Recent content by kenamac

OK, I guess I'll answer. I heard from another source that it is a pineapple a dwarf variety... Don't know if it's edible.

These are located at our house on Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas. They have pupped a few times, but I've never seen it do this with the pineappley things! It must have flowered between Jan & now as they weren't there when we were there then. My husband took these photos last week. I won't...

Thanks guys! Sorry for the slow come-back. I don't have very reliable internet here. Matty, I started to "trim the old leaf bases" today and they are really tough. I'm going to have to get new blade for my utility knife to finish the job! I'll try to get a photo of the finished product! (I...

Hi Palm Folks, I'm in the Bahamas with my Green Turtle Cay palms and as I travel around the island I've noticed a lot of variability in the size of the tree and the amount of trunk they have, such that some Cocos nucifera form a trunk when the palm has a smaller crown than some that have no...

Thanks Palmnerd, I'll try that; I don't have any here but our garden center loves to have me stop by as they mainly get clean this time of year! I do have some captan but I haven't been able to find a concentration for this application. Also I'll try to keep the cold up here! At least here I...

Re: Prolbem with moldy seeds Thanks Matty, I do have a bag of perlite; I think it would be easier for me to keep track of what's happening using that (it's been hard to find to seeds in moss). I originally thought the bag method would be best with my dry and often cold (60's) house. And...

Well since I don't seem to be able to Edit the subject line it should read: "PROBLEM with moldy seeds" Hello from Vermont! I’m a new member (also pretty much a novice at palm growing), and though I told Dean I would not post until I had at least 1 sprout from the seeds I’m germinating...