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  On 2/28/2025 at 6:45 PM, Arecaceus said:

Are you a bot or something?

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lol

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Amazing job !!! I watch this guy called New York Tropical Garden on YT and I was impressed by how he keeps all his tropical / subtropical plants alive.  If there's a will there's a way it's all about the protection methods.  People grow palms in colder climates all over the world.  The good thing about growing palms in colder climates is that they grow slower ( in most cases) which means you don't have to worry about your palm getting tall too fast . 

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  On 4/10/2025 at 12:55 PM, PalmsInBaltimore said:

good stuff! They look ready for spring and summer! 

As far as the CIDPs go, how do they do this time of year once uncovered and hit with the April showers we get in this part of the world, combined with nights below 50F? Is the soil heavily amended or do you protect them from excess rain at all until the weather gets settled in May?

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At first , I uncovered the original palm in the middle of march for a year or two, which was still cold weather which fried fronds and one of the factors that contributed to it's decline and death . Last year I uncovered the new CIDP's in the middle of April when the temps were stabilized in the mid to upper 50's ( Fahrenheit :) ).

As for the soil, it 's pretty much the standard coastal plain sandy soil ( technically glacial Outwash / Deltaic  kind, since I'm located at the southernmost end of the great Laurentide ice sheet sheet that retreated at the end of the last Ice Age around 18,000 years ago ). My house and yard was also once part of an apple and peach orchard back in the early 20th century, so the soil is fertile enough for agriculture.

And I keep most of my outdoor palms  ( both fronds and soil ) protected from rain and snow until temps get to be at least in the 50's F.

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  On 4/10/2025 at 2:06 AM, Nomad NYC said:

Yes, It's that time of year - Springtime is finally here in New York City!

I have to admit, this winter here in the northeast was actually colder and a bit snowier than usual, but I had things under control with all my outdoor palms, protection wise.

January :

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Site B:
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Last day of March was usually warm , actually almost 80 degrees ( Fahrenheit :) ), and the tarp cover from the winter protection box had suddenly come undone, as if it was a sign for me to finally take it off the protection box completely, unbox and release my Canary Island Date palm to the springtime sun and fresh air..

March:

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After uncovering My CIDP. it looked pretty good, being tied up  with shock cords and C9 lights all those months ( thermo cube did it's job as expected ),  but some of the older fronds looked a bit fried though.

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I unwrapped and removed the shock cords and C9 lights so that the fronds could free up to their usual form.

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The growing spear looked very healthy !

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The palm looked pretty good being in a box for four months!

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Yes I admit, this CIDP looks scraggly now, but it should get more presentable as the spring advances...

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Ok, let's check out my other CIDP over in....

 

Site B:

That same time on the last day of March, I decided to uncover the other CIDP from it's winter protection ..

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This one seems to be in even better condition after unboxing than the other one.

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As expected, being in the ground a year longer seems to have made this one a bit larger than the other CIDP.

 

April:

It's been a few days since I've uncovered the palms, and while the temperature range has oscillated ( as often expected at this time of year) they still look like they are doing well.

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Site B

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I'll wait a month for the weather to get a bit warmer, before I do any fertilizing ( with PalmGain ).

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very well done. Sabine and I are very pleased that your palms are doing well.

we did the same thing here later with the waiting and only then removing the protection, and the result is much better.

we wish you continued success and happiness.

by the way, you also have chamaerops humilis cerifera, if not that would also be a beautiful species and very robust.

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  On 4/10/2025 at 6:55 PM, MarcusH said:

Amazing job !!! I watch this guy called New York Tropical Garden on YT and I was impressed by how he keeps all his tropical / subtropical plants alive.  If there's a will there's a way it's all about the protection methods.  People grow palms in colder climates all over the world.  The good thing about growing palms in colder climates is that they grow slower ( in most cases) which means you don't have to worry about your palm getting tall too fast . 

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absolutely, here with us it grows constantly but not quickly

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