Tropical Gardening

Thanks TO, then thats what i shall try.

Thanks Pete for your advice I'ave got a birthday coming up soon I'm 21 again so maybe I'll get lucky! :D

Thanks for the tips folks, I will keep it in the pot it is in just now and IF it survives I will put it into a bigger one in the spring. Fingers crossed !!

Thanks for finding that Walnut.Its interesting, wether it would work here or not is the question. I dont think I could store them under my house, but maybe a shed would be as good. I do think the secret of overwintering is in avoiding rot, I know many are really tender and stand no chance,...

Hi TO which of them are down to �£10? Chammies or the Trachies? And what size are they? �£10 for a C. humilis in a pot is quite a lot. I assume the trachies are fortunei? If they have started to trunk then it is VERY cheap. Or if they are anything other than fortunei then as long as they are...

T Oasis .... I will give you as many Stags Horn Sumoch as you want

Here's my latest Canna, a lovely rose colour ...I think that was supposed to be Cannas and not Callas in the posting above! :rolleyes:

Live North west (Cheshire) close to Dee estuary and Mersey estuary if thats how you spell it, just click on my profile. :D Also south facing and have 10ft conifers on left side of garden so I have my own little micro climate.

That's the sad thing about Bananas, you nurture them for ages, they flower and then die!!! But the baby ones growing around the base usually take over.Our local newspaper did a huge spread on a lady recently whose outside Banana flowered - caused quite a stir !!!!

Its not that warm here in the winter Fancy. Last winter was pretty mild, I think in most parts of the UK, but the year before was frosty.I tend to think that as long as the frost is intermittant and the plant can thaw out each day then they usually are alright. Continuous frost is the big...

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Hi guys thank you for the feed back.Right here goes.I planted it in the ground about mmmmm late march it looked ok it was on about the third leaf indoors.planted it out it slowed down so i fed it watered down chick poo. [dustbin full of water and a couple of pints of chicken pellets]Started...

Thanks all for advise, musa basjoo it is then. Fancy, nice plant and i will try the web site suggested.

One a week.Ok cool thanks.The reason i ask is cos im new to gardening so dont really know a lot. Unless you ask ya dont know lol.cherrs mate

Ok thanks guys ill leave it then.Thanx again..daz

My Cordyline Purpurea self-seeded all over the garden, yours may do the same but sow some to make sure. I grow up to about fifty a year at work in spring and germinate in about 3/4 weeks depending on temperature usually around 22c.

Hi banana man yes they get a bit droopy in the summer some days, I just get the hose on them at night for a few mins and that revives them.

Hi pete thay look cracking mate.This is my first year growing nanas.I cant wait till my plant gets big.My basjoos about 5 ft at the moment...daz

Hi I grow colocasia esculenta, the taro, I've just put it straight in the garden with the top level with the soil, it soon sprouts and gets loads of leaves. Then in October I just dig it up cut off the leaves and store in greenhouse. I also have the black magic one, that still in it's pot from...