Re: soggy tropicals

Hi Cathy

When I first landscaped my yard I took a suggestion from Marge and dug a hole in my clay and filled it with water. The water stayed in the hole for three days before it finally was absorbed. I gave in and bought 50 yards of top soil and covered the clay two feet deep. Bananas, like many tropicals, like plenty of water but they want it to drain out and not sit in soaking soil.

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Starting a nursery/David!


Drainage may be a good part of the problem, as we have heavy clay
here. All were on a slope, though, and I guess I thought that
slope=drainage. The one that survived was in the most protected spot,
next to the koi pond, but it was the most abused, losing the growing
plant that I received (something broke it off at soil level) and
having to produce a new keiki that first year. Go figure.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 17, 2005, at 12:13 AM, David Franzman wrote:


Hi Cathy

That's odd because they are 20' tall here.  I have three groves of
them.  I can understand them freezing but if they survived the
winter I don't know why they wouldn't grow.  Does your soil drain
well?

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Starting a nursery/David!




Tried them here. Of three, one made it through the winter (with
protection). The sprout from that plant has not gotten taller than
3", thought it appears healthy. Thind I will dig it up, put it in a
pot, and bring it in for the winter.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 16, 2005, at 8:56 PM, David Franzman wrote:



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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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:11 PM
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