SeriousBan

Houston Native,

Good to hear from you. I've seen your blog - excellent. You mentioned that you are on Channel 39 now and then. On my set, that's the old-movie channel. Give me another option.

I guess it's all about how big they are when they wake up. My Raja Puri was first, I forget just when, maybe April. But the plant had only a few tattered leaves. No strength to do anything; pod yes, a few flowers, no fingers. Then comes Ice Cream, a week behind it but at least with a few leaves; nothing but 15 tiny bananas. A month later, Pineapple; theyre small, but maybe I will eat some. Things have gone better since then, but only a couple have given medium-sized bananas. I've seen a lot of medium-sized 30-bunches around town, though. Of course, now that Nam Wah is flowering, we may be in business. Let's see, we have October, November. That's OK, I can eat them raw, or we can pretend they are plantians and fry them up.

I'd say that we might just have to get together over this stuff some day. You have a large garden space. I personally, would have it 2/3 covered with bananas, figs and peaches. Of course, my wife has gone through considerable home training over this.

See you around, SB