds are pulled up. Wishing I would have ordered small...

11 years ago
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RE: Trachy Hut comes down

What were your current lows when you pulled that down? I'm still getting freezing temps and can't bring myself to open anything up. Heck, I still ha...

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