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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
So far the largest Mango fruit I've ever had..still ripening. Its bending the branch over by itself. So,I now know...the larger the tree,the larger the fruit. I wasn't sure all these years if I was going to get the previous seasons small but sweet fruit or if this tree's fruit will ever get sizeable. I got the the answer. I am though more realistic in growing these. If you are in the bay area? Plant 3-5 at least. One tree will take 5 years to produce something,and at this rate 10-20 years for one Mango tree give you plenty. Numbers will decrease the wait for more fruit. Another must have if you hire me as your bay area mango guru is That you need a spot that gets dawn to dusk sun..and a wall to add to that is even better. Do not bother me with "Its not growing" if you have it under a Redwood tree or on the shady side of the house. Here's todays Mango photo-
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Adrian
Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:32 pm Posts: 185 Location: Folkestone Kent UK
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Wow Stan! You really are spoilt living in such a nice warm sunny climate, I can imagine what it must be like to go outside and pick your very own fresh mangoes.
Adrian
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Thanks Adrian . Its a once a year brief experience. Usually,you wait until just the lightest tug,gets it to give. Last time..they were green like this until one week in September..it quickly turned all tan. I dont know if thats just me,or a California thing,or the variety. You can always grow Lemons in the UK with the usual protections. Avocados are the same hardiness,but unlike Lemons they wont bear much if at all in a large pot. Somebody in the UK must have a GH with subtropical fruits. I wish he or she would post.
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Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:56 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Since my tiny tiny Licuala Mapu pulled I would say the Kerriodoxa Elegans is the most exciting palm.
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:39 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
See if this works...not much to see with the L.Mapu,2" leaves....UPDATE Spear-pulled= DEAD
Heres the Kerriodoxa Elegans.....I hope I think you can see it here behind the E.Glaucum....
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David Matzdorf
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:06 pm Posts: 5321 Location: Islington, London UK
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
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david feix
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:54 am Posts: 3206 Location: Berkeley, California
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Here's a couple blooming now in mid November
Plectranthus lanuginosus from the highlands of Ethiopia.
Cotyledon orbiculata var orbiculata with Anigozanthus flavidus 'Red Velvet'
A really tall Cyathea cooperi
Begonia luxurians
Agave franzosinii
Dahlia imperialis in my backyard
Mangave 'Lavender Lady'
Hypoestes aristata
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neobb
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:17 pm Posts: 582 Location: vancouver, canada
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Thanks for the photos David! Did you get your Dahlia imperialis from Annies Annuals? Can you leave your Begonia luxurians outside all year? Thanks!
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Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:38 am |
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Martinnicklin
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:06 pm Posts: 2675 Location: Telford UK
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Love the Dahlia imperialis. I find the way it presents its flowers so elegant. I don't think mine will flower this year - I tried to pull down the tallest shoot yesterday to see if there were any buds. It snapped and there weren't any buds anyway I think we would need to go into January with no frost to get any on my plant. Sad ... I was really hopeful this year.
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Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:09 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Love the Hypoestes aristata David are they an easy grower I assume know cold?
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Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:49 pm |
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david feix
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:54 am Posts: 3206 Location: Berkeley, California
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
The Dahlia imperialis predates Annie's nursery, but she also grows it. The Hypoestes is a zone 9b/10a plant but has not been tested for hardiness in my garden. This Dahlia seems to bloom up to 3 weeks earlier in autumn compared to when I first grew it 40 years ago, global warming perhaps? Now it starts end of October rather than last week of November.
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Tom Velardi
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:20 pm Posts: 4337 Location: Kyushu, Southern Japan (33.607N latitude)
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
This blue artichoke is looking nice at the moment...
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Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:28 am |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: What's your plant of the moment?
Which artichoke you got Tom is it a lehmannii one?
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Tom Velardi
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:20 pm Posts: 4337 Location: Kyushu, Southern Japan (33.607N latitude)
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