Tropical Gardening

Leave the leaves on until it's made some more decent sized ones.I only cut off leaves that are pretty much dead.

Mine is pushing up the paving slabs, I hate the think how big the root system is, and how much soil it is displacing.

It hit 29C today and it's going to persist down all next week...reckon that'll do

Yes I Highly recommend Anglian bulbs , all my best bulbs/tubers have come from them.

Hehehe! No, it was autocorrect getting carried away.... I typed “colder”, and autocorrect substituted “children”.

Good to know. I’ll be keeping mine in pots for a while as expecting to have to move about for a few years.

ok thats good to know, appreciated

Hi, thanks your replies. Yeah i think its definitely nutrient deficient in some way and agree some watering inconsistencies. Also been giving it some nice humidity last couple days and given it prime location in the window. Ill wait and see what i've given it kicks it back.Cheers

Tried the boiling water and there was definite cracking! Just have to wait and see what happens next..

I go along with @flounder , but only if the stem feels solid.Pineapples dont have a large root system, and the roots they do have are mostly for anchorage rather than feeding.Being Bromeliads they absorb feed and water through their leaves, so misting a couple of times a day is good, along...

I had to wrap all my newly planted exotic trees. Persimmon, fig and almonds don't really like it cold. And I just planted them last october. I hope my babies don't die in the harsh cold (up to -15°C agree expected).

During the really bad frost which I believe we all had that stayed with us here in South Yorkshire my Cordylines and Phormiums turned to mush . I sadly cleared it all away.the following spring the phormiums 're sprutted. And the cordylines where one had been just the individual 7 started growing...

Give it a go @PhilC ....I always try the Ziploc baggie method first now, surprisingly good results on most things.If not then I return to traditional methods. Nothing ventured nothing gained...as they say.

Amen to that! @ARMANDII That looks so pretty with snow on. Im really going to try and get one this year.

Don't go for a massive one to start with, at £30 per foot you'll need at least a 3 footer for a decent show - a lot of money in my book.

Thanks upsydasy . The next door neighbours have a young son . He'll be 3 soon . Did it for him .

I think it's probably Ensete ventricosum the species plant and not the variety Maurelli.Unless of course it was red when you bought itIf you grow it from seed you just get the green plant. Musa is a different group of plants.

I've got a brown turkey that grows in a pot outside - last week I went over it and removed anything bigger than a pea. Anything smaller should "pause" over winter and resume developing once the weather warms up next year; in previous years I've found about 50% of them go on to ripen properly,...

Well it is definitely growing nicely, has thrown out loads of new growth on the top, and has been suckering since I posted this - although no doubt this will wind down as winter approaches! Cheers!