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Joined: Sep 28, 2008
Last seen: May 11, 2017
Topics: 141 / Replies: 433
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RE: First Snowfall - Trachy Protection

I don't know if I would have wrapped the actual palm inside the hut. I'm fearing rot issues, but that's me. Mine are just tied up in the huts but ai...

15 years ago
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RE: Waterproof heating cables

oh, OK, thanks for that explanation.So...gotta ask.How come people have the bathroom-type on the exterior of their home?Barb It's electrical code in t...

15 years ago
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RE: Waterproof heating cables

I'm talking about the super sensitive GFCIs you see in bathrooms, also in Erik's case they make them in 3 way adapters. What you are resetting is the...

15 years ago
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RE: Waterproof heating cables

No problem, here to help. It's hard to think of abstract things like that. GFCI's work by sensing outgoing vs incoming current. If this varies EVER...

15 years ago
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RE: Waterproof heating cables

Erik,I will tell you one thing... lose the GFCI 3-way. You do not want any circuits for your palm huts running on GFCIs. I made this mistake my firs...

15 years ago
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RE: Palm Hut interior getting too warm

Yeah Barb, it'll be fine. Mine do the same thing. 40F at night and gets up to 70F on sunny days. Snow melt usually seeps under for water. But if y...

15 years ago
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RE: Covered my trachies and trunked yucca, a few pics

Looks good. That sucks about the early dumping of snow. I'm surprised it's all not gone yet.

15 years ago
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RE: Look who's back at it.

Dude how much snow did you get in wisconson? From what i heard minnisoda got almsot a foot.... Zero, 45 and rain here.

15 years ago
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RE: Look who's back at it.

I'm getting myself one of these in spring. Then the neighbors will really think I belong in the psychiatric ward.

15 years ago
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RE: November 13th??

Scotty,Had rain and 45 yesterday. Four hours to my northwest (Minneapolis, MN) had a foot of snow. Today it is cloudy, windy and 38 outside. Coldest...

15 years ago
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RE: November 13th??

Nice job. My trachys are still blowing in the breeze and I won't touch them until we start having sub 32 highs during the day. December? :)

15 years ago
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RE: One of my trachys

Yeah Bill, just one frond. And it only grew halfway to the other ones, lol! You can tell this palm was grown either in low light or tightly packed t...

15 years ago
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RE: More pics with some reference-1 gallon milk jug

Wow Jim. :shock: What did you feed that maurelii?? It looks great!! I hope my maurelii's can get that big next year, I think they're as big now ...

16 years ago
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