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wheelman1976

google streetview is amazing....

I think this is the tree I got these seeds from. Any idea what it is?

wheelman1976

Now that it's turning to winter time I'm kicking around planting my seeds that I got on my honeymoon in Maui this past april. I remember picking this thing up when I was in lahaina for some dinner. It came off of a tree that looks somewhat palmy, but didn't have windmill type fronds or coconut palms...

wheelman1976

Here's some photos of my windmill palm boxes for this winter. No real change from last year other than putting 2 x 4 base around the bottom so my doors aren't forming the base. We'll see how it goes. I'll post more photos as things progress, I plan on keeping them open as long as I can to mitigate m...

wheelman1976

link to your youtube channel?

wheelman1976

I have a ton of Red Canna Rhizomes that I am thinking I should sell off a good batch of them. I am looking to package them in a priority mail large box that will hold around 20 decent sized rhizomes. I'm asking $35 shipped. Payment can be made through paypal. I'm also planning on having my wife list...

wheelman1976

you're lucky, I've already dug up all of mine and have them stacked on a shelf in the garage....

wheelman1976

what are your lows this time of year? At what point do you normally have to chop them down?

wheelman1976

The digging has begun.... I need to stay on top of things as I'm starting to finish my shed and get it ready for tyvek and siding.

wheelman1976

Thanks Barb, I just noticed that the not so old leaves were the ones yellowing also. I still think some of the cooler low temps we've had are the culprit along with my not fertilizing.

wheelman1976

Here's my last rambling update before I think things will get dug up.

http://youtu.be/Tzuid0FHF0U

wheelman1976

I ended up building wooden boxes over mine and shrink wrapping them. Had C-9 lights inside on a thermocube and mine came out perfect in the spring. We did have an easy winter last year though. I'm located in michigan. I have a thread somewhere with photos on here showing everything I did.

wheelman1976

I want to keep as much of the p-stem as possible. Lows tonight is showing 41 degrees. I want to cut off all but the cigar leaf when I dig them up and want to make sure that leaf isn't damaged too much. Or can I expect that over winter to wither anyways?

wheelman1976

As I'm sure some here know I have a pretty big patch of dwarf braz and red dwarfs that I plan on digging up and dry root storing for the winter. I would like to avoid frost and any damage it can bring so I'm curious what opinions are out there for when to dig 'em and get them in for storage. I'm hop...

wheelman1976

How are you planning on using that wood stove area? Are you planning to heat full time?

wheelman1976

hardyjim wrote:Looks great-

you can just pay for shipping for the Basjoo if you want one,
assuming that they come back next year.

We can wait until next spring on that. If you're interested some cannas I will certainly have some rhizomes available of those.

wheelman1976

Here's my third update on the yard for the summer. I'm thinking I may have a few more weeks left before temps start heading down and I'll be forced to dig the bananas up for storage for the winter. It stinks b/c they're just now starting to put out some huge leaves!

http://youtu.be/OWoLFenGJ4U

wheelman1976

How is it canada has cold hardy palms for sale and I can't even get nothing local in michigan! Yeesh!

wheelman1976

Great yard Doug! Love the two Trachys by the water! By the way. Have you even seen the videos of the two tall Trachys that guy has in Clarkston? Scotty, that was Aaron, I don't know if he's on this board but I had talked with him a few times. He emailed me about taking those trees this spring as he...

wheelman1976

Here's mine this week just after dusk.

wheelman1976

The problem is where I am located and the types of bananas I have. The red dwarf and dwarf brazilian will not go through a michigan winter no matter how well I protect them. I got these from a local school greenhouse program for free so I had no choice in cold hardiness of the plants. I'm more inter...

wheelman1976

No I don't. I had my palms in a 7 year old's room,cool kid,only charged me a nickle a month :D I have some Basjoo I can send you next year I'm sure. Although,I don't really cover them... I'm up for getting a legit basjoo next year. I am looking for something that I really can leave in the ground ea...

wheelman1976

Very nice! Looks great! How do you overwinter your tropicals?? Everything pretty much gets dug up except the palms which I box up and heat with lights. All the bananas are first year so I have no idea how they'll do in dry root storage, I'm still not sure if they'll go in garage or in my interior b...

wheelman1976

Do you leave your cavendish in the ground over the winter?

wheelman1976

I don't think a cavendish will make it through a michigan winter with the protection I would give it. I was thinking if that actually was a basjoo that I'd get a rose cone and get a light bulb in there for some heat and see what happens. But considering you really think cavendish makes me think othe...

wheelman1976

Jim, There's a tag stapled right on the pot that says fiber banana "Basjoo"..... should I not believe that? I got those from the one of the well known local retail plant sellers here in Grand Rapids. They have no idea what they're selling when it comes to bananas, they just get a few in to...

wheelman1976

Here's a quick one that I took the other night to update. Had a loss of life and some good growth!

http://youtu.be/Y1kP4e0xxF8

wheelman1976

Recommendation needed for a new grower in Michigan. I have about 35 dwarf brazilian and red dwarf bananas currently growing. I plan on digging them out for the winter but am wondering what you all would think I need to specifically do. The questions I have are the following? 1. Dig up and remove as ...

wheelman1976

How do you protech your basjoos?

wheelman1976

Jim, were you thinking to two I first showed in the pots yet looked like cavendish? They had/have a tag on it that say fiber banana "basjoo", so I'm making that assumption thus far. I'm still kicking around a bigger pot for them so I can overwinter indoors. I'm only concerned about mites l...

wheelman1976

Be kind everyone. Here's my first attempt a backyard video. Unfortunately Morgan Freeman was not available to narrate so you get my mid-western accent instead.
http://youtu.be/PN5zpmykInQ

wheelman1976

Is that as big at they get? Or do they grow into something more substantial?

wheelman1976

Do you take the Croton in every winter or is that a plant that overwinters without protection?

Also, do you have any photos of your palms at night with the lights on? I'm trying to find a solar powered spot that will give good light for at least 4 or 5 hours.

wheelman1976

Not to thread highjack but how long should 50lbs of palm fertilizer last me? I have three threes currently, one inside and two out. Am I buying a ten year supply? Actually mine is growing pretty fast, once that warm weather came it took off...and I haven't given it any good fertilizer. I'll have to ...

wheelman1976

paint me jealous......

I want a trachy that big for a couple hundred.

wheelman1976

My mekong is pushing a leaf out every 2-3 days now. I'm hoping this thing speeds up and starts going. My others are really starting to move as well. I also just picked up a I'm going to guess 30 inch tall basjoo that I'm trying to figure out where to put it..... I'm excited for that one as it's my b...

wheelman1976

I've got "banana fuel" ordered today. We'll see. They seem to be moving along. Even some of the ones that had weepers fall out of the pots in the greenhouse and got dry are now opening their cigar leaf and showing the next one to come. Does anyone know about when I need to think about digg...

wheelman1976

How big do you expect your mekong giant to get by the end of the season? I'm curious as ours seem about the same size.

wheelman1976

hardyjim wrote:If it's not from being in the enclosure,it usually just means your
plant is pushing them out faster than they can open for business!

I'll take that!

wheelman1976

What specifically are you using for fertilizer?

wheelman1976

Anyone know how much growth I can expect from these this year? The greenhouse has a dwarf brazilian in the ground where these were and it's got to be 8 foot with a 8-10 inch thick trunk, but I'm guessing it's like that b/c it's in ideal conditions of heat and humidity with no wind... I gotta itch fo...

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