start this thread out with a song. or two. johnny cash; folsom prison blues. er more or less
I hear fedex a comin
its rollin round the bend
they aint seen sunshine....since....I don't know when
I have been sittin on this here porch here
and time keeps draggin on
but fedex is a comin
and their comin home
nother one. you will know it.
there is a yard in middleburg
they call the rising sun
I plant bananas
oh yes bananas...just to have some fun
oh mother tell your children
not to do the things I've done
don't plant bananas no not bananas...just to have some fun
OK so well.........when tytaylor came on the org and said he was selling tc's, to be more specific fe'i aiuri tc's. and they were not available in the U.S. and they might be difficult to grow and not exactly sure what zones they would survive in...........well........... given the fact that my thumb is more grease than green...........I decided to by two.
got them Monday. usps not fedex
so if you would buy some tc's from him.......he's got other varieties....... here is what to expect. I beleive
I opened the box up and.......
OMG did I void the warrantee
it says at the top; READ THIS BEFORE UNBOXING. ..........well anyways the first thing I see is this, detailed instuctions on the care for your tc's.
so being the man I am I put it to the side. now the water mark in the center is not water, its a banana leaf. next thing I see is this;
let me tell you here and now do NOT bring out yu old steak knife that has never seen a sharpener or your dollar store shears! these babies are well put to bed safe.
one out one to go.
according to the instructions and a previous email with ty [I was forwarned]. I could not find the burpee seed starter or cactus mix so I got the burpee growing mix. now what is not in this picture is where it says for CONTAINER PLANTS and raised bed gardening. I have previously been using jungle growth potting soil but after it went up in price I started to have problems so I wanted to try something else.
burpee is on the left, jungle growth on the right. I have been noticing sand in the jungle growth lately........... my problem?...........DEFINITELY ..............A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER
all potted up. I didn't take a pic of the roots. I want to get them in soil as fast as I can to avoid any root damage. the roots were starting to get root bound, healthy. 6 inch pots, couldn't go any smaller, we have cats. 30 to 50 percent perlite just as the instructions said. ha, you thought I didn't read them. this is closer to 50 percent.
less than 48 hours after potting; the cigar leaf is rolling out. today, Thursday the leaf has almost fully rolled out. I might've not gotten to much grease on them. from my thumb.
if yu go to bananapups.com ty has more than tc's to sell.......many varieties............depending on availability as understand.
beautiful plants ty; packaged with heart.....................................thank you