Thanks for the tips.I have not used miracle grow at all this year. I guess I assumed natural (= manure! This is a farm) soil fertility would do the t...

Well, the winds came the last 2 days. Banana leaves are all shredded and some of the petioles broke off at the pseudostem. Does that every happen to...

Jim-Yeah I saw your post about your ensete maurelii. I can't wait until next year to see what kind of growth it does. The siam rubies I had in the g...

Tim,beautiful daughter. Keep her away from Ricinus, please. That plant scares me. Super Trachycarpus growth. Mine did great in spring/early summer but...

I will be putting the same style protection around the trachys this winter. I have been using miracle grow WEEKLY on everything this summer. Seems t...

Have you been watering them this summer? They look really dried up and thirsty. Bananas need a ton of water in the heat to push growth out. You bas...

Jim -Outstanding pics and yard. I love how big all your bananas got. And I love that Thai Giant. I'm getting one next year!! It sucks though that ...

Looks fabulous! Did it grow that much trunk in the last year (from where the many boots end to the top)?

Looks great. In a few years those trachys will be monsters! :) How fast do musa basjoo grow in your climate...how often do you get a new leaf?

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

Looks good, like a jungle! I could not imagine protecting that many palms for an upcoming winter. And my wife wouldn't let me!

Wow, those trachys look magnificent! I hope one day my trachys are as big as yours. I like how the castor bean goes with the rest of the garden and ...

Working on frond #6 for the season, hoping for 6 more!

Thanks for the comments. canadianplant,Yes WI is Wisconsin, just south of you. This past spring and summer has been stellar -- about the best you ca...