started bringing plants inside

subsonicdrone · 10-16-2019, 08:22 AM

just a few more to collect from neighbours... and some stayed at their summer home

last year the big ones i chopped down did quite well so i tried it with most of the plants this year
usually the leaves which grew outside die when they come inside and vice versa
it makes it a little easier going through the kitchen and down the stairs to the basement too

they will likely be hitting the ceiling in no time
luckily no flower buds were encountered while hacking

Christine1950 · 10-22-2019, 06:18 AM

Nice collection of plants you have, I find the one good thing about bringing them in is that we don't have to water them as much, you sure do have your hands full watering all of yours. I don't cut my nana down, I treat her as a house plant, I enjoy seeing her all winter and she does put out new leaves.

SixtySix · 10-22-2019, 08:18 AM

I'm going to try chopping back half of my pots.

You're right, the leaves I bring inside don't make it long. And the leaves produced inside don't make it outside in the spring!

That way I can enjoy looking at several of my plants this winter, like Christine, and not have a jungle in my dining room!

subsonicdrone · 10-22-2019, 08:53 AM

i almost forgot about the fruiting one
my friend had wrapped the bunch with a pair of track pants and put a hand warmer packet
hanging slightly below in the track pants so the heat would rise towards it
he did this on a couple nights when the temperatures went near zero (and there was frost)
the bunch has been cut now and is hanging
the yellow colour is likely cold damage and not ripeness
some seem filled in or close to it while others look angular still
hopefully we will be able to eat some!

subsonicdrone · 10-22-2019, 09:08 AM

oh yeah, the scale of this bunch is quite small...
not exactly a 100+lbs rack!

yes the watering is fun at first and becomes a chore at times
i would like to get a hose and wand
carrying buckets and watering with a jar is how i do it now
i use an abs pipe to reach the far ones
it is about 3 feet long and i pour the jar into the one end

Backyard Banana Joe · 10-22-2019, 04:05 PM

I think MABYE the bunch is raja puri

subsonicdrone · 10-22-2019, 08:23 PM

it was id'd as dwarf cavendish

observations from cutting the tops off...
tiny little plants do not like it

Backyard Banana Joe · 10-23-2019, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subsonicdrone

it was id'd as dwarf cavendish

observations from cutting the tops off...
tiny little plants do not like it

Guess we’ll no for sure when you try they huh?

subsonicdrone · 11-16-2019, 08:04 AM

well one month later and two of them have hit the ceiling

thats the dwarf iholena and a dwarf cavendish
it is somewhat problematic that they are already this big since there are many months left of being indoors

a funky leaf came out of this chopped in half lacatan

will these two ensete ventricosum hit the ceiling by spring?????????????

cincinnana · 11-16-2019, 09:06 AM

Looking mighty fine..
You're going to need to raise the roof soon.

subsonicdrone · 12-23-2019, 10:41 AM

well most of the bananas were eaten... they were best with the skin black

the ensete ventricosum large seed were transplanted to larger containers
the other one of the two had more roots but the pic was blurry

they seem happy.. i put them right under the HPS

everything is growing some bug issues though...

i noticed a flag today... unfortunately it only has 3 small leaves
that is its pup in the foreground
it will have many months of steady temperatures at least

subsonicdrone · 01-03-2020, 10:47 AM

some 2020 pics of the garden

the flowering one is on the right side of this next pic... its pup is obscuring the view
the flower is pushing out fairly slowly

i like this pic... turned out nice

a friend had a dwarf iholena flower after being chopped down, brought inside near a window
it was a large plant this past summer
i have not seen it in person but the flower is huge apparently and has dropped since this pic was taken

cincinnana · 01-05-2020, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subsonicdrone

some 2020 pics of the garden

Your plants are insane......and your professional electrical setup looks just like mine.

Plants look nice and healthy......the chalk on the stems give them away.

subsonicdrone · 02-23-2020, 08:34 AM

video update.... i have not been watering as often as i could be
killed my lychee and satsuma tangerine unfortunately
bug issues as well which i have not kept up with
anyhow check it out

https://vimeo.com/393258957

all43 · 02-23-2020, 09:00 AM

Great video, Im allowed the spare room in my house for my nanas by the wife, your set up looks awesome!!

Cheers for the update.

subsonicdrone · 02-23-2020, 09:06 AM

thanks all43
whereabouts are you in the world?
i am in toronto canada

all43 · 02-23-2020, 10:01 AM

South coast of the UK, nice seeing daffodils are letting us know summer is coming and most of my tenders have survived another winter!!

subsonicdrone · 02-23-2020, 10:38 AM

nice! still lots of snow here and snow in the forecast

march is usually in like a lion out like a lamb

cincinnana · 02-23-2020, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subsonicdrone

video update.... i have not been watering as often as i could be
killed my lychee and satsuma tangerine unfortunately
bug issues as well which i have not kept up with
anyhow check it out

https://vimeo.com/393258957

Great video.
You need a machete and a flashlight to get through that jungle.

I have a few plants which snapped at the soil line ....which is not good.

Your plants look amazing in your grow room....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

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