My Central Asia Garden March Update

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Had a chance to check my exotic plants today. There not too many to be shown but still...

The coldest weather registered in December: t min - minus 30 C, t max - plus 9.4 C, t mean - minus 11.6 C. January: t min - minus 20 C, t max - plus 12.5 C, t mean - minus 6.6 C; February: t min - minus 21 C, t max - plus 10.7 C, t mean - minus 5.9 C

Aucuba protection and the plant uncovered:

Palms. I have two palms (Fortune and Waggy) planted in my garden close to a western side of my house. Wheat straw blocks used for building a shelter. No additional heat inside. The palms have been being protected from the 15th November till the 16th March.
The Wagnerianus looks much-much better than the Fortune:

Two Fatsia plants and Phormium tennax (the purple form) were planted close to the north side of my house. This was a second winter for Fatsia and first winter for Phormium:

One more Fatsia plants grows in the garden. There was a pot, some straw mulch and the snow as a winter protection. Yes there is some damage but the plant is alive for sure:

Some more plants:

Posted : 17/03/2013 10:50 am

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Hi Igor,

thanks for the update. Overall your plants look great. It's nice to see the Fatsia doing well.......they should grow a lot this season for you. You sure do have a lot of Yucca seedlings!! So many. 😯

Posted : 17/03/2013 11:03 am

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Thanks Tim,
more seedlings pics in details:

Tim's hybrids seedlings:

Posted : 17/03/2013 11:11 am

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You have some beautiful varieties there, Igor.
Nice and organized too.

Great agave in that last photo...and of course, the y.rostrata 😛

Good to see you're finally getting some warm weather.
Your Mom starting the tomato plants?

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Posted : 17/03/2013 11:46 am

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Thanks, Barb! Of course my Mom is busy with the tomato seedlings as usually 😆 :

I think it's 1/100 part of a total number... She likes giving them away to our friends 😳 . Never for money. And I pay to a seasonal worker who helps her in growing tomatoes.
8)

Posted : 17/03/2013 12:01 pm

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I pay to a seasonal worker who helps her

She's doing what she loves, and so are you. :thumbleft:

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Posted : 17/03/2013 12:05 pm

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Wheat straw blocks used for building a shelter. No additional heat inside.

What a good way of protecting palms. 😀

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Posted : 17/03/2013 12:50 pm

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Thanks Aaron! It works the second winter in a row. Unfortunately i was not able monitoring a temperature inside. But it looks like the temperature was not too bad in there. Perhaps I have to water the palms ASAP. They look a little bit thirsty...

Posted : 17/03/2013 1:01 pm

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The Wagnerianus looks much-much better than the Fortune:

I think they all look good; it's just that the Waggie's leaves are shorter and stiffer.
Excellent protection method.

Wasn't it Don in Wichita Kansas who used straw bales to build protection around a palm years ago?
He didn't use any heat either.
Excellent insulation.

Also pleasantly surprised that Phormium looks as good as it does.

Well done, Igor.

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Posted : 17/03/2013 5:10 pm

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Hi Igor,

awesome seedlings!! So many.

What's the Yucca looking plant on the left side of this photo?

Posted : 17/03/2013 6:21 pm

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This is no name (for me) Agave.
How come you inserted a picture. The PN is only site in the world I have no idea how do deal with the pics.

Posted : 17/03/2013 9:24 pm

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Nice Igor...

Is that a holly fern I seen?

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Posted : 17/03/2013 11:48 pm

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Yep, Jesse. Thanks for comments! No protection except ' the snow blanket '.

Posted : 18/03/2013 12:53 pm

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Yep, Jesse. Thanks for comments! No protection except ' the snow blanket '.

So that is C fortunei? I found one for sale at walmart last year for 3 bucks. I should bout a dozen of them. It didnt look to happy last I seen it but well see I guess....

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Posted : 18/03/2013 1:03 pm

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Hi Igor,

I use HTML codes to insert the photos. You can use the Img button up top too. You must 'click' on the Img buttom first, then insert the http link to the photo then click on the Img button again.

Here's a web page detailing HMTL codes.

http://www.echoecho.com/htmlimages02.htm

Posted : 18/03/2013 9:54 pm