There is a mix of people from various countries. It is popular for local tourists possibly because of its pricing and selling day passes and not just weekly packages.
This video is very helpful as I start preparing to need to cover some tropical plants this winter, but I wonder, do you need to provide any water to your plants at all over winter and when do you put up your cold frames and when do you take them down (general guidelines)?
Regarding watering in the winter, it depends on the type of plant what zone you are in and the duration of the extreme cold. Palm trees with my protection method using fold frames, do require water during winter. In my zone 5B garden during a typical winter there is enough snow melting between deep freezes to keep the palms happy. Bananas, succulents etc. get zero water. Putting up and taking down protection depends on the species and their cold tolerance. Trachy palms are the last to get protection while Sago palms are first followed by Pindo palms. The whole process can take 4-6 weeks from start to finish. Removing protection depends on the long range forecast. The cold hardiest plants are uncovered first when nightly temps do not drop below -5C and the most tender plants are exposed at about +5C to +7C.
I have a detailed two part video on my winter protection methods ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dn7XjYUioXk.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-650yBmEGSG4.html Enjoy.
Thanks again this morning for welcoming my family to view this beautiful scenery, I feel I will be able to learn many things when we do visit..looking forward to maybe some flowering vines..
@@MrDavenez After cutting allow to dry several days before planting. The lower leaves can be removed or left on. If your temperatures are quite warm, 25C and higher they will root quite fast.
Wow this is a monster and a proper stunner! Abolsutely love the overwintering methods and makes me feel a lot more secure in my 9a conditioms! I dry stored mine and pleased with the new leaves on its 2nd year. Big thumbs up and subsribe!
The amended soil is about a foot deep. The lowest portion is pure coarse sand with the top mixed with native soil. There is no exact proportion. What is key is to keep the mix free draining. In addition, the whole thing is in raised beds which is higher than the surrounding lawn.
No shortage of the staples, eggs, bread, chicken, salad items. The food was inconsistent. Limited fruit, no real juice, no fish, shrimp or lobster even to buy at extra cost. The water is overly treated and has a disagreeable taste in restaurants and affected coffee and mixed drinks. Hope things improve long term.
@@user-ov3kd3wn9d algo necesita cambiar. ¿Cómo puede un país tropical tener escasez de agricultura? something needs to change. How can a tropical country have any shortages in agriculture?
Hi just wandering how you take that massive angels trumpet out in the winter doesn’t it damage the root? I live in Pennsylvania & would love to plant it but not sure how to take it out of the ground in the winter?
This Brugmansia or angel's trumpet is planted in the ground permanently for about ten years now as are many of my palm trees and exotic plants. They do have winter protection with cold frames and are heated over the winter, most with C9 Christmas lights. Please watch my winter protection videos for detailed info. Cheers.
It is not the age as different varieties grow at different rates. I suggest cuttings of 8 to 12 inches long, leaving at least 18 to 24 inches on the parent plant. The branch can be from last years growth, semi-hard wood not too green. Hope that helps.
Have you ever gotten black spot on your palms? I recently bought a foxtail but unfortunately it came with black spot and im having a hard time treating it. 😢
Luckily no, I have not had black spot problem on my palms. Typically caused by either cold damage or over watering. Hopefully the new growth will look better and in time the old damaged fronds will drop. Then dispose of them to limit the spread of the fungus. Good luck.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden and all the educational info. I dream of a tropical garden like yours!! I am also located in Ontario (zone 5b) and wondered where you purchased your Brugmansia Tree or if you would be willing to sell any offshoots? Thank you :)
Such impressive variety GreenDragon. Hope everything made it through the mild winter well. Have you ever tried overwintering a majesty palm in the ground or know of anyone that has tried in Ontario? I got an old root bound one in a large pot which is about at the limits my back can take. Do you have any suggestions? Root pruning?
The Majesty palm is not on the list of palms I would try to over winter in a cold climate like zone 5. Their heat and humidity requirements make them unsuitable, also their mature size. Even in central and north Florida is not ideal. Pune only dead fronds, Do not root prune apart from rotten or diseased roots, as this will set the plant back with no guarantee of good regrowth. Best of luck.
Hi Greendragon, I'd like to pick your botanical brain again if you don't mind. The majesty palm I have is maybe a few decades old, and has grown a slanted small trunk which can't support the new growth now that ive been taking it outside for the summers (currently using rocks to support the trunk). It looks like it may have tried pushing out aerial roots at some point along this little trunk portion in the past. None the less, as I try to repot it again, I am wondering if I should try to bury this portion in soil so as to stabilize the now top heavy new growth. Of course I am nervous to do this and kill it. Do you have any suggestions? Please let me know if I can send you a picture. Thanks again!
@@erizzle1916 when it comes to planting out or repotting palms, never plant deeper than original soil level. My personal e-mail is greendragan99@gmail.com
Hi, sorry to hear about your agave. it's spring now, what did you decide? I've grown agaves in pots for a couple decades now just south of the border here in Washington. I'm very curious how you winterize yours?
Thank you! I overwinter my agave with a string with a string of C-9 Christmas lights keeping a minimum temp of 25F and keeping the plant dry during winter. The agave can through the winter fine. Many new offsets but the mother plant is not producing new leaves from the center any more. Update video is coming. Cheers.
At 0:46 what is the short tree hiding behind the label "Chinese Windmill Palm?" It is a small tree bottom right corner of the screen with 3 or 4 small branches holding a bushel of small broad leaves
That tree is a Plumeria rubra about 1.5m or 5 ft. tall at the time. Currently over 6 ft. tall and wide. Here is a detailed video on its pruning and propagation ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZAqdxYwXyc0.html Cheers.
I'm pushing a few things in zone 6a in western virginia my biggest flaw to the whole plants where they don't belong is winter is half the year. In my opinion the winter garden is the most important so big unsightly boxes covering things drives me nuts. That said my 3 needle palms and sabal minor are on their own I hated the boxes. Thankfully the microclimate they are in should keep em happy and so far so good
Really looking nice. I'm considering to spend some days in this hotel. What I miss (on all sites) is how to get there from Holguin. Of course a private taxi is a possibility. No info on buses.
@@PhilippeVantomme there many challenges facing Cuba and other exotic locations with no clarity how to quickly improve for the better. We hope they can be resolved soon. Cheers, Dragan
All the tall palms and exotic plants are in the ground. The bougainvillea has been in that location close to 30 years. All of my inground plants are covered with 13 cold frames of various sizes and are heated during the winter. Please watch my two part overwintering videos for full details. Cheers.
Currently I do not have needle palms. I have had them in the ground in the past with minimal protection. Planted close to the house, 2 ft. away, covered with dry leaves and a large sheet of glass for the winter I was not impressed with the results. They survived but the growth rate year to year was so slow I gave up on them
@@GreenDragan that’s good to know. I have 2 planted right now that I just put in the ground here in zone 5b. I plan to just use minimal protection the 1st couple years and then let them go and see what happens. I have seen a sabal minor in zone 6a not to far away that has survived a couple winters with no protection at all.
There are several banana varieties for cooler climate including Musa basjoo from Japan, Musa sikkimensis, also called Darjeeling banana or Musa Hookeri, and Raja Puri Banana from India.
Really creative way to protect these plants. Do you find it expensive to keep the Christmas lights on over the winter? How does that affect your electric bill?
Thank you! It does get expensive when your collection grows to dozens of plants in the ground. Thirteen cold frames in the front garden alone. It is worth it for me.
Your videos are amazing thank you! I am planning to plant a 4 ft trunked Yucca Rostrata in 5b. My soil is rather heavy and takes a while to drain. I'm worried about the roots. Could you please tell me exactly how to construct your raised bed? It would mean the world to me, love your channel! Best...
Thank you very much for the kind words! Yucca Rostrata prefer a well draining soil mix located in a full sun location. For creating the raised beds first break up the native soil to a depth of at least a foot or 30cm below the future root zone of your future plants. Add a healthy mix of organic matter, compost or manure mixed with coarse sand to the planting hole going well beyond the new beds in every direction. Mound the soil highest toward the center of the new bed (no smaller than 4x4 ft. sq.) After planting back fill with a sandy top soil mix. Then, if desired create a level base for your bricks, stone or garden blocks to restrain the beds. Happy gardening.
@@GreenDragan Awesome, I'll give this a try! Thanks again. Everything I see says they are completely hardy in my zone 5, do you find this accurate or should I still plan to protect them in some way for winter?
Any update on what you ended up doing? : ) vis a vis did you cut back the old leaves and let the little guys grow or did you choose one outstanding little guy and plant him somewhere?
As I said in the first minute of the video my palms and exotic plants do get winter protection. My garden is in zone 5B Ontario Canada. My plants are covered with large cold frames and heated using C9 Christmas lights plugged into a digital temperature controller. Please watch my two part videos on my winter protection methods for detailed information.
I suggest keep it in full sun, keeping it well fed and watered once it starts active growth in the spring. Then prune to a desired size and try rooting the piece that is cut off. Some varieties will put out multiple new branches and others only one. Happy gardening.
Thank you for your response 😊 It’s already warm here. It’s got itty bitty leaves at the end. Is it time? So, it’s just possible it’s only one branch ☹️
@@annebaade6195 if the new growth is an inflorescence (flowers) then it will naturally branch after flowering. If there are only leaves it will grow as a straight branch. Cheers.
You have absolutely one of the most beautiful and impressive gardens here in Ontario. Never thought it was possible. But you now prove it is doable. I’m amazed. Love To learn the upkeep and maintenance.
This is a great video of past and future it’s amazing how gardens change and evolve and have to be felt with loosing a plant is hard so I’m sure it’s upsetting. Thank you for another joy filled episode love your videos.
