Yard update

[JohnAndSancho]

Ok it's been A DAY. I'll share Story Time in the Palms in Pots subforum, but for now here's a few pics from the yard. 

The Butia on the far side looks like it's gonna be a beast. 

Speaking of beasts, check out this grass. No, really, it's my hybrid still slowly pushing an entire new crown. I wish I knew how to speed it up, it's like it's constipated. 

While we're on the subject of beasts, look at these FAT fronds on this Sabal Maritima. It's a damn shame they'll have to come inside in the next few weeks. 

CIDP is growing and recovering from literally being mailed to me bare rooted with only a Ziploc baggie around the roots in the daintiest box I've ever seen and being held in Memphis for 5 days. I got nothing against this plant, I'm just not feeling it. I dunno that it fits my whole vibe. 

 

$5 butterfly bush is looking great. Aside from being much smaller, it looks way better than the other 3 in the yard. The other 3 are all unkempt beasts that just... Eh. 

 

The one washy has gotten too big for the cats to tear up. The other 2 are resilient though. They get knocked down, but they get up again. You're never gonna keep them down. 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

Great job! Everything coming along nicely . You may feel differently once the Phoenix Canariensis puts out a couple more fronds . I still have that Washy here . I plan to mail it to you as soon as I recover from my recent surgery . The plan was to wait for the holidays before getting my new hip but it became unavoidable. It is growing well in its little pot. Harry

[JohnAndSancho]

2 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Great job! Everything coming along nicely . You may feel differently once the Phoenix Canariensis puts out a couple more fronds . I still have that Washy here . I plan to mail it to you as soon as I recover from my recent surgery . The plan was to wait for the holidays before getting my new hip but it became unavoidable. It is growing well in its little pot. Harry

Oh man I had no idea, I hope you're recovering and doing well. I dunno if you've seen my YouTube channel but I've def been busy. I guess now that I think about it I'm low-key hoping maybe 3 or 4 of those chambeyronia seeds fall before you get a chance to mail it off 😂 but health is key. 

 

And yeah maybe I'll grow to appreciate it. I just think it was an impulse buy but it's def safe from the weevils here so worst case scenario I'm preserving it. 

[Mazat]

18 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Ok it's been A DAY. I'll share Story Time in the Palms in Pots subforum, but for now here's a few pics from the yard. 

The Butia on the far side looks like it's gonna be a beast. 

Speaking of beasts, check out this grass. No, really, it's my hybrid still slowly pushing an entire new crown. I wish I knew how to speed it up, it's like it's constipated. 

While we're on the subject of beasts, look at these FAT fronds on this Sabal Maritima. It's a damn shame they'll have to come inside in the next few weeks. 

CIDP is growing and recovering from literally being mailed to me bare rooted with only a Ziploc baggie around the roots in the daintiest box I've ever seen and being held in Memphis for 5 days. I got nothing against this plant, I'm just not feeling it. I dunno that it fits my whole vibe. 

 

$5 butterfly bush is looking great. Aside from being much smaller, it looks way better than the other 3 in the yard. The other 3 are all unkempt beasts that just... Eh. 

 

The one washy has gotten too big for the cats to tear up. The other 2 are resilient though. They get knocked down, but they get up again. You're never gonna keep them down. 

 

Well done, John. it rocks !🤗

[JohnAndSancho]

On 10/25/2025 at 8:52 AM, Mazat said:

Well done, John. it rocks !🤗

You're way too kind, man. The indoor setup is way prettier lol. But thank you anyway. 

[Mazat]

1 hour ago, JohnAndSancho said:

You're way too kind, man. The indoor setup is way prettier lol. But thank you anyway. 

When dealing with a property with many different areas, I find it challenging. My approach is to look at things from different angles. From that perspective, I like your style. Yes, I am more of a nice person, perhaps sometimes too nice. But John, I like your morals, your commitment, your attitude of always doing new things and simply continuing to achieve good results, even though you yourself are not always feeling your best, as you write. I am happy when you are doing well, and so is Sancho.

 

[JohnAndSancho]

1 hour ago, Mazat said:

When dealing with a property with many different areas, I find it challenging. My approach is to look at things from different angles. From that perspective, I like your style. Yes, I am more of a nice person, perhaps sometimes too nice. But John, I like your morals, your commitment, your attitude of always doing new things and simply continuing to achieve good results, even though you yourself are not always feeling your best, as you write. I am happy when you are doing well, and so is Sancho.

 

I've got some plans, and I'm learning a lot as I go. It's fun trying to do this on a virtual non existant budget, lol, but yeah. I do try. Crap, I swung a grow light at a palm tree on a busy street corner to knock down seeds. I bought a papaya and a dragon fruit just to get seeds to grow them. (Both tasted bland and basically like Styrofoam with a just a touch of artificial sweetener btw). But the indoor setup is def nicer. And thank you for all the compliments. 

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm way prouder of this than the yard 😂