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It looks like you're doing well with the caapi greenman and the rest of the garden looks good too.

I'd be looking for a position where it can go into the ground, either near a tree (not a prized tree as caapi has a habit smothering trees and eventualluy pulling them down). If not a tree then a trellis is a good idea.

They can handle a wide range of conditions and even take a light frost. Direct morning and afternoon sun are OK but they do best in dappled light until they get a bit older. If you keep the water up to them full sun is fine though.

As for feeding, you can feed them almost anything, whatever you are feeding the rest of the garden should suit the caapi too.

thanks Sally

I am in New Orleans. while we dont freeze often

most years will get a light freeze, 30F or so. every few years we get an arctic blast

which means 26-28F. normally only a few hours and the ground never really freezes hard.

as far as finding a place. The yard is full, but, im sure i can add a couple of posts for it to climb

or let it go up the side of my house.

I am guessing that if i can keep it alive,the winters will crop it back naturally anyway.

can it handle those temps ?

Brad

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thanks toast...

any suggestions on how to grow it ?

fertilizer, sun, water, cold-tolerance ?

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is this a caapi plant ?

 

i had ordered from a company, and the order got very screwed up

 

nothing was labeled, so, im not sure what this is.