We've had a very wet 'dry' season this year, however, I water on the roof every morning. I generally just spray over the pineapples but about once a week I put water in the pots. I wonder if I should let them dry out much more? I don't see even the beginning of a bloom coming up yet.
Heliconia is a bad child, that's for sure. I'm in the process of asking around for someone to come and dig and move for me. When I planted them, they were in sun but I've now realized that I can't keep this yard as sunny as I thought. So, I'm moving out the things that really need full sun. Some of the ginger is doing find, mostly the variegated shell ginger, but others are fading away from lack of sun. The large heliconia's are in an area that still gets full sun and they provide shade to everything under them so I just need to divide them and cut them back. My yard is not large and mostly I can handle it myself but I've been sick lately and anyway, I just don't have it in me to do that much digging and hard labor. If I can find someone good, I'll have them come once or twice a month and save up the heavy jobs for them. I've a lead on someone who works at a local botanical garden and wants some extra work, I hope he works out.
