Longwoods Tropicals
11-07-2014, 09:58 AM
Another year has passed, year 3 for the patch. 2014 wasn't a banner year for nanners in the lower Great Lakes by anyones standards, only 20 days or so in the 80s and many cool wet stretches, most notably in July, held back all my musas, the DCs had a poor year overall, the basjoos slightly better, only the ensetes were show stoppers.
The pseudostem on the largest one maxed out at 6 feet, less than the previous year. The patch has now tripled in size and will fill the entire area by next fall.
Here they are on Nov 1 the final day before the big freeze.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141101_155548_zps208109de.jpg
The next morning 26 degrees.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141102_072709_zps00d9b89a.jpg
A couple of days later.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141104_073039_zps4883d95c.jpg
Finally this fine snowy morning.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141107_081911_zpsd50ca36d.jpg
I left 4 feet of pseudostem in the one closest to the barn wall, and the other ones had somewhat less than that left.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141107_082616_zpsc8955271.jpg
I have to gather another few more loads of leaves in the next week or so and then all I do is throw a big tarp over it all. I have considered erecting scaffolds on either side and enclosing it all in 6 mil clear poly in early March to give them an early start, you never know, now that I have the scaffolding I just might give it a go.
Regards Harold
The pseudostem on the largest one maxed out at 6 feet, less than the previous year. The patch has now tripled in size and will fill the entire area by next fall.
Here they are on Nov 1 the final day before the big freeze.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141101_155548_zps208109de.jpg
The next morning 26 degrees.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141102_072709_zps00d9b89a.jpg
A couple of days later.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141104_073039_zps4883d95c.jpg
Finally this fine snowy morning.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141107_081911_zpsd50ca36d.jpg
I left 4 feet of pseudostem in the one closest to the barn wall, and the other ones had somewhat less than that left.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/20141107_082616_zpsc8955271.jpg
I have to gather another few more loads of leaves in the next week or so and then all I do is throw a big tarp over it all. I have considered erecting scaffolds on either side and enclosing it all in 6 mil clear poly in early March to give them an early start, you never know, now that I have the scaffolding I just might give it a go.
Regards Harold