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Can we do a temporary garden trade? A sabbatical of sorts?

Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't want to go back to the huffing and puffing of growing frost tender plants in a temperate climate :) Mind, the tropics have their own problems. Pest pressure, for instance, is much higher. But you're always welcome for a visit :) We make pannekoeken, wafels, and even Limburgse vlaai with a tropical twist, so you'll never feel far from home.
 
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And so we moved... This is one of two C3500 truck loads. Couldn't leave my plants behind...
 
I hadn't seen this fruit for some time on the market. They call it pomarrosa or pera china, for the the lack of a proper name 🙄 I´m not absolutely 100% sure about the identity, but I put my money on Syzygium sp., likely Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple). It has a somewhat bland taste, but it is a refreshing snack for our type of climate when refrigerated.

I did sow a seed about three weeks ago and I noticed yesterday that several shoots are emerging.

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I bought a utility rack for seeds that are germinating (*cough* rack 1 of 2).

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I found a taquería with a betel nut palm (Areca catechu) in its patio. It's not a common palm around here. I asked permission to gather a few seeds and some seedlings. The seedlings look like crap, but they will make it.

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I found an Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) in the city a few weeks back. It certainly is not a rare species, but strangely enough, I have never seen it growing here. I took a few seeds and sowed them straight away. At the time, there was one seed that was notably bigger and looked like a "double seed" (third image, seed at the utmost right).

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The seeds are beginning to sprout, and there indeed is a "twin palm".

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"Twin palms" are uncommon but certainly not unheard of. I have a twin Pinanga sylvestris grown from purchased seed (first image is when I transplanted the germinated seed; second image is from yesterday).

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Musa sikkimensis "Red Tiger". I am growing a few plants from seed. This variety is known for its red-purple blotched foliage patterns. The first leaves, however, lack these patterns. Each new unfurling leaf shows more red markings, which is reason to be hopeful 😊


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The real cinnamon must be out of this world! I only tried the cheap chinese one which is a type of cassia! When I first saw your sweet potato I thought it was jícama haha! Anyway... the banana, turmeric, palms all looking great!!!
 
The real cinnamon must be out of this world! I only tried the cheap chinese one which is a type of cassia! When I first saw your sweet potato I thought it was jícama haha! Anyway... the banana, turmeric, palms all looking great!!!

Chinese and Sri Lankan cinnamon are closely related. Here in the stores, I only see "true cinnamon". I don't know about the ground stuff...
 
*Sniff* An emotional moment: Latania loddigesii has sprouted 🥲 So far, 5 have sprouted and 3 more have already germinated (sinker is drilling downwards, a matter of time before the seedling appears).

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I transplanted my first seedling of dwarf Thai sago (Cycas siamensis "Dwarf"). My results for this species have been disappointing so far (1/10).

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A bowl of Yucca rostrata 🥰

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*DING DONG*

"Hi there Mr Postman. Anything for me?"

"Seeds, you say? Now, who'd send me something like that..." 🤔

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The good news is that mail makes it to my new address (I didn't take that for granted, even though it's only at the other side of the city). They sent me a potpourri of seeds, most of them palms. The order also contained germinated seeds of Calamus oxleyanus, a rattan palm I'm absolutely not familiar with. It was a "let's see what will come out of that" purchase. Rattan palms are climbing palms that are usually covered with spines. Our new property has a mango tree in front, and I was looking for a natural burglar-repellent solution.

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Each seed was planted in a grow bag with recycled compost/perlite. Two seeds were intimately involved and didn't want to disengage, so I planted them together.

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Calamus oxleyanus is not a rare species, but it is not commonly found on the commercial seed market. The information below is taken from the Palms of Southern Asia book.

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*DING DONG*

"Hi there Mr Postman. Anything for me?"

"Seeds, you say? Now, who'd send me something like that..." 🤔

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The good news is that mail makes it to my new address (I didn't take that for granted, even though it's only at the other side of the city). They sent me a potpourri of seeds, most of them palms. The order also contained germinated seeds of Calamus oxleyanus, a rattan palm I'm absolutely not familiar with. It was a "let's see what will come out of that" purchase. Rattan palms are climbing palms that are usually covered with spines. Our new property has a mango tree in front, and I was looking for a natural burglar-repellent solution.

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Each seed was planted in a grow bag with recycled compost/perlite. Two seeds were intimately involved and didn't want to disengage, so I planted them together.

thp-calamusoxleyanus-20230314_182453.jpg

Calamus oxleyanus is not a rare species, but it is not commonly found on the commercial seed market. The information below is taken from the Palms of Southern Asia book.

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You could plant these, nice looking flowers but stems are covered in spines. It can be pruned into somewhat of a hedge. I don't know of anyone tough enough to crawl through one of these plants. I can't think of the name right this minute(senior moment), but I will find out if you are interested. Oh, and just ignore those two dead man killer plants on either side of the pic!

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You could plant these, nice looking flowers but stems are covered in spines. It can be pruned into somewhat of a hedge. I don't know of anyone tough enough to crawl through one of these plants. I can't think of the name right this minute(senior moment), but I will find out if you are interested. Oh, and just ignore those two dead man killer plants on either side of the pic!

I know them, they are Bougainvillea. And you are absolutely right that no sane man tries to get through 😊 . I will be planting Bougainvillea at our property at sites with a lot of sun.
 
Syzygium malaccense has some nice leaves. There still is still another one coming up...

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I found a cutting of a Plumeria last week. I don't know the variety, but my better half said she liked it. I'm growing a few plants from seed, but this will be my first cutting. It is supposed to be easy... We'll see 😎 It's a fairly small cutting, but I don't like to cut large branches in public parks 😬

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