No doubt right???...And that Havardiana looks so tiny compared to the beast it has become!

Touche lol.... The difference is you KNOW it will re leaf :)Thats true :D PaulI don't think it was a blue form...no plans to try again as I don'tknow ...

Jim is it true "thai black" is the same as musa itinerans? No Thai black get a beautiful blackening to the trunk as it ages,even the leavesseem to ha...

It would look just like that for half the year :wink:

Thanks Igorgoing to try and get a pic now(one day later)the flowers are already changing color.

Would have been a monster this summer with all the rain-closing in on 8"for June now with anywhere from 2-5" forecast over the next 3 days.

If they are small I would try shading them during the warm part of the day(12-3pm)Keep them soaked too,they will recover quickly.

Sounded like it overheated with the X-mas lights...Always good to have one remote sensor inside the protection to seehow the temps fluctuate...or a T-...

They are really fast growers too...they just have more mass then other "banana" plants.Sounds like a killer deal for $5,I saw a nice 2 footer in Az fo...

When you think about how much mass the soil has it seems unlikely the temp would go up much...soil is not a great conductor of heat...I think some 2" ...

Awesome color on that Armata...Abyssinian is a nice one too.

yea Barb.I think I used the hose once last month....The Washy is for sure off to a good start.Even the Fortunei I hacked apart has grown back 5-6 leav...