Banana Tree

Thursday, 16 June 2011

I'm surprised how well the banana tree grew in my house. It had lots of roots.
With it now being 80 degrees i decided it was safe to move and replant outside.
It likes a lot of water. I've noticed that even watering it every day outside isn't enough, the leaves sag a lot and turned brown. But a water pan underneath it's doing better.

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Halfway Garden

Thursday, 12 August 2010

The backyard garden halfway through the season.
Here's what it looked like just after planting. I put the grass clippings down so no seeds would wash away. I also used Preen to help control the weeds. That and grass mulch worked pretty well.
View from the roof while i was up cleaning the gutters and trimming the tree branches.
The beans, cucumber and potatoes grew the fastest.
Again this year, the only thing i really care whether or not it grows, is corn. I planted three rows and it's doing ok. The shade from the tree isn't helping. Then i also found out afterwords that i should have soaked the seeds for 24 hours the day before to help it start germinating.
I also planted some corn along the side of the garage. A couple of them are doing great.
String for the 4 different types of tomato plants
The bamboo shoots came up earlier in the year. Now all of the their energy is going into their roots, which are really starting to spread.

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