Personal admission here. I chickened out. My intention was to abandon my tried and tested method of protecting some of my key palms(W. Robusta, B. Capitata) that I’ve used in the past and come up with some new fangled way of overwintering them.
The change is being necessitated by the upward growth of the Mexican Fan Palm, which has fronds over 8 feet tall. I just haven’t been able to come up with any workable solution for protecting the crown of the plant that doesn’t involve building one of my pathetic shanties.
My first attempt at constructing a frame out of PVC pipe - a huge aesthetic improvement over the rickety wooden structures of past winters - was a total and embarrassing FLOP. So, I’m back to the wood and plastic motif of the past.
I began construction last week, and will finish up on Saturday. Ok, this year is really maxing out my ability to cover these palms with a house-like structure, so I really need to come up with something by next winter. I'm sure my neighbors, who will have to look at this all winter long, are keeping their fingers crossed.
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