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So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye.......


trioderob

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palms are about to go to sleep for the winter.

There is a little growth over winter - but nothing to talk about

night temps are dropping fast

see you guys in March............................

I will add the last palm plus for the year and water till mid November then its sleepy time .....

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Since I'm up north/colder, and therefore I have so many Parajubes, I don't really stop growing. They are just getting going again after their summer pause.

A touch ironic, isn't it? :mrlooney:

Ben Rogers

On the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W

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I feel the emotion you have. Geez. . .even in SD?? The colder temps are coming, and the growing will be slowing. *sigh*

-REY

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We have a very short, but sometimes vicious winter. This year, I am going to take a different tack and push them hard all throughout winter. To keep them from slowing down too much and allowing rot to take hold before it grows out.

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"Location, location, location" as they say in real estate. Plant yourself in a place where you can plant stuff 12 months a year and no need to say "Auf Wiedersehen". More like "here we go again!" :laugh2:

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There are so many palms in the garden that keep on moving during the winter that there's something to look forward to then too. Howea, Parajubaea, Butia, Brahea, certain Livistona, Hedescepe, Trachycarpus, and Phoenix to name a few. My oldest Chambeyronia opened a big new leaf last February but it had very little red in it. It's opening a red leaf right now. Of course lots of palms that grow like crazy during the summer come to a screeching halt. It's still warm enough at night for Roystonea, Foxy Lady, Bismarckia, Dictosperma, etc. and most of my marginals to keep pushing at summer speed since it's mostly in the 60s at night still. They usually look good even when growth stops until late January and the yellowing and spotting takes hold on some of them. I hate that!

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I'm bummed. A number of my palms kinda sulked this year and are just now picking up some speed at the end of the year. Oh the trials of a palm lover.

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with last winter being real warm and everything was freshly planted during that last fall/winter i got some amazing growth on some of these palms. i'm curious to see how my yard will handle a real winter but i think most of my stuff will do okay as i haven't really gotten to the real tender stuff yet

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Just starting to kick into cricket season here.

Palms like cricket aussie style.

They will grow well for 7 months.

Longer than the cricket season.

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Now is the time that makes Ceroxylons happy..

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

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Tony:

There's no business like SNOW business . . .

:bemused:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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the palms have gone to sleep

and so must I

GOOD BYE GOOD BYE GOOOOOOD BYE..........................clunk................. :bemused:

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I'm curious about people's watering habits during winter. Any rules of thumb?

depends on how dry it's been, the temp, and how much sun, and how much mulch but i'd say once a week or maybe a week and a half. i'm on drip so i'd cut down on the duration as well.

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the palms have gone to sleep

and so must I

GOOD BYE GOOD BYE GOOOOOOD BYE..........................clunk................. :bemused:

it's 76°F out right now and should get into the 80's by the afternoon, night temps are still above 60° and high 50's for the next week ... not time to hibernate yet

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I don't know what you're talking about. My palms grow pretty good all year long.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Sure are a lot of posts in this thread for "nothing to talk about". :)

Pretty soon the Weather Forum will heat up. (wink wink)

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my mind isn't shutting down at all

some palms might grow fine but bizzie, copernicia, many dypsis slow to a crawl.

I challenge you to post photos and prove me wrong

maybe a freak winter like last -yes but a normal winter out here as they say "forget about it "

happens at around the same time every year - and I am not the only one to comment about it here either.

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So what's this winter going to be? Haven't heard if El Nino is officially not likely to happen. Any credible long term forecasts?

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Triode, is your yard in full sun, all day, or do you have hills or trees on your west or south?

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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my mind isn't shutting down at all

some palms might grow fine but bizzie, copernicia, many dypsis slow to a crawl.

I challenge you to post photos and prove me wrong

maybe a freak winter like last -yes but a normal winter out here as they say "forget about it "

happens at around the same time every year - and I am not the only one to comment about it here either.

I'm going to mark most of my spears once the weather cools down but it's still way too warm out to know

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Triode, is your yard in full sun, all day, or do you have hills or trees on your west or south?

south facing house mid way on a hill

85% of maximum sun with Bizzie and a few Dypsis closer to 100%

if you guys inland can keep them crankin thru winters cold nights

tell me what to do.............I am all ears....... :interesting:

Climb every mountain,

Search high and low,

Follow every byway,

Every path you know.

Climb every mountain,

Ford every stream,

Follow every rainbow,

'Till you find your dream.

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palms don't know what season it is. I don't think it's gotten below 57 degrees yet at night in San Diego and it's been mid 70s to 80 during the day with plenty of sun, so I don't know why they'd stop growing now. Slow down, yeah, but stop? I don't think so. People in San Diego crack me up, talking about seasons as though we're on the East Coast...

Paradise Hills, 4 miles inland, south facing slope in the back, north facing yard in the front

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my filament just burnt out for the winter.

look forward to photos you winter bismarkia growing green thumbs

lets see them photos

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