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Piggie in the middle

Pedro 65

By Pedro 65
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Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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The Pigafetta has finally bounced back after being "smashed" by hail last December and is happily growing with Carcharodon Tigers which 1 is having triplets :)

I notice that the spines are no where near as "Black" as the Pigs Lee, Mike and Tim have posted.

Great time of the arvo to take some shots as the sun appeared after a wet drizzly day.

Pete :)

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comic097 Veteran

comic097

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Oh man that looks awsom Pete, just scored a little one of Ben last week, Pete how old is your one ?

fan palm Proficient

fan palm

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looking good pete. gotta get myself one I reckon. the dam is looken nice and clean too!

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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That's a monster palm! For a moment I thought the bromeliad in the last photo was also a photo of the pigafetta. Wish I could get one here.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Paul, it went inground Dec 2010 the size of a pencil in a small tube( it was in Utopia's Hot house), heres a pic from 2 yrs ago, good luck with yours.

Thanks Harry, the water in the dams are crystal clear, its easy to see the Silver Perch swimming around.

Kumar, I look fwd to it growing into a monster.

Pete :)

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comic097 Veteran

comic097

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One more question Pete, how much sun/shade is yours getting a day

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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One more question Pete, how much sun/shade is yours getting a day

1st rays of morning sun, then full sun till 2 Paul, had 1 planted 10 mtrs away that lacked sunlight and it died quickly

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Looks like Bromeliads are your second love :)

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

doranakandawatta Grand Master

doranakandawatta

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Pete,

Are they P. filaris or P. elata?

I think I have two seedlings from RPS seeds but I don't know which one. (I have been unsuccessful with not only B. condapanna…)

I notice your comment about sunlight… look forward and I'll be careful! :)

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

dalmatiansoap Grand Master

dalmatiansoap

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Wow Pete!!! :yay::drool::yay::drool::yay:

Gorgeous plant!

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Len, broms and palms do well together eh, as do many other plants to compliment each other, I know you love more than "just palms " as well, your garden really shows that.

My 1st love is my wife and children of course, palms n plants are secondary as it would be for you too :)

Philippe, its elata, I look fwd to it looking like Lee, Mike n Tims.

Ante, whats gorgeous, the pig or the brom? :)

Pete

Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Pete, Your P. elata looks great!

I grew mine from rps seed spouted early 2013 and stuck in the ground 4/12. It was tiny enough to need a chopstick for support!

These photos are from August 2013. I anticipate getting new photos this August that show its continued rapid growth in full sun .

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dalmatiansoap Grand Master

dalmatiansoap

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Len, broms and palms do well together eh, as do many other plants to compliment each other, I know you love more than "just palms " as well, your garden really shows that.

My 1st love is my wife and children of course, palms n plants are secondary as it would be for you too :)

Philippe, its elata, I look fwd to it looking like Lee, Mike n Tims.

Ante, whats gorgeous, the pig or the brom? :)

Pete

.....pig, pig, pig, pig....

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tikitiki

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looks great. I wish I could grow a piggie here.

With a tin cup for a chalice

Fill it up with good red wine,

And I'm-a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine.

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Pedro, I have been so fascinated by your photos that I am planning to buy a small seed set of Pigafetta..are these easy to germinate?

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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Peter Pacific

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Hi Pete, I love your garden and your Pigafetta looks very happy.

Peter

Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Peter,

Pigafettas are indeed fun to grow! And yours certainly seem to be very happy! :) And great looking bromeliads as well! :) Can't go wrong there!

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Thanks Cindy, yours would have put on a lot of size in the last year, I look fwd to update pics when you get back to your 2nd home.

Ante, thanks for confirming your thoughts :)

Tiki, it will be fun watching it from here on in.

Kumar, Ive never germinated Pigafetta so cant answer that sorry, Cindy can though,

Thanks Peter, love your garden too mate.

Thanks Bo, I know youve b t d t with nearly every palm possible and you have a love for broms as well, which is great as it adds even more fun and colour to gardening eh.

Pete :)

Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Pedro, I have been so fascinated by your photos that I am planning to buy a small seed set of Pigafetta..are these easy to germinate?

They were easy and fast for me!

Cindy Adair

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Thanks Cindy. I'm definitely putting the Pigafetta project on fast-track!

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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Those are some amazing looking palms. I was just watching a show about New Guinea and saw some in the back ground I believe. What would the biggest problem be in keeping one in Florida?

They're super cold sensitive and wind intolerant.

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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Dmcdonald

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I am thinking about trying one and see how long I could keep it going. If people can grow things in the midwest from the tropics then I should be able to at least til it gets some size be able to protect it from the cold. The wind should be easier to deal with when small I would think. I don't get a lot of wind where I am at unless we are getting a storm. Has anyone tried one in Florida?

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I didn't kill that plant. It committed suicide.

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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I am thinking about trying one and see how long I could keep it going. If people can grow things in the midwest from the tropics then I should be able to at least til it gets some size be able to protect it from the cold. The wind should be easier to deal with when small I would think. I don't get a lot of wind where I am at unless we are getting a storm. Has anyone tried one in Florida?

There are a few in South Florida as far as I know. I think that David Fairchild grew them for a while but lost them in a big wind storm.

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Len, broms and palms do well together eh, as do many other plants to compliment each other, I know you love more than "just palms " as well, your garden really shows that.

My 1st love is my wife and children of course, palms n plants are secondary as it would be for you too :)

I don't know Pete. Some times it's a coin flip :)

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Those are some amazing looking palms. I was just watching a show about New Guinea and saw some in the back ground I believe. What would the biggest problem be in keeping one in Florida?

They're super cold sensitive and wind intolerant.

We get as low as 3 c in winter and it went in the size of a pencil, I put a small plastic dome over it ( 3ftx 3ft) for the 1 st 2 winters it faced. Its "crucial" that outside of the Tropics , Pigafetta Has to be grown in Full Sun with "continual moisture".

Pete :)

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

Tassie_Troy1971

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Another awesome palm Pete

I remember Mike New cal showing me how fast his grew !

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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