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What type of bananas are those? If any of those fruits did manage to ripen, would they be edible?
All banana plant varieties don't get tall. If they are smaller-growing, and of edible fruiting types, lower growing plants are of a size that could fit into a home, more easily, in winter.
I've thought about growing sea grapes, until I heard that the fruits have little flesh. They are pretty much like seeds covered with skin. I heard that what little flesh they have, tastes salty. I guess from the ocean spray they get, when growing close to the ocean. I can imagine that plants grown away from the sea, lack the saltiness in flavor. The leaves do lend a tropical effect, though.
What do you do to the monkey puzzle in winter? Do you plan on leaving it in a container?
Did the robins use the same nest, for all three times? Interesting.
Just from looking at the pics, I think the Queen Palm, the Norfolk Island Pine, Sea Grape (pic 7), and the Trachy in pic 9, all are ready to be bumped up to slightly bigger containers.
That's really unusual, regarding that Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus blooming, in August.
It looks to be putting on new leaves, as well. They don't commonly bloom and put on new leaves, at the same time. New leaf growth usually goes on in summer, and shorter days and cooler temps of fall triggers flower bud development. AI says possible reasons for this include:
Your Christmas cactus is likely blooming in summer because it experienced recent environmental stress or accidental temperature/light triggers that mimicked its natural cool-weather blooming cycle.
Common Triggers for Out-of-Season Blooms ..
Temperature Drops: AC units or cool summer drafts can lower nighttime temperatures enough to trick the plant into thinking autumn or winter has arrived.
Light Fluctuations, like that from outdoor lighting: Unusual exposure changes or interrupted day-night cycles can sporadically confuse the plant's internal clockPlant Stress: Sudden shifts in location, erratic watering, or being slightly rootbound can cause the plant to panic-bloom as a survival response.
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