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500 Trachycarpus fortunei seedlings on the go and another 50 yet to be potted up.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 09/04/2008 1:36 am
WoW. 😯 That is an awful lot of work.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 09/04/2008 1:40 am
Thats the kind of work I would look forward to do.
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Posted : 09/04/2008 6:57 am
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Thats the kind of work I would look forward to do.
Have I got a job for you! 😆 although you're a bit late for most of it. I still have plenty of pots that need weeding and mulching. That bit there took the better part of 4 days and I probably have another 3 days left. It is rather boring and tedious work. I resort to regular beer breaks so I probably don't get as much done in one sitting as I should.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 09/04/2008 2:07 pm
Outstanding, Barrie!
Beer breaks are necessary to "mask" a sore back.
Barb
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Posted : 09/04/2008 6:16 pm
I resort to regular beer breaks so I probably don't get as much done in one sitting as I should.
I was wondering why the trachy on the one side of the greenhouse seemed to lean. 😉
Not the pot I was expecting........
Posted : 10/04/2008 9:11 pm
Barrie, forgot to ask you:
what type of plastic is that on your GH walls?
looks ribbed, unlike the 6 ml stuff.
Barb
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Posted : 10/04/2008 9:24 pm
Barrie,
Wow, five hundred palms. What are you going to do with all thoses palms? Are you starting a nursery business? 8)
Dean
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Posted : 11/04/2008 9:46 am
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"I was wondering why the trachy on the one side of the greenhouse seemed to lean."
It's not a Trachycarpus ~ it's Chamaerops humilis. Why it's leaning I'll never know as my palms can't talk 😆 .
I already run a "low keyed" on the QT, nursery. No advertising, just word of mouth referals and repeats.
Barb ... what you're seeing is a wire webbing that runs the length of the greenhouse on each side. Once the 6 mil poly sides are opened, it provides a barrier against rabbits and deer.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 11/04/2008 12:29 pm
Barrie, I think the leaning trachy comment was 'coz of the beer reference 😆 😆
as though you'd share with your plants!
Oh yes, now I remember you mentioned the deer/rabbit wire necessity previously.
Its added bonus would be that plastic gets additional support in winter...clever idea.
Dean, I bought (a....traded) some great palms from Barrie last year...he has nice stuff, as you can see from his pic.
They should soon be out of the shock of living in my house all winter.
Once it's really warm and they're on the patio, I'll take some pics.
Barb
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Posted : 11/04/2008 1:31 pm
Looks great Barrie. Lot`s of work ahead for you better stock up on the Cervesa`s. Are the older T. fortunei in the back of the cold house grown from seed yourself? I`m assuming the seed source for the smaller palms are from Vancouver island?
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
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Posted : 12/04/2008 1:39 am
coool stuff barrie..
can't wait till place my order??
palmettomanZ6-Ajax, On
Posted : 12/04/2008 9:50 am
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John ... the palms in the background are 2 Chamaerops humilis and one Brahea edulis (all 15 gallon sized), none of which where grown from seed by me.
I have some people stopping by today that are very keen on buying palms. I have a hunch all my 15 gallon Trachycarpus will be sold by 1 pm today. Replacements on the way for the future buyers 🙂
A great sunny mild day so I'll be outside all day (and a few ice cold beer too) 😆
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 12/04/2008 12:00 pm
