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Shade Cloth Question
by mjff- 6 replies
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I want to cover my greenhouse with some shade cloth to cut down on the heat in summer. I was going to get the red shade cloth, but what % shade should I get? The greenhouse is 30' x 60' and has evaporative cooling. I will be growing mostly palms that grow in full sun (Washingtonia, Butia, Butia hybrids, Sabals, Braheas, Jubaeas, etc.), should I put shade cloth on it at all?
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Shade cloth vs window screen
by banthony720- 1 follower
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Looking for ideas/remedies/tricks to partialy protect some 1-3 gallon size archontophoenix from sun. Central Florida full sun i have no canopy whatsoever. Does regular window screen do any good? I'm not looking to do an entire greenhouse type set up. More like a redneck ghetto screen that I can move around if need be. I have some ideas just curious what others have used. I know they are small for full sun but I'm going for it anyway. Got 2 of each cunninghamiana, puperia, & tukari, as of right now. Going to get some Alexanders this weekend which are easier for me to find to find a little bigger. If I can find some maxima I might try those too. Planting a bunch o…
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Shade cloth?..
by Stevetoad- 2 replies
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I'm going to start heavily planting my side yard with the hopes of having a path that's completely engulfed by palms. I got my canopy palms on deck and the some slow understory palms as well. This area is only around 10 feet wide by 40 feet long so I should be able to run shade cloth over the whole lot to give my palms a better chance of filling in. The palms I plan to use for canopy are archontophoenix Alexandrea, var. Beatrice, purpurea. syagrus sacona,psudococos , picrophylla. prestoea acuminata(not sure how this will perform as canopy) dypsis madagascariensis. I was thinking I'd use 30% shade cloth. Will that be enough for my hot inland sun?
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Shade for Mother's day
by wendisplantation- 7 replies
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Hi everyone- You have seen the pics of my seedling table....in dappled light, but as the sun gets higher, the table was getting more and more exposed. Well, Sunday my Steve and son Steven built me this little shade structure. It's not really where I wanted it, or constructed as I wanted, but who am I to complain? It seems to be working....Today is just the first day, so hopefully the table is in the right spot. Steve knows how to do so many different things, and aluminum work is one.....so, he got the aluminum for screen rooms, and instead of using screen, he put my shade cloth in it instead. There is still a seperate track so he can spline in another piece of shade cl…
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Shade grown nursery issues with adonidia
by Rickybobby- 3 replies
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All of the trees we order come up from homestead Florida. Most of my 3 gallon palms come from Xlb palms which I have no complaints. But point being the shade grown palms reach so hard. I have two adonidiaa the fronds are 3 times longer than the trunk I’ve done my best to protect them. I even just tied them together a tad because they were sagging quite a bit. Well we’ve had humid fast summer storms today. Winds barely gusted to 35mph and this is my second broken frond on this adonidia. Anyone else have this problem. Maybe these nursery grown adonidias are no good to be out here in rural Ontario where it’s usy gusty. Even though In a post a month and half ago people said i…
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Shade grown Satakentia
by Palmdude- 11 replies
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This guy wasn't looking too well after being shade grown and wind battered after driving across the state with it and not wrapping it well enough (ran out of frost cloth I use) I tried acclimate it to full sun but the palm was already in decline with most of its leaflets browning, I thought it might be a goner after I planted it in full sun and reports from other growers in Florida of their limited success with this palm. I'm really happy to be able to say that it's gotten acclimated and pushed out new shorter full sun sized fronds it still looks like crap but should be rockin by next summer I hope she makes it! I think it will!!!!!
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Shade lover needs ID
by Norm- 11 replies
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Some years ago I picked up a few seed under several different trees at Ho`omaluhia Botanical garden. The trees had no ID tags. The resulting seedlings are far enough along by now to show some defining characteristics. As I recall the parent tree for this palm was a low growing suckering palm, no taller than 6-8 feet. This tree was in full shade. The flower structure was non-branching, or a single spike. That's about all I can remember. The red leaf only started to appear in the last few months. Got any ideas? Aloha,
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Much of my lot is on a steep north-facing hillside under a canopy of natural walnut trees & eucalyptus. During winter there is vitually no sun on this slope but with partial summer sun. It is frost-free but cool during winter. I have howea/euterpe edulis/phoenix roebelenii in shade or part sun and they do quite well. I'd like to plant more palms & would appreciate feedback from others who are growing shade-loving palms. I did a brief search and came up with the following palms that either prefer or tolerate shade. Anyone else growing these in shade in California? Rhapis excelsa Lady palm tree Euterpe precatoria Mountain cabbage palm Chamaedo…
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Shade tent
by www.dadluvsu.com- 4 replies
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As much as I have been digging the covert operation, my back is finally telling me that I'm gonna have to bite the code enforcement bullet and get a grown up size shade structure... I was looking at these... Figured I could ziptie some shade cloth to the front, back, and sides... http://www.acecanopies.com/shadecanopies20x40-1w88-65.html Anyone have any advice? I'm needing something about 700sq ft... What structures do you have? Where did you get them? My back will not miss the 4' shorty shade house.
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Shade tolerant palms
by Zeeth- 10 replies
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I'm curious about palms that would do well in native wooded areas in Florida. By this, I mean oak hammock where saw palmetto, ferns and vines are the under story with old live oaks and pines as canopy, similar to this picture: http://www.fnps.org/assets/images/habitats/manatee_springs_hammock.jpg There's quite a bit of shade, from dappled to deep shade. In a yard that's mostly unkempt forest where you wanted to add palms, what species would you add? The climate is 10a, but obviously with ample frost protection. Basically I want to know what palms you could grow well in deep shade, like you would see in a forest.
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Shade trees
by WaianaeCrider- 6 replies
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Late start planting for shade. Not sure why I didn't plant trees to shade my palm plantings back when I finished the terracing in this area 20 years ago. About 1/2 way up and one section I did plant and have some nice shade year round. But at least 50 or more feet of terrace should have been done back then. So yesterday and today I transplanted 4 Kukui Nut trees high on the terraces. Hope they grow fast. These are the 4 just planted. In another location I planted one back in 2020 when Covid hit and it's about 17 feet tall now and beginning to spread a bit. the second picture was from 2022.
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shade trees at Dr D's ?
by trioderob- 4 replies
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what were the super fast growing and huge shade trees planted all around his place and used to create canopy for the palms ? (I think he mentioned that they were south american but not 100 % sure)
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Shadecloth
by Pivi- 0 replies
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How much do you pay for the shadecloth in the US? For example, 1m2 (one square meter) here is US$ 1. That's about 3 square feet (1 feet = 0,3048 meters). What are ideal shade conditions for seedlings? What kind of shadecloth do you reccomend me to buy for my small seedlings to protect them from sun this summer? 70% shadecloth? 90%? Thanks
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Shadecloth for Palms
by KrisKupsch- 3 replies
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Hi everyone, something quick and simple. Would a 30% shade factor black shadecloth be sufficient for understory palms such as Linospadix, Licuala and Oraniopsis etc? Regards Kris
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Shadecloth tears and rips
by www.dadluvsu.com- 9 replies
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My shadehouse has sustained some damage in a couple bouts with gusty winds this past year and has developed a little bit of a tear on a corner... The cloth is a good type and doesnt seem to tear much further unless agitated by more wind. These past couple days of strong winds in SoFla have been enough to pull at the shadecloth's wound... I folded up another piece of fabric and stuck that under there to prevent contact with any sharp edges on the sawhorses... Anyone know a good way to patch shadecloth?
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Shadecloth usefullness...
by www.dadluvsu.com- 4 replies
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Did some surveying of Shadehouse numero dos and am beginning to notice so wear and tear on the shadecloth. What is the typical lifespan of shadecloth? Are there measures I can take to help preserve it? Anyone have any suggestions to help lengthen the life of the cloth? ???
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Shadehouse
by Big50- 3 replies
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I am going to make a shadehouse very soon and I need ideas, please if you can put a picture of yours. Thanks for your help. Regards.
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Shadehouse Ekolu
by www.dadluvsu.com- 1 follower
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About time... Now, just need to get some plants goin!
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Shadehouse Jewelry
by Gileno Machado- 17 replies
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Let's see a few of everyone's hidden treasures, please... Starting with Calyptrocalyx hollrungii
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Shadehouse Numero Dos 1 2 3 4
by www.dadluvsu.com- 2 followers
- 124 replies
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I most certainly have enjoyed my shadehouse and it has provided my collection great protection from the harsh elements but I am quickly outgrowing its footprint... It is time to grow... These pictures of the shorty shadehouse just make my back muscles cringe...
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Shadehouse Vs Greenhouse?
by Palm Guy- 15 replies
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Hi all, After seeing some of my tender seedlings flap around in the wind this winter and being that my porch is looking quite... well...palm infested, I have decided to build a palm shelter. I've been debating this for a while and I can't seem to decide on building my own shadehouse or purchasing this greenhouse. http://www.betterrenovations.com/Bermuda....Id=8527 From what I've seen, most people on the forum tend to go for a shade house and I think that I'm leaning towards the same. I think that a greenhouse may? be too hot in the summer and many of the shade loving palms may? bleach. The greenhouse does provide more security from thieves and shelter from t…
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Shady plantings
by Pip- 3 replies
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I was very fortunate to receive a Laccospadix australasica a couple of weeks back. I took my time to decide its final position as I didn't know if it was the clumping form or not. I have been told by a very knowledgeable friend that it is a single trunk form and should have a nice red new leaf. Awesome! The weather has been kind the soil is usually bone dry at this time of year but recent heavy falls mean that the soil is really easy to dig and I don't have to fill the planting hole with water a few times before I plant. It now lives in my front garden. The ptychosperma elegans was a surprise find at my local hardware store. I only bought it today and pla…
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Shake, shake, shake...
by ThunderSRQ- 2 replies
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This may be a very basic question but I figured I would go ahead and ask just so I can have the input for my potting procedure. When I pot up plants, I've noticed that, after thoroughly soaking the soil with water to get it settled in well around the new plant's roots, if I shake the pot, almost without exception the soil settles another inch or so. Is this recommended (in order to best eliminate all air pockets) or does this possibly create too much soil density? Thanks... Tim
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Shanghai In China city palm trees
by ebornguo- 4 replies
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i take some photos ☺️
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Shaping of a clumping Dypsis
by MattyB- 7 replies
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This particular planter is bookended by two clumping Dypsis; D. heteromorpha and D. onilahensis/baronii. The D. heteromorpha is turning out to be a very large palm with many suckers and as they form wood each stem is at least 3" in diameter. I felt that the D. heteromorpha was crowding into the D. onilahensis and decided to remove two stems in order to shape it up and give both palms the elbow room that they deserve. I have to admit, it hurt a little bit, to cut off the original and largest stem of D. heteromorpha, especially because it was flowering, but I think it'll all work out better in the future. Here's the before with D. heteromorpha on the left obscuring t…
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