Washingtonia Montréal Winter 2022-23

[Latinmtl67]

What do you guys think of my washingtonia in Montreal. March update.

I can’t wait to take the boxes down next month

[Latinmtl67]

[PalmatierMeg]

I think you are a dedicated palm lover. Kudos to you. Update us with photos when you release your Washy. What temps are you looking for? It should be fine once lows exceed low 20sF/-10C. Then it will be a happy palm for 6-8 months. Hold off on the potted palms until the danger of hard freezes is over

[Las Palmas Norte]

I'm wondering what the center spears look like. You have dedication.

[Latinmtl67]

As soon as i will take the boxes down, i will share more pics and videos

[Alex Zone 5]

Kudos👍👋

[jwitt]

Your Washingtonia got more green than a lot located in many areas of the southern US. 

[Latinmtl67]

I didnt get the chance to open the washy’s box today but here’s my trachycarpus fortunei 

[Robert D. Young]

On 3/19/2023 at 10:28 AM, Latinmtl67 said:

What do you guys think of my washingtonia in Montreal. March update.

I can’t wait to take the boxes down next month

IMG_0859.MOV

Can you put the picture in the post, rather than a downloadable file.

[Latinmtl67]

did it work??  how to?  it's a video

Edited March 30, 2023 by Latinmtl67

[Latinmtl67]

Hey guys,

so today i opened 3 of my boxes for a moment anf i untie the lights around the leaf as it’s getting warmer at night around -5c.  Here’s box #1

 

[Latinmtl67]

Here’s boxe #2

I put a little bit of ice on my potted palm as they were very drie. I hope it wont hurt.

I dont know if i could water them a little so i put just a little

 

I was wondering if i should cut the the fronds with brown spots?

[Latinmtl67]

Box #4

 

[Alex Zone 5]

Yeah buddy, your protection methods are perfect. Things look great even the musa🍌🍌

[Latinmtl67]

Thank you 😃

[SeanK]

On 3/19/2023 at 1:05 PM, Las Palmas Norte said:

I'm wondering what the center spears look like. You have dedication.

Washies burn from the outside-inward.

 

[Latinmtl67]

Hey everyone, well i think i lost one of them sadly 

for months it didn’t grow so i cut to see if i wiuld notice a growth for a month and nop. nothing

 

[Latinmtl67]

Here’s my other palms + the new one in the front  hope you guy enjoy 

[Latinmtl67]

[Dwarf Fan]

Much respect from South Texas I like your “where there is a will there is a way” attitude. Don’t be discouraged by the Washy that didn’t make it, look for Washy seeds that come from a tree that survived a super cold event that is growing in a more northern zone it should have some more cold hardy genetics. Dallas Washy seeds that survived Palmageddon ‘21 might be a good seed stock to try out next. 

[Alex Zone 5]

The bananas are wicked. I've never tried winterizing banana outside. I usually dig them up and keep them in the garage. How tall are they?

 

Kudos to you👏👏

[Latinmtl67]

@Alex Zone 5 Thank you 😃 at least 8 foot tall  i would say.
Trust me, i'm impressed myself

[Latinmtl67]

Sept. 10  Update

[Latinmtl67]

[MarcusH]

2 hours ago, Latinmtl67 said:

My musa basjoo didn't make it through the summer.  I've planted it in May and grew about 3 feet tall then suddenly they declined we were in the driple digits for almost 3 months and still are. I watered them every day . 

[Latinmtl67]

@MarcusH ohhh that's sad  it's normally a very easy plant to grow 

[MarcusH]

Once planted they took of quite fast , had healthty green fronds then once summer came things changed fast . I planted my musa basjoo on the most sunny side of the house but my assumption is that since it was a young tree it couldn't handle the upper 90s and long period of 100 degree weather.  I watered every day for a few minutes.  We almost had no clouds throughout the day.  I guess it was too much heat and sun but I could be wrong.  

[Latinmtl67]

Hey guys,

i need some help please if someone can help me  

soooo, today its sunny and i decided to open the box to give it some sunlight. When i open the box i realise the spear was getting brown so i freaked out and cut most of it.

 

i think my mistake was to have left too many C9 lights on as the temperature was in the 20’s celcius and humidity was always around 80-85.

 

 

what should i do for the spear and how to keep the humidity lower?

 

thank you

[Las Palmas Norte]

Typically that decay works it's way downward. A tough start to the mid autumn. You have a long haul until a frost free spring. Running a de-humidifier that circulates air might work but these are designed for indoor use and not very practical for palm enclosures.

[ChicagoPalma]

The same happened to me, for washies are more prone to this, trachys are more tough, because i had a lot of c9 lights on my palm and then wrapped burlap, for one straight month it was fine, and them i opened the box february, spear is brown and it has burn marks on the trunk. ever since then it declined horribly. SO this year no burlap, and since i will have a very insulated palm, c9 lights will be wrapped around the inside of the box, and it keeps the box warm and keeps any extra cold air coming in warm.

[Allen]

22 hours ago, Latinmtl67 said:

Hey guys,

i need some help please if someone can help me  

soooo, today its sunny and i decided to open the box to give it some sunlight. When i open the box i realise the spear was getting brown so i freaked out and cut most of it.

 

i think my mistake was to have left too many C9 lights on as the temperature was in the 20’s celcius and humidity was always around 80-85.

 

 

what should i do for the spear and how to keep the humidity lower?

 

thank you

Well you made the mistake of not having the temp regulated with a thermocube or similar, not having a wifi temp sensor in there while you are learning and having too many/too big bulbs by a small palm.  Best to just keep the palm in the 40F-60F range.  

Edited November 5, 2023 by Allen

[Allen]

Also don't have the glass part of the bulbs this size touch the cord.  If this is a insulated box start out trying around 80 watts if it is a small box.  That is around 11 C9 bulbs, unscrew the rest and test temps.  add or subtract bulbs to get the temp and thermocube to not go on/off real often as you want steadier temps.  Some people like to keep a few bulbs on a separate non controlled string all the time to keep temps up to keep humidity down but you will need to monitor temps and only use if needed.