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Posted on 10/19/26 at 1:45 pm to DickTater
quote:amazing work
DickTater
Posted on 10/19/26 at 6:25 pm to Tigerlaff
TG, I am down here in zone 10a. I think our rainy season is over. I would like to go ahead and plant my Chamaedorea radicalis from the 7 gal pot into the ground. I would also like to plant my two small Borneo Giants as well as a travelers palm.
Do you think it is too late in the year to do that? I am planting them all behind my pool fence facing north so they wont get a lot of direct sun. Our weather has cooled a tad but still 82-86 for highs and 62-70 for lows.
Do you think it is too late in the year to do that? I am planting them all behind my pool fence facing north so they wont get a lot of direct sun. Our weather has cooled a tad but still 82-86 for highs and 62-70 for lows.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 6:33 pm to LanierSpots
Radicalis will be completely fine. Will never be touched by damaging cold in 10a.
Alocasias are fine too. Even if they freeze they'll come back from the corm.
Traveler's palm (not a palm) is a lot more cold sensitive and I don't know enough about them to say.
Alocasias are fine too. Even if they freeze they'll come back from the corm.
Traveler's palm (not a palm) is a lot more cold sensitive and I don't know enough about them to say.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 6:48 pm to Tigerlaff
Thanks man. Im gonna get them planted Sunday. I need to free up some space around my pool deck for some new things next spring.
Posted on 10/20/26 at 5:51 pm to LanierSpots
Got my lychee uppotted from 15g to 25g today. Not the ideal time to repot but it needed it. I am once again extremely impressed with how well the microkote paint works to prevent root girdling. It just forces the tree to send roots throughout the soil volume evenly.
No fertilizer or water for this guy after the next week when it settles in. Need to starve and dry it out to induce the bloom during the cooler weather.
No fertilizer or water for this guy after the next week when it settles in. Need to starve and dry it out to induce the bloom during the cooler weather.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 9:43 am to Tigerlaff
PSA - Winter is Coming
Unfortunately it's time to begin the early preparations for winter. Last year we had an early freeze of 29F on 11/10/25, so we are roughly two weeks away from potentially dangerous temperatures if we get unlucky again.
Nights are currently in the 50s and there is a good possibility that we warm up again, so there is no need to actually start protecting tropical trees now. But it is time to start planning. Around this time is when I start ordering items like the following:
Frost cloth bags
Tarps
C9 Christmas lights
Timers
Thermocube outlets
Thermostats
Stakes
Tarps
Greenhouses
Paracord
Bungee cords
Mulch
You won't be the only person scrambling to order these from Amazon when the first freeze is 4 days away so just do it now. I'm going to document the prep that I am doing starting this afternoon.
Unfortunately it's time to begin the early preparations for winter. Last year we had an early freeze of 29F on 11/10/25, so we are roughly two weeks away from potentially dangerous temperatures if we get unlucky again.
Nights are currently in the 50s and there is a good possibility that we warm up again, so there is no need to actually start protecting tropical trees now. But it is time to start planning. Around this time is when I start ordering items like the following:
Frost cloth bags
Tarps
C9 Christmas lights
Timers
Thermocube outlets
Thermostats
Stakes
Tarps
Greenhouses
Paracord
Bungee cords
Mulch
You won't be the only person scrambling to order these from Amazon when the first freeze is 4 days away so just do it now. I'm going to document the prep that I am doing starting this afternoon.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 11:31 am to Tigerlaff
I need to do the same, I need frost bags and C9 lights. Hopefully that will be sufficient
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:30 pm to Tigerlaff
Sadz. :<
Posted on 10/21/26 at 5:44 pm to LanierSpots
Got the grow room/shed cleaned out and prepped. All lights and humidifier connected and tested. This is where I put things that are very tropical or that I want to jump start for next season. Always set this up first so I can get a few things stowed away and give myself more outdoor room.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 10/22/26 at 6:29 am to Tigerlaff
Man I would love to have a room like that. one of the issues with the newer Florida homes is zero storage. We basically have one closet each in the bed rooms and one small hall closet. That is it. I run one of my businesses out of the garage so no space in there. Thats it.
If I need to bring things in down here, they are in the living room.
I am hoping this year does not do what last year did. Other than a few small house plants, most of my stuff should be able to survive our normal winters.
By the way, I have a new Borneo Giant ariving today. 36-42". That one and the small one I got a few weeks back are going in the ground Sunday along with my Radicalis. Hopefully the giants will survive the winter planting them so late.
And I needed another alocasia. See below. LOL.
You can put a lot of stuff in that room
If I need to bring things in down here, they are in the living room.
I am hoping this year does not do what last year did. Other than a few small house plants, most of my stuff should be able to survive our normal winters.
By the way, I have a new Borneo Giant ariving today. 36-42". That one and the small one I got a few weeks back are going in the ground Sunday along with my Radicalis. Hopefully the giants will survive the winter planting them so late.
And I needed another alocasia. See below. LOL.
You can put a lot of stuff in that room
This post was edited on 10/22/26 at 6:42 am
Posted on 10/22/26 at 6:53 am to LanierSpots
Yeah you are now an aroid collector.
That lipstick is also going to need protection at some point. Night time lows for the past 2 weeks have been anywhere from 50F-57F. No signs of stress yet. Only put it inside for one night.
That lipstick is also going to need protection at some point. Night time lows for the past 2 weeks have been anywhere from 50F-57F. No signs of stress yet. Only put it inside for one night.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 7:56 am to Tigerlaff
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That lipstick is also going to need protection at some point
Yea,I have a nice place for it when it gets cold here
I have a couple smaller plants but for the most part, everything is staying outside unless we bottom out like last year
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Posted on 10/22/26 at 9:35 am to Tigerlaff
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All lights and humidifier connected and tested.
How much does humidity matter for 4-5 months? What humidity level are you shooting for?
Posted on 10/22/26 at 1:27 pm to Tigerlaff
Borneo showed up today is great shape. I have ordered twice from Eureka and had great results both times
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Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:45 pm to TimeOutdoors
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How much does humidity matter for 4-5 months? What humidity level are you shooting for?
Very species dependent. For example, my key lime used to drop 50% of its leaves or more each winter indoors. When I added the humidifier it was more like 10%. It was a huge difference. Certain palms will not tolerate low humidity. Mangos on the other hand would love lower humidity.
For indoors, I'm shooting for anything over 50%. That seems to be the minimum sweet spot and ambient humidity in Louisiana is usually high enough unless your HVAC is really drying things out.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:46 pm to LanierSpots
Yeah that alocasia is in incredible shape. A+.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:29 pm to Tigerlaff
Sold off the 25g Taiwan ruby seedless guava today. Nice Vietnamese couple who wanted crunchy guavas. I asked how they enjoyed them and what they liked about them. Eaten with salt and pepper or chili powder and best attributes were crunchy and seedless. Couldn't be more different from what I want and expect from a guava. A happy ending for all involved.
Posted on 10/24/26 at 8:12 am to Tigerlaff
quote:
PSA - Winter is Coming
I plan on putting up my greenhouse and moving everything into it next weekend. I'll be out of town for 3 weeks after that so it has to be easy for my pregnant wife to handle. Hopefully she doesnt forget to unzip in the mornings again lol
Posted on 10/24/26 at 8:51 am to Loup
I would set it up and leave it completely open and unzipped for the entire time you are gone. You monitor weather and text her to zip it up only if temps fall below 40F. Very unlikely to hit that mark and excessive daytime heat is definitely a bigger threat. Days in the 80s will easily hit 100F+ in the greenhouse if she forgets to open it.
This post was edited on 10/24/26 at 8:52 am
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