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bigdog · 09-08-2005, 09:35 AM

SG, I'm getting my game plan ready. I scheduled vacation for the first week in November just for that! I'm hoping nothing else decides to bloom this year, but I've got 2 more tall orinocos that could at any time. One's 8 1/2 feet, the other just a little shorter. Assuming that they DO bloom this year, I should still have at least a dozen plants set to bloom next year. Hope they don't decide to wait until September, like one did to me this year. Raja puri is set to bloom next year also.

I need to start thinking about making ID tags, or ribbons, for each variety for when they all go under the house.

I'm leaving all pups on the corm this Fall. Last year, I did as you did, and separated large pups from the corm. First bunch was 13 bananas, so I think there's a lot of merit to what you are saying. The problem I'm going to run into is my crawl space door. It won't be big enough to fit the largest corms through! I do have a friend with a larger crawl space that will let me use it this year, and in turn I'll give him a plant or two. Another neighbor has a larger door also, and has volunteered space in exchange for a plant. Nice to have friends and neighbors with bigger crawl spaces than me

! When I do end up buying a house, I obviously need one with a full-sized basement!

Oh boy, just thinking about this makes me tired. Talk about lots of work! This year should be quite a bit harder than last, because of corm size and sheer volume of plants. I still haven't managed to throw one plant onto the compost pile. Just can't bring myself to do it.

Fall is in the air here. Air is drier, and skies are clearer. No more oppressive humidity, and the haze that hangs over Nashville and much of the South seems to have left for now. I actually saw mountains on my way down the Cumberland Plateau the other day, on my way to Knoxville. Usually air quality is so bad this time of year, you can't see them from the Plateau. I'm looking forward to cooler days and nights after this hot Summer. On the other hand, I kind of wish Winter would hold off until mid-December, so I could ripen this last bunch of orinocos!!

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