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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-05-2016, 06:41 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,492
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Cut my nanners back too soon!

Is there a benefit to cutting them back?

I simply loaded up leaves and mulch layers onto my musa basjoo without cutting anything back. We got our first hard freeze yesterday, but I got the...
Forum: Other Plants 01-02-2016, 12:06 AM
Replies: 778
Views: 142,651
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants)

Here's a new gardening blog on my amorphophallus titanums from the time they sprouted for an entire year. I don't have photos of their current size since almost all of them have been sold off to...
Forum: Other Plants 03-22-2015, 01:52 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

Some of the titanum seedlings are sprouting their 2nd leaf now. They look to be much bigger than the originals....
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 03-10-2015, 09:00 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 626
Posted By stevelau1911
Does anyone have any Ensete Maurelii plants for trade?

I am looking for one or a few ensete maurelii starts because I've grown them for the last few seasons, but never managed to get them overwintered.

In terms of plants I have for trading, I have...
Forum: Other Plants Wanted 02-28-2015, 07:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,100
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Comfrey

I'm interested in trading some comfrey for a plumeria plant. I'm finding that bocking 14 is pretty dependable, and I've never tried to get rid of it since they are just planted at the base of fruit...
Forum: Other Plants Wanted 02-27-2015, 05:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,100
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Comfrey

I ended up getting it last year, and it is extremely easy to propagate.

This year I already have 100+ plants that should be a mature size starting out. There's no way for me to dig them out with 3+...
Forum: Other Plants 02-26-2015, 06:18 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

Most of the titanum seedlings have fully uncurled their leaves now. It's only a matter of time for them to produce their first shoots and get much bigger than they are. That will likely be by around...
Forum: Other Plants 01-20-2015, 12:40 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

If you are in a tropical climate where the temperature never gets anywhere close to freezing, this is a very interesting plant. Otherwise, they make pretty nice houseplants since they just keep...
Forum: Other Plants 01-17-2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

I just got the seeds off eBay. It does cost about $1.70 per seed even ordering in a bigger quantity.

Here are some of the bigger seedlings. The tallest one is over 8 inches tall, and many of them...
Forum: Other Plants 01-16-2015, 11:52 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

Here are some of the picture of my latest batch of a titanum seedlings. They come up at different rates, and generally all of them will sprout. Some may be genetic misfits, but I think a majority of...
Forum: Other Plants 03-20-2014, 09:24 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

Do a titanum seedlings have the capability to give off toxins and kill other plants in the same tray?

The dominant one has grown larger while the weaker one eventually rotted away as the other one...
Forum: Other Plants 03-10-2014, 09:49 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

What's the point of bringing it out of the soil?

For my amaryllis, or other bulb/corm plants, I simply like to leave them in their pots through the winter, and only up-pot them if they are getting...
Forum: Other Plants 03-10-2014, 09:22 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

If Amorphophallus titanum is a tropical species, then wouldn't that make it easier to take care of since it won't necessarily need cooler temperatures?

My idea is to simply keep them under room...
Forum: Other Plants 03-09-2014, 09:18 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

I notice that most people on the forums grow amorphophallus konjac more than any of the other ones. Is it the easiest one to grow?

I've never grown them before, but am starting with titanum because...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-09-2014, 01:33 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 6,472
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Might get kinda cold 1st time greenhouse temp test

It has gotten down to almost 0F inside my greenhouse, no heater used however the outdoor temperature has dipped as low as -9F.

Most of the stuff in the greenhouse still looks lively, and my...
Forum: Other Plants 03-08-2014, 08:28 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

If the leaf gets too tall, couldn't you just prevent it from coming out of dormancy during the winter by keeping the tuber in cooler conditions?

Also, if the leaf will get too tall for keeping...
Forum: Other Plants 03-08-2014, 12:07 AM
Replies: 778
Views: 142,651
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants)

My DCXL venus fly traps are definitely getting bigger now 5 days after the picture from before. It looks like traps on all the plants get bigger on every new leaf....
Forum: Other Plants 03-07-2014, 09:45 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

I guess one way to pump more energy into these guys is to put humidity domes over them and breath some CO2 into those domes, but I'm not sure if that is worth the effort. It seems to help with my...
Forum: Other Plants 03-06-2014, 09:32 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

Nice pictures.

I saw the original seed look shrivel up after the leaf comes out. I'm hoping for them to gain as much energy as possible, but even from a seed, they take a very long time to go from...
Forum: Other Plants 03-05-2014, 10:18 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 10,245
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: anyone growing amorphophallus?

I'm growing a bunch of amorphophallus titanum seedlings and I'm finding that they grow extremely slow to the point where you barely notice any difference from week to week. They are by south facing...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-05-2014, 10:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,070
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Bringing bananas out of dormancy

No. I think there should be enough fungicide and the windowsill still appears to be very cold so they haven't started growing yet. Growth may not occur until the second part of March when...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-03-2014, 08:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,070
Posted By stevelau1911
Bringing bananas out of dormancy

I noticed that days were getting longer and that we are under a couple months away from the usual last frost so I decided to go ahead and take my ensete maurelii bananas and bring them into a warmer...
Forum: Other Plants 03-02-2014, 02:51 PM
Replies: 778
Views: 142,651
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants)

Now that daylight hours are starting to increase, some of my indoor plants are starting to wake up.

DCXL venus fly...
Forum: Other Plants 03-02-2014, 02:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,283
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Growing bamboo from seed?

Given that you are at best a zone 5, I would not suggest growing bamboos from seed as it would take way too long, and they need warmer temperatures to get to maturity.

You could check out the...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-16-2013, 07:32 PM
Replies: 578
Views: 194,410
Posted By stevelau1911
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

If it is not rotting, i would just check on it every couple weeks or so to make sure it is alright. Otherwise, if you want to be safe, you could just rub some fungicide powder all over the base, and...
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