It really is an impressive garden. Nice house too.

I can see HardyJim leading stunned visitors around the yard- "Welcome....to Jurassic Park."

Nice pics Jim! I like the s. louisiana 😀

Awesome... Looks amazing....

Thanks guys-

It's been so warm/humid that I don't even spend as much time looking at stuff 😥
not to sad though,the growth is amazing!

Bill-

I think I would get rid of the Basjoos and just grow Thai black and Itinerans-try and find some Saba too.

I think the Thai black are(possibly) faster than Basjoo,maybe Itinerans are too?
The Thai black were 2-3" tall when I planted them,Bananas that can grow fast in cooler temps will always
have a jump on other banana varieties and I think T-black and Itinerans are even better in cool
temps than Basjoo-better looking too!

It will be interesting to see which Bananas are taller by Oct.

I think the Princeps in the ground is a little faster but the potted ones had more healthy leaves to start with,
if the planted one gets a couple more leaves it will be in good shape going into winter.

Eric

The Gunnera is not worth taking a picture of,when it get's some more leaves I will post a picture of it.

I agree that the black thai is better looking then basjoo but I'll never get rid of my basjoos.

I just up potted 50 black thai's into 3 gallon pots last night. Twenty more to go! I hope they turn out to be as hardy as basjoo I think they will be. I'll definitely have some biggins ready for next spring.

Bill

Very nice dude! Its fairly hard ( in my experience) to find different types of Musa in Canada. All ive found are Basjoo, and some Sikkimesis seeds.

That thai giant is huge:S My esculenta is slow so far, 2 leaves, dispite the hot temps.... Oh well, trial and error...

Your louisiana seem to be doing really good 😀

How often do you have to water?

Water? I need to 2x/day, but it is so darn hot I tend to stay indoors until sundown.
As for photos, my cell phone/camera overheated before I could take any this morning. I'll try to get out there at 6 am tomorrow to take pics.
--Erik at 103.6oF, with the thermometer still rising.

My night temps are staying above 16C... id say thats the low, average... mabey around.......... 18C??, the days are ht and humid........ I know its warm enough for the basjoos to really take off.... but they arent....... so im assuming i need more water. i water a few times a week, which apperantly isnt enough concidering what ive read people watering......

Sry jim if I took over the thread dude.....

No worries CP 😮

Bill

As long as the Basjoos come back from winter,they have earned their spot! 😀

Jim -

Looks great. I could never maintain all that you do. I think your winters are a little harsher too.

Yea Wx,the winters can be harsh here but we can also be quite mild too.

Our summers more than make up for it though,since the third week of May we have had one day(79f)
where the high was under 80,the growth this year has been absolutely incredible-many nights of
+80f lows.

Canada-

I have watered with a hose maybe 3 times this year(very lucky to have plentiful heat/rainfall together
this year,I think around 7" in May,15"ish in June maybe 8" in July and already almost 2" this month.

I have little wells around by palms so when it rains(or I water) it forms a nice puddle that deep waters the plants-
I am really glad I haven't had to water to much this year as it would take at least an hour a day-esp in heat!

Jim,
I easily spend an hour a day with the hose. Count your blessings and remember why you love Iowa. --Erik

LOL, ive had the heat... and untill recently, almsot no rain.

Between december and march, we usualy see 60-100CM of snow, some times more. From December 09 to march 2010, we seen 30cm of snow. from march till june we got less then 50mm of rain ( usual 100mm easy). The lake is about 10 feet low..., so are most of the rivers and creeks..... ITs finaly catching up, so its been easier on me too . Tuesday, we had 2 inches of rain in 2 hours...... was awsome 😀

Fortunalty I only have 3 garden beds 2 roughly 13x4, and one 5x5, with a few random bamboo planted, so it doesnt take me very long to water... I jsut need to do it alot more LOL

Jim good idea about the depressions in the ground. Those alone can make a big difference. I was thinkin of making deep but thin channels in my beds to make sure the middle holds a bit more water.

When it rains it rains right? Wells are only good if you have to manually water 😉 3 times does not qualify as watering 😛

I guess another thing I like to do is water even though I complain about it from time to time.

3 times 🙄 😉

Bill

I really feel for you guys not getting as much rain,I dreaded the watering when I had to do it!

Almost like work! 😯