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- boonut
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- Location: Harlingen, TX Zone 10, Sunset Zone 27. 33' above sea level. 27 inches of rain/year. 22 Miles to the Laguna Madre. 27 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. 17 miles from Mexico. Lower Rio Grande Valley - Deep South Texas
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Re: Snow
Hey Mantis... I looked at your pictures. You will have to give us a report on how everything does. My G. Sumatra had about 80% burned leaves at the farm out in the open.
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Allen, as soon as I can amass the data I'll make a post. It'll probably be sometime during the weekend though, because I leave for work before sunrise, and get home after dark, so I really have no idea what kind of damage I suffered.
- needmore
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- Bamboo Society Membership: ABS - America
- Location: Kea'au, HI
Re: Snow
Hopefully it is only minor psychological damage from seeing your hard work turn into sage green leaves followed rain that greens them up to make them look good and then...they jump off the stems en masse. Don't be fooled by the sage green, they are just trying to mess with your head.mantis wrote:.... so I really have no idea what kind of damage I suffered.
Brad Salmon, zone 12B Kea'au, HI
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I didn't even try to protect any of my in-ground plants; it is getting to be too much work. Also, I have gathered enough plants that are hardy to my area that if I lose some of the super-tropicals I will replace them with more hardy types. My best guess is I have 5 in-ground that were severely damaged, but I have about 2 dozen different types in pots that I left out in the open that have zero damage. Besides all that, we are going to be selling this house within the next 2 years, so if they die it will save me the hassle of digging them up.
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My wife just called and said "It has begun." I asked what she was talking about, and she told me that the leaves are making a mass exodus out of the bamboos
In better news, I finally got my greenhouse put up... just a week too late, but at least I can walk through my house again.
In better news, I finally got my greenhouse put up... just a week too late, but at least I can walk through my house again.
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The full extent of the damage: http://picasaweb.google.com/frismanis/B ... directlink
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B. luteostriata looking good! (not)
I like the shots where it looks like you put up crime scene tape. I know that's probably not what it is, but that's what I first thought.
What size is your greenhouse?
I like the shots where it looks like you put up crime scene tape. I know that's probably not what it is, but that's what I first thought.
What size is your greenhouse?
Alan.
My blog: It's not work, it's gardening!
My blog: It's not work, it's gardening!