Fertile soil, with lots of organic matter. DOnt use woodchips as multch, I would personally use compost and some dried leaves. Woodchips stend to su...

With climate change comes more unpredictability weather wise. Weve been getting less and less snow here over the last 10 15 years.I hope that Noreast...

Holy crap... Ive never seen such wide leaves on a peace lily :shock: As for the Amazonica, I kill those. Some people just cant grow somethings, and ...

Hey jim, whats the pic above the arundo of?

That is wicked cool.Speaking of anomolies, it was forcested to go -10C tonight here (record low). Fortunately, its changed to -5 (2C below average). ...

Those Alocasia are going to look good.I never heard of the "hercules" Calla. THAT is going to look good once it sizes up

Wait... are you trying to grow a coconut?

Naw, nothing like that. lowest forcasted is -6C (yeah cold, but only 3C below average lows, concidering the long term above average temps weve had, ...

[quote="hardyjimI think they are actually pretty fast when in their happy spot.Unless I find some pollin to try :DOr after they settle possibly?

Since they grow so slow you would have to assume theyd flower young/small.IF youre worried maybe remove all but one spathe? Put the energy into one?

HOLY CRAP JIM! Do you have to hand pollinate the needle?

In retrospect, the ice might have protected some things from the cold. IT also showed the moderatign effect of the lake. You went near the airport, ...

Heres the good thing Jim. I have NOTHING major planted, as my season was just getting going. The lilacs havnt even opened buds yet. I forgot about ...

SEXYTHe scale in the top pic makes em look 12 feet tall, i guess that threw me off lol.They may actually be hardy there with some good mulch. They su...

Wasnt any colder then -6C or -8C at my house, the airport recorded -10C. If we warm up fast today, I think things may have a decent chance....