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island cassie
11-14-2009, 08:29 PM
Jarred has kindly agreed a contest with no prize - just the warm glow of knowing that you were right!! So - how many fingers on the 1000 fingers until the pstem gives up? I know that they will all not ripen - so when the stalk dies is when the contest ends as it is still putting out fruit. At the moment the bunch is approximately 6.5ft long and 3 ft from the ground, the fingers are tiny and VERY tightly packed. If you go over you lose!!
MediaHound
11-15-2009, 08:35 AM
Good luck everybody. It's a contest for fun, no prize, just bragging rights to say "I won!".. Have fun with it and thanks Cassie for the thread. Nice to hear about the bloom, its satisfying feeling knowing plants that get handed around get appreciated by more and more people and continue to be enjoyed and perhaps grown by still more as time goes by.
island cassie
11-15-2009, 11:08 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22671&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22671&ppuser=628&sl=i)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25674&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25674&ppuser=628&sl=i)
Worm_Farmer has donated 5,000 bananabucks to the winner - thank you Worm_Farmer - I should have thought of that! Lorax has donated 10,000 bananabucks so the winner will be wealthier than their wildest dreams! And if you go over - you lose!
Here are some recent pictures and the guesses so far are:-
Xavierdlc61887 1
sandy0225 750
CValentine 753
xmoose 863
Blake09 915
bikoro child 942
stumpy4700 945
Mason 950
D & T 990
bob 999
sunfish 1000
lorax 1001
IndianaSue 1033
enigma99a 1050
jrozier 1157
palmtree 1200
saltydad 1229
trevensen 1234
Patty_in_Wisc 1285
kaczercat 1349
buzzwinder 1457
mskitty38583 1492
sirmoebly 1500
Abnshrek 1576
LilRaverBoi 1623
Taylor 1713
Conejov 1739
marenmar 1750
djmb74 1776
briancoconut 1812
Randy4ut 1843
buckeye5755 1856
Moonboy87 1987
Steven Valys 2012
momese 2100
Abnshrek 2120
Ade 2188
Dalmatiansoap 2220
browndrake 2230
r3tic 2300
fishoifc 2430
Simply Bananas 3003
Bch Grl 3200
AltadenaGarden 3430
Scuba Dave 4200
Lagniappe 8.7 million
Ok -the game is over and even I can't believe the count!!
3260 fingers and it took us more than 2 hours to count them!! So Bch Grl is the winner and can expect 5,000 bananabucks from Worm_farmer, and 10,000 bananabucks from Lorax. Thanks for your participation everybody!!
bikoro child
11-15-2009, 12:11 PM
942
Dalmatiansoap
11-15-2009, 12:30 PM
2220
:woohoonaner:
momoese
11-15-2009, 12:39 PM
2100
island cassie
11-15-2009, 01:08 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26700&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26700&ppuser=628)
16 inches between the human hands!
lorax
11-15-2009, 03:15 PM
1001 for me, please.
CValentine
11-15-2009, 03:19 PM
753 Please!?
AND THANK YOU IC!!! :) ~Cheryl
999 for me! Thanks Island Casie:woohoonaner:
palmtree
11-15-2009, 05:18 PM
im going for about 1200
Bch Grl
11-15-2009, 06:41 PM
3200 for me!
Margie:waving:
IndianaSue
11-15-2009, 07:30 PM
Count me in!! 1033.
Thanks!
sirmoebly
11-15-2009, 08:47 PM
I'll try 1500 little nanars....
Simply Bananas
11-15-2009, 09:05 PM
3003
Randy4ut
11-15-2009, 09:21 PM
1843
mskitty38583
11-15-2009, 09:27 PM
ill go for a hated number 1492. thanks for the contest
Steven Valys
11-15-2009, 10:27 PM
ill go for a hated number 1492.
Why hated? That was Columbus's initial voyage to the Americas.
Thanks Island Cassie, and Jarred! I'll go for 2012
moonboy87
11-16-2009, 03:36 AM
1987 Is my guess :D
djmb74
11-16-2009, 08:01 AM
1776
I think island cassie should get a prize for taking the time to count all of them!!!
marenmar
11-16-2009, 09:06 AM
Hi Island Cassie, what a cool plant!!!,
My guess is 1750.
Best Regards, Marguerite
browndrake
11-16-2009, 09:06 AM
2230
aaron
sandy0225
11-16-2009, 09:14 AM
750 is my guess. I can't imagine counting them all though!
xmoose
11-16-2009, 09:56 AM
I am going to say 863. I really have no idea though. LOL!!!!
Thanks.
Chris
stumpy4700
11-16-2009, 02:01 PM
945 thanks Cassie
LilRaverBoi
11-16-2009, 02:45 PM
Sweet! Glad you got this going officially! I don't feel like I need a prize anyway....I just like fun competition without scores/prizes.
Oh, BTW, are we still using 'Price-is-Right' rules? (if you go over, you automatically lose)
YouTube - Family guy - The price is right (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu_Fivkr4Y)
LOL :ha:
island cassie
11-16-2009, 03:23 PM
Thanks Bryan - yes "Price is Right" rules apply!
jrozier
11-17-2009, 12:33 PM
1157:lurk:
D_&_T
11-17-2009, 06:11 PM
990 please
Blake09
11-17-2009, 06:30 PM
915
xavierdlc61887
11-17-2009, 10:14 PM
i almost got excited when i saw1000 fingers contest but then i saw there was no price :(.....but i guess ill guess 1 finger :P to show i will participate[ate :P
island cassie
11-18-2009, 12:17 AM
Well Xavier - if you won you could always come and choose a pup and take it back with you!
saltydad
11-18-2009, 12:19 AM
1229 please.
AltadenaGarden
11-18-2009, 02:04 PM
I would like to add my guess to the high end of the count at 3430.
What a fun banana plant!!
briancoconut
11-18-2009, 10:59 PM
Its all out War 1812
Scuba_Dave
11-18-2009, 11:50 PM
I'll go 4200
lorax
11-19-2009, 10:34 AM
There's a prize! There's 15,000 bananabucks!
saltydad
11-19-2009, 10:36 AM
Wow! That's quite a bunch of bucks! Thanks
Im going to have a bash at this as well, the most Ive ever had here would be around 20 on a Musa sikkimensis so Im well out of my depth but here goes....
2188.
island cassie
11-21-2009, 12:36 AM
Brain fade - please ignore!!
Why hated? That was Columbus's initial voyage to the Americas.
Thanks Island Cassie, and Jarred! I'll go for 2012
2012!!!! Thatīs when we SHOULD have a new president:woohoonaner:
Abnshrek
11-21-2009, 09:36 PM
I don't see any rush fans @ 2120... I guess already... lol
Abnshrek
11-21-2009, 09:40 PM
I didn't look at the whole page(s) to refresh Wow we have a list of guessers might need to be refreshed.. <-saying "big banana's no wammies" lol
revensen
11-23-2009, 01:04 PM
I'm in for 1234. Thanks Cassie.
LilRaverBoi
11-23-2009, 07:15 PM
No one is gonna bid 1? LOL....gosh I miss Bob Barker! That show never will be the same without him!
Taylor
11-23-2009, 08:27 PM
1713.
Thanks!
island cassie
11-23-2009, 09:02 PM
Bryan - Xavier guessed 1!!!
LilRaverBoi
11-23-2009, 09:56 PM
OH...darn...guess I should pay more attention, then, huh.
buzzwinder
11-24-2009, 12:09 AM
Ok, I'll take a shot it, 1457. Thanks Cassie!
sandy0225
11-24-2009, 08:43 AM
hey, my liner of thousand fingers plants came in and they are already growing. I just planted the liners a week and a half ago and they're pushing new leaves. Now how long until I get bananas? four years like my ice cream?lol...
Lagniappe
11-24-2009, 11:33 AM
I'll take 8.7 million, er, providing that number is still available.
buckeye5755
11-24-2009, 12:41 PM
I'll guess.....1856
conejov
11-24-2009, 12:53 PM
just for kicks 1739
fishoifc
11-24-2009, 04:40 PM
mark me down for 2430
r3tic
11-24-2009, 05:59 PM
2300 is my guess
enigma99a
11-24-2009, 09:50 PM
1050:):bananarow::bananarow::bananarow::bananarow:
island cassie
11-24-2009, 11:54 PM
The main plant is starting to fold so the end is nigh, so far we have cut about 100 ripe fruits but soon we will have to cut down the whole raceme - and then the counting will begin in earnest (sigh!). It will be a long, hot, sticky process but there are a gazillion fingers!!
island cassie
11-24-2009, 11:55 PM
Sandy - this one fruited in under a year - so go girl!!! But the plant took off from day 1 which makes a huge difference!
Patty in Wisc
11-25-2009, 03:17 AM
Hope I'm not too late...
how about 1285 for me please. Thanks!
sandy0225
11-25-2009, 07:18 AM
No offense, but I bet they grow a lot faster for you in the Dominican Republic than for us Indiana folks! I'll try keeping it in my 60 degree minimum greenhouse for winter though instead of the 50 one and see how it goes.
island cassie
11-25-2009, 06:47 PM
Bet they do Sandy! lol!
LilRaverBoi
11-27-2009, 04:39 PM
I realize this is slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there is some sort of record (Guiness?) on the most bananas on a bunch? I think it'd be very interesting to know what it is!
island cassie
11-27-2009, 06:16 PM
We will be cutting down the raceme this weekend and I should know the total figures by Monday (perhaps) - with very sticky fingers as this variety "drools" a lot. Final count will include only those fingers outside the bracts at the time of cutting! Last guesses please!
Mason
11-28-2009, 09:06 PM
950
island cassie
11-29-2009, 09:15 PM
Contest closed with a total count of 3260 unbelieveably!! So Bch Grl wins!! Congratulations!
Taylor
11-29-2009, 09:21 PM
And to believe I ever doubted that this plant could ACTUALLY produce the measly 1000 fingers...
Congrats Island Cassie on counting all of those, and Bch Grl on being the closest!
island cassie
11-29-2009, 09:59 PM
Thank you Taylor - I was amazed when I added them up! Who would have thunk???
lorax
11-29-2009, 11:44 PM
Congrats, Bch Grl! You're now 10,010 BananaBucks richer!
Dalmatiansoap
11-30-2009, 04:44 AM
Congrats!!!
:woohoonaner:
3260???WOW
IndianaSue
11-30-2009, 06:57 AM
Holy Cow!! Thats alot of bananas!! Congrats Bch Grl.....
LilRaverBoi
11-30-2009, 10:40 AM
And to believe I ever doubted that this plant could ACTUALLY produce the measly 1000 fingers...
Yeah, Taylor...I was with ya on that. First time I ever saw an ad for 1000 fingers, I was like...'yeah....riiiiight.' But apparently it's capable of over 3 TIMES that!!! (and who knows what it could potentially do!?)
Great job with your TF, Cassie. Thanks for sharing the great pics, the fun contest and the story to go along with your progress. This has been very interesting and fun. Now go eat some bananas!!! My guess is that you still have a few left!! :ha::ha::ha:
Patty in Wisc
11-30-2009, 10:52 AM
WOW, 3260 nanas!
Congrats Bch Girl - & thanks Cassie :)
island cassie
11-30-2009, 11:35 AM
Thank you all for joining in!! Bryan - fortunately a lot of the fruit are really tiny so we don't have to eat our way through them all. I guess only about 600 are big enough to bother with - about 1.5 inches long. Just as well as I have a bunch of ice creams turning yellow too!!!:ha:
island cassie
11-30-2009, 11:41 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27310&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27310&ppuser=628)
This is them at the end - see how tiny a lot of them are! The biggest are 1.5 inches long!!
Dalmatiansoap
11-30-2009, 11:47 AM
Great pix Cassie.
This would be great info on Wiki ;)
:woohoonaner:
Bananaman88
11-30-2009, 01:20 PM
That's amazing! I never would have guessed that high, either.
Steven Valys
11-30-2009, 06:30 PM
Congrats Bch Grl!
Did you double check your count? Might have missed one or two.:nanadrink:
island cassie
11-30-2009, 08:31 PM
Haha Steven - get your binoculars out and get counting!!
Bch Grl
11-30-2009, 09:30 PM
:woohoonaner:
Wow!!! I'm speechless! Cassie, what a job, thanks for the contest and taking the time to count all those 'naners! And thanks to all the donors of the prize "bucks"!
The pics helped a lot in my final guess. I never would have guessed that high if I hadn't seen the pics. I'm with ya'll, Who woulda thunk it!
Now, to find and fruit one of those. What a cool plant!
Thanks again to all who made this possible!
Margie:birthdaynana:
Abnshrek
11-30-2009, 09:50 PM
Well congrat bch Girl.. :^) Don't spend the winnings all in one place...lol
Wow that picture looks like a banana buffet... lol
LilRaverBoi
12-01-2009, 01:07 AM
Thank you all for joining in!! Bryan - fortunately a lot of the fruit are really tiny so we don't have to eat our way through them all. I guess only about 600 are big enough to bother with - about 1.5 inches long. Just as well as I have a bunch of ice creams turning yellow too!!!:ha:
LMFAO....ONLY 600 to eat....my advice: smoothies to the rescue! And a WHOLE LOT of banana bread!
Oh, and forgot to say congrats to the winners!:goteam::woohoonaner:
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