Reminiscing the past and enjoying the present!

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wxman
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Reminiscing the past and enjoying the present!

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Hit 90 degrees officially in my yard today and with dewpoints in the low 70s it was definitely a nice, hot, muggy day. Love days like this. Just over a month ago I had the worst devastating May freeze I can ever remember ... and it came in an already cold spring. This past week has been very nice and warm, so I'm hoping we have turned the corner.

I wanted to share some pictures from earlier in the year which shows where I started, what the freeze/cold May did to my plants, and finally some current pictures showing things really bursting into life.

Just planted - about 10 days after average last frost date ... early May ... lookin' good!

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Then came a gut-wrenching 29 degrees the day after Mother's Day. DOH!!!!

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Then continued cold weather in May and early June equals SLOW recovery ... pic from 5/31.

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Now for current pictures taken today, 6/23.

You know the drill. The first pic is always the shot showing the entire front yard! :)

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Close up of elephant ears.

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Cannas making nice comeback.

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Banana patch starting to look great.

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Looking into the front yard from the other angle.

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My middle of the yard bed.

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Another angle of same bed.

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Around the other side looking at my castor bean patch in the middle bed.

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Thai giant starting to put on some size.

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My three papayas starting to grow decently.

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Amorphophallus konjac.

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Croton patch.

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Another angle of the middle bed.

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My magnolia grandiflora '24 below' has really leafed out in last few weeks.

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Christmas palm enjoying sunshine.

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Can you see the lemons?

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How about the oranges?

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And finally my two trachycarpus fortuneis.

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Hope you enjoyed!


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RoboCaesar
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Post by RoboCaesar »

Wow! What a solid recovery! It's hard to believe that you're in the midwest with those kinds of plants. How soon until you can eat some of those citrus fruits?
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Post by Henoh_Croatia »

Great garden! Yours T. fortunei is growing very fast. I remember some old pictures you posted a few years ago.
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Post by canadianplant »

Very nice tim. I cant wait to see those mags take off!

Those ensetes are beasts too! I remember when they were just some small 2 gallon plants *nostalgia* I didnt think papaya plants grew that fast either....
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Post by hardyjim »

Summerishy now for sure....

You will not believe how big all the Bananas will get if this rain keeps up for you guys.

Elephant ears too..

Everything looks healthy,your Castors are bigger than mine but my Thai giant has passed yours
at least until the next storm!..



Anyway,not important,every things looking good-how much rain last month and this month?
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Post by cuja1 »

Great yard! Our spring was sucky too! At least it wasn't winter I guess.
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Post by lucky1 »

Nice recovery after the bout of cold.

OK...where's the Phoenix sylvestris you were going to buy? :lol:

Everything looks great, Tim.

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Post by wxman »

Thanks everyone! I hopefully will be able to eat the citrus before fall. Man that stuff ripens slowly! LOL. So far I've gotten about 10 inches of rain in the last 2 months. An inch fell today so far. Just the opposite of last year!

And no phoenix sylvestris. LOL. As cool as they are, I think they'd be doomed to fail up here! :(
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