Traveler's Palm in Zone 9b?
butterfly15_ca
18 years ago
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Comments (18)I live in southern cali, about 35-45 min. away from newport beach. I have been growing a few coconuts for about 7 months here, but it is starting to get a little cool now, and I am very concerned. I dont think you'll be able to grow one for very long in england. If you want to give it a try i would suggest a few things: Portable greenhouse soil warming cables greenhouse heater grow lights It probably wouldnt work for long, but you might be able to get a few extra months out of it. I never let mine see outside temps lower than 75f and the same for the soil temp. At night when the temp is lower than about 72f I bring them inside were i get the soil temps up to about 80f. Also, I have mine planted in a sand and soil mix. I think that might make a difference. I only water it with warm water, I dont' know if that helps, but I'm sure it cant hurt. And there is a hormone that i give to one of them, and that seems to be the one that grows the best. Its called superthrive, and you can order it onlie. as a matter of fact, the one that i give the superthrive to is starting to get the pinnate leafs and the fronds are bigger on that one also. When winter actually gets here, i will put mine in a portable greenhouse with a heater just to be on the safe side. Oh yeah, I only water it when its very warm, and usually no more than once a week....See MoreSpring Flush 2016.... Zone 9b
Comments (172)Straw: Didn't see this thread since long and missed your comment. I think primarily it is the river soil that is the main reason for deep colour. It comes with lots of trace elements which are in the form of fine particles formed due to the crushing of mineral rich rock high up in the glaciers. I have observed that many of my plants, planted in plain river soil, do well for years. My potting mix contain mainly river soil (6 parts) and lots of humus material including home made compost (2 parts), leaf mould (1 part or a little more) and remaining is some chicken manure (may be 1/2 part out of 10), some cottonseed cake etc. I would conclude that it is mainly river soil along with home made compost that is rich in Potassium, Calcium and trace elements. best regards...See MoreZone 9B, My summer Raised Bed
Comments (7)I just went down and took a couple photos. It's a pretty simple garden. Fingers crossed critters don't discover it. We live on the edge of wilderness, so no telling when it gets discovered. Trust me, I know THEY are watching! When we planted the black eye peas I had a couple extra, so planted them near the palm tree irrigation. Up they sprouted, and now one is half eaten. Sigh. So then I look closely, and either it's my imagination or the arrow points to an eggplant seedling. There should be 6 in the row eventually. BUT I magnified the photo and noticed the black eyed pea next to it has a bitten leaf!!...See MoreLandscape design suggestions for an unusual house in Florida Zone9b?
Comments (8)There seem to be a lot of one-of-a-kind things in the front yard that aren't working together as a team. I would have less variety, but bigger, bolder, fewer things. I would ditch the bed that's between the driveway and entrance in favor of expanding beds off of each corner of the house. I'm showing palms in the beds off of the house corners. But it doesn't have to be palms. It could be another type of tree cluster or multi-trunk. Don't know what to tell you about the trees in the front yard. We can't see them completely, but they seem to be misshapen or oddly shaped. Not sure if they are contributing in a positive way. Not sure if they can be made to do that....See Moreunautre
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