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Nice Licuala. Did it say which species?

Cattleya ‘Imperialis’ - treating me to a 2nd blooming In 2 months. And one of the blooms measures 7.25” across!

That Filifera looks half fried already. How cold have you gone down to there so far this winter?

Agree with others ..increase your irrigation. Regarding sulfur, sul po mag will help but less so during the cooler months compared to when the plants are in active growth ( warmer months ) While the effect is temporary / gradual, applying sulfur will increase the acidity of alkaline soil when added. Helps break up heavy clay soil as well ..to some degree at least. I myself would start dumping piles of leaves around those specimens to start getting more organics into the soil around them / lower the soil's native ph more permanently. Grow fine in our native, highly alkaline soil ..as long as they get regular water ..and some afternoon shade.

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Good microclimate on a gorgeous winter day

I think I'm interested in getting some, I'm just terrible at getting them to sprout let alone potting and stuff. I wish I could start them in ground reliably because any trachys Ive had in cups and stuff always pass away. I can never keep them alive in pots.

84°F in Rio Hondo, TX today - had to mow the lawn. Rio Grande City hit 90°F yesterday!

OK, cool thanks for the feedback. Definitely gonna water it when it needs it.

A small remaining taste of what Houston looked like five years ago.

I am still growing a Calyptrocalyx Albertisianus that I got from Floribunda palms for about a year now in a gallon pot, he did lose fronds in spring even though I protected him well during winter, he grew a stunted leaf, but now he has grown a new normal looking frond, he adapted to the cold rain and wind very fast. Last winter he faced some drops to 37, but he appeared unfazed. This year he faced 40 and still looked unfazed. Now: A year ago:

It has been a mild winter so far here but the cold is about arrive. They are forecasting the coldest Christmas in at least 5 years for most of us in Europe. I will be lucky to escape a frost here on Christmas Day. I have seen some crazy charts for France and Spain in recent days. This won't happen, but that is extreme for UK standards even. The Med regions are frozen on that even. Spain might get a crap ton of snow next week...

As a single guy I appreciate a good date on Saturday night.

I like them too as well as all the Caribbean ones. Yours look great!

I really love those Livistonas and P. sylvestris. Very nice 👍

Want to play ‘guess the trunk and crownshaft’? Here’s mine:

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Happy winter solstice! Certainly doesn't feel like winter....80 plus/27C at both airports. The local weather people keep pushing up the projected highs into and past Christmas, they underestimated the heat today too 😅

Would dropping in some SulPoMag take care of that? Intrigued with that prescription. And naive question - how does sulfur combat the alkaline issues with SD soil? Thank you!

A tough old one you have there, I like integrifolia easy to predict there grow patterns, and take a lot hard gardening conditions.

They are from the tropics and you’re ones are cold, a bit more humidity may help with the spotting, try to avoid wetting the leaves!

Sabals do look tropical, especially trunking ones.

I never ever grew a fan palm.. they just don't look tropical enough to me. Perhaps because some of them are so common where I live. If I find one that looks different, more tropical, lush, rainforest kinda palm, I'll happily go for it!