Same here and I know I would help... I am the nut with a lime tree and tropical hibiscus in zone 8a outside year round with little to no issues.
"what-can-I-grow-in-my-zone"
Then next time I'm in HD I'm going to see if they got any in again. I would love to have that as a foliage plant in my yard!
It makes me think of a Ming Arailia....just ALOT easier and not so fussy.
Steven
Mitch- Do you have latin name for your lime tree? So I could look it up :<)
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Yes, the list is definitely endless. But I think, if we get it, we will only get one forum for all of these things. Which is why, in my opinion, keeping it to one thread would be easier to keep up with for everyone. Otherwise, it will get lost in the shuffle amongst all the other posts in this Forum. This thread for Chat, and another just for posting the particular plant/flower, along with the link to PlantFiles or some other link for description/care/propagation, etc... I really liked Steven's idea of each person keeping up with their posts. Then they could just post a little something like-I just updated my post, post #?, or something of that nature. I know this sounds like a lot of hassle, but until we show enough interest and possibly get the forum, it is all we got.
Now Mitch, if you are a nut, so are we! HA HA HA
I love it... saddly no name on my tree - before I was into the names of plants I bought one on the border and brought it back... it never gets blooms out there and the throns are killer but I try. Date Palms I have tried and killed, every aloe under the sun I tried and killed... so many baby palms and bananas until I had a cover system going.... killed them all sad to say but I had aloes, hibiscus, the one little lime, a few palms - the same old same old, mini musa, blood musa, and basjoo musa, duranta, EEs, several airods - will have to look up names, there was more out there - most are in pots now to move yet again North to Oklahoma this spring.. that is my biggest interest in this thread - what can I do there to keep growing these things! (Will start looking up latin names for the about plants to add.. )
Poor Mitch, I feel for you going backwards! But, look at it this way, if you are into guns and such you will be close to the largest gun show in the world!!! ☻
lol
I started my "trip" in garden life in VeraCruz Mexico... then to Dallas, now to Oklahoma... do you think I am going to give up on my tropicals? No way! Not now not ever.. just going to ahve to learn to make hoops and all this new - to me- stuff for winter... oh and buy a real coat for myself from what I hear...
Another plant that is highly over looked that I have had great results with is Manihot esculenta. I grow it like a small tree or shrub. It looks a lot like a miniature leaf schefflera. Each year cut it down and mulch the base. It also tends to send out a lot of seeds like a castro bean. I am looking to try more species for hardiness but it seems like a hard plant to find. Or I am not looking in the right places.
HE HE HE A coat will be a must I am quite sure!!! ☻
Okay, here's my 2 cents worth, I'm in zone 5a. This is the type of stuff I'd love to find out more of! SE Nebraska can have such extremes in weather, it's hard to find those that will over winter here, and not fry in the summer. There has to be lots of us zone 5er's wanting that tropical look. Being in the country isn't in my favor either, too exposed, although, we're down in the creek bottom, which helps with some protection from the wind. Short on time now, but will be back!
Welcome aboard 7oaks!
see Misty - I know the initial plan was to talk shop only and not trade pics and ask for assitance ( I raise my hand I am guilty - but ya'll are so darn smart I can't help it!) but this thread, merely 4 days old, is already chock full of wants, needs, advice etc that if Daves Garden can't see that there is a need for a forum for those of us who aren't well versed in zone hardy tropicals and tropicals pertinent to our zones, then...well...then I for one shall be deeply dissapointed...I for one am a HUGE fan of before and after pics, what someone did to aquire a certain look, what rate the plants grow at and how long it took to get the final effect...heck...that is WHY I joined DG in the first place..there were so many people with such awesome ideas and so very helpful I knew I had to join...so...here's hoping we are heard...here's hoping there is noone left feeling like..well hey why didn't you ask us...I for one am very very intitmated to ask about things from pro's...I may work at a garden nursery but that does not make me well versed in anything but small talk LOL
Red, I just meant no chat once we get the new thread just for plant/flower links. You all just chat away and post pics all you want to on here! Chat here and post pertinent information for the plants/flowers on a thread I will start later. I am loving every word and every pic!!!! I am still waiting on Miss Terry to respond to my dmail.
Ok ya all, I am doing the happy dance here because I got germination on a canna seed!!!!!!! YIPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE Now what? LOL H!E!L!P!
I have tried to germinate several different kinds of the larger seeds with no luck, so this is a GREAT surprise!!!!
Well I will do the dance with you :) lol!
Congrats..are they in soil?
Thanks, Kim!!! No, I used a napkin sprayed with water and peroxide, but now that it germinated I am lost! LOL I didn't expect it to happen for me, so didn't think ahead!!!
OMG you are flying by the seat of your pants...hmmm...where did i hear that earlier tonite...
I got so excited that I forgot the dog was outside going potty! LOL
I did the same thing with my seeds...then I just put them in a little cup of soil they are about 6 inches now. :)
well now his pants are frozen....you mean mommie you...dog abuse...calling the kennel here
Thankfully for her it is above freezing for a change! HA HA HA
Just plant the seed and it'll make a tiny little pointy green sprout and make a few leaves, then once it gets outside, loooooooookouuuuuuuut, he'll take right off! Oh, and I put an upside down baggie with the corners cut off over the pot for added humidity :)
Steven
Thanks, Steven!!! So the little spider looking part goes down and not up, right? Can you tell this is my first?! HA HA HA
What colour is the spider looking part? Do you have a picture?
YEA!! That is wonderful - keep us posted on this new baby!
The spider looking part is green coming right out from the seed then turns to white. I did get a pic, but it is so small it is blurred.
Thanks, Mitch! It is quite exciting!!!
Gives me hope to try my canna seeds here - might have to go digging them out... where would they be...
I just sat here at the computer the other day with a stiff fingernail file and scratched and scratched! HA HA HA I put it in the napkin and sprayed it and basically forgot, till tonight! TOO exciting!!!
Yeah the white part goes down, your picture jogged my memory!
I just planted a pride of barbados seed upside down(by mistake) a week or so ago and the root started growing out of the soil and so did the sprout! It grew down into the dirt and turned around and came back up!
Steven
HA HA HA Steven! That sounds like something I would do if I didn't ask first! ☻
And guess what?!?! It's doing the best out of the 3 seeds I planted!
not sure how that worked out but it's fine with me :)
Steven
How funny! I am going to try my hand with some more of the larger seeds to see if I can do it again!
Mitch, your article reminds me of how I am with my Purple Passions!!! I bought one at Christmas that was just beautiful, and I killed it! I had someone that sent me a cutting, rooted it in water, and promptly killed it! I love them, but they sure don't seem to care for me!!!
I've actualy had good luck this year, last year I tried and failed with a bunch of things.....But so far so good this year! Lets see if we can keep it up! And that means me not poking in the soil to see if something sprouted :|
Steven
Misty your well on your way with the canna seed. You can place it in some potting soil just slightly covered. Give it good light and humidity and warm temps and it should grow up pretty fast. You have a idea which canna it is off of? I am getting ready to do the same here. I have been getting my seeds ready for the season. I am doing some experiments on them and I have a lot of very interesting hybrids seeds to work with this year as well. It should be a good year if the weather cooperates. Here is a pic of some of my seeds getting ready for spring. I think I have around 2000 give or take 1 or 2 :>)
Misty you may want to try this method for your seed or seeds it works great for me. Just take a clear 2 liter cut the top off right around the label and clean out put some good soil in the bottom around 3 inches and get it moist then set your seed on top of the soil. Place it in a warm bright area and it should grow well till spring were you can easily transplant it into a larger pot. Another old trick I really liked was these small round pots I could get and you take a clear plastic drinking cup and it would snap right into place similar to how you see venus flytraps sold. It was a great way to grow cuttings and seedlings. Only problems I had were they would out grow the cups really fast and fill it all up.
but look at all that growth! I would die for seedlings/cuttings to look that great a filling the cup so fast... then would hate moving them over to bigger and better things... cant win them all I guess.
Hey Steve - you're growing pink pride too! we will have to compare notes during the growing season :o) I started mine 1/30
BTW though, I did have 3 seeds that are so hard even when soaked for several days and soaked in hot water etc....have you experienced that with any of yours? and if so, where you able to get them germinated?
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Read the Palm article this morning... most of those are not hardy for me here but others looks like they might into zone 7 or 6 with some help!!!
Good morning all, and thanks for your tips!!! I forgot to mention that this seed was NOT soaked for 24-48 hours, just sprayed the napkin and put it in there!!! I will probably be too busy today to get to any more seeds, but I WILL!!!