Progress for the year pics

Steve in France · 09-10-2007, 12:26 PM

First I must say many Thanks to the members who have helped me get a garden going this year. From arriving in the US in January this year to today there has been great progress in putting together a new plant collection after having to leave my French garden. Everything I grow is in pots and all started out small this Spring , I use 10 gallon pots for the bigger plants and five gallon for most of the smaller stuff.
Next year big Musa will move up to 25 gallon pots.

Thank you all , without your help I would have been Doomed

Later
Steve

momoese · 09-10-2007, 02:53 PM

Wow that's a lot of potted plants! Where do they go in the winter?

MediaHound · 09-10-2007, 03:08 PM

Awesome!

Kylie2x · 09-10-2007, 03:51 PM

OOOO!!! I bet your house gets crowded come winter...LOL Everything looks great!!!
Kylie

Steve in France · 09-10-2007, 05:29 PM

Thanks guys, container growing is a bit harder than in the ground , but with us having a house in France and a short stay here it's not worth buying a place here too. So container gardening is my way to go. As to the Winter question , well I'll be build two Hoophouse's in the back next month . One normal six of seven foot ceiling one about 11 ft . I hope to just keep plants alive but not growing much in the larger space. In the smaller space I'll keep the heat levels up and try to get some growth for next Spring. I'll put a fan heater in both spaces to keep conditions at 50 f or above. I'll expand the collection for next year and then I guess I better just work on getting fruit. When we leave all the plants will be up for new homes with members here. Mostly I'll give them away , perhaps sell the odd rare one. I guess people will need a truck to take the giants in 25 gallon pots. And then I get to start all over again in a different part of the World, crazy I know but that's our life.
Later
Steve

frankthetank · 09-10-2007, 08:14 PM

Steve-

Did i see a monkey in there somewhere :06:

Nice. I've got a lot of pots, but nowhere near that.

Mark Hall · 09-11-2007, 05:43 AM

Steve I have to say in the short time you have been there you have amassed a very enviable collection . They all look in pristene condidion too.

What is the Tall Musa in picture two ? and I do hope you can get your self a better wheelbarrow than the one in the picture as I can't see that one carrying 25 gallon pots...LOL .

Tha dark stemmed colocasia looks good too.

Sailfish · 09-11-2007, 10:51 AM

very nice collection

I really like the one closest to the viewer(on the left) in the 1st pic

Tobi · 09-11-2007, 11:49 AM

WOW, this is a very nice collection!

What are the two Musas for a kind?

Tobias

Steve in France · 09-11-2007, 12:43 PM

Hi Guys , Mark the Musa in pic two is 'Ice Cream' ...... or 'Misi Luki' or perhaps 'Ice Cteam' ,guess who lost the label

. So glad to help with that ID. The Colocasia is Colocasia 'Big Dipper'

Next , pic one scene one is the Lovely Ensete Thai Superbum form our very own Gabe , it's my favorit plant because of the blue/white colour. And it grows about a thousand miles an hour

.

Next , well I did not understand the question Tobias " What are the two Musas for a kind? " , if it's the two big red ones they are Ensete 'Maurelii'
If it's the two spalshed red ones they are just your normal old 'Zebrina'.

Thanks guys
Later
Steve

Rmplmnz · 09-14-2007, 10:32 PM

Steve...the first pic..what is the big green banana in front?

Chris

Steve in France · 09-15-2007, 10:24 AM

Chris that's an Ensete 'Thai Superbum' , it's the seedling from Gabe I recieved a few months ago. I just hope I can get these plants hrough the Winter.
Later
steve

Rmplmnz · 09-15-2007, 10:42 AM

Wow...seedling from a couple of months ago...awesome job!!

Chris

Tobi · 09-15-2007, 11:39 AM

Oh sorry, my english is bad!
What are these two Musas on picture 3?
Is the question grammatical right? When not can you corregt me please

.

Steve in France · 09-15-2007, 01:14 PM

Hi Tobi ,the one on left is 'Saba' the one on the right could be 'Misi Luki or Ice Cream , I'm thinking Misi Luki at the moment. Don't work about your English , I'm very Dyslexic so my English is not so great.
Later
Steve

Tobi · 09-15-2007, 01:44 PM

Hello Steve,
ok thank you, very nice plants!

09-10-2007, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Steve in France Senior Member Steve in France's Photo Gallery Location: Bethesda, MD Find me on the map! Zone: zone: it says 6 to 8 Name: Steve in France Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 382 BananaBucks : 5,408 Feedback: 12 / 93% Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Progress for the year pics Thanks guys, container growing is a bit harder than in the ground , but with us having a house in France and a short stay here it's not worth buying a place here too. So container gardening is my way to go. As to the Winter question , well I'll be build two Hoophouse's in the back next month . One normal six of seven foot ceiling one about 11 ft . I hope to just keep plants alive but not growing much in the larger space. In the smaller space I'll keep the heat levels up and try to get some growth for next Spring. I'll put a fan heater in both spaces to keep conditions at 50 f or above. I'll expand the collection for next year and then I guess I better just work on getting fruit. When we leave all the plants will be up for new homes with members here. Mostly I'll give them away , perhaps sell the odd rare one. I guess people will need a truck to take the giants in 25 gallon pots. And then I get to start all over again in a different part of the World, crazy I know but that's our life. Later Steve __________________ Always looking for a lost pup

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Steve in France Senior Member Steve in France's Photo Gallery Location: Bethesda, MD Find me on the map! Zone: zone: it says 6 to 8 Name: Steve in France Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 382 BananaBucks : 5,408 Feedback: 12 / 93% Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Progress for the year pics Hi Guys , Mark the Musa in pic two is 'Ice Cream' ...... or 'Misi Luki' or perhaps 'Ice Cteam' ,guess who lost the label . So glad to help with that ID. The Colocasia is Colocasia 'Big Dipper' Next , pic one scene one is the Lovely Ensete Thai Superbum form our very own Gabe , it's my favorit plant because of the blue/white colour. And it grows about a thousand miles an hour . Next , well I did not understand the question Tobias " What are the two Musas for a kind? " , if it's the two big red ones they are Ensete 'Maurelii' If it's the two spalshed red ones they are just your normal old 'Zebrina'. Thanks guys Later Steve __________________ Always looking for a lost pup Last edited by Steve in France : 09-11-2007 at 12:44 PM. Reason: add

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Steve in France Senior Member Steve in France's Photo Gallery Location: Bethesda, MD Find me on the map! Zone: zone: it says 6 to 8 Name: Steve in France Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 382 BananaBucks : 5,408 Feedback: 12 / 93% Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Progress for the year pics Chris that's an Ensete 'Thai Superbum' , it's the seedling from Gabe I recieved a few months ago. I just hope I can get these plants hrough the Winter. Later steve __________________ Always looking for a lost pup

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Steve in France Senior Member Steve in France's Photo Gallery Location: Bethesda, MD Find me on the map! Zone: zone: it says 6 to 8 Name: Steve in France Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 382 BananaBucks : 5,408 Feedback: 12 / 93% Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Progress for the year pics Hi Tobi ,the one on left is 'Saba' the one on the right could be 'Misi Luki or Ice Cream , I'm thinking Misi Luki at the moment. Don't work about your English , I'm very Dyslexic so my English is not so great. Later Steve __________________ Always looking for a lost pup

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