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Old 10-05-2008, 11:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Hardy Foxtail Palm?

Foxtails in good condition can take a few hours of 27F, but not one in the condition of yours.

Your palm is in need of greenhouse conditions to survive the winter.

I wish you the best of success!


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Originally Posted by NanaNut2 View Post
You know, I thought the palm was a gonner if I took it outside to spray in 28 deg weather anyway. When I read today that they are hardy to 27 deg, I realized that all I had to do in that moment of panic to save my other palms, nanas and tropicals was to put it outside. I can't imagine the mites living in 28 deg anyway ... lol. That would have given me some time to get the necessary chemicals. Thank you for the 'Avid' advice. I had been using the 'Safer' product. I hope to never have another infestation. Right after I lopped it off, I corrected the conditions that brought it on, bought a humidifier and raised the humidity to 70 - 80 %, and spray a monsoon twice daily on top of that. Plants are happy, I'm happy. And I have another 2 years before it will reach 6 feet, so longer to enjoy it indoors.

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