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RE: Mini Lights Enough For a Zone 5 Climate?

50F is the median soil temp here year round down deep. That's what the temperature averages out to between winter and summer. The trachys with the m...

15 years ago
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RE: Mini Lights Enough For a Zone 5 Climate?

Barb,Many people have cooked their trachys feeder roots by placing mini lights on the soil, so I'm not doing that. A very credible poster on the hard...

15 years ago
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RE: Mini Lights Enough For a Zone 5 Climate?

I'm new here and haven't yet planted my trachies outside yet. Been lurking in here and learning! Thanks everyone! Do you leave the lights on all win...

15 years ago
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RE: Mini Lights Enough For a Zone 5 Climate?

I've seen many people who "cooked" their trachys using the larger bulbs. I may just add more mini lights in lieu of larger bulbs as they grow bigger....

15 years ago
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RE: See 'em while they are still green

Hopefully things are on the upswing now. I'm done with winter. Keep you palms warm!

15 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits 2011

Wow, June 1st is late! Last frost date here in SE Wisconsin is April 26th.

15 years ago
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RE: End of January Update

looking good so far.....except for the previous spear pull......perhaps damage won't show until temps get above freezing LOL. I hope this cold will l...

15 years ago
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RE: Queen palms take a beating and still stand

Love the video. You should sink that queen into the ground and protect it :)By the way, I think you're just an earshot down I-94 from me.

15 years ago
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RE: Vancouver Palm Update Mid Jan

Heidi,Yeah, if the one under the shelter is in mint shape then it's most likely the moisture that caused the damage. Regardless, they look great. Mi...

15 years ago
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RE: Vancouver Palm Update Mid Jan

Looks more like damage from being too wet to me. It may have been wrapped too tight and moisture was trapped.

15 years ago
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RE: Spear-pull,some odds and...not the ends(-:

What was the min temp experienced for the ones that spear pulled?

15 years ago
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RE: Uninsulated palm enclosures

Darn it!There are plenty of folks here who know Trachy better than I do. I admit I have lost Trachy in the past with much milder winters than you have...

15 years ago
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