Tropical Gardening

Your mango will toughen up. The very young leaves are that colour and will turn green soon enough. Usually farmers in the tropics grow grafted material so that they fruit quickly, otherwise it will take a mango perhaps 7 years from seed to fruit. I grew them from seed as a kid, but they are...

Have this in virtually every pot ... if it is not Oxalis, it is Jacaranda seedlings, dozens of them, one reason for hainge one cut down!

Well it looks great!

i visited grew just Cymbidiums for the cut flower market thousands and thousands of them incredible.

Fab! I will definitely be giving this a go this summer... and will keep you updated : )

I have always wanted a conservatory so I could grow a couple of Hoyas.. I will never have a conservatory so I visit a friend who has a Red Buttons and White Bells Have a google at Hoya..This Red Buttons

Good luck. I'm interested to know what you are trying an d look forward to seeing photos.

Well you dont have to, if you leave it on the plant until it is well ripened it will usually already be showing roots from the leafy top knot. The last one I bought just rotted, I think as it was pretty green when I bought it, it was probably never going to root anyway. Usually if you strip a...

Wait . Best to make sure that it doesn't dry out but don't over water. I'd resist feeding.

Just an update to thank you, especially CarolineL and pete, and let you know all's working well now -- it's blooming again after adding some good fertilizer to it. I'll now continue using compost around it. Thanks again, Dave

They are fairly accommodating regarding light levels. Mine gets some full sun and grows well but I have grown them in lower light and they do well also. They get pretty big if happy, mine is a small one. Once the aerial roots attach themselves to the wall you cant move them anyway.

Well the med. type planting theme has taken a bit of a beating with the spring bulbs coming up. Mainly daffs with some tulips.Part of me wanted to take them out but the other part of me says leave them in. It doesn't need to be med. all year round and the bulbs are great to see after a...

will take that as a yes then lol

Mine's going to get hoed off to within a metre of it's life tomorrow.....

Im still getting Ptsd from loosing 6 5 footers in that 2010 winter. Gives me the shivers just thinking about it Since then 6 x 3footers in the conservatory,4x 5 footers in the garage. The big fella is just too heavy and tall so still outdoors.Next year its the soil cable and straw and...

Who's turn is it to start it this ??

stunning plant ARMANDII..

Thanks all for the inputs . It appears the best action is to leave unprotected . Unless you are prepared to protect at each cold snap - which I am not. So a move to the sheltered side of the garden is all I will do .

It certainly prefers the shorter daylight hours............. Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' by longk48, on FlickrPlectranthus 'Mona Lavender' by longk48, on Flickr