I didnt think id have enough, but i still have some. I still have to get some dirt too, thanks fer thee suggestion.

THat selloum was in such a small pot fer so long :S, i grew it from seed a few years ago, i think 06. I potted it up to that big thing a month or so ago, and its taken off liek mad.

I'm impressed you grew that Selloum from seed.
They're relatively cheap out west, hence I never thought to do that.

Here's my Selloum...developed nice large caudex (after probably 20 years)

Mine burns from direct sun but yours looks very happy.
Barb

WOw, cant wait till min gets that big LOL. Mine was in direct sun all year last summer (it was a cold summer), but it did really well outside.

Heres a seloum from out conservatory, tha tleaf was about 4 feet long!

My poor basjoos dont seem to like direct sun yet. Then again there barley 4 inches tall ATM lol. ITs been above 5C outside, so their outside all night, so imm assumin the wilt has to do with the plat acclimitizing...

THanks 😀

that's one stunning selloum in that conservatory 😯 😯

Your young basjoos don't like full sun?
I was told to pot mine up as soon as it arrived and place it in the hottest sunniest spot, which I did.
Winds shredded most of the leaves as soon as they came up, but it was never sunburned (unlike my juvenile palms).

I think your basjoo wilt has to do with cold nights.

Barb

Can I join in on this million page post?

Plant your basjoo in the hottest, most sunny place you have Canadian! Let it burn! As soon as your night time temps get into the mid 50F-60f your nana will go nuts. Heat is your best friend for giant plants.

Bill

I thought it was just acclimitizing. They plants took some bad temp fluctuations in shipping too ( my phyllostchys had some bas some bad leaf damage). They would be right in to ground, cept our past frost date isnt fer anothe r2 weeks. OUr temps have been 20-30C, an dnights hav ebeen 6C - 12 C. Im confidenct the temps are good to plant everything now, BUT i know how our canadian springs are... so im a bit leary still.

Right now their underneeth the army net. They get lots of sun, just not full direct ATM.I was actualy gonna move em back today LOL. Im more then likley gonna plant this week end, if not durin the week sometime, I just wanna keep an eye at the temps. THis early spring has me a bit confused now LOL.

Thanks for the tips, Ill be posting pics soon.

PEace

What do you think about the under ground heat cables? I'm sure they would do wonders for you!

Want the link?

Bill

Ive thought about it, but id invest in that when/if i get a palm or 2 lol. The ground is warm now, and not to mention i have black multch. Its just our weather at the moment is a bit warmer then usual, well espeial compared to last year, i probably coulda planted everything last week sometime, seeing as there is NO frost focasted, and lows havnt been below6C fer a week or so.

But now ive givin up on being patient, so everything is going in the ground today or tomorrow, the worse itll do is get a bit cool, and ill cover up some things with plastic.

The basjoos seem to have picked up. im quite happy now LOL, I just cant wait to get em in ground and growing like a weed.

Now i have some "evergreen/shrub" slow release fertilizer i bought fer my bamboo. I think its like 25 12 14. Since banana are essentialy grass/herb im assuming this will be effective, as well as weekly feedings of 20 20 20?

You'd be better off pulling the mulch back away from your tropicals
so the sun can warm the soil.

Ya the multch is atleast 2 - 6 inches away form the stems.... Dont wanna a) choke em, or B) rot em

ALright, so i bought a clematis HEnryII, i now have 5 different types lol. SO I now have henryii, the president, gillian blades, crystal fountain and the radar love. Everything is planted. I jsut have no elephant ears at the moment. THeir being slow. I was told they need constant 20C temps to do ANYTHING.

But heres some updated pics.

All of my canna (Wyoming, tripicanna black, roseman cole, richard wallace, the president, and theres a purpurea rhizome not sprouted yet.

One of the basjoo

THe Yucca Guatemaliensis ( spelling sucks), and filamentosa. Also 6 kinds of morning glory

THat whole bed. Im still not quite finished yet.

My phyllostachys aureosulcata alata. It took a beating in shipping. Theres some tomato plants, and some red pepper pla ts. Theres some moonflower and another 3 or 4 kid of morning glory in the bak

the other basjoo

You'll run out of space in that bed really quick 😮

...heat with warm nights will do it!
Barb

You'll run out of space in that bed really quick 😮

...heat with warm nights will do it!
Barb

Ditto!

The nights are really quickly heating up, the cannas like it. And actualy seem to like the acetemetophine spray ive been giving the ( its been said that a mix of 3 250mg tabs of ACA dissolved in 4 leters of water, will rid ur plant of fungus AND dieseases. IT kick starts the palnts immune system so all subsiquent growth is healthy).

The basjoos are speeding up nicley as well, im tryin to water em every 2 days, and im waitin a week or 2 to start to fertilize em. I got evergreen fert. And 20 20 20. it should to excellent here :D.

So does anyone have any suggestions for plants to try? Or any suggestions at all?

Just a quick update, the squirrels got one of the tiny canna :(, but i still have a ton iin there LOL. Also, my FArgesia has 3 new shoots!!!!