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It certainly saves your memory as you age.

This palmetto is pushing a new frond after this MASSIVE strap leaf. I should be more like @kinzyjr and put dates and labels on these things instead of having to dig through this thread to figure out when I potted it. Honestly had no idea if these would even sprout, this was just a FAFO experiment. Large variety clementines from Peru I bought at a Mexican market. I really hope it wasn't too premature of me to bring these all out here after yesterday's spider mite spray bombing. Dragonfruits Bien Hoa, Condor, and Laverne Red plus Red Lady papaya and a Mona Lisa banana. I think they'll all be a lot happier in this sweat lodge. Poor little things died before they ever had a chance. Pour one out for this week's dead homies, a couple grocery store papayas and some mango seeds that rotted. Big mama colocasia is pupping again and so are her pups - so onto this This damn thing just doesn't want to be built and it's adamant about it. I literally need to buy a new set of drill bits because I've broken all of the small ones. I really miss the good old days when Craftsman was sold by Sears and you could go in there with like, a wrench that has been floating in the ocean for 11 years and on the spot they'd give you a replacement. Anyway that still wouldn't matter because these came from Harbor Freight and they're probably made out of glitter and yak farts.

careful freezing for too long as you very well will affect germination rate. Weevils are easily to kill - Take your seeds, strong bleach mixture, and soak your seeds. Your first patch of them will day - Purchase bifenthrin and mix that into a container (big glass jar) let it sit for 24-48 hours and watch more die. - Wait another couple days, or a week, and do it again. The ones that were waiting to hatch, will get hit on the second time around. Refrigerating seeds is fine, but careful on freezing.

I have six in the ground on a property 25 feet wide !

Here’s a Syagrus x costae (S. cearensis x coronato) in the front garden a couple of years after planting and today, nearly 20 years later. These typically produce massive inflorescence but mine hasn’t flowered yet. It resembles a thin trunked more plumose Queen palm.

It all depends on the seed. If it were like a Jubaea seed I would do more prework on it. Sabals in this climate no need, and when you have a couple hundred seeds, you're not going to be needing all those seedlings anyway. I treat Trachycarpus the same way.

A few zone push winners and a couple of definite proven winners well worth a try next time you see them for sale. The orbicularis and mapu are two that I thought would never live in the greenhouse, both have survived winter in the greenhouse, not to sure about going in the ground just yet but they are doing ok so far.

This one was a tiny seedling three years ago when planted in this position. Slow but steady growth. This nighttime photo gives the impression of discolored fronds. They are solid green however.