Re: Starting a nursery/David!

Shouldn't be too much of a surprise that there are tropical-zone deserts.

On Aug 17, 2005, at 5:52 PM, kmrsy@netzero.com wrote:

True, thet aren't tropical; they are desert. I tend to lump tender
plants together. My book says Polianthes tuberosa is hardy in zones
9-11, some others say 8-10; Mobot says 7-10. It's not hardy in Z5, so
it's tender to me. Tender sometimes means tropical, sub-tropical,
desert, not fully hardy, to me.


Kitty

-- "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
I never thought about tuberoses being tropical. Mine come back and bloom
every year.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message -----
From: <kmrsy@netzero.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Starting a nursery/David!


Well, I've got a really nice Curcuma growing in a pot. I already moved
it up a size, wonder if I'll have to do it again. My tuberose is also in
a pot - just beginning to open now. Other tropicals I do plant in the
ground, like the Cordyline, Bulbine, Osteospurmum; then dig them up in
fall to bring in. I'm really not fond of containers.


Kitty.

-- "hodgesaa@earthlink.net" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net> wrote:
OK Pal, you need to start focusing on Zone 5 and up..............;-)

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


[Original Message]
From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 8/16/2005 10:39:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Starting a nursery/David!

Bananas and gingers and oh my! Of course when I said we could plant them
I
wasn't really thinking of zone 4 folks. I think I would be happy with
zone

7 in Zem's country.  But we'll see.

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message -----
From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Starting a nursery/David!
Yeppers! Got them repotted... Fingers crossed they seem to be doing
better! :)

Your the best!!

Thank you!
Holli

Ok what other tropicals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:57:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dfranzma
@pacbell.net writes:

Hey Holli, I told you on the phone about Musa basjoo. Hardy to 10 or
20

below freezing.  There seems to be a difference of opinion on  that.

The

fruit is not edible and the bananas are about the size of  my ring

finger.

But the pod and subsequent hanging fruit is very  cool.  Ok, that's

just a
start.

Did you get those hibs repotted?

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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