Spring update...

17 years ago

After what seemed like forever...Spring is finally here, and we're finally supposed to hit the 80's this week for the first time since....some time last year?

Anyway here are some so shots of what I have growing right now..

Here are some of my seedlings. Some are from last summer, while the one's in front are from this spring. Some of the seedlings here include: Sabal uresana, Sabal rosei, Sabal palmetto, Sabal maritima, Sabal X Texensis, Phoenix theophrasti, Phoenix loureiroi var ?, Chamaerops humilis var volcano, Trithrinax brasiliensis, T. martianus, T. wagnerianus, T. Manipur, T. oreophilus, T. nanus, Brahea armata

My needle and two butia's from last year...

My least protected butia. I only lightly wrapped it in christmas lights and threw a garbage can over it. Amazingly no damage and it's already growing again (very slowly).

$12 minor..

I was very surprised to see the banana's come back, as I only threw some mulch over where the roots were. And it hasn't been too hot yet this year...

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Robusta's coming back to life!

New ebay trachy..

I think I overheated this butia is why the tips have gotten so burnt. It actually seems that the palms that I protected this least did the best this winter. Either way it's pushing out a new spear.

New ebay butia...

Work in progress rock garden, hoping to get this done pretty soon.

Some cactus for the rock garden from ted's greenhouse...

Another 12 dollar sabal.

I'm very happy that most everything made it through fairly well, since we got all the way down to -23F. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the warmer weather. And I'll be updating this thread throughout that time.

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dbrya1
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Did you lose anything that you tried to overwinter?
You have quite a collection of different seedlings,are you going to try to overwinter them in the ground as well,when they get some size to them?
I see your a big fan of clay pots,any particular reason for that?
I tried to overwinter a butia with just greenhouse plastic no heat,stay green all winter,I thought it made it,but it just went down hill after I uncovered it,I have a couple seedlings,which I might try when they get some size to them,but with a little heat next time.
Are your cactus winter hardy?
Don
jayinflorida
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Good to see another Sabal fan! Looking good.
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fr8train
Original Author
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
dbrya1
I did lose one of my needles this winter, but it was more because I planted it in a bad spot. All four of my butia's made it, and my second needle made it. I really like the butia's because they can handle a lot of wind, and it's ridiculously windy here. I'm always on the look out for palms that aren't really cultivated, like the more obscure trachy's and sabal's. I always get clay pots because they dry up faster, and that's really nice in winter when all of the seedlings are inside at room temp (and mold grows rampant). It seems whatever I try in plastic doesn't do as well (or just rots, even though I try not to water until it's really dry).

Excitingly enough, all of the cacti are winter hardy, provided I protect them from our moisture. I'll probably cover them with over turned buckets or something this fall/winter to keep they cold rain off of them.

Here are some different cacti that I found growing a little ways away from a bike path close to me...

Unfortunately I went back recently and found that they've been destroyed by some sort of machine. But there should be more in the area..

Jay
Yes, I'm a huge fan of all the cold hardy palms! The more unusually the better. Here is a close up of 3 of my sabal seedlings: 2 palmetto's and 1 uresana..
fr8train
Original Author
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Cactus garden update...

Rooted pads from local cactus...

Big butia from Graff's
tallafl
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Looks great! Cacti are neat plants. That's a sweet Butia capitata--that should get some attention from the neighbors! I like them best right before they get a trunk.

-Jay
fr8train
Original Author
17 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Thanks Jay! I'm hoping to start building some 'arctictropical' boxes soon so everything is ready for the winter. Not sure where to put it yet though..