Winter Protection Of My Palm Trees

A tour of my winter protection of my palm trees in the Hudson Valley NY
#palmtrees #tropicalgardening #zonepush #coldhardy #gardening #hudsonvalley #hudsonvalleyny #newburghny #hudsonriver #plantprotection #windmillpalmtree #trachycarpus #coldhardypalm

[@Soviless99]

Wow! I am from chatham ny and maintain a small tropical inspired garden of tropical plants plants mixed with other interesting tropical looking plants!This is amazing!!!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

You're just a little north of me. What kind of tropicals do you have?

[@Soviless99]

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 I add palms in the spring to add the tropical flair and some annuals. I use perennials as the bulk of the plantings, mostly hostas, hibiscus, liguleria, ferns, brunnera, solomons seal. ground covers mainly ajuga, myrtle, and creeping jenny. also two red abyssinian bananas i overwintered and hopefully will spring back this season, i just potted then up two weeks ago and lightly watered them to coax them awake.

[@woowooone]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

You're welcome

[@JeffBielski]

You're a true inspiration!! Good luck, keep us posted!!!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you Jeff! Might be more "crazy" than inspiration :)

[@Slo-ryde]

Great array of plants you have, the river view is lovely, but living along the Hudson, makes the winters even colder than it is in the inland. I would like to know what types of Figs you are growing, as they seem to be more hardy than mine, and I am in central westchester, where the winters haven’t been too harsh! Thanks 😊

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

HI there. I have Brown Turkey Figs, Chicago Hardy Figs, and a few other varieties I don't remember.

[@Slo-ryde]

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 thanks again !

[@dnvpaul]

Awesome!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thanks!

[@ScottyOn1]

Wow man! You’re dedicated to the cause! Keep up the great work.

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you. I always complain about the work in the fall, but forget in the spring when it's so much fun

[@pawelkoodziejczak5105]

Dobra robota 💪👍🖐🇵🇱

[@plezia22]

Wow amazing!!!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thanks!!

[@tntropics]

Looking good. You have a lot of super zone pushing going on!!

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you. And I love your videos that you post!

[@jaddcorreia5256]

I love the effort my man. Keep it up and I will follow some efforts to zone push out here on the west coast. Best of luck

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you. And let me know what plants you are pushing. I'm always interested in what other gardeners are doing and what they are planting

[@TheJames2929]

Everything is looking good buddy

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you James. I wouldn't be able to do any of this without following your great videos! By the way I think everyone of your Washingtonia Robusta seeds from Florida you gave me came up. I have probably 30 small washys now... some not so small.

[@palmamiodbia2753]

👍🌴😉

[@Zsolti-mi2zt]

Super video thank you from central europe hungary :)

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Thank you. I hope you have some great tropical plants in Hungary

[@davidirwin1549]

I got all of mine all boxed up and protected just before that big cold snap. First winter doing this and found out those insulation boards are pretty expensive !

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Hi David. They are expensive. I'm always looking for a better way. My windmills (Trachycarpus) are much easier to do and no insulation board. I'm hoping to post a video later this week when I finish.

[@sack429]

Do you need to water them during the winter? Or does the snow take care of the watering?

[@Veritas-dn6ss]

How much extra heat do you get inside the enclosures with the lights on vrs outside air temperature? Say if you hit 0F, what is the temperature inside an enclosure with the lights?

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

It can vary with the amount of lights you use. My goal is to keep the temp below 50F (10C) but above 35F (1.7C) You have to adjust the amount of bulbs to get what you want. I also use thermocubes as backup

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

What are the Christmas lights for?

[@Gtumrths]

These are C9 lights. They give heat off.

[@tomlowtwo7467]

I live in the Hudson Valley, the Walden area. Id like to start planting my own but dont know where to buy up here

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

What plants are you looking for?

[@tomlowtwo7467]

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 I was looking for a couple of windmill palms. I heard those can tolerate the cold well up here

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

@@tomlowtwo7467 There are several good places depending on the size you want. CT Palms and Island Wide Palms have large ones. Small ones are easy to find. I have baby ones if you want really small

[@benediktk.8228]

How do the palms survive without any access to light for months?

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

They go dormant and do just fine.

[@davepolowick4535]

Do you cover your yucca rostratas for the winter?

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Hi Dave. No... I do nothing with them and the one on the north part of the pool has been in the ground about 5 years. There is a drop off just where they are planted so I think it drains well

[@davepolowick4535]

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 thanks for the info. I box all my palms using polycarbonate panels. Just purchased a rostrata this year and didn't get a chance to plant, looking for a dry spot. I am in zone 6b in Ontario.

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

@@davepolowick4535 I'm going to have to look into that. I'm sure they are not cheap. In the US the insulation boards are close to $50 USD for a 4 x 8 panel

[@davepolowick4535]

@@newyorktropicalgarden9364 polycarbonate panels I believe are about the same price as an R10 insulation board, but during the day time the enclosure heats up with sun so they grow some over the winter which is a bonus!

[@yulia7267]

Excellent work, but why don't you move to the tropics if you love tropical plants so much?

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

I do love living in NY. This way I get to enjoy both

[@Ghost-dz4fl]

listen sweetheart

[@eijiroinouye4115]

A large Jubae should be as hardy as a Trachycarpus. 5 degrees farenheit.

[@newyorktropicalgarden9364]

Let’s hope so!