Spring 2025 have you planted anything?

[Palmerr]

7 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

Well the greenhouse it at the school its a small wooden structure greenhouse (I also dont have my phone nor my iPad, i have a PC camera though LOL) 

Oh about the greenhouse i did some tests with a thermometer (Stayed there all day finding the highest temp) It got to 78.5F or so just from UV alone the greenhouse is NOT heated The high that day was 59 i think but the low was 37 and the day before was cloudy so no extra heat i just took the average (Cause it wasn't 59 all day lol) which was 47.2F The increase in temp from UV alone (Which is UV 4) was 31.3F! Man! Ima do more recording today I also will try to take a picture) (The UV intensity is also increasing so more heat! I have a bird of paradise that i splitted into two plants a very nicely sized pygmy date palm for 30$ that was like 4 feet tall i got a few days ago, and a Dracena Corn plant (Starting spinach and swiss chard in a black tray heated microclimate) 

It will get down to 22 on a sunnier day after the 3 cloudy/rainy days so ima test to see if those plants can survive not worried about the bird of paradise or Pygmy date just the Corn plant leaf burn at 33F i tested lol

[PAPalmtrees]

1 hour ago, Palmerr said:

Well the greenhouse it at the school its a small wooden structure greenhouse (I also dont have my phone nor my iPad, i have a PC camera though LOL) 

Ok LOL if you could take a picture of the palm/greenhouse I would love to see it. I know this is none of my business but you don't have your phone With you?

[Palmerr]

7 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

Ok LOL if you could take a picture of the palm/greenhouse I would love to see it. I know this is none of my business but you don't have your phone With you?

nope kinda got taken for awhile LOL! i will though! its a cool greenhouse the old principal built it himself and did a lot of the landscaping here there is some river cane bamboo and i have some yucca filamentosa i think? found it on the forest edge. the greenhouse is on a hill (Oak Hill Academy) the view is amazing i love to look out the windows and see the cumulus clouds in the morning. So pretty! Has a rain catcher too thats how it gets water, Yeah!

[PAPalmtrees]

8 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

nope kinda got taken for awhile LOL! i will though! its a cool greenhouse the old principal built it himself and did a lot of the landscaping here there is some river cane bamboo and i have some yucca filamentosa i think? found it on the forest edge. the greenhouse is on a hill (Oak Hill Academy) the view is amazing i love to look out the windows and see the cumulus clouds in the morning. So pretty! Has a rain catcher too thats how it gets water, Yeah!

Alr lol. That would be great thanks

[Palmerr]

20 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

Alr lol. That would be great thanks

No problem!

[Palmerr]

Here i also put my Metrolina lime and something Bordeaux fig in here lol. it hit 93.5! i started spinach in here but i think its just going to bolt. ima start marigolds and maybe a pumpkin seed? we have a winter storm watch (Didn't expect that) i knew there was two winter storms coming through but i thought it would be up north not down here that's what i was talking about those 3 cloudy days that's the winter storm. Won't get cold, but there will be cloud cover so just hope for the best? Very nice greenhouse as you can see lol.

[PAPalmtrees]

3 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

Here i also put my Metrolina lime and something Bordeaux fig in here lol. it hit 93.5! i started spinach in here but i think its just going to bolt. ima start marigolds and maybe a pumpkin seed? we have a winter storm watch (Didn't expect that) i knew there was two winter storms coming through but i thought it would be up north not down here that's what i was talking about those 3 cloudy days that's the winter storm. Won't get cold, but there will be cloud cover so just hope for the best? Very nice greenhouse as you can see lol.

They look really good, I really wish I had a greenhouse I know some day my dad wants to get one sooo Hopefully that soon LOL. Same here we're also getting a winter storm

[Palmerr]

4 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

They look really good, I really wish I had a greenhouse I know some day my dad wants to get one sooo Hopefully that soon LOL. Same here we're also getting a winter storm

I do have a greenhouse at the school (Basically is mine) but at home I don't have one at my house but yeah i will get one at some point. Man, the temp drops a bit when the sun is gone it's like 89.3F now. (Also probably cause I'm going in and out while its windy) there are areas in here like the roof bottom that needs to be sealed cause i can feel the cold air seeping in. hopefully I can fix that!

[PAPalmtrees]

40 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

I do have a greenhouse at the school (Basically is mine) but at home I don't have one at my house but yeah i will get one at some point. Man, the temp drops a bit when the sun is gone it's like 89.3F now. (Also probably cause I'm going in and out while its windy) there are areas in here like the roof bottom that needs to be sealed cause i can feel the cold air seeping in. hopefully I can fix that!

 

You should see if you could run some power to the greenhouse and get a small heater

[Palmerr]

10 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

 

You should see if you could run some power to the greenhouse and get a small heater

ehh a high power 1000w you know those orange cables those are the highest-powered ones they only carry 1000w you need 2000w minimum for a heater. you would have to run a regular i forgot the name of the cable but its also a long distance between the nearest building and the greenhouse think like 2 country roads apart like 4 small lanes. to run an actual home power cable to set up a 2 outlet thing that would prob cost 1500$ for materials. Yeah no. I have researched that lol not gonna happen.

[PAPalmtrees]

5 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

ehh a high power 1000w you know those orange cables those are the highest-powered ones they only carry 1000w you need 2000w minimum for a heater. you would have to run a regular i forgot the name of the cable but its also a long distance between the nearest building and the greenhouse think like 2 country roads apart like 4 small lanes. to run an actual home power cable to set up a 2 outlet thing that would prob cost 1500$ for materials. Yeah no. I have researched that lol not gonna happen.

alr Never thought about that LOL Too expensive for me

[Palmerr]

Not something a person would like to spend that much money on. especially only if someone is only going to use it for 4 years.

[PAPalmtrees]

3 hours ago, Palmerr said:

Not something a person would like to spend that much money on. especially only if someone is only going to use it for 4 years.

Yeah I guess it's not worth it for you because you're only going to college or whatever, for 4 years there sooo I guess not.

Edited February 10 by PaPalmTrees
Better grammar

[Palmerr]

15 hours ago, PaPalmTrees said:

Yeah I guess it's not worth it for you because you're only going to college or whatever, for 4 years there sooo I guess not.

Yeah rather do something if i get my own greenhouse (Which would have an outdoor outlet)

[Foggy Paul]

Planted a baby C./Dypsis baronii yesterday. Our temps have been getting better and we’re supposed to see highs in the 60s and maybe even 70s next weekend. 
 

[PAPalmtrees]

1 hour ago, Foggy Paul said:

Planted a baby C./Dypsis baronii yesterday. Our temps have been getting better and we’re supposed to see highs in the 60s and maybe even 70s next weekend. 
 

looks good

 

[PAPalmtrees]

On 2/4/2025 at 2:43 AM, Steve in Florida said:

February is a great time of year for landscape site prep. in North Central Florida.

You're Steve Anderson right? Do you still sell palms i've seen people buy them from you but i can never find where.

[MarcusH]

Bought another Butia Odorata.  Home Depot couldn't find the palm in their system.  It was priced for 70 dollars. Got it for 25 dollars hahaha.  What a lucky day.

[Fusca]

52 minutes ago, MarcusH said:

Bought another Butia Odorata.  Home Depot couldn't find the palm in their system.  It was priced for 70 dollars. Got it for 25 dollars hahaha.  What a lucky day.

Never seen a Butia impersonate a Chamaedorea before!

[MarcusH]

1 hour ago, Fusca said:

Never seen a Butia impersonate a Chamaedorea before!

Can you explain me what pops out for you that makes you think it has some similarities with a Chamaedorea ?I'm not an expert like you my friend hehe.  

[Robbertico18]

4 minutes ago, MarcusH said:

Can you explain me what pops out for you that makes you think it has some similarities with a Chamaedorea ?I'm not an expert like you my friend hehe.  

on the receipt it says charged as a cat palm, aka chamaedorea cataractarum

[MarcusH]

6 minutes ago, Robbertico18 said:

on the receipt it says charged as a cat palm, aka chamaedorea cataractarum

Oh oh sorry lol I'm slow.  Yes the lady couldn't find the palm in their system then after 15 minutes she decided to sell it as a different palm. What a saving lol.  It needs care. The soil was super dry and nobody wanted to buy it after being at the store for at least a month. 

[Robbertico18]

that's an awesome price tho!

[PAPalmtrees]

 

15 hours ago, Fusca said:

 

16 hours ago, MarcusH said:

Bought another Butia Odorata.  Home Depot couldn't find the palm in their system.  It was priced for 70 dollars. Got it for 25 dollars hahaha.  What a lucky day.

Wow that's a really good price.

[Fusca]

20 hours ago, MarcusH said:

Can you explain me what pops out for you that makes you think it has some similarities with a Chamaedorea ?I'm not an expert like you my friend hehe.  

Ha ha!  😆  Absolutely no similarities except that it's pinnate!  It's a pretty poor impersonation but that got you a pretty good deal. 

[PAPalmtrees]

Nice 62° spring day I brought out a couple of my Palms 1 Sable Palmetto 2 Sable miners.

[Harry’s Palms]

Looking for the perfect spot for my latest acquisition, a Sabal Mauritiformis  . I have to pick it up down south , it is waiting for me at a friends house @DoomsDave . I have to find the spot that has a bit of shade on my south facing slope with plenty of room for the large fronds. It will need regular watering in good draining soil . Harry

‘looks healthy and ready for the ground

nice , smooth petioles

Deeply divided frond , costapalmate with that nice “curl” to the shape

It will be in good company with plenty of room to grow! 

perhaps somewhere close to its cousin Sabal Riverside , a bit of shade there!

[Fusca]

Just planted several juveniles.  First the palms - coconut (not at all cold hardy!)

Coco queen (Syagrus schizophylla x romanzoffiana)

Beccariophoenix alfredii 

Grapefruit grown from seed 

Loquat grown from seed 

Also planted 3 Ceiba speciosa but they're not photo-worthy.

[PAPalmtrees]

9 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Just planted several juveniles.  First the palms - coconut (not at all cold hardy!)

Coco queen (Syagrus schizophylla x romanzoffiana)

Beccariophoenix alfredii 

Grapefruit grown from seed 

Loquat grown from seed 

Also planted 3 Ceiba speciosa but they're not photo-worthy.

Everything looks good. It will be interesting to see how the coconut does overwinter 

[Fusca]

1 hour ago, PaPalmTrees said:

Everything looks good. It will be interesting to see how the coconut does overwinter 

Thanks.  It's in the best microclimate that I have, south side of the house with plenty of bricks to add heat.  As long as it grows well in that spot it should be OK - I'll protect it like the ones that @Matt N- Dallas has just down the road from here.  Matt's have done well through the past 3 winters bottoming out at 27°F each year.

[PAPalmtrees]

3 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Thanks.  It's in the best microclimate that I have, south side of the house with plenty of bricks to add heat.  As long as it grows well in that spot it should be OK - I'll protect it like the ones that @Matt N- Dallas has just down the road from here.  Matt's have done well through the past 3 winters bottoming out at 27°F each year.

Hopefully you get many years out of the palm.

[PAPalmtrees]

look at this little chamaedorea elegans my mom got for me at Aldi

[PAPalmtrees]

Happy meteorological spring everybody!!!!!!!!

[Allen]

Waggy planted where mule was.  Couldn't take seeing the empty dirt spot any longer!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HMSAP001GTw

 

[PAPalmtrees]

34 minutes ago, Allen said:

Waggy planted where mule was.  Couldn't take seeing the empty dirt spot any longer!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HMSAP001GTw

 

I saw you planted it, looks really good!

[TropicsEnjoyer]

Planted a baby sabal palmetto at the edge of my yard where it’s nice and wet. 

It’s just pushing a 3rd little leaf. Very cute and vulnerable for now. Unfortunately it’s replacing a banana that got mowed over by accident in that spot. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

2 hours ago, TropicsEnjoyer said:

It’s just pushing a 3rd little leaf. Very cute and vulnerable for now. Unfortunately it’s replacing a banana that got mowed over by accident in that spot. 

Do you plan on removing those pines as well? Gonna get crowded in that spot.

[Foggy Paul]

A baby Ravenea glauca went into the ground today.. Hopefully it likes the location.

[Fusca]

Added a few more plantings - papaya, hibiscus, Chrysalidocarpus pembana and Phoenix paludosa hybrid.

Unfortunately I had to move my Sabal uresana.  It was sitting in standing water and slowly dying.  Hopefully it'll survive the move - I did my best to avoid damage to the growth point and roots.

[Ben G.]

59 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Added a few more plantings - papaya, hibiscus, Chrysalidocarpus pembana and Phoenix paludosa hybrid.

 

unfortunately I had to move my Sabal uresana.  It was sitting in standing water and slowly dying.  Hopefully it'll survive the move - I did my best to avoid damage to the growth point and roots.

Wow, that is some swampy-looking ground. It is probably great for those hibiscus.

I hope your uresana recovers for you. They are really nice palms. It would be a shame to lose it.