Randy4ut

Hey all,
I am not going to post all the pics I took in the back yard this morning, but I just wanted to give links to subfolders I created for the pics...

General overall shots of yard:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/

Palms:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n.../7-07%20Palms/

EE's:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n...ephant%20Ears/

Bananas:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n...-07%20Bananas/

Misc. Plants:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n...Misc%20Plants/

Hope anyone that checks it out, enjoys!!!

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the flying dutchman

Thanks Randy, that is sooooo beautyfull and the pictures cheer me up
because it is terrible weather overhere.

Ron

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Randy4ut

Ron,
Gald you liked them... Sorry to hear about the weather... At least you don't have to water everyother day like I do, huh!?!?!

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the flying dutchman

Haha, no it will be a cheap water-bill this year and I have 5 bottles of rumb
and did not touched that either
I am on vacation now in my very own country and waiting for the sun to
drink a rumb-cola.

Ron

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GATrops

Great pics. You have done a wonderful job with things. Where did you get the Manihot?


Richard

Randy4ut

GaTroops,
I got the Manihot from a gentleman that got me started with palms/nanners/ee's... He lives in Athens, TN. Goes by the name of Will T. Don't know if you know him or not, but has some great specimen plants...

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BGreen

Fantastic yard and pics!

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Take care,

BGreen

mudcat25

Great pics Randy. I'm growing the black ee for the first time. I know I will have to dig them up this winter. Should I keep them in pot for the winter or store them just like a bulb. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Randy4ut

Mudcat,
This is the 1st year I have had them outside. I will try and leave them and see if they come back or not... They are pretty hary from my understanding. I do have 3-4" of mulch covering all my beds, so this will hopefully help...
I actually purchased them last fall when they were practically giving them away... I left them in their pot and stored them in my unheated garage... I don't know how they would do storing them like a bulb. If you pot them up for the winter, just be sure to not water them hardly at all (if any). Good luck and hope you have sucess with them... I really like EE's!!!!

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NANAMAN

Nice pics Randy, I wish more members would post pics of their yards, naners etc. You never know what you might see and just have to have! On second thought, ...... .

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Randy4ut

Thanks, Nanaman...
I don't see many members posting overall yard pics either, so I was kinda hesitant to do it, but I decided to give it a try... Most of the time, I only see pics of individual banana plants, which is great, but I too, like to see others nanners incorporated into their surroundings... Who knows, maybe more will start doing the same... BTW, is there something you saw I had growing that you might be interested in? If so, e-mail me and I'll see what I can do for ya if anything...
Thanks again for the compliments....
Randy4ut

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mudcat25

Randy thanks for the info. I will probably go with potting them up for the winter. I had previously bought ( at 4 different times) bare root tubers and failed. I finally found one at HD. It was about 12in, so hopefully I will have better luck with them this time.

Thanks again,
Bob

bigdog

Randy, the reason I don't post overall yard pics anymore is because of people like you! Your yard absolutely just puts mine to shame. You really have done a great job with it, and are to be commended. I've been just digging a hole here and there and sticking something in it. I'm waiting on a dumptruck load of topsoil to start creating some raised beds. My soil is just too pitiful to grow a lot of the things (bananas) that I like to grow. It's great for Trachys though, rhododendrons and azaleas, bluberries, hydrangeas, and other acid-loving plants. Different parts of the yard support bananas better than others also. My front bed doesn't support anything very well except my Trachys. My pathectic Hedychium coronarium is only about 1 foot tall in that bed, and last year I had a Musella lasiocarpa completely stall out in that bed. EEs did ok though. Ummm...am I dragging on here??

Well, nice job anyhows! Gotta get down there soon.

NANAMAN

I would like to see a sticky thread dedicated to members yard photos(voluntary of course)!That way you get to see stuff that you might not have thought to plant yourself, or don't want to grow for whatever reason, or does not grow well in your particular zone.Also it would be a cool way to document the changes that your yard has undergone,and may give others ideas that they hadn't thought of. Who cares if your yard is incomplete,or whatever,I'm sure other banana members would love to see it! Besides,who else but other banana enthusiasts, can appreciate the efforts that have gone into it. l wish I had documented the progression of mine so far! I'm only interested in growing edible desert bananas, pineapples, tropical clumping bamboo,and a few tomatoes now and then so my yard might be boring to some, but it's paradise to me! I'll post some pics soon.

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Randy4ut

Nanaman,
Just thought I would post a couple of progression pics of the bed near the pool...

April 22, 2007



May 25, 2007



June 11, 2007



July 7, 2007



Warm soil and lots of water, sure can do wonders, huh!??!

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modenacart

What do you do with the palms during winter? Wrap them in plastic?

Randy4ut

modenacart,
The only palm that I have to really worry about is the Queen palm in a large nursery pot... It spent last winter inside my unheated garage... The others will be fine until temps get lower teens or colder... I will then wrap with mini Christmas lights and wrap with frost cloth... I haven't had to do that so far, since this is just my 3rd year with the palms, but I have everything in place to do so if need be...

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MediaHound

Awesome yard, Randy!

Ron, this should make you feel even better:
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n.../Snow%20Palms/

MediaHound

If you want, go ahead and start the thread, Brian, I'll stick it.

Randy4ut