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| The small Grapto held on for a while-like that little dog in the movie Vacation that was tied to the bumper.....don't know if you can make them out among the Ice plants.
Some were covered with a popcorn popper lid-no heat...winter minimum low of -4F.
These did better,the one on the right is mushy the one on the left still solid and the babies look healthy still! I think with some moisture cover these could be hardy to at least z6!
In the cactus cover
The Trichocereus terscheckii made it.
C.cerifera still in the cactus shelter
The other Princeps..cactus shelter
A.Parryi and a pup it threw out a few years ago...
B.Eriospatha enjoying some sun
Small S.Brazoria thats been uncovered for about a week or so.
Little T.Tesan S.Louisiana
Needle
Waggie
Nainital
Fortunei
Rare nice March day with temps in the mid 50s in town.. Thanks for looking!
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| Everything is looking good. Will be interesting to know if the ghost plant comes back. I did cover mine but would like to not cover it. |
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- Posted by miketropic 6B - 7 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 14, 13 at 19:02
| how did you ammend the soil in that cactus area Jim? I am about to start working on mine..suppose to be 60 here tomm. and would like any info I can. last thing I want to do is work on it for a week and have the soil rot everything out. |
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- Posted by chicago_palm 5A? (My Page) on Thu, Mar 14, 13 at 19:07
| How cold did it get within your enclosures this winter? Looks like the snow is finally gone! The palms all looks very healthy and I like the shape of the Waggie is cool. |
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| Thanks Chad I think for sure the side shoots will and possibly the small plant on the left- Mike I dug out 12-18" and lined the bottom with limestone for drainage,the I added sand and soil 50/50 at the bottom 1/3,all the rest is about I wish I did that the first year-I ended up having to do it the following summer and digging around all the plants! Thanks Chi-palm Most of the palms were spoiled as they were on the same circuit as the bigger Princeps,they probably didn't see much below 18F or so |
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| Looks great! |
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- Posted by miketropic 6B - 7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 14:58
| thanks Jim I figured I was going to have to dig down a bit. looks like an all day project for me. |
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- Posted by statenislandpalm7a 7a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 19:14
| Your palms look great! |
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