Tropical Gardening

Theyre so beautiful Steve - and great photos

Very Looks like a good size plant for only �£7.45.

mrs bucket, what is the name of your banana plant, there should be a tag on the plant. is it musa basjoo?

Hi jazid, I had this happen to me with my photobucket account. They were concerned and tried to help, they could see my 19 pictures but I couldn't, never did find out what happened!

Thankyou Dixy, Dendro and Jazid, with respect to the Eucalyptus and Hazel contorta, I've bought westland compost with ji no.3, does this sound about right for potting in large pots ( about 1ftandhalf in diameter)? I also have some bonemeal should i add this when potting up? :confused: , will i...

Well BM very impressed, you certainly have created what looks like a large space, Do you have edible bananas or is the weather a problem in our country as i had banana trees on my patio when i lived in houston,texas. mind dont know what kind they were, in actual fact a friend of mine over there...

Rosa I mean't to say to you don't put the banana on or over any wooden furniture as the leaves perspire at night and will leave small pools of water on your best furniture

THANKS FOR THE E.MAIL WEBMASTER i THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.fancy :eek: :D

Cheers BM - I shall post the results when they start to grow! :D

:DI bet you can grow some stonking palms and bananas in Italy.

Is that basjoo, banana man, I had one flower a couple of years ago but no fruit. I was under the impression that they needed another plant to pollenate, unless its something like cavendishii. I hope your right about the hot summer. :D

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I have a cordyline with 2 young plants growing from the bottom, can i cut these off and grow, or what is the best way to grow them on.

yes, she eats them all! She loves all fruit, and carrots too! Between her and the birds, we rarely got any loganberries! And I've seen her on her back legs, front legs in the air, stretching her head up for grapes! :D

Anne Marie, you could cut the old plant back pretty hard and let it shoot away from the base.

DEFINATELY DON'T BURN, you can use what ever means needed to remove the dead leaves, as long as the new ones are not cut. yes trim with hedge trimmer to above the new growth, or by hand, remembering to wear suitable hand protection, and arms covered.

PeteGorgeous leaves. Is getting rid of all the fruit a problem? :DNik

Do let us know how you get on, I have one as well as hundreds of other gardeners and, mine is not over healthy may be due to the very cold winter.

I've used the palm centre, and its worth a visit if you like palms of course :D But they also sell other plants, must say they are a bit pricey I thought, and some of their hardiness claims are a bit stretched. Well I think so, anyway. They tend to say that it will survive at a certain...

If you do decide to grow then in the ground geoff, dont plant them straight out into the garden, get them started with a bit of heat in the greenhouse, in pots first, then plant them out when its normal time for bedding plants in your area. That way they flower much earlier. :D