Re: Starting a nursery/David!

Well, yeah, but, us northerners can get pretty confused about that.
Tropical to me seems hot and HUMID; desert seems more like hot and DRY.

Kitty

-- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
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>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> 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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