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Steve
Man, I want to come visit. Those gh of yours are fantastic. I could just sit in there and enjoy the surroundings.
Great job!!!
Great job!!!
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
- Knnn
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Wes,
If you ever find yourself in Central Kansas, you are always welcome to stop by!
Slowly getting the inside together, will post some photos when it's sorted out
Steve
If you ever find yourself in Central Kansas, you are always welcome to stop by!
Slowly getting the inside together, will post some photos when it's sorted out
Steve
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Just about done with the inside
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Everything has a place and a place for everything, Steve.
Except room for your chair!
The pond is a feature most GHs lack, very nice and the fish love their tropical environ.
Your plants have grown so much...beautiful specimens.
I swear it's full already!
Are all the seedlings inside now? or are there still some under the tree?
Barb
Except room for your chair!
The pond is a feature most GHs lack, very nice and the fish love their tropical environ.
Your plants have grown so much...beautiful specimens.
I swear it's full already!
Are all the seedlings inside now? or are there still some under the tree?
Barb
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Barb,
Still have them outside, and room for a chair seems like such a waste of space
I'm happy with how things turned out, just posting this stuff to give other people ideas
You commented on the banana earlier, that was a one gallon from Lowes. Over potted it with half a container of Osmocote added to the mix. Has really done well!
( after losing all of mine last winter, going to keep this one in a container)
Steve
Still have them outside, and room for a chair seems like such a waste of space
I'm happy with how things turned out, just posting this stuff to give other people ideas
You commented on the banana earlier, that was a one gallon from Lowes. Over potted it with half a container of Osmocote added to the mix. Has really done well!
( after losing all of mine last winter, going to keep this one in a container)
Steve
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Steve
The banana has done very well indeed; sounds as though Osmocote is magic for nearly everything.
Looks like it's sending out pups too.
And have those seedlings ever grown under that tree!
Once they're in the new GH, you won't have room (or time) to sit.
BTW, your wife will be thrilled this winter to have her dining room back.
Barb
The banana has done very well indeed; sounds as though Osmocote is magic for nearly everything.
Looks like it's sending out pups too.
And have those seedlings ever grown under that tree!
Once they're in the new GH, you won't have room (or time) to sit.
BTW, your wife will be thrilled this winter to have her dining room back.
Barb
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not too sure about that part yet maybe just a few things that will need to come in................BTW, your wife will be thrilled this winter to have her dining room back.
Steve
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Dean,
Those styrofoam cups are only the beginning, there are some more outside,
Then about 400 more inside the green house
(I need to get busy finding homes for some of this stuff)
I'm not sure about the ID on the banana, the Lowes tag just said "Banana"
Steve
Those styrofoam cups are only the beginning, there are some more outside,
Then about 400 more inside the green house
(I need to get busy finding homes for some of this stuff)
I'm not sure about the ID on the banana, the Lowes tag just said "Banana"
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My illness is progressing along nicely
The Nypa fruticans has resumed growth
It had to be re potted for the new setting. With aquatic soil, that meant bare rooting it
In the new set up, the roots will be able to grow out of the sides and bottom of the container into 3" - 4" of soil at the bottom of the tank.
When growing Palms aquatically, the roots will creep out from everywhere and work their way down to the bottom of the tank. It's interesting to be able to see the root growth! (Chamaedorea cataractarum)
Steve
The Nypa fruticans has resumed growth
It had to be re potted for the new setting. With aquatic soil, that meant bare rooting it
In the new set up, the roots will be able to grow out of the sides and bottom of the container into 3" - 4" of soil at the bottom of the tank.
When growing Palms aquatically, the roots will creep out from everywhere and work their way down to the bottom of the tank. It's interesting to be able to see the root growth! (Chamaedorea cataractarum)
Steve
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Things are settling in,
New frond opening on a Astrocaryum alatum,
Steve
New frond opening on a Astrocaryum alatum,
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Some misc.
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Steve,
Aha! As we all suspected, your new GH is already full
Joking aside, what an array of beautiful specimens you have in there.
Your description of the Nypa's aquatic root growth would make the palms invaluable in habitat for holding banks/hillsides at river edges during monsoon rains/storms. Very cool.
Those seedlings look very very healthy, obviously benefiting from the humidity in there.
Your "misc" pic of the interior is fabulous.
I would putter around in there for hours and hours, never getting anything else done.
Nice work!
Barb
Aha! As we all suspected, your new GH is already full
Joking aside, what an array of beautiful specimens you have in there.
Your description of the Nypa's aquatic root growth would make the palms invaluable in habitat for holding banks/hillsides at river edges during monsoon rains/storms. Very cool.
Those seedlings look very very healthy, obviously benefiting from the humidity in there.
Your "misc" pic of the interior is fabulous.
I would putter around in there for hours and hours, never getting anything else done.
Nice work!
Barb
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Thanks Barb!
Just trying to replicate my own little piece of the tropics, at least until I win the lottery and can move somewhere warmer
Steve
Just trying to replicate my own little piece of the tropics, at least until I win the lottery and can move somewhere warmer
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Thanks Dean!,
For me, it's easier to water with things packed together, I just use a wide pattern wand, then the runoff from the containers takes care of the in ground stuff.
Steve
For me, it's easier to water with things packed together, I just use a wide pattern wand, then the runoff from the containers takes care of the in ground stuff.
Steve
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AaaHaaaa ! just as I suspected . you are a palmaholic.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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And proud of it!
Steve
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