Hi there Jim.. Fully agree!! I used fleece on my nasturtium plant and it has survived the frosts we have had and EVEN 10 cm of snow! I did this so that I could harvest seeds, since they are pretty expensive for a packet.. I have also used fleece/plus a plastic bag when raining/ over my not-so-hardy red star cordy and my rainbow phormium, and remove it all when the temps go up above a few degrees.. So far so good.. I bought 8 banana plants to plant out when warmer.. 2 are the golden lotus ones, can't wait! Also got 2 pink bananas.. Cheers, Leesa in France
Hi Jim, I love your video's. If I'm correct, you also protect the roots from rain? I'm trying phoenix canariensis and washingtonia robusta here, Kortrijk, Belgium. Zone 8b, so I'm creating microclimates 9a in my garden. I'm following your tips. One thing I add, is soil biology. Mycorrhizal fungi.. glomus irregularis just like grass, with additional glomus mosseae.. is more compatible with lava soil. It makes ph canariensis more adaptive to environmental changes.. drought, cold and so. In combination with extra potassium, less nitrogen fertilizer during fall season
@davidmaski8467 All good points, I am on sandy soil and have no problem with drainage. In my location we don't get penetrative frost's. But in do out 2 inch layer of dark to protect shallow roots 👍
Hi there Jim.. Fully agree!! I used fleece on my nasturtium plant and it has survived the frosts we have had and EVEN 10 cm of snow! I did this so that I could harvest seeds, since they are pretty expensive for a packet.. I have also used fleece/plus a plastic bag when raining/ over my not-so-hardy red star cordy and my rainbow phormium, and remove it all when the temps go up above a few degrees.. So far so good.. I bought 8 banana plants to plant out when warmer.. 2 are the golden lotus ones, can't wait! Also got 2 pink bananas.. Cheers, Leesa in France
@Islandgirl4ever2 You'll have lots to keep you busy in spring. As will I, can't wait 👍
Hi Jim, I love your video's. If I'm correct, you also protect the roots from rain? I'm trying phoenix canariensis and washingtonia robusta here, Kortrijk, Belgium. Zone 8b, so I'm creating microclimates 9a in my garden. I'm following your tips. One thing I add, is soil biology. Mycorrhizal fungi.. glomus irregularis just like grass, with additional glomus mosseae.. is more compatible with lava soil. It makes ph canariensis more adaptive to environmental changes.. drought, cold and so. In combination with extra potassium, less nitrogen fertilizer during fall season
@davidmaski8467 All good points, I am on sandy soil and have no problem with drainage. In my location we don't get penetrative frost's. But in do out 2 inch layer of dark to protect shallow roots 👍
P.S... I see your primrose is in bloom, as well.. It always strikes me strange to see the first of the spring flowers flowering in autumn and winter..
@Islandgirl4ever2 They don't usually, but it's been so mild so far this winter. Let hope it stays that way 🤞
Привет Джим твои фыниковий пальми быстро растуть ?.. каким удоорением кормиш ??
@@ЗокирРахимов-о3ж sorry can't work out how to translate