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Posted on 7/25/26 at 2:34 pm to Tigerlaff
right on
it grows in spurts. It will set a dozen new buds and send out branches then after a while it drops any new tips and takes a break. Then does it again
Cool plant
it grows in spurts. It will set a dozen new buds and send out branches then after a while it drops any new tips and takes a break. Then does it again
Cool plant
Posted on 7/25/26 at 3:26 pm to cgrand
It's growing roots. Every time it expands the root base it pushes more foliage. Highly invasive and vigorous plant in climates that don't freeze. It's a weed when we are warm. Never takes a break.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 6:32 pm to Tigerlaff
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I've got enough plants.
Damn. :(.
That sucks about your flame thrower. Mine is about to open the new spike.
This post was edited on 7/25/26 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 7/25/26 at 6:36 pm to wiltznucs
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I’ve got an Alocasia Dawn that has been struggling. Indoor kept under a grow light with plenty of nutrients. Nonstop drama. They are definitely more temperamental than monsteras, etc.
My other one is thriving. I don’t know what kind it is other than a
Alocasia. LOL. I have repotted it in the Gary mix and it’s booming. I actually cut about 15 leaves off it today. I want the main ones to get bigger
I don’t know about this big one though.
I could see it struggling on me. I really don’t have any places with no sun to put it.
My other one is doing great
Posted on 7/26/26 at 10:23 am to LanierSpots
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That sucks about your flame thrower.
Just part of the game baw. Gives me a chance to grow the one I really wanted anyway (hookeri flamethrower). I want to see that frond when it unfurls!
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:08 pm to Tigerlaff
pawpaws shaded. Boy Scout style. I didn’t have any shade cloth so I used a roll of landscape fabric we’ll see how it does
I left the benson and Shenandoah uncovered they don’t seem to mind the sun. Keeping the bed watered is a chore right now
I left the benson and Shenandoah uncovered they don’t seem to mind the sun. Keeping the bed watered is a chore right now
Posted on 7/26/26 at 3:33 pm to Tigerlaff
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Just part of the game baw. Gives me a chance to grow the one I really wanted anyway (hookeri flamethrower). I want to see that frond when it unfurls!
I had a charter trip today. When I got home, I checked it out. Starting to unfold. Looking a lot like the last one.
I read where if the tree stays more in shade, the red will be more bright and brilliant. My problem is I just don’t have a lot of shade area. My lanai is fairly covered in furniture and outdoor kitchen so I only have a place there for a few plants underneath there. I have my lipstick in there and I’m not moving yet. So I have moved the flamethrower out by the pool in the area where it’s getting a decent amount of sun. I did that a little bit at a time. It’s been out there a few months now and is doing OK but I can definitely tell that the fronds are getting a little burnt in the sun every day. But it’s gonna be red.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:06 pm to LanierSpots
Pretty plant. Palms are very calming to look at too.
Here’s my tropical problem child. This shampoo ginger is finally starting to grow…this is year 3. Adding another 1/2 day shade helped a lot this plant hates direct sun.
It needs watering every day because the bed is on a hard slope, and needs heavy feeding. All of this is likely the circumstances of where I planted it. But I will not give up until I’m showering with it LOL
Here’s my tropical problem child. This shampoo ginger is finally starting to grow…this is year 3. Adding another 1/2 day shade helped a lot this plant hates direct sun.
It needs watering every day because the bed is on a hard slope, and needs heavy feeding. All of this is likely the circumstances of where I planted it. But I will not give up until I’m showering with it LOL
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:17 pm to cgrand
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Here’s my tropical problem child. This shampoo ginger is finally starting to grow…this is year 3. Adding another 1/2 day shade helped a lot this plant hates direct sun.
Looks and sounds a lot like my shell gingers. Same. They hate the sun but mine get some sun so they roll up during the day at times. They also are some thirsty plants. I honestly dont even think they can get enough water. They are growing like crazy too. I have a bunch of them in my yard. I planted some in between my palms on the side of my pool cage to fill the gap below them for privacy.
And they like to be fertilized. I dont think I am feeding them enough.
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 7/27/26 at 5:17 am to LanierSpots
Man that thing is awesome.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 9:54 am to Tigerlaff
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Man that thing is awesome.
yea, it is getting big too. That will be a tall frond once it completely opens up. I would guess in a couple days. I will take a better picture.
That big Alocasia already has a new ear coming. I didnt even notice it when I bought it. It just popped out the second day I had it. It came out of there fast
Posted on 7/27/26 at 10:31 am to LanierSpots
Pretty sure none of my grafts took! Probably my fault, I put them in semi shade under a lemon young lemon tree and my nam doc mai instead of full shade. It's probably too late to in summer to try again. 
Posted on 7/27/26 at 12:10 pm to Neauxla
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Pretty sure none of my grafts took! Probably my fault, I put them in semi shade under a lemon young lemon tree and my nam doc mai instead of full shade. It's probably too late to in summer to try again.
You can graft mango anytime it's warm but yeah, full shade for any type of grafting. I've got 7 brand new seedlings growing that I'll graft in spring.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 6:51 pm to Tigerlaff
Just noticed how big my passion fruit vine has gotten. It is about the same size on the other side of the fence, too. This was in an 8 gallon pot in February.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 8:26 pm to Loup
Been eating some good purple possum passion fruits the last two weeks. Almost no tartness in the fruits that drop off the vine. Started hoarding them to make jelly next weekend.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 9:03 pm to Loup
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Just noticed how big my passion fruit vine has gotten. It is about the same size on the other side of the fence, too. This was in an 8 gallon pot in February.
Wow that's doing way better than my two in ground vines. Mine are staying too wet and stopped producing. Lesson learned. Big pots only next year. Then can easily cut them away and freeze protect.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 9:47 pm to Tigerlaff
Taiwan ruby seedless guava has totally recovered from initial defoliation when I bare rooted it on 4/3/26 to remove the crappy bark soil from the grower. It was about a 5g sized tree that I dropped directly into a 25g. There is no such thing as overpotting if your soil mix is right.
Can't wait to find out if these super premium Asian guavas will soften up like common guavas when ripe. I supposed I'll also try one while still crunchy to see what all the fuss is about.
Red hybrid jaboticaba just keeps on relentlessly fruiting. Continuous fruit set since February and no signs of stopping.
On deck arrivals for this week:
Taiwan purple passionfruit selection from Michelle Hoey in San Francisco. Very high brix fruit with orange/mango flavor.
Blonde flamethrower palm seedling.
True Mexican Cream guava. This one is a grafted guava tree. Not something commonly seen as guava is so difficult to graft. This variety is impossible to find and I'll take any form I can get. Plan is to grow it out then air layer a branch to get it on its own roots instead of on a rootstock.
Can't wait to find out if these super premium Asian guavas will soften up like common guavas when ripe. I supposed I'll also try one while still crunchy to see what all the fuss is about.
Red hybrid jaboticaba just keeps on relentlessly fruiting. Continuous fruit set since February and no signs of stopping.
On deck arrivals for this week:
Taiwan purple passionfruit selection from Michelle Hoey in San Francisco. Very high brix fruit with orange/mango flavor.
Blonde flamethrower palm seedling.
True Mexican Cream guava. This one is a grafted guava tree. Not something commonly seen as guava is so difficult to graft. This variety is impossible to find and I'll take any form I can get. Plan is to grow it out then air layer a branch to get it on its own roots instead of on a rootstock.
This post was edited on 7/27/26 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 7/28/26 at 5:40 am to Tigerlaff
Few questions on heat wave.
I’ve repositioned my trees to be in the shade by about 430, they seem to be doing much better. My dwarf Hawaiian was reallllly struggling to hold new leaves without burn. Pickering that tree didn’t care.
On the kari, I k ow I read you call it a drama queen. Does it yellow and drop leaves easily? It seems happy, then bam a whole branch of leaves will yellow lol. No drooping or folding, so guessing not water. Gonna throw up an umbrella and see if it just needs less sun late day.
My avocados under shade cloth are very happy and are just pushing growth like crazy.
I’ve repositioned my trees to be in the shade by about 430, they seem to be doing much better. My dwarf Hawaiian was reallllly struggling to hold new leaves without burn. Pickering that tree didn’t care.
On the kari, I k ow I read you call it a drama queen. Does it yellow and drop leaves easily? It seems happy, then bam a whole branch of leaves will yellow lol. No drooping or folding, so guessing not water. Gonna throw up an umbrella and see if it just needs less sun late day.
My avocados under shade cloth are very happy and are just pushing growth like crazy.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:04 am to Loup
Damn that is a lot of plant in a short time.
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