Hello all :)
Hello all :)
Hi,
Long time lurker, finally making my first post
I'm Gavin from Newtownabbey, County Antrim. I've been growing exotics on the sunny ( ) east coast of Northern Ireland since 1995.
I've been a long time member of, and (sometimes) regular poster on, the EPS forum.
There are some pics of my garden on my website here: http://www.madgav.org/myplants.htm, sorry the pics are out of date - hope to update them this year!
Long time lurker, finally making my first post
I'm Gavin from Newtownabbey, County Antrim. I've been growing exotics on the sunny ( ) east coast of Northern Ireland since 1995.
I've been a long time member of, and (sometimes) regular poster on, the EPS forum.
There are some pics of my garden on my website here: http://www.madgav.org/myplants.htm, sorry the pics are out of date - hope to update them this year!
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Hello, Welcome and I enjoyed browsing around your garden with great interest.
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Hi Mad Gav, always enjoyed reading your posts on the EPS. Impressed with how determined you are to persevere with butias.
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Thanks for the welcome and glad you liked my site
It needs an update though!
Roger after 18 years of growing several different butias I can say that I'm not so crazy about this genus anymore
I still have a capitata and a paraguayensis in the ground, both of which are doing...... ok..... the paraguayensis is still growing out 2010 damage. My two poorly erios are in the greenhouse.
No, the best feather palm for our climate has to be a ....... JUB
Or a chamaedorea radicalis
It needs an update though!
Roger after 18 years of growing several different butias I can say that I'm not so crazy about this genus anymore
I still have a capitata and a paraguayensis in the ground, both of which are doing...... ok..... the paraguayensis is still growing out 2010 damage. My two poorly erios are in the greenhouse.
No, the best feather palm for our climate has to be a ....... JUB
Or a chamaedorea radicalis
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Welcome to the forum madgav!
I like EPS but can't eat a full one...
John and members are great.
I like EPS but can't eat a full one...
John and members are great.
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Welcome gav, i've spoken to you a few times on e.p.s . karl.
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Welcome Gav, nice palms!
Those are also the neatest planting holes I've ever seen lol.
Those are also the neatest planting holes I've ever seen lol.
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hi Gav,good to see you here too.madgav wrote:Thanks for the welcome and glad you liked my site
It needs an update though!
Roger after 18 years of growing several different butias I can say that I'm not so crazy about this genus anymore
I still have a capitata and a paraguayensis in the ground, both of which are doing...... ok..... the paraguayensis is still growing out 2010 damage. My two poorly erios are in the greenhouse.
No, the best feather palm for our climate has to be a ....... JUB
Or a chamaedorea radicalis
have to agree with the jub/radicalis but out of the 2 i favour radicalis as i actually get to watch it growing,plus it flowers young making even more interest
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I agree, although I did manage to get one of the big oil-drum jubs in 2005 which was already a decent size. I don't expect to see it flowering anytime soon though, possibly never will..... that's a cheery thought haharedsquirrel wrote:hi Gav,good to see you here too.madgav wrote:Thanks for the welcome and glad you liked my site
It needs an update though!
Roger after 18 years of growing several different butias I can say that I'm not so crazy about this genus anymore
I still have a capitata and a paraguayensis in the ground, both of which are doing...... ok..... the paraguayensis is still growing out 2010 damage. My two poorly erios are in the greenhouse.
No, the best feather palm for our climate has to be a ....... JUB
Or a chamaedorea radicalis
have to agree with the jub/radicalis but out of the 2 i favour radicalis as i actually get to watch it growing,plus it flowers young making even more interest
Radicalis is one tough plant though, possibly even hardier than the -7C oft quoted.
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Hi Gav, thanks for the pics and the running commentary. What is your usual minimum temperature over there? How many leaves a year are you getting on the Jub.
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