AZ is hotter than FL but its a dry heat thus so many less insects and fungal issues. Same for many parts of CA. Grapes grow awesome in Phx. We grew lots of yummy seedless grapes there. I really wish I could grow those types there. There is a bunch of blackish purple grapes growing wild all over our property. They have seeds and don't taste all that great. I let the chickens eat them. Maybe they are better for making jams? Anyone know of any seedless varieties that will grow in zn 9a (NE FL)?

Straw, Carol, thanks. Casino is a good one and with temps cooling down (around 85*F since past few days), Casino blooms are getting a more deep yellow shade instead of cream that it was in hot summers... This blooms doesn't have those zillion pom pom petals but is a much darker yellow with strong fragrance early morning. Fragrance is fruity honey mixed. It is the same bush with a cream zillion petal bloom in the previous post. Please compare the two blooms and they look so different..... time difference is 4 days. I planted my Alan Titchmarsh in the ground. It was in a 12" pot previously. It has started growing like wild....blooms size is huge for an Austin roses (around 4") and there are so many buds coming up. Alan Titchmarsh had the strongest fragrance today morning, better than PAOK, Double Delight, Casino and Golden Celebration. Smells like old rose with a tinge of spices. Nice fragrance. Will post a bush shot soon. Love the shade and bush shape of L.D.B. It forms a perfect medium sized bush, sending shoots in all directions. It may not be clearly visible in the photo but there are shoots in all directions, though the blooms are only on right side. LD is quite thorny. Size is getting bigger. This one is around 4" across though the other blooms on the bush are still 2.5 to 3 inch. Fragrance is still moderate.... fruity and tea mixed. Bloom size is still very small, more like a patio rose and fragrance is still just mild. Lot of blooms though. I love the shade of this rose. Looks like something close to a perfect bloom. Just a mild fragrance that is quite sweet and fruity.

Hi, Just to give an update on my planting plan -- after extensive research, considering factors like cold tolerance, taste, oil content, A/B type for pollination, and fruiting months, I have formed a tentative plan to plant: 1 Stewart 1 Mexicola Grande 1 Brodgen 1 Lula 1 Fuerte By the data I collected this combo of trees can give me almost year round fruits. I will plant them in a cluster, about 20' from each other. I plan to also build a simple greenhouse during winter months for the young trees. Fuerte supposedly can tolerate only low as 28F, but I want to take a chance on that one due to the good taste. I think I have all bases covered. Thanks for the tips and any additional advice is of course appreciated.

Are you familiar with bamboo at all? Most species of bamboo flower and set seeds very rarely.........it may be 20, 30, even 100 years before a particular species of bamboo flowers and sets seeds. Therefore, seeds are rare to come by, typically rather expensive and often do not remain viable for very long. It is far easier to obtain started plants or culm divisions from established clumps. Do you know what kind of bamboo you want? A clumping form or a running form? If a running type, are you willing to devote the effort into a containment system and the ongoing maintenance that requires? Bamboo is not a plant selection that should be undertaken without a good understanding of what's involved in its care and siting. Many (most) types are extremely aggressive growers, spread rampantly and are over the top difficult to remove if they grow where not wanted or intended. I'd suggest you take this request - with a lot more details on exactly what you are looking for and for what particular situation - to the Bamboo forum for some very specialized input.