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- Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:07 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Musa sikkimensis , what size is hardy enough!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2062
Re: Musa sikkimensis , what size is hardy enough!
i had 3 basjoo and 2 sikkis too large for the garage this winter so i left them out,wish now id cut them down to 7 ft or so and put them away as i have nothing left now
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: Bananas and relatives (including Canna, Ginger, Heliconia etc)
- Topic: Musa Lasiocarpa
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2717
Re: Musa Lasiocarpa
radio1julie,if it has made it through,plant it where its at now. a nursery near me planted one out in a bamboo patch a few years ago and forgot it,last year the owner noticed a bright yellow thing and noticed it had flowered.
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:49 am
- Forum: Ferns and Treeferns
- Topic: How's your knuckles? (Tree Ferns)
- Replies: 249
- Views: 35826
Re: How's your knuckles? (Tree Ferns)
cathy,im going to take all my dead stuff to a quiet spot and bury/re-plant it. if anything pops up,i can dig it up and fetch it home again.i think this is referred to as rogue gardening.space is prime here,i dont have it for dead looking plants.im already borrowing another garden to house a lot of s...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:26 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Dianella at Homebase
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1461
Re: Dianella at Homebase
i picked up a tasmanica last weekend,along with a skimmia,both inspired from recent topics
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Barcode mixup / Spikey ID please....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 860
Re: Barcode mixup / Spikey ID please....
id go along with puya but not sure about chilensis,the thorns look a bit close together for that. havent got the one petefree quoted so cant comment on that
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:04 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Jungle clearance
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1999
Re: Jungle clearance
its the removal men i feel for,after humping all the funiture,cooker freezer etc into the truck,garys gonna say 'just a few more odds and sods on patio'
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: Palms (including Cycads and Cordyline)
- Topic: Trachycarpus Flower Buds!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2581
Re: Trachycarpus Flower Buds!
I think you will find the palm pictured is more than 6 years old Nick. They are at least 5 years old before they start to form a trunk. They are normally around 10 years before flowering, this is the reason for the higher cost of Trachies compared to Washingtinia. Nick's one pictured is a female wi...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:05 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Crews Hill, North London
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11669
Re: Crews Hill, North London
chief trading post was ausfern years ago according to one of the sales persons there.they still have many ausfern labels so i guess its true.would explain the massive stock of tree ferns there
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:12 am
- Forum: Palms (including Cycads and Cordyline)
- Topic: Trachycarpus Flower Buds!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2581
Re: Trachycarpus Flower Buds!
mine flowered last year,didnt look anything like ades,more like a burnt out xmas decoration. maybe it had the snip and is firing blanks
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:46 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Is Washy dead?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1392
Re: Is Washy dead?
i think most peoples washies are looking a bit sad but we should have known that before winter came,they arent that tough really,mine looks sick as but the crown is opening,the 2 outermost leaves are half fried and im helping them open as quite stuck together,the rest of the crown looks fine and sti...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: A bat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1385
Re: A bat
the field behind us has a conservation order on it along with the woods at the end because of bats.bristol airport also has some interest but it think its the bats that get planning applications refused.long may they stay there,i hope
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:35 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: A little parcel in the post this morning
- Replies: 11
- Views: 870
Re: A little parcel in the post this morning
i have had the pleasure of meeting jan in his garden.the care and attention he pays his stuff is incredible.also worth a visit just for the advice tips.he willingly pulled a couple of plants up to show me root developments etc.rather than make any more ebay purchases from him,we are visiting again i...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:43 am
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: A bat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1385
Re: A bat
wow,that looks evil. did it try to bite you? braver than me for sure
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:09 pm
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: the worlds most expensive palm
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2167
Re: the worlds most expensive palm
wot a twot. will anyone give me 2 grand for mine?? i will chuck in a dead maniper to go with it
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:09 am
- Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
- Topic: Plant i.d. please
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1122
Re: Plant i.d. please
think id get the misses to clear the cat poo more often don