Posted by Darell-East Texas Ya, I might need to avoid Freeport since there is that Dow chemical plant as well. I know you are correct about property value going up. I have a couple friends that work in the real estate and realtor fields and they both tell me that property is going up basically everywhere! If I buy anything it will be in the next year. If I do decide to buy a lot and build a small house on stilts, it will be in the next 12 months. Good luck on those Mexican Fan palms. I am sure they will do well. Mexican Fans are one of my favorite. --Previous Message--
on 7/9/2005, 10:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Mexican Palm Tree"
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Thank You Robin for tips on the property situation down there on the coast. On one hand I would like to have a small 2 bedroom place built (something like 800-900 square feet) but I hear you, it could be a pain to endure.
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: --Previous Message--
: Robin,
:
: This is too weird! I have been looking
: at real estate property on the Texas
: coast for the last several weeks! I
: have been looking at Sargent, Freeport,
: Palacios, and other areas even near
: Lake Jackson.
:
: Did you guys build a home there or buy
: one? Are you on the water or close to
: it? Is your house on stilts?
:
: If the soil is clay, you can amend it
: with some gypsum or gravel. Also, you
: can add mulch to the soil as well. You
: may want to put a bed of mulch at the
: bottom of each hole you dig so the root
: system can drain better.
:
: This is so cool! I have been looking
: in the very same area you are in to
: purchase land or a lot to put a small
: weekend house on.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi Darrell - we just bought 3 Mexican
: Palms for a vacation home we have in
: Sargent, Texas (Gulf Coast). I know
: they are hardy - is there any trick to
: growing? The nursery I bought them
: from said to water well once a week and
: to trim the yellow leaves off so that
: new ones will appear. The soil is very
: clay-like - anything special I need to
: do? Any other hints?
:
: Thanks,
: Robin
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Tammy,
:
: It is perfectly normal for Mexican Fan
: palms to have the hairy cotton type
: threads on them. They will always have
: that-even when they reach heights of 20
: + feet-which they will reach sooner
: than you ever thought.
:
: Sometimes the leaves will shread a
: little-they do that too. If the tips of
: the leaves look burned or brown-you can
: trim off the dead ends with scissors.
: As new leaves open from the center of
: the tree-they will shred (sort of) as
: the fan opens to form a "V"
: shape in between the leaves.
:
: I would not get rid of them. Give them
: plenty of water and when you plant
: them, make sure they have good drainage
: under the rootball.
:
: If you guys want to email me you are
: welcome to do so.
: darellkjones@yahoo.com. I am not a
: Mexican Fan palm expert but I have 6 of
: them in various sizes growing
: wonderfully and I will be glad to
: attach pictures of mine and any info
: that I have.
:
: Darell
:
: --Previous Message--
: HI,
:
: My husband just recently brought home
: two mexican palm trees from Home Depot
: and they are about 3 feet tall. My
: question is the palms are (how can I
: describe this) hairy (It looks like
: white and very curly) It look like the
: leaves are shedding. I even took them
: back to Home Depot, but they informed
: me that is how they came in. They look
: horrible! I was thinking about getting
: rid of them and I know I would regret
: it if I did. Does anyone have any
: ideas??????
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
: Thanks for the info, Darrell.
:
: We absolutely love Sargent. We bought
: there 2 years ago and go every single
: weekend. We bought a lot with a house
: already on it - didn't want to have to
: go through the pains of building new
: (been there, don't wanna do it again!)
: Our house is on stilts and is on a
: canal. I would highly recommend it to
: you, particularly if you love to fish,
: as we do. One warning tho - while the
: prices are still lower than most other
: places on the coast, they are going up
: rapidly. We too looked at other places
: but kept going back to Sargent -
: there's just something about that
: sleepy, little town that appealed to
: us. We liked Freeport, but didn't want
: to be around the plants. Good luck on
: your search! BTW, there are tons of
: palms in that area - they must love the
: soil!
:
: Thanks again for the tips.
: Robin
:
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