"I am basically equivalent to the USDA z11 or warmer........There are of course many microclimates especially along the coastline. In my garden I can grow things that don't survive further south and and further north as I a slightly elevated,…"
"Rhonda, they are propagated by rhizome division here in Australia as very few Heliconias set seed here.........I don't know where you live but they are almost exclusively for the tropics and subtropics......some people in Sydney grow them very…"
"Thanks Keryn (love your name BTW) There are days when potting soil is flying everywhere and pots are haphazardly tossed to the side as I quickly pot up some new transplants or starts :) But then the 'neat freak' comes out and I have to…"
"I have not been on for a while but thank you for the great information. I will really spend the next week hand watering. I didn't realize the grass could be reestablished by runners."
"Speaking of greenhouses my neighbor got a new one and is going to give me his old one. The cover is toast but says I can get a new one for $30 online. It is a 10' x 12' I think. I have been looking at how to build my own and will probably…"