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seathingie · 08-08-2011, 05:52 PM

Well, the mystery of the missing banana plants has been solved! The plants were shipped in soil-less mix but an ag inspection dog here in California hit on the package so they held it in ag inspection. Northern Tropicals faxed them
their ag shipping certificate but they wanted a Japanese Beetle certificate too (Japanese Beetles don't even lay eggs in soil, I am told). Of course, Northern Tropicals doesn't have a Japanese Beetle certificate...why should they?!

So...the plants are being sent back to Northern Tropicals. I hope the plants arrive back there alive.

Sandy is great to deal with...she will send the plants rinsed free of the soilless soil.

My stupid state!

08-08-2011, 05:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
seathingie Location: Davenport, California Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b, Sunset Zone 16 Name: Eric Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 28 BananaBucks : 15,610 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 33 Times Was Thanked 33 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Trouble With Shipping Well, the mystery of the missing banana plants has been solved! The plants were shipped in soil-less mix but an ag inspection dog here in California hit on the package so they held it in ag inspection. Northern Tropicals faxed them their ag shipping certificate but they wanted a Japanese Beetle certificate too (Japanese Beetles don't even lay eggs in soil, I am told). Of course, Northern Tropicals doesn't have a Japanese Beetle certificate...why should they?! So...the plants are being sent back to Northern Tropicals. I hope the plants arrive back there alive. Sandy is great to deal with...she will send the plants rinsed free of the soilless soil. My stupid state! __________________ Eric Davenport (near Santa Cruz), California Sunset Zone 16 USDA Zone 10b Find me on the map!