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June 2009 Summer Update
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Growing Banana Plants
The forecast is for a hot summer, which after a few bad summers should be a welcome relief and so far it looks good. We have implemented a number of different trials for summer bedding this year and we will feedback the results later in the season.
We are still busy now getting the last of our plant backlog out before we concentrate on the more unusual tropical display plants for conservatories but we already have some new plants on offer - see more below.
It is not too late to plant some of the more tropical seeds for larger plants this year and especially with the warmer weather many benefit from germination at this time. Don't miss our summer seed sale of 25% of all seeds!
Now is the time to sow many tropical seeds in your greenhouse or conservatory, for larger plants next year and some can be grown during the summer months without the need of a propagator.
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Have you seen our new Solar lighting product from Gardman the fibre optic "Light Dancer"?
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Gardman Light Dancer
We have been quite successful in propagating the Babaco plants this year and have plenty of plants for sale. These are currently being offered on our www.junglegardens.co.uk site at 25% discount. This is a hybrid Paw Paw crossed with a mountain species and quite cool tolerant. It does not grow much above 6ft even after a year and does not need a large pot to cultivate it so really suitable for pot culture.
The fruit is produced in the summer and ripens over the winter with quite large 12" fruits on this all female self fertile cross. It has an excellent flavour with a thin skin that does not need to be peeled off and the fruit is seedless. The plants are robust and have few pest problems (Even mealybug does not like it!)
Large attractive palm like leaves make it quite an ornamental plant when not in flower or fruit. Best kept to 1 fruiting stem and it can be pruned back after fruiting to encourage new growth from the base for the following years harvest. The picture is one of our plants with ripe fruit late February 2009.
Babaco
We have a few new and unusual plants coming on for this year. For example Annona montana a much hardier form of the Custard Apple so easier to over winter, Some large fruiting types of Guava. Aloe vera, Gossypium (cotton plants), Pepino and at last we have some of the rare Ensete montbeliardii plants for sale!
These are all now available to be ordered on our website. Please remember that we are a small nursery and run out of many plants as the season develops so please get your forward orders in early so as not to be disappointed?
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Ensete montbeliardii
As a continued incentive during hard times we are still offering:-
- FREE UK Delivery on all product orders over £25 (UK mainland only excluding surcharge regions)
Please click here to go to our On Line Tropical Seed Shop
To open our hard copy order form in pdf format please follow this link: www.jungleseeds.co.uk/JS&GOrderForms2009.pdf