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Some pics of my garden in southeast Iowa.

Jimhardy

By Jimhardy
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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look more like So Cal. Than Iowa :D

 

Great garden, keep it up. :greenthumb:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Hammer Grand Master

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Looking like a monster rain forest Jim.  Thanks for posting.  I was JUST about to start a thread to ask all the (real) cold hardy palm people to post their end of summer pics.  I need an excuse to get to Iowa and see this in person.

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Pip Grand Master

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Looks impressive. I love the red leaves of the castor oil plant. I can't grow them in my garden because they are an environmental weed in most parts of Australia. It is not unusual to see them growing in wasteland next to major roads in my city.

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Whoa, Jim!

Bet that garden stops traffic! (Certainly for homesick southern Californians!)

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realarch Grand Master

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That's crazy Jim, in a good way. I have friends in Fairfield and down the road in Mt. Pleasant, I should tell them to,start growing palms.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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I still cant believe this is Iowa!!

 

nice garden bro!!

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Jimhardy Mentor

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Thanks everybody...I will try and get

some more pics today,the Princeps.Martianus and

the tree fern are all working on 2 more leaves/croziers

since the last pic...whoever offered the seeds thanks you...

I may be moving in the spring so I am not looking for anymore

palms right now.( :

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Hammer Grand Master

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Thanks everybody...I will try and get

some more pics today,the Princeps.Martianus and

the tree fern are all working on 2 more leaves/croziers

since the last pic...whoever offered the seeds thanks you...

I may be moving in the spring so I am not looking for anymore

palms right now.( :

Moving locally?   

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WOW!!!

Jim, you're an inspiration to us all!

Hope the move gives you even more room to grow!

"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
"In his house at Lincoln, dread Funkthulhu plants palm trees."

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Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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Looking good Jim. 
I used to grow several types of Ricinus as well but did not for a few years now. After seeing your pictures would love to grow some of those new zealand purple variety again next year. Hopefully I can find some seeds as that variety is sometimes hard to get here.

Southwest

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Jimhardy Mentor

Jimhardy

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Maybe not moving soon but it would be in the same town.

 

I got my Castor seeds  on line,e-bay mainly Robbin

so maybe you could find some there?

Thanks Samirbouag

Here are some pics of my first year protecting...

I think the low that year was -18F

 

Ice station Zebra

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I am a little bit less wasteful now as the plants are much bigger!

 

 

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Thanks NickyB

 

Moose

 

the latest is from 12/5/15 but not much has

changed...the weather is still permitting the larger

Trachys to be out...nice to see them this time

of year-here are some pics from almost 2 weeks ago.

12/5

 

Fortunei

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S.Lou...these were uncovered(not heated) last winter,all growth is new.

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T.Bulgaria with a little Manipur next to it.

 

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Another T.Fort

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Nainital.

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Nothing really cold in the forecast(for here)

just a return to normal winter temps occasionally

and then temps back into the 40s/50s with even

60s a couple days ago with 2"+ of rain.

El-Nino...the events warming influence

are definitely noticeable this year.

 

 

 

 

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Palm crazy Grand Master

Palm crazy

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Are you going to dig up the red bananas? If mine makes it this winter it will be the first time I have over winter one two winters in a row. After two growing season there just to heavy to move. 

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Jimhardy

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Yeah...the Ensete has been inside

down in the basement for almost a month.

Not to much chance of one making it here,

maybe a winter like this one,we'll see.

It would need a ton of mulch here.:mellow:

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Moose Grand Master

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18 hours ago, Jimhardy said:

Yeah...the Ensete has been inside

down in the basement for almost a month.

Not to much chance of one making it here,

maybe a winter like this one,we'll see.

It would need a ton of mulch here.:mellow:

Any access to cow manure? 3 parts corn husks to one part cow manure would make an incredible compost!

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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