jnstropic

Harvey, how big is your jaboticaba? I put two jaboticaba trees in our yard over 40 years ago. The trees were 7 feet tall when I bought them. They both produce large crops, heavy in the spring and off and on in the summer. My wife makes jelly from the fruit. Since it's not sterilized we fill up the frig with the jelly. It's the only jelly that we eat. It also makes good wine.

hersirsmiley

Today, well yesterday, I planted 3 clumps of red currants that at one point belonged to my great aunt who we lived next to when I was quite young. They currently have green fruits, if those will survive i don't know but the survival of the bush is all that matters to me right now.

woo!

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Kylie2x

Good Luck with your Currants.. I hope the fruit holds...

Yesterday I was able to get a handful of things planted..
Kylie


Hibiscus~
City Slicker
Gabriel
Cest ce' Bon
Snow Queen (variegated)

Brugs~
Pink Smitty
Snow Bank
Day Dreams

4 Plummies (NOIDS)

Clerodendrum Ugandense
Patchouli
Zuc's

mskitty38583

yesterday i dug up lambs ears and put them in pots. there were 10 pots altogether, now there are 8.( gave 2 pots to my mom). and i seperated bloodleaf bananas and potted them up. i left the littest pup on the mom.

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island cassie

I potted up some orange amaryllis (spelling?) bulbs from a neighbour - lots of different colours and types here especially in the mountains where it is a bit cooler.

Cassie

phatkix

i planted some miniature chusan palms, some venus fly traps, some musa balbisiana, some mary j and some hops.

i also transplanted my passion fruits, salvia divnorum and marrow

saltydad

I potted and "planted" an absolutely gorgeous tropical water lilly called "Foxfire", with marbled pads. Can't wait for the blue bloom.

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island cassie

Hey Howard - in South Africa in the ponds and rhino wallows they have the most gorgeous blue waterlillies. Don't know the species but it looked amazing beyond belief to see those big animals among such beautiful plants.

Cassie

jnstropic

Howard, I've had Foxfire for 2 years and it has bloomed every day since I have had it. It's the largest flower in the pond. But the best thing is that the flower opens one hour before any other lily. Some lilies have to be repotted more then once a year. But my Foxfire has yet to be repotted. The flower sometimes looks pink but mostly blue. I have posted Foxfire on my site: default.aspx The waterlily page is under 'plant album'

saltydad

Thanks for the info. Steve in France turned me on to this beauty. Love the pics of Foxfire and love your garden!

Edit- Now awaiting a hardy lily called Black Princess, and a lotus called Chawan Basu. This pond is addictive. Luckily I have no more room for anything else!

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bencelest

Transferred a kenandrian from my pergola plat to an open ground because it is growing so big and fast. besides the heiight might be a problem come wintertime. I read it can grow over 12 feet.

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bencelest

Yesterday,
I cut a good size pups of a dwarf orinoco and Sweetheart and transferred them to two 25 gallon pots.

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bencelest

And 3 days ago I have 3 super dwarf cavendish that I transferred from the grounds of my pergola plat to 3 15gallon pots thinking that it is overcrowding each other there.

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bencelest

And today I cut a pup from my Sweetheart and will ship it to Richard.
And also today, I transplanted 2 Thai pepper plants to a wine barrel.

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Richard

Planted 1 "Solo" Papaya in the ground, then transplanted to larger pots 2 more Solos, 2 japanese eggplants, 2 Poblano chilis, and 1 Cayenne pepper plant.

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harveyc

Today, besides some bananas, I planted three white sapote ('McDill', 'Santa Cruz', 'Vernon'). Also planted a 'Tango' mandarin, 'Big Jim' loquat, a 'Genesis' feijoa, and a 'Kohala' longan. By the way, my 'Sweetheart' lychee planted about three weeks ago is starting to push out new growth like crazy! It was an expensive plant and I was getting anxious for a bit but it is now doing better than I had hoped.

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bencelest

I re transferred my viente cohol to a better soil medium and cut the umbilical chord of a Sweetheart pup from its mom and transferred to a 7 gallon pot.

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Richard

Yum ... it will be raining fruit at Harvey's

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harveyc

Jordon, sorry I missed your post. This thread moves too quick!

My jaboticaba is about 7 feet tall and the trunk near the ground is about 2 inches in diameter. My friend Jeff Earl is an hour away and his 10 year old seedlings are quite a bit larger and they have never fruited for him yet. Someone in Australia indicated he was able to induce fruiting by ring barking them so Jeff has just tried that, though we found out later maybe he should have waited for a few months. Another thing a grower there in Florida has reported is that he sits his potted jaboticaba in saucers with water and they will fruit much quicker that way. Mine is in the ground and getting watered daily and I've got my fingers crossed!

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harveyc

Hi Richard, I have more to go! I want to build a collection of about 10 named varieties to try out. I will probably try to maintain these as smaller trees and will probably cut these trees down completely in 5-10 years when I've decided which ones I really want to grow. By then, I should have a permanent location picked out for them. I don't think I'll have them so close to my house