Great advice,

Now I need to find out if Milogranite is available in Ontario.
On average my psuedostem reach about 6ft and another four to six feet worth of leaves, for a total height of about 10-12ft. I would love to get them over 15ft the only problem I have is discipline.

Thx,
Phil

There might be another sewage type fertilizer available in Canada that will do the same thing if you can't find it up there. Go to the Milorganite website by doing a google search and you might find out if it is sold in Canada.

Keep them protected from rabbits. I had rabbits that kept eating my leaves this spring. Set one of my plants behind... Still hasn't caught up to his brother.

Here's mine.6-9-07
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Same tree with the new one I got on 8-27-07
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The one on the right is the little guy pictured above 2 1/2 months later. The one on the left is from the same nusery that I got for free on Monday the 27th. The lady kept it in a pot all summer. I dont know how it managed to put out such large pups in a container that small. When I got it I just sunk the whole pot into the ground because there's no sense in planting it in the ground this late. I'm going to keep them dormant in my basements unheated storage room. I know they can stay in the ground but I want to keep the height. All of the pups will go into pots and be kept growing in my house over the winter. Some will be given away to friends and family.

Hey Virginian where about are you from? I grew up in Woodbridge/Dale City VA.

Josh: I am in Southern Loudoun County in Potomac Falls/ Sterling, Virginia, a bit northwest of where you grew up, but still in the area. If you drive down before the frost hits, let me know as I would be happy to give you a tour of my garden loaded with palms, bananas, cannas, gingers and other cold hardy and tender tropicals.

WOW! Panama John! HeHe. Boca Joe gave me the link to smug mug. I saw the Virginia Palm Society post a while back. It's an honor to talk to you guys. "I'm not worthy" lol! Your house looks beautiful. Send me an e-mail and let me know what weekend would be good for you. My wife and kids could come down and get the grand tour. It's such a small world. My brother lives in Stafford and is a police officer in Arlington. About a month ago he showed me a 10-12ft Trachy in one of the neighborhoods he rides through. It's a nasty neighborhood but an awesome tree. My brother discovered it in the middle of a snow storm last winter. Go figure. We are both obsessed with palms, tropicals, cycads, etc... I just wish our parents would've realized what types of plants we could've had when we lived there. I would have alot more experience with this stuff now. I've only been interested since I went to Florida in Feb 06. Drop me a line! I'm only about 70 miles away. Josh.

Josh:

I will be in contact soon. Boca is an awesome guy who really helped me get started in this hobby way back in 2005. You are more than welcome to come take a tour. Check out the latest on my website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Panama John's Tropical Zone

I'm speachless John. That's amazing! I now have more faith that I can do this here in PA. The only difference between your area and mine is two tiny little mountains between here and Frederick,MD. That's what makes you a zone 7 and me a zone 6b. Although, on average S.Central Pennsylvania is a zone 7. It's those couple days every 7-10 winters that it drops to -10F for a few hours that screws it all up. It's definately worth the investment though. I just wish more people in areas like yours and mine that want and love tropicals would realize they can have it. I guess it's up to people like us to inspire them. You've got a huge headstart on me though. Talk to you later.

Josh

I'm growing this in my house year round, under a grow light and in a window, has been doing fantastic but all of a sudden the tips on some of the lleaves are turning brown, what am i doing wrong?

It needs to get planted outdoors, it's really not a suitable houseplant. Plant it once the risk of frost has passed for the spring.

Hi! Super new to gardening here. I'm in zone 6a/6b (Kansas city, MO). I just purchased 5 Musa's to plant around my back yard. How much miracle gro do I need to use each time I fertilize? Also, you say to use a dry fertilizer 2-3 times per growing season; does this mean just spreading some around the base of each tree?