Updated pics from the garden 6-29-10

[hardyjim]

Gunnera Manicata 6-4-10 leaves are about 2-3" across.
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Thai black Banana 6-4-10 these were 3" tall when planted
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Itinerans 6-4-10
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Brugmansia 6-4-10
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Abyssinian 6-4-10
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Thai giant Colocasia 6-4-10 (I already ruined the surprise)
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6-29-10 The next leaf will be ginormous!
This plant is without a doubt been the most fun to watch grow as each new leaf increases by 50%!
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Bonus pics-thanks for looking!

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Tree ferns-second one is almost 4' across. <img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... -10014.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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Oops! almost forgot these.

Castor beans 6-4-10
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6-29-10 I trimmed some of the bottom leaves these went from 6-8" to 6' in 24 days!

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Purple Castors
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+14" of rain this month rotted one of my cactus(so far) and caused this one to pop(crack)open.

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Sago flushing
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Blue Parryi
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EE's
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O.K.-that's it
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[ScottyON]

Things are looking BIG Jim!!! How's the weather been??

[TerdalFarm]

Thanks for starting with Gunnera. That is the one I'm most fascinated by. Your June weather must have been a challenge but it is hanging in there.
The Brugmansia look great. Mine have had their 2nd flowering already (remember, dug and brought in for the winter) but the foliage is mediocre.
How are the palms?
--Erik

[Paul Ont]

Jim- Your Gunnera is much bigger than mine... I'll have to change up how I protect it next year.

Things are looking good!

[DesertZone]

Everything looks so good. Nice Job!

[BILL MA]

Nice, I see you upgraded to a milk jug for scale just think by the end of summer you'll be using a 55 gal drum

Is it humid there again yet? This dry air is killing me I think I could water twice a day. No ac last night was kinda nice though and all the windows are open right now, I'll take ac and humid though anytime.

Alright Jim you convinced me on the Thai Giant I got a spot for one I think, they are amazing how they grow, as with everything else at your place.

Nice work!

Bill

[hardyjim]

Scotty
We have a streak of 41 days 80f or higher,our avg temps from May 22 when it
started are 66-87f -also over 14" rain in June,+6" in May.

Erik,Paul
The Gunnera did seem to show a little stress from some of the heat but I do water it
at least once a day.

Thanks Dz

Yea Bill
I don't think a 4" pot would cut it for scale now.

Looking at some of the pics again,the Abyssinian is quietly kicking ass too!

I had a feeling you would be in when you saw the latest leaf on the Thai giant
all the leaves have come out of the old leaves sheath and then opened but the newest one did
something different,it actually started unrolling like a banana leaf,it is going to be an absolute monster!

I'll get a pic of it when it is 'fully' expanded,this one could end up being 30" across or more cuz the last one is at least 22"-
they seem to expand by 50% or more with each leaf.

Looks like the humidity and 90s return Saturday,2 more days of nice dewpoints and highs in the mid to upper 80s

Good sleeping weather with the windows open!

[hardyjim]

Here's an updated picture(7-7-10) of the Thai giant-2 liter bottle for reference+






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[lucky1]

Mammoth growth Jim!
You'll soon regret painting the first floor (not necessary), LOL.

The parryi isn't suffering from 14 inches of rain, obviously you planned drainage really well.

Great color on that butterfly bush too.
Barb