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That’s the one dont give your day job, that’s one reason I still have my job, and one that is working with plants is even better. I just wish there was more hobby growers around, it’s fun going on trip to get plants you don’t have and the joy of not knowing what you will get in a knew plant for the garden. Iam happy having my hobby collection and working just for the man so to speak, I don’t see my hobby stressing me out like the boss at work does over his business. Not only that my hobby doesn’t make me work all day and it’s at my own pace that’s enjoyable. My job pays the bills and as you say puts food on the table, my hobby gives me joy and happiness and I know which one I would prefer, give me pslms any day, a good day plant shopping is better than a good day’s work anytime! Richard

That’s a pretty grow show you got going there. Being held back by certain rules and regulations regarding imports in live plant material just takes the fun out your hobby. And it also dictates the market a lot with what is locally sourced seeds for palm production. With low germination rates of imported seeds in some cases for rare and hard to obtain varieties it’s even more frustrating as a hoobby grower, not being commercial it’s the hobby grower who will obtain such rare varieties and make them available to the general public. Yet they still insist on what will grow and is proven from the commercial grower market with the chain stores dictating what is available. It’s your hobby that’s saving rare palm species by making them available and getting them into gardens, ensuring that palms survival in cultivation at least once extinct in the wild. And with you offering up these varieties at pretty well much a lose in the true value of the palm variety you’re selling. It’s only your passion for palms and that hobby that matters in a sense to palm enthusiasts who grow rare and exotic palms. Ps love the no weeds in your stock, a quality grower who knows there stuff good to see!

Go with Alexander King. They take sun and winds much better than common King. You said you like the Kentia? You can plant one under the King. Kentia will take full sun inland if you water them like King.. good drainage is a must for them. They handle up to 100°F, maybe a bit more. They will not handle frost though. But they love the cool nights.

For todays thoughts, i'll let our PHX area WX guru w/ the baseball announcer -esque voice lead the way into the final weekend of August ...annnd Summer 2026. 108 - 112F out the door / around the neighborhood at 3:23PM *** Skip to the 10 minute mark to skip on past an advertisement and Mike's weekly, Friday Photo round up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqo9kR-YHW0

Good old Alice Springs has a pretty good wildlife, and we are not talking about the wildlife centre either. They are pretty wild in the Alice!

All that for a few palm seeds, they would go crazy in Tassie with all them apples and poppys to steal!

Have wondered about that.. If you get over there, the A. barberae at the Huntington in Pasadena are much ( ..and that's being really conservative, lol ) bigger, yet have survived ...decades..... of big winter wind storms out there. I have noticed that the roots tend to be more fibrous, like palms ..so that could definitely help the big kids withstand wind throw better. ..Not to say they can't still get knocked down though. Where they're sited might offer up some deg. of protection too.. Regarding the Chipolte mention, i give that place a hard time because i'll hear people refer to it as their " top shelf " idea of what fast, Mexican / Mex - Tex ..whatever you want to call it food is.. ...Is " ok ", at best, esp. if your options are extremely limited ( Poor souls, lol ). Not sure what they changed years ago but haven't escaped eating from there w/out consequences afterwards since sometime in the mid - 2000s.. Wayyyy better places out there, let alone for those of us who live here, esp. down there in Tucson. My grandma used to make something akin to Pho every so often.. Was never a huge fan myself but, i get why many people enjoy it.

Nothing to add here other than to confirm you need to ditch the scheduled water and water daily! Not just once, but twice a day. You don’t need to do deep watering, as the palm roots are not yet spread out. So the best is to water then daily twice. In the morning and before sunset. Especially the first month of planting to reduce the shock as much as possible. No fertilization for now. Just maybe fish emulsion. Good luck!

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Hmm, My multi’s handle full sun better than singles because they each offer some protection by shading each other but I water all my palms really well.

Several nursey's have them in Homestead. I just picked up a 45 gallon from a collector in Miami

I'm going to wade through your Koi pond and steal those...

Best of last night's very hot n' monsoon season moody, end of Summer Lunar Eclipse, the last total / near - total Lunar Eclipse we'll see in the U.S. until ..June 25 - 26th, 2029 ( Will progressing thru totality as the moon rises here in AZ )

Yep, I think that's settled...ID not my strength, but I blame @tropicbreeze for misleading the court your honour! Central Aus is basically one long dry season, with infrequent summer storms. Alice Springs has around 285mm average rainfall, so the L mariae at Palm Valley seem to only survive by tapping ground water along the Finke River drainage channels.

My Brahea decumbens is more than 10 years old. Originally from Phil/JM. Red pruning shears added for scale. I suspect it would be more blue if it got more sun. ☀️

I seem to have a pretty good crop of them this year on my silver saw palms. The fruit tastes absolutely horrible in case anyone was wondering...😄 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Thank you. I was surprised to see it in Lakewood Ranch. I thought they were strictly 10b. It's literally 35' tall.

Yes, Carpentaria

Can someone tell what this is? It looks like a Carpenteria but not 100%.

San Diego and Sacramento are different climates. San Diego has a very temperate climate. It usually does not get above 80. Sacramento is much hotter. Its possible that the fronds are scorching from the sun. I'm currently acclimating my kings to the sun by placing them in full morning and noon sun. From what I have heard once they get acclimated the new fronds will not scorch as easily, at least that's what I have heard.

Thanks for the info. I never knew there was value in these seeds beyond palmtalk members. Lol

People without pets don't get it. They're family.