tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post6915026988221168438..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Wind knocks over sago palmGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-30348841372721467462017-02-13T04:41:01.171-08:002017-02-13T04:41:01.171-08:00Wow that's quite a gust! Hopefully that'll...Wow that's quite a gust! Hopefully that'll be the only time it'll fall like that.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-33540052624831903862017-02-12T13:41:05.364-08:002017-02-12T13:41:05.364-08:00Frankly I don't give this sago palm the attent...Frankly I don't give this sago palm the attention it deserves. I was surprised by how big it was!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-12017772671713003182017-02-12T13:40:27.032-08:002017-02-12T13:40:27.032-08:00This sago palm has been in this spot for 10 years ...This sago palm has been in this spot for 10 years and has never fallen over. Goes to show you how rare this "perfect" moment is.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52369072335741046342017-02-12T13:39:39.375-08:002017-02-12T13:39:39.375-08:00I'm loving this break in the rain. Day 2 of su...I'm loving this break in the rain. Day 2 of sun, yesterday with sometimes gusty wind, today with a mild breeze. Enough to dry wet plants, at least above ground.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-21099863269371800022017-02-12T13:38:16.842-08:002017-02-12T13:38:16.842-08:00I was actually thinking I should dig a big hole in...I was actually thinking I should dig a big hole in the ground and plant the sago palm in it.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-64862397861498133982017-02-12T13:37:39.321-08:002017-02-12T13:37:39.321-08:00I would have been so upset. Fortunately, there was...I would have been so upset. Fortunately, there wasn't anything right in front of the large pot.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55666580309188023712017-02-12T13:36:54.639-08:002017-02-12T13:36:54.639-08:00I completely agree. It makes me uneasy to hear the...I completely agree. It makes me uneasy to hear the wind howling at night, especially when it's accompanied by heavy rain.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-49314929833734964502017-02-12T13:36:14.684-08:002017-02-12T13:36:14.684-08:00More rain, more wind, more fallen trees. I think t...More rain, more wind, more fallen trees. I think this will be a winter we'll remember for a while--and not just because it ended the drought.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42422342538677581472017-02-12T09:50:42.082-08:002017-02-12T09:50:42.082-08:00That's an impressive sago palm. It's grea...That's an impressive sago palm. It's great that it wasn't seriously injured. We're expecting Santa Ana winds beginning today, which are always a challenge, but I'm actually looking forward to a bit of a dry spell for a change.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55362862724445398302017-02-11T18:57:33.398-08:002017-02-11T18:57:33.398-08:00Wow! Funny how the wind can sometimes catch someth...Wow! Funny how the wind can sometimes catch something at just the right angle... Hope you don't have any more issues, and the sago palm is alright!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-46878036333172581112017-02-11T17:48:29.811-08:002017-02-11T17:48:29.811-08:00We had high wind warnings here too, but it was a n...We had high wind warnings here too, but it was a non-event. The rain was another story..I'm ready for a break. Good thing that pot wasn't on concrete ! kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-25548369655248650252017-02-11T16:24:46.255-08:002017-02-11T16:24:46.255-08:00A tiny bit breezy, then? I'm glad it was a sag...A tiny bit breezy, then? I'm glad it was a sago growing in a container and not in the ground. That would have been much worse. Still, good thing that big sago didn't land on anything else!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-14882092192869574382017-02-11T16:24:02.860-08:002017-02-11T16:24:02.860-08:00Lucky it did not smash your beautiful 'Stained...Lucky it did not smash your beautiful 'Stained Glass' Agave. Here when it is windy many pots get knocked over and smashed. Santa Ana winds will be here tomorrow. Sigh. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-26465842104444917112017-02-11T15:44:09.799-08:002017-02-11T15:44:09.799-08:00The wind is worse than the rain, glad nothing was ...The wind is worse than the rain, glad nothing was broken when it got tipped.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241604602356561368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-40230652928591308352017-02-11T11:35:04.414-08:002017-02-11T11:35:04.414-08:00Yikes! What next?Yikes! What next?Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com