all I want is a banana plant to flower. I've been growing them for three years and nothing. What up?

Steve - never give up on bananas. I dug and stored a dozen banana trees/corms last fall. Overwintered some in my basement with temps pretty much a ...

welcome. nothing like diving in head first. best of luck and I mean that.

nice work barb. those palm pots look pretty cool. your plam trees look great. I would think those palm pots would blow over in the wind. Whats...

sorry to hear about your bottle palm. I saw it in another post late last week and it did not look good (I assume it's the same one from the post). ...

I did bump the container size up. I'll get a picture of it this weekend. My intentions are to water thoroughly, let it set in the saucer for an hou...

Fabulous. Just wanted to write that word. seriously, nice work, maybe in a few years you can take a trip to a tropical island and plant it (or g...

Hey Steve - hope you get some takers. I have about a dozen Wash Robustas in varying stages of growth and maturity. I am thinking the same thing a...

very nice palm. Sure wish I was there to help dig the hole (not really). Must have been fun to lift that out of the container and into the plantin...

nicely done. are you going to put braces on top to hold the panels down.? I'd be a little nervous about wind peeling the top back. We've had so...

steve tell me about your foundation. Are you pouring footers or somehow anchoring to the ground ? Nice work and a great job of recycling.

very impressive Steve. You should just dig the Wash Robusta out of the ground and move south. At the rate that WR is growing it will quickly o...

Duncan - nice work. I think you got a heck of deal on the Washy. They aren't any cheaper where I live. The only problem you may have is that in ...

very very very nice Needle Palm. Not sure about the perfect sight for the needle, but I'd put it in a sheltered location (not out in the open) not ...