island cassie

With the weather turning hot, all my replacement pups have started to grow, the first 2 pictures are likely to be Cavendish type





This apple was a gift and is starting to look good



This is the orphan from the lagoon and is still looking pale although it is putting out new leaves - perhaps the salty water had a longer lastin effect than I expected



This pup was a freebie from a vacant lot - the parent fruit looked like this but I never saw them ripe





Now the surprise! This rulo was killed by the spray and as the pups were coming up distorted, I had the whole mat dug up (or so I thought!) This healthy chap has appeared from some fragment of root and I am very happy to see him.



This is a red fruited banana.



All of the above are still very small but I admire them every day on my garden patrol. As we have recently acquired a mastiff/rottweiler puppy and his small friend, all my nanas are now protected by cages of rebar ready for when the play gets rough!

momoese

Looking good! What kind of soil do you have where you live?

island cassie

Not the best! Yellow shale - sticky when wet and sandy when dry, and very alkaline. We compost horse manure and rice husks with household waste, and use foliar feeding when the plants are small. Surprising most things grow well. One day I will get a garden with deep dark loam with a perfect ph. We grow our citrus in tubs to keep their ph ok.

MediaHound

Nice to see that little guy starting to come back. It's uphill from here! What a relief!

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