I was weeding at the base of my Ensete (Abyssinian "banana") today and saw a peculiar looking weed (photo). Took me we a minute, then I figured out wh...

Got palms? :wink:

2011 is turning out to be another great year for you. Well done!!

I water the heck out of my Ensete, like it was a regular Musa, Is that what you do?

Yes, wow. I've seen big critters under the sea but only small squid.If you need a new hobby, may I suggest diving? You can fly to the tropics for a we...

Nice trunk there!I sure am enjoying watching mine grow. Really, you sit back and watch it.

I hear you! :lol: But forgive me if I keep planting the bug in your ear....Anyway, back outside to dig up and pot C. radicalis. :cry:

I spent some cold winter nights planning a trip to Tamaulipas to see C. radicalis in habitat. However, Tamaulipas is now one of the most dangerous pla...

Chameadorea is a big genus. The ones I see in Belize are understory rainforest plants. (Information on them in Belize: ).I have two Belizean rainfores...

There are folks here who know windmill palms WAY better than I do. IMHO, the warm soil would be appreciated but not the hot air. I think it would work...

You can drive a pick-up truck south for a day to nurseries south of you, but easier by far (and probably cheaper) is to go to a good local nursery and...

Good choice, but I say, "go big." With what you are spending anyways, plan to spend $400 + each on some that will look like palm trees now vs. in a d...

Barb,thanks. I'll put in some osmocote but save the MG and K for watering. My base is coir, and I have quite a bit of vermiculite and some perlite to ...

Mine are all the kind that send flower stalks up from the base.Yes, I bet the coast would be good.They grow in tamaulipas Mexico which is hot and dry,...