Musas recovering after the worst winter ever

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Musas recovering after the worst winter ever

Post by sidpook » Sun May 18, 2014 6:58 am

Here are a few pics of my musas recovering after the worst winter I can ever remember.....They are small for may but at least growing nicely!

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Post by sidpook » Sun May 18, 2014 7:12 am

and here they were last October.....I think they may catch up???? Who knows....

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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun May 18, 2014 1:06 pm

Looking good; I was not actually worried about them.
Same fertilizer treatment, the locally-sourced fish feces?

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Post by sidpook » Sun May 18, 2014 1:51 pm

TerdalFarm wrote:Looking good; I was not actually worried about them.
Same fertilizer treatment, the locally-sourced fish feces?

yep. plenty of that around here....

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Post by lucky1 » Sun May 18, 2014 2:10 pm

They'll be forty feet tall this summer, Mike.
My pond needs cleaning too. 8)

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Post by sidpook » Sun May 18, 2014 3:48 pm

lucky1 wrote:They'll be forty feet tall this summer, Mike.
My pond needs cleaning too. 8)

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Ugh what a stink in' chess pit of muck and nastiness that was...I love gardening, but not pond cleaning....ugh
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun May 18, 2014 4:51 pm

Fun photo, though. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by sidpook » Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:09 am

Bananas are coming along nicely even after the slow start...Bamboo is fine too after all my worry....

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:05 pm

Mike,
looks like no winter even occurred there.
Very nice.

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Post by sidpook » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:33 pm

I know right, they are amazing plants...Although i have to say my huge fig trees took a hit. They died back to the ground, never ever covered or overwintered them in 13 years, that was crazy
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:12 pm

fig trees took a hit. They died back to the ground, never ever covered or overwintered them in 13 years
Those reminders of where we live (iffy zones) simply aren't fair. :?

Maybe they'll bounce back as well as the Musas.

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Post by sidpook » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:06 am

lucky1 wrote:
fig trees took a hit. They died back to the ground, never ever covered or overwintered them in 13 years
Those reminders of where we live (iffy zones) simply aren't fair. :?

Maybe they'll bounce back as well as the Musas.

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NJ has never lost fig trees, no one ever wraps them, not this year: they all died back. They are coming back front he ground though......
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:24 pm

NJ has never lost fig trees
What a great zone you live in, Mike.
Normally, anyway.

Here, stuff dies even covered :lol:

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Post by sidpook » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:50 pm

lucky1 wrote:
NJ has never lost fig trees
What a great zone you live in, Mike.
Normally, anyway.

Here, stuff dies even covered :lol:

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Post by canadianplant » Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:00 pm

Everything looks great, even the bamboo!

How did the figs do?
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Post by sidpook » Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:50 am

canadianplant wrote:Everything looks great, even the bamboo!

How did the figs do?
Everything is growing like mad. However, this is the first year the figs have died back to the ground. Never in NJ history I am told. They're coming back up now. No one ever covers them here, so it was a surprise for all of us. I even had castor beans reseed and come back like crazy. Ya' just never know
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Post by canadianplant » Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:25 am

I hear ya there mike.... the winter here was just as relatively harsh. My phyllostachys alata made it, so did my crocosmia and hybrid tea roses. And, I had MY fig survive outside too!
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Post by 905palms » Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:26 am

Awesome to hear! My Basjoo pups survived, but not the mother plant, despite all the hay that was used. (my neighbor still giving me crap about all the hay in his pool.. :lol) They re growing at their normal rate. I've since planted 2 Ensetes, we shall see what this winter does to those.... Anyone have luck with those?
The figs around here always seem pull through, my Italian friends say they must be laid down and covered.
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