Dicksonia Antartica

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  1. sal73

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    Last January I bough this Dicksonia and store in my greenhouse , due of the nice weather is started to reshoot too early , can anyone advise me when can I actually replant outdoor without damage the new shooting from frost?
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    I wouldn't risk it yet Sal. April can have some hard frosts which would damage the early shoots, end of the month may be safer. The Tillandsias might suffer too.
     
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      I was thinking the same , plus apparently the weather will change soon ....
      the tillandsias will stay inside the green house , last time i put the outdoor they disappear all in few days , still cry over my spanish moss ......the birds had it all .
       
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        I left a young Dicksonia in a pot outside through the Winter, I think the middle has gone rotten, I still have one that I kept in the greenhouse but I am not sure where to plant it.
        Spanish Moss does make excellent nesting material!!
         
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        I had loads of spanish moss.
        One year the sparrows had the lot.:mad:
         
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