Yesterday was the first time in months that I've visited the site (my bad!) and forgot how much interest and activity can be here.Have been reading posts and joining in a bit here and there....not my original intention at all. I got an email notification of a welcome (I've been here since 2009, but thanks anyway!) so decided to check the site again, since I was overdue. Before doing so, went out to my workshop for some reason, and happened to notice my Ensete Ventricosum Maurelii that I store in there was unfurling at the p-stem! I keep the workshop just above freezing most of the time,since I use it for over-wintering many plants, plus hobby activities. I had previously assumed the visible current prime leaf would have to be removed before spring. So nice and encouraging to see I was wrong! This is the second year of over-wintering of this plant, so I'm thrilled. I is in a smallish ceramic pot (about 4 gallons), and grew to over 9 ft tall on my deck last summer. Not bad for a $19 discount plant from HomeDepot! Hope everyone else has similar successes as we anticipate spring.
