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Re: How is your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:25 pm
by Bob
Simba wrote:Bob wrote:Started growing first week of March San, pic taken tonight
Terrific photo Bob, makes me almost sad that I got shot of my Rex, but I never really had enough space for it.
I've no doubt we'll re-supply you when you get that bigger garden in the future Kev.
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:29 pm
by mathewtaylor
my little t-rex hasnt done very well at all since i planted it outside about 2 months ago.
The leaves look wilted and seem to have started going brown in the last few days. not sure why, unless it's had too much rain or fertiliser i guess?
hope it bounces back.
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:57 pm
by Adam D
mathewtaylor wrote:my little t-rex hasnt done very well at all since i planted it outside about 2 months ago.
The leaves look wilted and seem to have started going brown in the last few days. not sure why, unless it's had too much rain or fertiliser i guess?
hope it bounces back.
I can't believe its too much rain as my little one has been outside in a pot for the month of May and its not been dry up here and it is growing okay, albeit very slowly, but I put this down to a lack of warmth.
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 6:51 pm
by Yorkshire Kris
Here's mine taken 5 mins ago....
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 6:54 pm
by sanatic1234
I am loving these T-rex pics
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 8:19 pm
by bobbyd44
need a closer look but i think a pup of mine has made it under my decking.. mad stuff!!
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 8:31 pm
by sanatic1234
oh dear... that can't be good!
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 8:36 pm
by Dave Brown
I pulled up about 25 small pups this evening, but my first plant has now made it the 15 feet or so to my Butia. Also the first evidence of the coming up in the lawn
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 9:00 pm
by sanatic1234
Blimey sounds like you have a monster on your hands Dave..
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 9:50 pm
by redsquirrel
waiting for the day one pops up through the floor in Daves conservatory
how many is that so far Dave?
down mikes sunday,noticed hes got loads in one of the greenhouses,spread into it from outside.best thing is hes now removed the glass from the roof to let one out,its massive
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:28 am
by Mr List
Yorkshire Kris wrote:Here's mine taken 5 mins ago....
this one also looks more deeply lobed than mine.
can anybody vouch for the 'rex-ness' of easy tropicals t.rexes?
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:42 am
by Dave Brown
redsquirrel wrote:
how many is that so far Dave?
About 60 maybe, really have stopped counting. The grooved one is much more prolific than the flat, deeply lobed leaf ones.... so far. Still I can handle this better than bindweed.... at the moment
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:59 am
by real_ale
i've justed brought one, what position are they best in, full sun or part shade or full shade?
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:27 pm
by lee-ann
Dave Brown wrote:redsquirrel wrote:
how many is that so far Dave?
About 60 maybe, really have stopped counting. The grooved one is much more prolific than the flat, deeply lobed leaf ones.... so far. Still I can handle this better than bindweed.... at the moment
When they get too much Dave ship em my way I just LOVE these and I have a big garden lol
Re: How are your t-rexs doing?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:16 pm
by Dave Brown
real_ale wrote:i've justed brought one, what position are they best in, full sun or part shade or full shade?
It really doesn't matter, as within 2 years it will be in all those places
lee-ann wrote:
When they get too much Dave ship em my way I just LOVE these and I have a big garden lol
The only thing I have found, so far, that stops it is really deep, heavy, compacted clay. If you are on decent loam or peaty soil, it will just continue to run. It has now come up in my No1 base and shingle topped drive
It's at the edge of my lawn now, but it if appears further into the lawn, then disregard my first sentence about heavy clay.