hi sirdoofus
thank you for the compliment and here is an update of the surviving seedlings
trying to decide if i will pot them up a size again
the weather has cooled off
they are just starting to show some black on the pstem
cincinnana,
i didnt answer the question about the veggie garden
we did have some beefsteak type and cherry tomatoes and volunteer tomatoes from last year
also some pepper plants, kale, lettuce, potato and some herbs but the raised beds were not filled to capacity and the veggie garden was not as big this year.. didnt get to starting some of the seeds i wanted to like okra, collard greens, amaranth, carrots, lentils turnip etc.
here are some pics of the plumeria for you
here are the branches i rooted a couple years ago... starting to get taller
also a pic of the basjoo in the backyard
and in the front yard

i did not dig any out this year so the mat should be even thicker next year
this will hopefully be a new mat... just planted a couple hours drive north of toronto
not the best location.. might be too low to the water table and freeze over winter(hopefully not)
here are my balbisianna types in the backyard
here are a couple non banana pics... my butia trunk
and my pachipodium which has come back from the dead
it rotted off at the base and i propped it up in the sand and left it alone
it is finally looking good again
and other exciting news....
my dwarf namwa is flowering
this is the pup of the one that fruited successfully for me a couple years ago
it is my 2nd flower this year.. the other one i think is my dwarf orinoco although i cant read the label so that is a guess... that one is a small plant and the bunch is failing to thrive..
the dwarf namwa that flwered was similarly small... but the pup flowering now is way bigger than the mother that flowered so hopefully i get a nice sized bunch
here is the other one that i guessed was dwarf orinoco making male flowers
