Tropical Gardening

Hi, so is it just a matter of leaving them in the greenhouse and hope that they live until spring ?Gazania

That's the one Spruce!I got off fairly lightly last winter all things considered.......... I lost my Diplarrhena latifolia though which was pretty annoying.

Spruce - minus ten was probably pushing the limits a little for a Western Australian native! The white one came from Burncoose - they incorrectly sent the blue form at first, but replaced it without any fuss at all and told me to keep the wrong one too, which is why I have two of the blue form....

Thanks for the advice Peter just sent for some seed of this from the RHS.

Hi there Sal Now some of your postings make sense .. I repeat SOME ... I will respond to your PM shortly. Tchau

I wish you both all the best and really hope she finds her feet again soon. And you too, don't forget to make sometime for yourself while you look after her

Lol! Now the food I probably couldn't do....but the rope bridge....I would LOVE that!!! :D

Smashing stuff Mira

Thank you for your replies - i will post a picture at the weekend, this way you may recognise what it is. There are lots of different grass type plants in gardens around my parents, phormiums/cordylines/yucca/redhot pokers/pampass grass/could be any of them to me. Also, searched around her...

I grow dozens of them here, have done for a few years now, but all in the ground, various types/heights/colours. If it's ultimate height says 60cm expect at least that and they'll want to spread so make the pots diameter and depth about 2' each way - they've very strong root systems so a...

p.s. Pixe - Agaves take really well from the off shoots , popped in a pot of gritty compost , I've got five in the greenhouse from mine . Growing from seed sounds interesting . have fun with that . Thanx again : )

Thank you again Gaz ; )....so far it look like i will have to wait till spring and maybe will be more lucky . Thank you all and please any nice suggestion about unusual hardy plants are more then welcome.

Cool :D

Here's an update on the Pineapple and Ginger;The Ginger has now developed 2 suckers which growing quite quickly :thumb:The Pineapple is a picture of health, I'm really pleased with that Both have now been moved in to our large kitchen away from central heating but still recieving...

Spot on bilbo

I think I'll risk it. In the Spring I did much the same, just cut it back and crossed my fingers and it has never looked better. Previous years I've just put the entire thing on a window sill without cutting back but both plants are so enormous now I don't think I've a windowsill big enough LOL

I having some images on my mind but it would be more better if you'll share some photos. Like what Shiney said it would be interesting.

Thanks Steve - actually I do remember that thread - I must have been thinking of that. As I said not being a veg grower I was only half concentrating. I found the discussion you mentioned under the subject "1 tonne of potatoes ?". I read a good part but will have to come back to read the...

They started germinating a couple of days ago