Bananarama and a few odd pics

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:30 pm

My little buddy sure likes making faces!

He is a fun little dude!

Purple Castors rule!

Another Castor variety

Giant reed grass is flowering this year-

Thai giant and I

forgot to suck my neck in!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:27 pm

Great photos!
Is the little guy in photo #1 your photographer?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:17 pm

Nice pics...thanks for sharing!!!!!

Gorgeous bananas!!!

hilashes · Post by **hilashes** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:06 pm

Great pics Jim, thanks for sharing! Cool little guy..

CANNOT believe that Thai Giant..it's outstanding!!

Heidi

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:00 am

Thanks for the pics Jim.

Dig that banana up and take it in for winter... How else are you going to get any potassium?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:02 am

Nice pics, that thai giant is awesome.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:37 am

Thanks guys/gals

His mom took the photo.

He was making faces at me the other day
so,I snapped one

Paul

I thought about building some contraption around the Banana plant to keep the blooms going......
but I think I have enough to keep me busy.

Cold air comes down from Canada this weekend,we are in our longest driest stretch of the year right now
and 'they' are predicting an Omega block through(at least) next week/beyond?,
nice to let things finally dry out-especially going into fall/winter!

Omega block=

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/blocking/

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:15 am

Jim,
did she take the dragonfly photos as well? Those are stunning. I cannot imagine the skill it would take to get a snap like that!
I find plants hard enough to take pictures of!
Also, thanks for the "block" link. That was interesting.
I'm also appreciating the cool dry air we both have right now. --Erik

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:32 pm

Imagine the skill it would take to photograph yourself

that's the only one I didn't take.

Bill here's a pic of the Takil seedling-

notice the fuzz on the leaf as well as that(I'm sure you noticed)it's a 2 ridger

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:03 pm

No doubt, you're a skilled photographer.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:13 pm

Na,the camera does all the work-you just make sure it's
clear in the window and it will be in the shot

ScottyON · Post by **ScottyON** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:51 pm

Wow Jim.. Things look amazing!! The Giant got huge!! Cold this weekend coming eh?? Blame Canada!!! Hopefully you'll avoid the front. So remember how Erik had no shirt on in that one pic a while ago?? Looks like you're not wearing any pants in the Giant photo!!

Just kiddin!! Who's next??

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:59 pm

[quote="ScottyON"] Looks like you're not wearing any pants in the Giant photo!!

[/quote]

And here I thought I was cool for growing Ficus carica.

--Erik

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:52 am

Sure jim, blame canada.......

lol. IF it makes you feel better, we had out first frost saturday night. Cannas have stopped in their tracks, so have my morning glories..... I think the passiflora and cyperus are still going though.. .dunno how I pulled that one off :S Funny.... days at 14-18C, and nights hovering around freezing......

The banana flower is crazy. Any luck on an ID yet??

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:03 am

Looking really good Jim as always!

I hope the frost spared you this morning, it must have been close.

I'm planting my takils today for sure

Bill

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:00 am

No ID(ea) yet Jesse-thanks for not sending to cold of air down just yet

Looks like about 38F again last night Bill

it did frost about 125-150 miles north of here though.

Garden still looks untouched and surprisingly the Bananas and Thai giant(etc) continue to grow.

Never heard back from James about the other 4 Takil,hopefully they went out today

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:07 am

Wow, what great pictures Jim. The banana blossom shots are sooooo interesting.
Have never seen how bananas develop from the blossom. Very cool.

Since that Thai is out front, I hope you were wearing pants....

I can only imagine how hard you're working to protect stuff in the coming days.

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:02 am

Nothing to imagine on either front

Check out the 10 day forecast-gorgeous!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/52556

I don't have to protect anything until we approach the mid 20s(F)and even then 2 of the
T.ferns will be first to get covered but not permanently -yet.

I only need to use a few (new)covers this year,most everything else gets the same cover.

I am going to experiment with one of my Waggies exposing it to more winter weather
this year.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:58 am

Hey eric if all goes to plan, ill be growing one myself next year

( the ficus)

Hey Jim, whats your opinion on that Arundo? Ive read they can survive up in zone 4, with a super thick layer of multch...

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:20 pm

I think they would easily-
I hardily protected mine at all,just a pile of mulch right over the top and it came back and grew to
11' this(2nd) year.

I am sure it will be even bigger next year!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:48 pm

Jim,
did you find Arundo at a local nursery or did you get it mail order?
I know it grows well here as there are numerous big clumps in the area. I might just ask next Spring if I can dig some up.
--Erik

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:36 pm

I know hortico sells it, and ships roses to the states... not sure on the perennials n evergreens...

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:37 pm

Alligator alley/Amazing Gardens

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:02 pm

Darn! And I was just there last month.
Oh well, I'll just have to make another road trip in April. (Wonder if the neighborhood will still have, uh,

)

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:27 am

Arundo is such a crazy grower in the SE states, and areas with lots fo rain, im sure your buddy would let some go. Then again, all you really need is one rhizome

Corrosion · Post by **Corrosion** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:15 am

a new camera?

Anyway I finally understand the real size of the thai giant when a person is a next to it, the ensete is also bigger than I thought it was.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:30 am

Canadian- I grew Arundo for one summer, 2 small plantings. This past winter (extreme low in the zone 6a range, -23C or so) killed it outright. I 'only' put 6" of mulch on it, so that was definitely a factor!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:26 pm

Corrosion wrote:a new camera? Anyway I finally understand the real size of the thai giant when a person is a next to it, the ensete is also bigger than I thought it was.

Not a new camera,just took a little more time to
adjust the focus on the close-ups

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:11 am

Hmmmm thanks paul ill keep that in mind.... Its usualy rated for zone 6 but i found a few sources stating regrowth in zone 4...... Must have the right microclimate for it.......

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