Hortulanus Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Not comparable to many of the constructions here but for lighter protection in areas with only occasional cold spells frost fleece and mulching are amazing! Especially mulching and that on small palms!!! I always mulched somewhat but this winter again I sort of relearned how well this works for small palms without a trunk. We had a bad cold spell in December with a week of frosts at night in the 25° Fahrenheit range and barely any daytime warm up and under a thick layer of mulch the ground and the water within the wood chips still wasn't frozen! Fleece is also one of the best options for many situations. It's protecting but also ventilating, it's not soaking up water and good against cold winds. Place that under some canopy and you have a big benefit compared to unprotected. P. canariensis under 2 layers of fleece and besides the mulch on the ground the plant itself is mulched in a pyramid shape covering the growth point. Plus a Pinus halepensis is giving it radiational protection from above: 1 2023 High 37.3°C Low -3.9°C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn96 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 On 4/30/2022 at 4:57 PM, DreaminAboutPalms said: Screenshot from a city data forum. This is in Salt Lake City hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn96 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 This is the best thread ever. Heartwarming. I had a poor straggling banana I tried so so hard to keep alive.. I'm glad to see I'm not the only zealot who has ever had garbage bags and Christmas lights as a focal point in my front yard. Nice to see p[people more successful than I was. After that poor long suffering banana finally died I stuck to more cold hardy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbob11 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Uncovered both palms today. They both experienced -11f -35F windchill this winter which is the coldest by far. Needle with only dry leaves and a wood box 100% unphased! Windmill with heat lamps took about 50-60% damage. At its coldest the windmill hit 0f inside the box. Crazy winter… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8ALLRIGHT Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 41 minutes ago, kbob11 said: Uncovered both palms today. They both experienced -11f -35F windchill this winter which is the coldest by far. Needle with only dry leaves and a wood box 100% unphased! Windmill with heat lamps took about 50-60% damage. At its coldest the windmill hit 0f inside the box. Crazy winter… Massachusetts windmill looking good Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTS1 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 Whatever this was i had going on last year didnt let any -1f inside in the december artic blast 2 My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@dts_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las Palmas Norte Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 I'm working on the framework for the Ravenea rivularis (Majesty Palm). It's too cold tender for my zone. I have to frame up the roof and when cold weather arrives, install the insulation panels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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