It's amazing, hearing all about your struggles to keep your plants alive...!! Down here in the Mediterranean you just plant them in the ground on their preferable spots depending on species, and you're good to go for life!
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
Aah but I'm not in the Mediterranean so there's the challenge
@TropicalGardeningCyprus Жыл бұрын
@@YorkshireKRIS you're amazing! I really admire the passion of all of you tropical gardeners of the North. I sincerely believe that if I was in your position I wouldn't keep any tropical plants.
@sylviemiles5439 Жыл бұрын
Hi kris , Thankyou very much , that’s very helpful x 🥰
@J0shFick2 жыл бұрын
Really helpful video, thanks Kris
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you find it useful. Thanks for watching
@TropicalJungleIreland2 жыл бұрын
Ah Kris that's put a dampner on the experiment I was going to concoct this winter leaving an Ensete in the ground but yes I have to agree with you and you know more about these plants than I do. It would turn to musch. They are very tender indeed. I might experiment with it in the tunnel. Won't know unless you try, he who dares wins !!!
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
They CAN sometimes get through in favorable locations and winters but it's really not worth risking.
@saltlifess62262 жыл бұрын
I live in zone 9 Florida and I have to bring mine in or its toast!
@TropicalJungleIreland2 жыл бұрын
@@saltlifess6226 I dried my Ensete out upturned for 2 to 3 weeks and brought them inside the house over winter and they were plagued with green fly and kept growing. IMO their not worth the hassle keeping inside the house, same as alocasia, too much hassle. Zone 8 here
@OssyDL2 жыл бұрын
I had 2 young maurelii in my plastic pop up unheated greenhouse both made it without a mark on it in Lancashire but i might have been lucky and it was a mild winter.
@pattheplanter Жыл бұрын
Some are saying that the third year of La Niña in the Pacific will be bringing us a cold winter with storms and heavy rainfall in the UK.
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
That's always something to be mindful of
@stanleygladstone1210 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kris, I would appreciate any advice on overwintering pink musa velutina and lasiocarpa lotus banana.
@mich25789 Жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me what the red section says on the chart please?
@MikeDiamondTube2 жыл бұрын
Re: Colocasia that should be overwintered as houseplants; can you name some specific varieties that require this? I always get confused about that. Thanks! Great channel!
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
Mojito, Black magic, etc
@Maritime-Tropical Жыл бұрын
Hi, Great video!! so can Trachy be stored cold and dormant??
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
Depends what you mean by how cold. They'll basically be dormant under around 10⁰c
@lindseykaine-walley63392 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information especially about the tree ferns, I have a small one in a pot it's not doing very well this year, it had frongs last year but none this year. I kept it frost free last winter, I can see frongs inside but they don't come out, I water it everyday, feed it and still nothing, any suggestions?
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
Did it dry out at all over last winter?
@amcluesent2 жыл бұрын
Just thinking outside the box here. My combi boiler flue vents outside from the rear of the garage. Could I attach a hose to the vent and pipe the warm flue gases into a mini-greenhouse to help over-winter plants? The warmth and additional CO2 would help plants growth. Obviously there's a danger of death if I stayed in greenhouse too long!
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
The danger you mention is the reason I can't recommend this. However plants grown near the outlet will benefit from the warmth
@GeorgesJungleGarden2 жыл бұрын
I get where you’re coming from but please don’t ever do this. It’s not just the danger you might create outside but inside as well if your flue isn’t operating correctly.
@vicstee482 Жыл бұрын
Caladiums. Can they be overwintered in pots? As they take a crazy amount of time to get going in spring/summer!
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
They naturally go dormant round about now. Let them completely dry out and keep above 18c
@lyndabirkby3887 Жыл бұрын
Hi Kris, do you have any idea how much it might cost, this year, to run a Vitapod with grow lights? Last year, I used it in a cabin, with a frost free heater, so didnt really worry about the cost. As a last resort I'm considering moving it to a spare bedroom, where the ambiant temperature is higher. I'll over winter the frost tender plants in the frost free cabin. Your advice would be great.
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
The grow light cost will be dependent on the wattage and how often they are on. Heating the area will cost more than the lighting requirements so place it somewhere as warm as you need
@craigwagstaff46252 жыл бұрын
Hj kris,, my cold small greenhouse is goin be rammed this winter l sort of couldn't stop adding to the garden😂in saying that l'm goin leave all the cannas out and hope for the best,the rest are goin in the greenhouse which lve insulated the best l can and cover everything inside with fleece which in the past has worked pretty well for me,just the small matter of a lot of digging up or pot moving.just a quick question though what you're goin do with the fancy new garage/greenhouse heater you bought...run it or not 🤔
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
I'll be lowering the thermostat to 3or5⁰c rather than 10to12⁰c and see how much that starts costing.
@craigwagstaff46252 жыл бұрын
@@YorkshireKRIS thats a big space you've got keep ticking o er
@craigwagstaff46252 жыл бұрын
@@YorkshireKRIS thats a big space you've got keep ticking over,let's hope winter is kind to us dude😉
@KevinCarterxxx2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kris, When should I lift the tender banana?
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
Which type is it?
@KevinCarterxxx Жыл бұрын
A Red Abyssinian, and a Chinese Dwarf.
@YorkshireKRIS Жыл бұрын
Most likely mid to late October depending on the weather
@saltlifess62262 жыл бұрын
I thought you said you were going to do a tour of that garden that George did but without a camera?
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
All in good time
@asmerom30252 жыл бұрын
For things like dahlias in a container is horticultural grit OK to use as a mulch for winter protection?
@YorkshireKRIS2 жыл бұрын
Not really. Needs to have air in it so compost, straw or even fleece