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tropi_canuck has contributed to 5 posts out of 2610 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Help with Pisang Raja,Please Aug 4, 2006 12:36 AM
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Nick, Thanks for the information. I took them all out of the big pot and moved them to separate pots, gave them a dose of granular fertilizer and placed them in the shade for the next couple of days. I was downtown today at city hall. The gardeners were watering the plants and I started talking with one. Over the past 5 years or so the city has shifted and are now planting tropicals in large beds and/or huge pots. I didn't even know we have a Tropical Garden building with ponds etc...its like "Paradise" as he put it. So I'm off tomorrow to go on the tour. I'll let you know all about it later. Thanks again Nick!!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newcomer Aug 3, 2006 12:35 AM
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The "Soo" as we call it here...now that is COLD. I have a garden room (5 sided) attached to the back of the kitchen. Its mostly glass except the west wall. It also has a skylight and is always filled with sun. The ceiling is actually an octagon and cathedral type. I over winter plants in this room and it houses the computer. Its my favouite room!! In summer I have to keep the curtains pulled...its hotter than HADES in there. The ceiling fan runs non-stop and at night I keep the patio door open and get a wonderful breeze. My back garden faces SOUTH so it gets hot like the desert there in summer. That's why I have climbing roses and shrubs etc...just to get a little bit of shade. I've been in this house for a long time and looking to downsize. But in the meantime I got hooked on Feng Shui gardening. I just finished the front and now I'm working on the back garden. Its not the proper year to put up a gazebo so I'm doing a type of folly....sort of a pergola that I'll take with me when I move. I know I'm wayyyyyyyy off topic...but I just started making "Books" out of old window frames...I spray painted the glass to look like parchament. I masked off a border on the glass perimeter. I also painted the frames and now I'm going to stencil quotations from poems and songs that reflect garden themes. Just now working on, " I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden.: I would love to try some gingers. Is it possible to send banana pups across without soil? I have extra Zebrina banana pups... brugmansia_47@hotmail.com JLo
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Help with Pisang Raja,Please Aug 2, 2006 10:59 PM
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I hear you about the two-legged thieves. They have even stolen potted plants from my porch, lovely containers and all!! I'm glad you posted about the mother and pups. I think I separated mine much too soon. I had one mother plant with three pups and I just separated them today...
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newcomer Aug 2, 2006 10:44 PM
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Aloha, I have several varieties of canna, particularly the ones with variegated leaves. I bring them in during the winter and continue growing them. Its pleasant to see some colored foliage in the winter time when there is snow and everything is so bleak. Some of the other canna I started from seed and they were very easy. I managed to find a location for pink lemon and kumquat "Centenial" which has a variegated leaf. I just ordered them and a few others...I eliminated all of my brugs except sanguinea which I'm waiting on to flower. I grew it as a standard so hopefully it will bloom this year. Thanks for replying to my post. WAYYYYYYY up here in Ontario, Canada JLo
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Newcomer Aug 2, 2006 08:24 PM
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I love tropical plants and have your basic perennial garden with trees and shrubs, plants, pond etc. The only problem is COLOR, wonderful leaf formations and that sort of thing. So I started growing tropical plants and added them to the landscape and got hooked. I'm in zone 6b and lack a lot of space to overwinter plants so I had to put the brakes on the number of plants to overwinter indoors... I'm growing bananas again. I lost the last batch a few years ago. I tried them from seeds and never got any plants. I even used the boiled water method, but got discouraged. I bought every variety-but alas, nothing. This year I bought a small Zebrina? It has the dark maroon red blotches on the leaves. The plant is now 8 inches tall and has 3 pups-one 6 inches and two small 3 inch babies. Since I separated the pups can I plant all of them into the same large container? It would save space indoors over the winter. Secondly, do you plant them up gradually or can they go into one BIG pot. Thanks, JLo |
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