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That was fast! 🤯 These seeds have already completely sold out... Congratulations to the lucky purchasers. Looks like this species will be well represented in the coming years. This has absolutely been my fastest growing Coccothrinax species over the years - bar none. 🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

It's super hate week Today it's all about hating the Falcons. And for the next week it's all about hating Ole Miss. I hope the Lane Kiffin rumors are a huge distraction. State is a good team, should have beat Florida, very easily could have beaten Texas, and forever eff the Falcons and FTSUN.

Umm Why is this one curling? And this one looks fine? I sprouted these from maybe the freshest seed I've ever seen, 4 germinated and these are the 2 that didn't die (shut up @happypalms 😂) - but why is this one coiling up? Same light same water same temps same soil same size container literally same everything inches apart from each other.

Wonder if he eats the Arenga seeds, they will be caustic to him or her. Blooming possums jumping on the roof at night fighting banging away!

You got the eye candy going on well, always admired your collection!

You better bring a big litre, I got plenty of clumping palms, and there just waiting for you. Actually go for the golden canes even I can’t stand them. Richard

More likely to be digging your car out of the mud at Irishtown, so your luck was in that morning! Poor Hannah...relentless positivity can only get you so far.

If your wife allowed you to be in the company of that renowned Tasmanian beauty, Hannah Maloney, I am sure she could give you plant care, landscaping and even home design tips. As for the NW coast.....I remember having to dig the car out of the snow near Irishtown one morning.

I have approached Ipswich Council about the Kholo BG not far from my house but they are being arseholes as usual. Haven't seen Grant in ages, I've known him for about 25 years now. Tim, glad you have had good communication with the powers that be. More cool climate climate palms on display show people that their choices are not as limited as they thought. Peachy

Too late !! I am on my way with a litre of Roundup. Poisonous Peachy

That’s awesome Troy! They typically flower soon after producing clear trunk right? I hope you’re able to produce another generation of beauties out of this one.

Spotted this one growing on the property. 27 years living on the property and have never noticed it before. It’s a mystery to me what it is. At a guess a mrtyle?

Good Morning! Yesterday, it snowed, the whole day!!!! And it went to -6C at night, here is a pic of my european fan palm in the ground afer -6C:

A few more of my peroffskyana are coning. The age of them is about 25 years from seed I collected in the wild. Easy to germinate if you can wait around 12 months. Single plants will set viable seeds, provided you have the weevil that pollinates them. There is usually about 100 seeds per plant and there is about 6 in the garden coning. There even popping up as volunteers in the garden there that easy!

Don’t tell @peachy it clumps! Richard

There a nice looking palm not up there with any super Calyptrogyne species, but iam impressed with the nice neat look about them. But it’s good to see your still discovering new palms 3 years time you’re one will be seeding f you in that climate of yours!

Well that’s great news for me it tolerates heat because I get plenty of that up to 40 degrees Celsius in summer. I purchased my one as a seedling and they are rare as in only a few palm collectors or exotic palm growers have them. I recommend you try Areca viladiana and tunku along with songenthensis, those ones have proven themselves growing well for me. Iam actually surprised at how tough a lot of the Areca species are. There great for zone pushing trials.

My Leppidorachis is very close to trunking now, can feel the internode under crown shaft, hopefully next week 🙏

The weather app says there’s gonna be snow for Lancaster California but I doubt it last year always said it was gonna snow and never did and the year before but in 2018 there was a rare snow event that snowed a lot will snow damage my tropical plants and palms like my king palm that’s in the ground I’m going to protect just incase

Nothing like a bit of gardening to relax and unwind with after a hard weeks work! And I will say theres always something new to look at in a growing garden that never stop changing as the plants age.

A nice cocothrinax very similar dussiana and alta. A slow growing genus the cocothrinax and very tolerant of some tough conditions. Germinated these ones about 4 years ago and they are doing fine, easy to grow so that’s a good thing in there favour.

Hi from Old Beach Tasmania My climate is very similar to San Francisco Bay area although in summer usually in the 70s F winter 50f to 60 f average. All my Rhopalostylis are growing like escapees in the ground if full sun and I water 3 times a week for 45minutes. I fertilize 3 times a year with lashings of rich organic fertiliser seaweed pellets and mulch well. I think that you will find that the slightly lighter green frond are just temporarily as your Rhopalostylis adjusts to its new home and subsequent fronds should be a rich green colour if you water regularly ( you can't overwater Rhopalostylis)

I know what you mean mate it does still look small and vulnerable. It’s a on bit of a slope that is permanently moist and slippery just above the running stream through the fern gully so it’s not somewhere the general public will walk, and if a feral child did they’d risk slipping into the water. I’ve made sure the only gardeners in this area are very aware of how special this thing is so I think it’s quite well protected for now. I might ask why they didn’t put any barriers around it like they did for others like the C woodsoniana.

Do you provide a rain proof covering for those wrapped palms?

Looking very forward to @JasonD presentation at the International Palm Society’s first Weekend Biennial in South Padre Island next month. Although all inclusive tickets are sold-out, there are seats available for Jason’s presentation on Friday night, accompanied by a local seafood extravaganza. Register - A-La-Cartehttps://ips13.wildapricot.org/RGV-Weekend-Biennial