Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #103, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
Another thought, Drew - I have a beach umbrella - the kind you stick in the sand/soil, not a patio table model - that I use when I transplant stuff in the hot, dry time of the year. (like now!) Maybe you could deploy one of those before a storm to divert some of the heavy rain off your two 'lowland dwellers'. As I recall, I got it at Bed, Bath & Beyond for $19.95.

Debra, I sure hope my Maya grows up to be as beautiful as yours! Cherub and 'Monster' still growing like crazy.

Here's one of my bamboo shoots just starting up. It's been sitting like this (8" high and 2" across) for several days waiting for rain. We're crackling dry here as well, although chances are better for rain this week. If we get some, this (appropriately named) shoot will 'shoot' up over a foot per day.