Well the season here is waning. While laces just out of town have had a few connsecuitive light frosts, i personaly havnt seen any here. Lowet temp was 2C for 2 nights, other wise no lower then 5C, usualy round 8 or 9C. Ill give the first frost in my are in a few weeks. My canna have some nice huge seed pods, everything is still growing nicely, but slower now.
My EE, and one musa is potted up, and indoors in the portch, where they seem to be doing very well. If the musa outside doesnt make it, I have a back up, and if worse comes to worse they both dont make it, ill jsut have to order a few more
The picture where theres a red wall ont he left, and the 2 fences, is going to be one giant key hole bed. Its about 15x18 feet, with a slight slope towards the right. I effectivly have multiple types of light, thanks to the fence. The side thats exposed to full sun, is a minimum of 8 hours of light in the spring/summer, and the wall and over hang, and the thing concrete walk way behind, effectivly create a nice microclimate. IT is also blocking the harsh north winds. IF my passiflora survives, i know its essentialy a zone 6 microclimate.
ITs going to be sheet multched, as best i can with news paper, some compost in spots, and all the dried leaved i can find. The back left corner is going to have a macintosh apple tree, and thers already an azalea, and wegelia. I am going to be adding some blue berry and raspberry shribs with some lower growing plants, tons of ornamentals, and vines. With the Phyllostacys located there already, I belive I can effectivly create a mini woodland edge, when I can enjoy the animals, sights sounds and smells, and all the food i can grow.
And, no matter what, I am getting mordifferent species of musa, and definetly some trachys going Its going to be an interesting yhear next year
