I have the following for trade if anyone is interested african milk bush rooted plant (Synadenium compactum) 1000 fingers banana pup billbergia embarazo pup neo. Rapheal offset Neo. Lamberts Pride ric rac cactus cuttings (Cryptocereus anthonyanus) Canna warscewiczii seeds & seedlings chalice vine rooted 14" plant (Solandra grandiflora) giant red crinum lily pups (3 avail) divorce vine rooted plant (solanum wendlandii) white dombeya cuttings, 1 rooted plant (Dombeya elegans) Alocasia wentii rooted plant numerous hoyas avail, please inquire blue lily of the nile rooted plant (agapanthus africanus) orchid, phal lava glow palm, Adonidia (2 yr old christmas palm seedlings) 2 4 ft rooted multi branched cozumel yellow frangipanis in bloom red cactus Disocactus ramulosus cuttings red hot cattail shrub rooted (Acalypha Hispida) rootbeer plant (for container gardening) (Piper auritum) panama queen (Aphelandra sinclairiana) Ti plant x. Black magic rooted Tillandsia 'Eric Knobloch' orchid, cymbidium evening star x. fine blush begonia x suspicion banana, lavender ornamental pups ensete ventricosum seedlings (2 avail) White bat rooted (tacca) Costus spicatus pinstrip ginger Canistropsis burchellii pups numerous orchid seedlings, some NOIDS

Hi, I have become interested in South African and Australian plants. I have: Dombeya Cacuminun Barleria lupulina Berzelia galpinii Isopogon formosus Passiflora tetandra Telopea speciosissima I haven't tried Leucodendron though. It is interesting how some of them are totally different species like Barleria lupulina, but resembles a Cassia. Dombeya Cacuminun grows similar to a royal poinciana, I don't know if these similarities to Florida plants would help them adapt.. I have researched this topic and gardeners in California seem to be successfully growing some of these plants. The Australian natives seem to prefer a warm Mediterranean climate, and overfertilizing and overwatering seem to do them in. I have just started my collection, but so far, so good with my plants. The data varies on the hardiness zones, I think since they haven't been introduced widely some nurseries estimate.

I love Vincas---I bought a flat last spring and they've done well, but I want more colors. I have no idea what variety I have, but they are white with a pink eye. What types have you been successful with, and should I even try to sow from seed, or just buy the plants? I'm cheap! ;) I'm in SW Florida, just south of Sarasota. Thanks all!

"Where in FM can i get manure ?? And where can i find Seagrape ?? Dose it stink a lot when using manure ? Shoutd it be covered with soil or something ? How about some old fruits ? they should be perfect food for plants. Just like milk for humans. Also, i know guys who cut grass and trim palms , got to pay to dump that somewhere. I wonder where they dump it. Maybe i should make deal with some of them and start shreading they garbage for myself too. That rurbo in your screen name anyhow related to cars ?" Hi Lehigh. Sorry for losing track of this thread. My girl has two horses that she keeps at a stable in S. Ft. Myers. I know there are several stables around our area and most of them are near I-75 or a little East. Most don't seem to mind if you take the used stable bedding home. One thing about the stuff though; It has a lot of wood shavings in it so it takes some time to get it composted enough to use in your planters. I run it all through my shredder and then water it and turn and re-wet the piles every few days to let it heat. After three or four heating cycles it is good to use as a top mulch. The "potting soil" that I make with it takes a year to finish off while stored in trash cans. No strong odor to it even when it's fresh but once you turn and heat it a few times there is only an earthy smell to it. Seagrape trees are common around here. I have one on my lot that I gaether leaves from. Every year or two I put the pole saw to it bringing it down to size and I get lots of wonderful wood mulch after running the limbs through the chipper. I use everything at hand including fruits for composting. Sometimes a neighbor might have a few hundred citrus fruits that they didn't use and I just toss them in the shredder hopper and it all comes out a spray of good nutrients which soak into my leaf and stable bedding compost piles. One idea for trellis building that I haven't seen mentioned is the use of bamboo. I have a friend with a large clump bamboo plant and he begs me to take the dead stuff out of it each year, This stuff is huge and it is very strong. I built a large trellis from the stuff for my climbing crops. I also run countless lengths of it through the chipper for the organic compost material. The "Turbo" in my name does indeed have to do with a car. I have a 1987 factory slant nose 930 turbo cabriolet in tripple black. Only 78 were built so it is a special little beast. The "Capt" part of the name is from what I do for a living as a charter boat Capt. Best of luck with your gardening efforts. I look forward to seeing further posts from you to see how things are going for you as the Winter gardening season continues. CaptTurbo.