Look what I woke up to........
sherrygirl zone5 N il
4 years ago
Holy cow! It’s too early for this, I still have stuff to do outside!
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Comments (8)Mornin' Marjie, Our temps are similar. Some nights have been in the 50's, way too cold for August. It's 72F now...and they say Aug is the hottest month of the year..lol The last few years, July beat August, big time. 100-104F. Do you have a thermometer in your gh? It might be a little warmer, due to less wind, (no wind-chill) but not by much. Our garage is unheated, so when temps are 5F outside, garage temps are the same minus wind, of course..lol. Play it by ear. When temps dip in the 40's, then it's time to haul plants indoors. Winter has changed. Last winter, except for 2 weeks, most plants could have stayed outside year round. No snow to speak of, either. Don't be terried..I know, easier said than done. lol As long as plants aren't over-watered, 'I withhold fertilizer, but some people continue,' and they get enough light to thrive, they'll do fine. Does the air in your home get dry in winter?...See MoreLook at what I woke up to this morning. . . OT
Comments (8)I know what you mean! I live in Calgary, Alberta and I had to go to Canmore yesterday to fix my mother-in-laws computer...made it about halfway and it was just pure blizzard, could hardly see a thing, roads were slippery beyond belief and the wind was very strong! Hubby was driving and we ended up spinning out on the highway and went into the ditch. Narrowly avoided hitting (and getting hit by) other cars, post and guardrails! Sigh...it's gotta happen eventually...thankfully the sun's come out a little today......See MoreI finally woke my 14 ft. 'baby' up from her winter nap.
Comments (13)Hi Kaotickelly. Who says that's not me, but my son? Yeah, it's my 6' son, so you can get some idea how tall the palm is from the pic. Thanks Alex. Yeah, this past winter is far different than the -45 and -39 temperatures we had about 15 years ago. Last year it got down to -20, which is pretty normal. Denninmi, no hero here... just a guy with some crazy ideas! Islandbreeze, once the Trachys get established, they will really take off. I actually wish it would grow SLOWER! Chadec, I thought the Trachy was a fast grower, but the Washy grows twice as fast. I'm kind of scared of it. Yikes!...See MoreI finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
Comments (25)Arctictropical, I was wondering if you had any info on what kinda soil a palm likes? I will be making a raised bed for my palms. One is a Needle palm that isn't too picky about soil. I had a Windmill palm, but, it died while still in a pot. I got it bareroot last month. I thought it should've never come bareroot in May, but, I put it in a pot in good potting soil. I don't know if I should've put it in shade right after transplant (likely) from being bareroot, or if I watered it too much, but, the pot has good draining potting soil, or why, but, it's all turning brown. I may get a Trachycarpus Princeps instead 1 gardenwebber says they are better in many ways, thicker bigger fronds, less damage to fronds in winds. I will need to protect it in my zone 6 anyway, so i may get a Pindo palm, Tr. Princeps. Anyway, whichever I pick, I wonder of you did anything to your soil, or if you use a palm fertilizer, or which palm is trouble free, slow growing, because I can only protect so long, not as long as you did with the Fortunei likely. I know that magnesium is important in the soil for many palms, and lime can be for some, dolomitic lime would be a good additive to soil making a raised bed? Dolomitic lime is supposed to have magnesium in it. But, your in Utah, and minerals in your soil may be a common thing, no need to add a thing. Basically, I have good soil, but, i have a raised bed form, and I have some clay soil, bagged cow manure, bagged topsoil with lottsa sand in it, and some heavily organic "raised bed soil" from Lowes. I can get some of my native topsoil to add too, but, not ,much I'll have to dig it up from someplace in my yard. I have some peat moss (which may not be the best additive) and I have some of the coconut coir stuff to mix in, the fine stuff, not the mulch kind in bigger pieces. I guess if I use the peat in small quantities I can add the dolomitic lime and it wont be too alkaline. Am I overthinking this? I already tried the soil and mulch forum, I'm still waiting on the experts there for help. You likely have all the minerals in your soil in Utah. I just don';t want to throw fertilizer on them and my soil isn't good enough....See More
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4 years agoIt hit us in mid MI on Halloween - this is the next morning on my way to the corral garden:
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