Tropical Gardening

I can believe it! One of my cats is a right clumsy sod! But he is catching the odd squirrel lately so I let him off!Bomarea is easy (if slow) from seed. Plant World Seeds is where I got mine.

Cheers thank you! Lovely pic btw

I like it, but I can't ever see me spending 6 hours a day every day in the garden

coolsox , that was a new experiment and the spring didn`t help at all , no one know what would happen and so far I still don`t have a new bulb out yet .... but in case we can always try again

Seems that Musa has been slow this season because of the cold spring.

One already flowered, I can't find the rest!

Very nice report and little bit joules because I love to travel and swimming is my favorite hobby. I never go there but not it is in my list for my upcoming tour. I wish to swim in an infinity pool.Above Ground Pools

I would love to be able to get hold of some of those Aristolochias. Have seen Hydnora in the wild. It is a parasite that attaches itself to the roots of plants - mainly Acacia trees. You don't see the plant at all. Only the flower (if you can call it that ) emerges from the soil.

Joolz , wait.... to my expirience they tend to have roots rotting very easy in cold and wet .

I have put mine outside - just been trying to empty the house. But it hates this cold weather, the top leaves have gone brown and are rotting - so its inside again.

here are some info: -seeds germinate easily, to 98% after 15 days and the plant that reproduces well from cuttings, can be in any soil, even if it grows more quickly with rich soils and limestone 2 - the plant can bloom and bear fruit already after 11 months from sowing 3 - comes from Africa...

Thanks Pete. I potted them up this afternoon in exactly that mix.

I've gotta grow one!!!! Val

It is a bit of a bully but not so bad.. My friend grows it & this is what she says..

Thanks Wayne , the one in the picture is not mine , the picture is from internet ...... I was about to buy one and they told me that mobisu can carry virus and it would have been to my risk .......

Interesting Java - there are just so many plants that we ( well I) have never heard of.

I had them in New Zealand and apparently a virus is killing all the plants , called golden kiwi , are actually really sweet . recently in Uk i bought some kiwi berry

P.S. I put all my tender plants out a couple of days ago. Night Min. here forecast for 10C (well, probably 8C) all week, so they went out and will stay out - until we get another frost forecast. Much easier than out-and-back-in-again which is necessary if it is colder at night.

Suttons sell wasaby roots ......so no need to go to a Japanese restaurant

Take the plant out of the soil and pour some water over all the roots. The ones that go green are alive. The ones that don't are dead and can be cut off.