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Our first rain of the season in Southern California

Harry’s Palms

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Harry’s Palms

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In my area  , it has been very dry . My daughter in San Diego has had rain already this year but here at our place , it has missed us. Saturday it rained lightly , not a gully washer but steady , light rain. Sunday I went out and just enjoyed the ambiance. The cool , damp feeling of nature watering my garden for me! I am pretty good at watering but I can’t compete with nature and rain. The nurturing of the rain after the brutal , harsh wind we had not long ago is very welcome . I just had to get out and enjoy. Harry

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it started with a walk down the west side of the houseIMG_4218.thumb.jpeg.90bea57285cf82ed6e376425330c569b.jpeg

Oh , look! A new leaf emerging on my Pritchardia!75415869653__88DC253D-C1B3-42C7-BCA0-6484FA3D2E3F.thumb.jpeg.074ede241858ed87b53fd929e5076f2e.jpeg

The Chrysalidocarpus Lutescens enjoyed the rain75415958733__96B7B774-A374-45F4-96E1-76007FD326D4.thumb.jpeg.b2a1f29ac44c0626a5a1cdf12d22c9ce.jpeg

as did the front yard!

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Pretty much the same here. Just a bit of a pizzle drizzle.

The rain is what will stop the wildfires for the season.

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Josue Diaz Grand Master

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We got a tiny bit of rain in Fresno (everyone north of us got a good amount of rain over the weekend), but you're right it does feel good after such a long, brutal summer 

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ahosey01 Grand Master

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7 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

In my area  , it has been very dry . My daughter in San Diego has had rain already this year but here at our place , it has missed us. Saturday it rained lightly , not a gully washer but steady , light rain. Sunday I went out and just enjoyed the ambiance. The cool , damp feeling of nature watering my garden for me! I am pretty good at watering but I can’t compete with nature and rain. The nurturing of the rain after the brutal , harsh wind we had not long ago is very welcome . I just had to get out and enjoy. Harry

75415786635__3669884A-D06E-4EC4-A349-AF78DCACAD39.thumb.jpeg.863333481ead85f4ac95cd9c0c4429d0.jpeg

it started with a walk down the west side of the houseIMG_4218.thumb.jpeg.90bea57285cf82ed6e376425330c569b.jpeg

Oh , look! A new leaf emerging on my Pritchardia!75415869653__88DC253D-C1B3-42C7-BCA0-6484FA3D2E3F.thumb.jpeg.074ede241858ed87b53fd929e5076f2e.jpeg

The Chrysalidocarpus Lutescens enjoyed the rain75415958733__96B7B774-A374-45F4-96E1-76007FD326D4.thumb.jpeg.b2a1f29ac44c0626a5a1cdf12d22c9ce.jpeg

as did the front yard!

Post your Caryota!

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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1 hour ago, ahosey01 said:

Post your Caryota!

Which one ? I have a few, Obtusa , Urens , and Mitis. The first pic shows a glimpse of one Mitis and the last pic is another Mitis to the right of the Venezuelan Royal. I have a couple of others. Harry

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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We are getting more rain today . Harry

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Fusca Grand Master

Fusca

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1 minute ago, Harry’s Palms said:

We are getting more today . Harry

Very nice garden shots Harry!  Hope y'all get some decent rain.  My palms here were mostly just existing through the dry hot summer with city water irrigation but are now really growing well with all the rain we got in September and October.  No rain this month yet though.

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10 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

In my area  , it has been very dry . My daughter in San Diego has had rain already this year but here at our place , it has missed us. Saturday it rained lightly , not a gully washer but steady , light rain. Sunday I went out and just enjoyed the ambiance. The cool , damp feeling of nature watering my garden for me! I am pretty good at watering but I can’t compete with nature and rain. The nurturing of the rain after the brutal , harsh wind we had not long ago is very welcome . I just had to get out and enjoy. Harry

75415786635__3669884A-D06E-4EC4-A349-AF78DCACAD39.thumb.jpeg.863333481ead85f4ac95cd9c0c4429d0.jpeg

it started with a walk down the west side of the houseIMG_4218.thumb.jpeg.90bea57285cf82ed6e376425330c569b.jpeg

Oh , look! A new leaf emerging on my Pritchardia!75415869653__88DC253D-C1B3-42C7-BCA0-6484FA3D2E3F.thumb.jpeg.074ede241858ed87b53fd929e5076f2e.jpeg

The Chrysalidocarpus Lutescens enjoyed the rain75415958733__96B7B774-A374-45F4-96E1-76007FD326D4.thumb.jpeg.b2a1f29ac44c0626a5a1cdf12d22c9ce.jpeg

as did the front yard!

Looks great! 

All of the irrigation in the world is just no substitute for a good rain. It just seems to liven everything up nicely.

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

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Flooding rains up here in the Bay Area. Some areas of the North Bay got a whole year’s worth of rain (over 20”) just a couple of days. Looks like some dry and warmer weather for the first two weeks of December. :) 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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16 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Flooding rains up here in the Bay Area. Some areas of the North Bay got a whole year’s worth of rain (over 20”) just a couple of days. Looks like some dry and warmer weather for the first two weeks of December. :) 

Oh no! You have good drainage where you are? Hopefully just a good soaking for the water lovers, Harry

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3 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Oh no! You have good drainage where you are? Hopefully just a good soaking for the water lovers, Harry

Excellent drainage here. The ground just seems to suck up every drop of water no matter how much is dumped on it. :) 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

Phoenikakias

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I honestly do not think it is worth keeping on with palms in my garden! I mean if palms during summer do not have enough water for a decent appearance, local winter is anyway to harsh and most of them suffer. What is the point of keeping alive plants, that will never look lush and beautiful?

Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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On 11/26/2024 at 12:49 PM, ahosey01 said:

Post your Caryota!

Sorry, forgot!😳 Here is one of the Caryota Mitis that I have. Pretty old , I just cut 3 dead trunks out of the clump. The palm that just keeps getting thicker. HarryIMG_4229.thumb.jpeg.304eb1907fa743ec414135ea45757af0.jpeg

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ahosey01 Grand Master

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43 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Sorry, forgot!😳 Here is one of the Caryota Mitis that I have. Pretty old , I just cut 3 dead trunks out of the clump. The palm that just keeps getting thicker. HarryIMG_4229.thumb.jpeg.304eb1907fa743ec414135ea45757af0.jpeg

A jungle of fish tails!

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