Hay I have coconut palms too here in Michigan (lol). I'm curious where you are. It looks like you are on the border of where Sabals can do well. North Carolina maybe. Thank you for sharing the pictures.

Hey guys I wanted to ask you guys what kind of layout you guys do for your house. My mom wanted to put in tiles all around the house. We currently have carpet. The carpet is warm, comfortable, and soft to walk on. However, I hate to vacuum the carpet. The color is dark green so you could see the debris easily. My mom is considering putting in porcelain or travertine all around the house. I told her it's going to be cold when she walks on it. The travertine also have pores so it will stain easily. I was thinking about telling her to install the tiles inside the kitchen and bathroom. The other rooms she could install laminate or bamboo flooring. I don't think the whole house will look great with tiles everywhere.

Bill g -- excellent point. Should have thought of that before I wrote my post! hendricus -- I have a decades old version of the Reader's Digest book and it is really lacking. I wasn't sure if I should get a new version or opt for something entirely different. But it was attempting to look up something in that book that prompted my question. I'm beginning to think that the single issue guides are necessary along with something broad....I'll take a look at the Black and Deckers series and the others mentioned.

Starting from seeds is fine but it take TIME. Time is of essence. That what all the fuss about starting early to get a head start, to beat the mother nature in its own game. 1 MY living example: I started/ sowed KUMATO , on March 26Th. Today , May 1st, after 36 days it has just 3 true leaves and it is about <3" tall. I think it needs at least 15 more days to get reach a decent plant out size: That will be 51 days from sowing. This is inline with sowing 6 to 8 weeks before plant out date. Well, of course, if you have long and warm season, you can even direct sow in the garden. I have done that while gardening in GA. I have had even plants grown from cuttings much later. OTOH: what you've got to lose, : Few seeds, some time and attention and see what you'll get. It is called EXPERIMENTATION. But be prepared to have low expectations. Sey