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Coconut palms 1 year anniversary in the ground San Diego/Tijuana region

GottmitAlex
GottmitAlex
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Today 11/15/2022 @ 2:45 PM PST

 

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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    14 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

    Today 11/15/2022 @ 2:45 PM PST

     

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    Yours are looking good here are mine before we start going into a decline.

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    Just now, Plantking165 said:

    Yours are looking good here are mine before we start going into a decline.

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    Wunderbar 

    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    On 16/11/2022 at 00:19, Plantking165 said:

    I tuoi stanno bene, qui ci sono i miei prima di iniziare il declino.

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    died? what minimum temperature did they see?

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    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    We are at 13c. No need to turn the brood lamps on, except for effect. 

    They are growing beautifully.

     

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    That's so you know the genesis of how I started with these palms. 

    In marginal areas, don't tent them.

    Just place a tarp above them. 

    And a brood lamp goes a long way.

    Gott mit uns 

    Alex

     

     

     

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    They have to be in the ground.

     

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    Repeated post

     

     

     

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    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    Since my accident I haven't thoroughly checked palm.  The newer leaves are dropping at half mast. 

    I think a mouse tried to get to it.

    I dunno.

    Now that I turned on the lamps, I see something on the left side of my baby.

     Hopefully tomorrow I'll get help from one of my kids.

     

     

     

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    Holy moly.   Seems whatever tried to get to it didn't get the meristem.   Anyone know of a resin/putty to adhere to the side of a palm to cover a gap? 

    Seems they didn't get to the heart. 

    But the palm is exhibiting the effects. 

     

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    The most recent leaves aren't growing upright as usual. They are bending like butias. (At half mast)   And with zigzag (another thread)  patterns on the leaflets. However, there is a spear appearing. 

    Help

     

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    Hilfe

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    gute Nacht 

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    put a grafting putty in that gnawed hole... put some salt or poison too...

     

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    alex I saw the temperatures have dropped a lot from you too... now they're like mine here in Liguria... are the cocos okay?

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    Alex are you and the Coco’s OK?

    What you look for is what is looking

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    Thanks fellas, they're doing fine. Yesterday has been the coldest day yet. 4.6c 

    By 10 AM we were back at 13c

     

    The brood lamps kicked in at 8c.  So all is well.

    This morning's low was 8c

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    my god the frost has come down yes, now it's also getting 6° minimum degrees and 14° maximum degrees...

    inland it goes below zero ... but I'm above sea level! well keep us updated as soon as the temperatures rise again...

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    do you have a timer thermostat that switches on the lamps at 8°? i.e. timer with regulator thermometer?

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    I kept the Coconut I got outdoors the whole winter at my patio. If the wheater forecast is correct the next 2 weeks it looks like they will do fine. I have kept my Latania all the way outdoors this winter also. Its currently pushing out a fronds. Lets hope they thrive in Spring. That will proove that tropicals can tolerate chilly nights as long as the following day is kinda varm.

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    3 hours ago, Aleitalyyy said:

    do you have a timer thermostat that switches on the lamps at 8°? i.e. timer with regulator thermometer?

    Correct  with

    4 (four)  125 incandescent brood lamps.

    Neither the alfie or the D.plumosa require the lamps. 

     

    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    5 hours ago, Aleitalyyy said:

    my god the frost has come down yes, now it's also getting 6° minimum degrees and 14° maximum degrees...

    inland it goes below zero ... but I'm above sea level! well keep us updated as soon as the temperatures rise again...

    No frost here. 

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    We had ice on our windshields a few days ago (near SDSU).  Mine seem ok but I think being partially under a papaya and against the south side of the house helps.  Next week we’re looking at some cold temps again.  

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    14 minutes ago, Cuckoo for coconuts said:

    We had ice on our windshields a few days ago (near SDSU).  Mine seem ok but I think being partially under a papaya and against the south side of the house helps.  Next week we’re looking at some cold temps again.  

    I honestly don't know why we never have frost/ice here.  In late 2015 it did dip to 2.3c but no frost. 

     

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    41 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

    I honestly don't know why we never have frost/ice here.  In late 2015 it did dip to 2.3c but no frost. 

     

    Niemals sollte man niemals sagen...vielleicht eine gefährliche Idee! 🤨

    Michael Norell

    Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

    previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

    previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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    2 hours ago, mnorell said:

    Niemals sollte man niemals sagen...vielleicht eine gefährliche Idee! 🤨

    Ja, du hast Recht!

     

    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    Amazing...

    Bret

     

    Coastal canyon area of San Diego

     

    "In the shadow of the Cross"

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    Are your trees blowing sideways today?

    snow coconuts🤭

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    46 minutes ago, Cuckoo for coconuts said:

    Are your trees blowing sideways today?

    Yes! Santa Ana winds. East to west. So they are blowing towards the right in the picture today.

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    I’ll see if I can finally get a picture of mine posted. They’re pretty sheltered, but my banana trees look like a hurricane hit them

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    20 hours ago, GottmitAlex said:

    I honestly don't know why we never have frost/ice here.  In late 2015 it did dip to 2.3c but no frost. 

     

    Are you on a slope or the top of a hill? How far from the ocean?

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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    1 hour ago, GottmitAlex said:

    Yes! Santa Ana winds. East to west. So they are blowing towards the right in the picture today.

    Are they recovering from their wounds in December? Looks like some kind of rodent damage.

    Are you okay?

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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    40 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

    Are you on a slope or the top of a hill? How far from the ocean?

    I am on a slope 130 meters high. 

    About 12-13 miles east from the ocean. 

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    39 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

    Are they recovering from their wounds in December? Looks like some kind of rodent damage.

    Are you okay?

    Thanks Dave. I'm getting there.

    Status quo regarding the rodent damage on the oldest coco. It's pushing out a new spear.

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    How are your coco’s doing?  Of my three it looks like two died and one is on life support.  It was too cold for too long this winter. 

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