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Clare_CA
04-18-2010, 05:27 PM
Hey all,

I think it's time to finally put my variegated bananas in the ground. They were shipped to me late last year, and they are starting to put out a new leaf or two. I just bought some Supersoil compost to mix into the planting holes because my soil is very sandy.

Clare

sunfish
04-18-2010, 06:12 PM
I think now is a perfect time to plant them. It's plenty warm ,better now then when you have high temps.

Abnshrek
04-18-2010, 08:59 PM
I agree with Tony :^) Very Nice Pics by the way!!! That's one hell of a chicken coop too :^)

Clare_CA
04-18-2010, 09:14 PM
Thanks, Tony and Migael. Five out of six are officially in the ground. I found that some had very few roots, and some had some nice roots going. It feels colder than usual this evening. I think a storm might be coming. Anyway, it's good to know that it is the right time. Thanks, guys.

cucurbits
04-18-2010, 10:59 PM
A storm will be coming in on Tuesday.

Abnshrek
04-18-2010, 11:12 PM
Well I hope you have a spot ready for your VC I'm sure they will be calling you very soon, since they are only 5 from your number... :^)

cherokee_greg
04-19-2010, 09:45 AM
Wow Clare very nice. I really like your chicken house its great. I want a couple of hens. Im still trying to figure out were im going to put it and how Im going to make it. I donot have much room and I only want a couple of laying hens. I had four one time and had to many eggs those girls laid them all the time. Again very nice plants and chickens

Scott
04-19-2010, 10:27 AM
NICE!!! All looks great Clare!!

My fields are turning green and growing everywhere!!
Bananas are doing great and plumeria are showing new growth. Lost a couple due to moisture + cold :( Rotted cores. We took out some bushes and replaced with sod and 2 plumerias....both with roots from YOUYOUYOU!!! And leaves are beginning to show!!

niblicksrus
04-19-2010, 10:31 AM
Very inspiring photos, Clare! I have no room for a chicken coop here, as my ever-growing tropical plant collection is taking over all available space, but your chicken sure is a beauty! And your plants look great too!

Rick

Dean W.
04-19-2010, 11:32 AM
Way to go, Clare! Nice chicken coop too.:woohoonaner:

LilRaverBoi
04-19-2010, 11:56 AM
Yeah, your chicken run is WAY fancier than anything we ever had. I woulda given them some grass to destroy, though :ha: And I won't lie...I'm kinda jealous of your pot collection. I'm always wishing I had more to work with. Looks like everything is coming along well for ya, though.

Clare_CA
04-19-2010, 12:30 PM
Thanks so much, everyone for your nice comments. I appreciate them.

varig8
04-22-2010, 07:37 PM
Clare;
I am so jealous. You big show-off!! LOL Do you know how nice this is going to look when it matures? Your little chicks ended up in one of the best places possible. I dont think the perlite had anything to do with that banana appearing "pale". Am I mistaken, or is this one of the "variegated" Nam wahs you bought? It Looks suspiciously similar to one of the 'normal' variegation patterns for it. It will appear less faded if you plant it in complete shade and will have less of a tendency to burn out when the leaves age. Your red bananas are ripe when they feel softer-if they are picked too soon, they will still ripen no matter the age they were removed from the raceme. Normally, if these were cut from a tree from your garden, they would have ripened just like the Valeries or any other commercially grown banana and taste just about the same.

Clare_CA
04-22-2010, 08:46 PM
LOL, Steven! You are so funny. I am hoping that it looks really good when mature. I'm a little worried that the mats will get huge and overcrowded so I guess it will be up to me to remove pups, but I have a feeling that I won't want to! LOL!

CValentine
04-22-2010, 09:11 PM
HI Clare!!!

LOVED looking through all the landscaping you are doing!!!

I enjoyed seeing your Plumerias in there with the banana plants... :D

Just wanted to thank you for all your wonderful advise on getting these cuttings rooted & through the Winter!!
They are doing great now!!!

THANK YOU CLARE!!! :) ~Cheryl
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31030&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31030)

DaveE
04-22-2010, 09:27 PM
Looking good! I really like the split level. You will have to post updates when the bananas start to fill out.

DaveE

Scott
04-23-2010, 08:13 AM
OMG Clare!! Everything looks great!! And it's still April. You're going to be busy this summer!! :)
Yes, the Brazilian is a survivor fer sur.
I actually removed my corms from the back yard and moved them to the south side of our home. It's like a sauna there.
Chris (Rmplmnz) gave me some pups - Dwarf Brazs for the corner mat. The Tall (like you have) were too tall....as in I can watch the neighbors big screen. So the Dwarfs should fill in there nicely. He also cut a Dwarf Red for me. It died this winter but I kept the corm in the garage...PUP :) :woohoonaner:
The plumeria are all pushing leaves! They look like your plants right now. Sandy is sealing our back patio and the yard is only 1/2 new sod....so absolutely no pix! heheheh
As you...I'm looking forward to the next few months. All is blooming:goteam:

TTL

MediaHound
04-24-2010, 07:42 PM
Looking good all around, thanks for sharing.

harveyc
04-25-2010, 12:21 PM
Thanks for sharing, Clare, and good luck!

It's hard to tell with much certainty,but your soil appears to be sandy. Banana roots can extend way beyond the areas where you dug the holes. Instead of spending money on potting soil, you might want to get a load of compost delivered to your place and work it into your native soil in larger areas around where you will plant your banana plants. Maybe 4' diameter, IMO.

I think your weather is fine to plant outside now. Mine has still been a bit cook so I'm waiting another week or so.

Thanks for sharing the photos of your chickens. I've been thinking of building a portable coop on an old military trailer and moving it throughout my chestnut orchard for much of the year (not close to harvest due to sanitary reasons). One of these days....

Edit: After thinking further, I would suggest you consider mixing in compost into the soil around/adjacent to the holes where you've already planted bananas.

Clare_CA
04-25-2010, 04:50 PM
Thanks so much, everyone, for your comments!

Cheryl, congrats on getting those plumeria cuttings all rooted through the winter. That's not an easy thing to do. It looks like you have an inflo there and will have flowers on that one in about a month. The inflo looks a bit elongated so make sure that it is getting at least six hours of continuous sun. Since you are in Texas, you could probably give them some shade in the hottest parts of the day. Don't hesitate to water whenever the soil looks dry so that the roots stay hydrated. Another note about the inflo, flowers that bloom while the cutting is still rooting is taking energy away from the rooting process, so that cutting will root more slowly. Since some of the energy is being diverted to the rooting process also, the flowers will be smaller than normal. When you have leaves, you know that you have the start of roots. Several leaves means that you have a nice root ball. Congrats again! I'm glad you like my landscaping!

Thanks, Dave. I'll definitely post updates. Many of my bananas are still small yet, but they should look a lot better when they are bigger.

Scott, I hope to see pics of your yard soon! I'll update you on your two Brazilians. They will definitely be the tallest that I have, I think. I'm glad the plumerias are doing well for you. I hope you get some plumeria blooms this summer!

Thanks, Jarred!

Harvey, you are right that my soil is very sandy. I bought a pallet of Supersoil compost when I planted my plumerias and added to each planting hole and did the same with virtually everything that I planted. Every thing that you see in the picture are things that I planted because it was a bare landscape when I started. I think I scattered gypsum as well. I also did mix in the MiracleGro gardensoil into the veggie bed, and I think I used some in the planting holes as well on the bananas. So it was one part sandy native soil, one part Supersoil compost, and one part MiracleGro Garden soil. I also put dried chicken manure on the top of the soil of some of the bananas. I plan to use slow release fertilizer pellets, but I bet that still isn't enough. In some places, the soil was soft and easy to dig, but in other places, it was as hard as rock. I will add compost additionally as you suggest. Thanks! The chickens are so much fun. I think I'm going to be able to add their manure to the base of the bananas as well.

Scott
05-07-2010, 02:27 PM
Hi Clare! :) Update to yard now that we're rich in sod :)
The plumerias are rockin!! Leaves everywhere and 2 blooms today!! I can't seem to get the pix off my iphone ;\ But they're great!!
My Tall Brazilians are all on the side of my house.
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0889.jpg

CValentine sent me a Gran Nain and it's shooting skyward. It's in the back corner behind the 2 Dwarf Brazilians that Rmplmnz gave me:
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0888.jpg
Rmplmnz also gave me a dwarf Red which passed due to cold weather ...
So I gathered the remains, potted it up and warmed it in the garage for a couple of months.....BAM!! Pup. Water sucker, but still a lovely color added to the DC mat.
Rough time for the plumerias, but we're looking good now.
I have planted 2 outside our fence in full florida sun...no pix but 1 is yours!

http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0873.jpg


http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0883.jpg


This one bloomed fully today! Can see pic on my phone but won't come over to computer...but its SWEET!!

http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0890.jpg

TTL!

cherokee_greg
05-07-2010, 03:01 PM
Looks good Cheryl I have some been trying to root them no luck so far. Whats the secret ? Im about to give up on them its been awile now nothing yet.


HI Clare!!!

LOVED looking through all the landscaping you are doing!!!

I enjoyed seeing your Plumerias in there with the banana plants... :D

Just wanted to thank you for all your wonderful advise on getting these cuttings rooted & through the Winter!!
They are doing great now!!!

THANK YOU CLARE!!! :) ~Cheryl
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31030&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31030)

Clare_CA
05-08-2010, 11:24 AM
Scott, your yard looks so awesome! Congrats on the flower! :woohoonaner: Yay! I might be able to identify it for you if I can see a picture of the open flower. I can't remember which ones I sent you now and if I included name tags or not. Group rooting is great, but I would give your plumerias their own individual containers now. Let the soil dry a bit and then carefully remove the whole unit from the pot and try to separate them, leaving as many roots intact as you can. The roots will be intertwined so there will be some breakage, but they will grow back. They will do better if they have their own containers rather than sharing one. Also, I would build a barrier around the ones in the grass rather then letting the grass touch the trunks. Grass needs much more water than plumerias do, and plumerias can die quickly from too much water and soil that doesn't drain well. Grass also gets colder in winter than dirt and can freeze below the plumeria which will make the plumeria get cold damage. I have a friend who is an airforce pilot who is really into plumerias. His yard is amazing. He said that, one year, they planted a whole bunch of plumerias in the grass at the base (Port Hueneme), but the heavy watering of the grass caused all the plumerias to die within a year. That is so sad! Your yard looks like a tropical paradise, buddy! Congrats! Thanks for sharing your pics.

Hi Greg! It's tough to root in winter because plumeria go dormant in cold weather. When I root in winter, I usually bring them inside and put them on a heat mat or put them in a greenhouse on a heat mat. Bottom heat is the secret to rooting plumerias. In the spring when they are coming out of dormancy (the tip will look shiny), put the cutting in a black plastic nursery pot on a hot surface like concrete or brick.

Clare

Magilla Gorilla
05-10-2010, 07:39 PM
Scott, your yard looks so awesome! Congrats on the flower! :woohoonaner: Yay! I might be able to identify it for you if I can see a picture of the open flower. I can't remember which ones I sent you now and if I included name tags or not. Group rooting is great, but I would give your plumerias their own individual containers now. Let the soil dry a bit and then carefully remove the whole unit from the pot and try to separate them, leaving as many roots intact as you can. The roots will be intertwined so there will be some breakage, but they will grow back. They will do better if they have their own containers rather than sharing one. Also, I would build a barrier around the ones in the grass rather then letting the grass touch the trunks. Grass needs much more water than plumerias do, and plumerias can die quickly from too much water and soil that doesn't drain well. Grass also gets colder in winter than dirt and can freeze below the plumeria which will make the plumeria get cold damage. I have a friend who is an airforce pilot who is really into plumerias. His yard is amazing. He said that, one year, they planted a whole bunch of plumerias in the grass at the base (Port Hueneme), but the heavy watering of the grass caused all the plumerias to die within a year. That is so sad! Your yard looks like a tropical paradise, buddy! Congrats! Thanks for sharing your pics.

Hi Greg! It's tough to root in winter because plumeria go dormant in cold weather. When I root in winter, I usually bring them inside and put them on a heat mat or put them in a greenhouse on a heat mat. Bottom heat is the secret to rooting plumerias. In the spring when they are coming out of dormancy (the tip will look shiny), put the cutting in a black plastic nursery pot on a hot surface like concrete or brick.

Hey Scott, I just planted these a couple of days ago along a shared driveway between me and my neighbor's house. They were really excited about them. I want to see your planted ones outside your fence when you get a chance.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/Plumerias%202010/050510002-1.jpg

These are pictures of my yard from last year when there were flowers. They have filled out some this year. That back hill area is now filled with bananas!

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/Plumerias%202010/092709004.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/Plumerias%202010/092709003.jpg

I am still pretty leafless here, but I have lots of inflo's coming.:woohoonaner:

The bananas you sent me are still doing great and showing some growth. I will take a picture of those soon so you can see.

Clare

Hello Clare,

Your yard looks great! I love the chickens!! I have chickens as well. Have the winds been crazy for you? We have had very bad winds for over a week now. Keeep up the great work!

Andrew

Clare_CA
05-10-2010, 08:29 PM
Hi Andrew! Thanks! The girls are so much fun. I did know that you have chickens too! I remember thinking what a great yard you have with your variegated bananas, chickens, and tropical rainforest! LOL! I think sometimes we gardeners just go around copying other people's yards that we love. LOL! I have definitely copied you, Greenie, and a few others who have planted their variegates. I hope mine will do as well as yours have.

Magilla Gorilla
05-10-2010, 11:17 PM
Thanks for the great pictures! We collect organic eggs every day and have plenty of poop for the garden. Our girls even came in the house this winter when it got really cold. They were molting at that time and were featherless. You variegated bananas look great. My largest AeAe (15+ feet) has 6 pups, my smallest has two pups and then I have two 12 footers with no pups. They did fine over our very cold winter in the ground. Yes the wind is brutal! It is shredding leaves. The only plants not bothered are all of my bromeliads. We are going to the big island of Hawaii next month to look at some properties. I love it here but it is too cold for me and some of my plants. The next time I am in the area I will contact you. You are always welcome to stop by.

Take care,

harveyc
05-11-2010, 12:59 AM
Andrew, remember to make sure to limit your search to properties which have a guest house! :ha:

Magilla Gorilla
05-11-2010, 09:02 AM
Andrew, remember to make sure to limit your search to properties which have a guest house! :ha:

Already on the list. I also need 2 acres completely flat (I am tired of my hill) and a 3 car garage for the toys. Harvey, your on the guest list!

cherokee_greg
05-11-2010, 12:38 PM
Greg just got the chicken bug too and got four chicks that are so cute! A few other of us banana enthusiasts have chickens too.


Wow Clare the girls are getting big !!!!!! Mine are 16 days old now and there growing fast that modern I have is a handful he looks like a roadrunner he had allready got out of the bigger box I had to put them on lock down chicken wire over the top those moderns are little crazy ones. I think that is his name Little Crazy One The silkies are so calm. I love them there growing fast.Im happy I got babies now there condo is almost ready for them. Just waiting tell there old enough .

Clare_CA
05-11-2010, 01:00 PM
Andrew, that sounds so awesome. I would love to move to Hawaii or anywhere tropical. My husband would like to move to Colorado someday, and I can't even imagine it. I know two people who have sold everything and moved to Hawaii. There was a plumeria grower in San Diego who did that a couple of years ago. He bought a place and ended up selling it and buying another bigger place a year or so later. I know real estate and cost of living is not cheap there, and taxes are high, but I think it would be worth it. Santa Barbara stays very foggy and cold sometimes, even in the summer. I lived there for 30 years and loved it, but here in Camarillo, the winters are a bit warmer, and we don't have that damp coastal fog. Anyway, have a great time in Hawaii.

Oh, what a good dad you are to let the chickens in the house. Tell me something about what you do with the chicken manure. I read that it can burn plants if it is not aged and broken down a bit. Do you apply directly to your plants from the coop or pile it up somewhere for a while?

Your variegated bananas are amazing! That is so great that you didn't have any problems with them this winter. There were a couple of times that it got pretty cold for short periods. If I remember correctly, yours are planted fairly close to your house? You may get some heat coming off the house in the winter that helps them. Now I suppose you'll be digging those up to take with you to Hawaii? LOL!

Greg, that is so great that you are enjoying your little ones. I had some excited ones too that would fly out of their brooder, but the cochins were calm like your silkies. I bring them broccoli, corn, lettuce, tomatoes, and bananas every day as a treat, and they go crazy. They fly up and land on my legs and shoulders all the time. You can start to give yours a banana now as a treat, and you can put some broccoli in the blender to chop it up very small for them. Be sure to give some grit with treats so they can digest the treats and their food without any problems. Post pics of them here if you can! I wanna see them!

Magilla Gorilla
05-11-2010, 11:16 PM
Andrew, that sounds so awesome. I would love to move to Hawaii or anywhere tropical. My husband would like to move to Colorado someday, and I can't even imagine it. I know two people who have sold everything and moved to Hawaii. There was a plumeria grower in San Diego who did that a couple of years ago. He bought a place and ended up selling it and buying another bigger place a year or so later. I know real estate and cost of living is not cheap there, and taxes are high, but I think it would be worth it. Santa Barbara stays very foggy and cold sometimes, even in the summer. I lived there for 30 years and loved it, but here in Camarillo, the winters are a bit warmer, and we don't have that damp coastal fog. Anyway, have a great time in Hawaii.

Oh, what a good dad you are to let the chickens in the house. Tell me something about what you do with the chicken manure. I read that it can burn plants if it is not aged and broken down a bit. Do you apply directly to your plants from the coop or pile it up somewhere for a while?

Your variegated bananas are amazing! That is so great that you didn't have any problems with them this winter. There were a couple of times that it got pretty cold for short periods. If I remember correctly, yours are planted fairly close to your house? You may get some heat coming off the house in the winter that helps them. Now I suppose you'll be digging those up to take with you to Hawaii? LOL!

Greg, that is so great that you are enjoying your little ones. I had some excited ones too that would fly out of their brooder, but the cochins were calm like your silkies. I bring them broccoli, corn, lettuce, tomatoes, and bananas every day as a treat, and they go crazy. They fly up and land on my legs and shoulders all the time. You can start to give yours a banana now as a treat, and you can put some broccoli in the blender to chop it up very small for them. Be sure to give some grit with treats so they can digest the treats and their food without any problems. Post pics of them here if you can! I wanna see them!

It is expensive to live in Hawaii but real estate is cheaper than Santa Barbara. I know that makes no sense. Good for me. I would love to take so many things with me. I have over 140 varieties of bromeliads that could be inspected and go.

Our chickens have shavings in their pen. We clean the pen and pile the shavings and manure in the sun for a few weeks before I apply it to the plants. You do not want to apply straight chicken manure to your plants as it can burn them. Since the manure is mixed with shavings and we clean the pen every few weeks I can apply the mixture faster as it is not straight poop. I see you have what looks like a Barred Plymouth Rock and a Buff Orpinton. I have them as well. They are both sweet chickens.

Why does the weather thing below say calm winds? Where? Not here. 20 plus miles per hour. It sucks!!!!!

Take care,

Clare_CA
05-12-2010, 12:36 PM
Hi Andrew! The wind is calm here this morning in Camarillo, and I hope it is for you too. I think the winds came up last night though because some things are toppled over this morning.

A friend told me that, when they were in the process of moving to Hawaii, it was easier and cheaper to just sell everything and cargo ship the things that they did want to keep. It sounds like you have an awesome collection of bromeliads that you will want to take with you. Well, at least they shouldn't weigh much hopefully. Yeah, it doesn't surprise me that real estate is cheaper in Hawaii than Santa Barbara. It's always been overpriced in S.B.

Thanks for the info on the manure. I have three plumerias in the chicken run, and I've been sweeping the manure under the trees, but I'll stop doing that because I don't want to burn them. I'm doing the deep liter method, which I found online at backyardchickens.com You basically put poop boards under the roosts, but you keep adding shavings below to cover up the droppings, and then you clean out the coop about once a year. Here's a thread on it: BackYardChickens Forum / Deep litter method (http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=70) Thanks again for the info. I'll do that with my litter and chicken poop as well.

Yes, you are right that I have a little Barred Rock there. I think those are actually Buff Cochins. The difference between them and Orpintons is the feathered feet. They are very sweet.

Clare_CA
06-02-2010, 04:43 PM
Hi All! I thought I would give you an update on my variegated bananas. It's really nice to be able to follow Greenie's updates on his variegated bananas. He's my inspiration!

Jananas Bananas
06-02-2010, 05:53 PM
:goteam: Everything Looks great Clare! Your ton of back breaking work is paying off. :woohoonaner:

~JaNan

Abnshrek
06-02-2010, 06:04 PM
Now that is an update.. Very impressive & Great Pic's :^)

Dean W.
06-02-2010, 06:22 PM
Great looking Garden!!!:goteam:

LilRaverBoi
06-02-2010, 10:18 PM
Wow...so many great pics! Looks like things are going well for ya. Thanks for the update!

cherokee_greg
06-02-2010, 10:37 PM
very very nice Clare. I put my girls out in the coop today there lovin it Im freakin out tho first night out of the house for them .

CoryS
06-04-2010, 03:06 PM
Clare, that's one fantastic garden you've grown! :D But do be careful with your eye [goggles might be helpful]. That yellow/white plumeria is just like incredible looking. In your first post, you have a photo of a Thai banana plant that appears to have variegated leaves. I'd love to know what variety that is! And I'm really not much into chickens but that black/white with the feather headress is just awesome. What kind of chicken is that?
Anywho, your yard looks fantastic! Very tropical! :D

Clare_CA
06-04-2010, 07:07 PM
Hi Cory! Thanks so much:-) That's nice of you to say!

My eye is all healed now so no worries.:ha:

That plumeria is a seedling of Celadine, and I love it so much. It smells so good and is a reliable bloomer.

I'm not sure which species that banana is to tell you the truth, but I do know that it is a Thai one as you said. I bought variegated bananas last year from three different people, and I've gotten them all mixed up as far as which one is which. I did get a few from Miamimax, who is a member here and who has some pictures in his photo gallery. I think one is a Musa Nam Wah albo variegata, and the other is Musa 'Tanna' albo variegata.

Oh, yes. She's a cutie. She is a Mottled Houdan. She absolutely loves bananas!

CoryS
06-04-2010, 07:25 PM
I'm certainly glad to hear you're all right! :D And thanks much for the information on that flower! When I finally succeed at growing a banana plant, I may try Plumerias [especially one like that]. At least if my next banana is fail, it won't be because I drowned it, lol!
The reason I was so interested in that variegated banana is because I ordered a Thai Black and thought maybe they might have species with variegated leaves. I never saw one with variegated leaves till I saw an Ae Ae - awesome! But I heard they're hard to grow. Yours looks really great! Anywho, thanks for sharing all the great photos of the awesome garden you've grown! :D

Clare_CA
06-06-2010, 02:04 PM
Hi Cory! Sorry it took so long for me to reply. You should definitely try growing a plumeria. They are actually really easy to grow and just need good drainage and full sun and some fertilizer. Here's an article that I wrote in 2007 about growing plumerias if you are interested: Creating A Plumeria Collection (http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/45/)

I don't know much about Thai Black, but from what I've been told, the Thai variegated ones are less fussy to grow than the AeAe. I have several gardening friends that are very experienced gardeners, and many of them have had a hard time growing the AeAe and especially keeping it alive over the winter when brought inside. I think it tends to rot pretty quickly in certain conditions. I myself lost four in the beginning. I think I only have one AeAe out of my eight variegated ones.

I'll update this thread a little later on this summer to show the progression of how the bananas are doing. I'm excited to find out!

CoryS
06-07-2010, 11:31 AM
No sweat on "took so long". Cyber space is timeless, lol! :) And I've been brains-off at a new music site, anyway. Much much thanks for the Plumeria link! :D Those trees/plants[?] are so radical looking I just gotta try one sometime!
About the Ae Ae, yeah, I've been hearing the same thing in other threads. I think I'll wait till I succeed with some easier types before I try the variegated ones.
Meantime, I'll be checking back in to watch for updates. You've created one sweet garden already! I can barely wait to get new peeks through the summer! :)

Clare_CA
06-10-2010, 02:22 PM
A few more leaves emerged. I am probably going to drive everybody crazy if I post pictures every time a new leaf emerges so I'll try not to do that. These are still new to me so I get excited about them.

Clare_CA
07-18-2010, 03:08 PM
Well, Scott and Rmplmnz did such an awesome job shooting a video that I decided to try it myself.

Scott
07-18-2010, 04:21 PM
Thanks Clare!!
That was great!!
Don't worry about the 'little-girl' voice. We all sound like kids when we're excited about our bananas!!
Your family of nanners looks huge! I wish I could remember that many different types growing in my yard...so I keep it super simple :)
Sounds like you're close to the Cam Airport too hehehe Miss the mountains.
Thanks again Clare for the tour. I often wonder how the extended family is doing :0519:
Keep up the great work :)

saltydad
07-18-2010, 04:37 PM
Wow, beautiful job, Clare! And your bananas and plumerias are awesome. I felt good to have 18 varieties/plants last year of naners, and 7 plummies.. Love all that space. You've done a great job!!

LilRaverBoi
07-18-2010, 04:43 PM
Great video, Clare! I didn't really get a good idea of the magnitude of your yard previously from the other pics. You really have a lot of plants! And they're all getting so huge! Congrats on your success and thanks for sharing.

PS...your voice is very soothing.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/bananas/DSC03830.jpg
Look....that one is wearing Crocs!
YouTube - That one is wearing Crocs. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Cd8GEfKDU&feature=related)

Scott
07-19-2010, 09:10 AM
Morning Clare...wanted to update a few pix here.

I'll post a pic from May 2010 then a pic from this morning July 2010.
2 months and 1 week to be exact:

http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0889.jpg
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_1234.jpg
Had to stand in a place to stay out of sun...this is shot from other side with sun at my back
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_1232.jpg

May 2010 Dwarf with Dwarf Brazs and Gran Nain in corner
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_0888.jpg
July 2010 Dwarf Cand this morning
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_1235.jpg
Walked around to see the rest
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_1236.jpg

Pic of my Reds in BiC-U. Banana ICU. Medical people can appriciate the title :)
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/IMG_1237.jpg

Ton of growth. Fertilize with Richard's mix from San Diego...and Fish Meal :weightliftingnaner:

cherokee_greg
07-19-2010, 09:26 AM
Clare

Great video ! Wow you have tons of plants now. Great job. Now I guess I will have to do a video. My bananas are doing great now too. You did great on the names I think but thats how I would say them LOL. Good job. Next month will be a year since I been on the org.

Clare_CA
07-19-2010, 11:04 AM
Thanks so much for your comments Scott, Howard, Bryan, and Greg!

LOL, Scott! I'm actually not super close to the airport thankfully, but you're right that you can hear several planes in the background there! Pt. Mugu has a few military planes that fly around on a regular basis, which is neat. In fact, I have a buddy who is an airforce pilot here in town, and he has an awesome plumeria collection. Thanks for the encouragement, and I'm glad you liked the tour. Your tour was awesome and inspired me to do the same! I can't believe how much your Brazilians have grown in such a short period of time. B-ICU is funny! I got that! Man, all of your plants have grown quite a bit in the two-month period of time. That's amazing. Oh, the name of the banana behind the Ice Cream is Dwarf Brazilian. It's the one next to your Brazilian on the hill. Thanks again for the update on your beautiful yard.

Howard, I would love to see pictures of your plumies and bananas!

Yes, Greg, you should definitely do a video with your girls in it! I would love to see your place also.

Jananas Bananas
07-19-2010, 05:19 PM
Excellent job with your video Clare! You have gotten some really good growth since you first showed us pictures of working in your new yard. All your hard work shows, it has turned out beautifully!

I need to send you pictures of my chickens - I have Maylasian Seramas and Bantam Silkies, and one Black Copper Maran that I hatched out with a home made incubator! They are my babies too!!! :p

BTW Your voice is very sweet and feminine! ~J

Clare_CA
07-19-2010, 06:15 PM
Oh, thanks for the kind words JaNan. That's really sweet of you. I would love to see your babies! Please post them here if you can, or I can send you my email address. You should live closer to me so we could hang out and talk about variegated bananas and chickens all day! I guess this forum is the next best thing:-) Greg has chickens and bananas too, and I think Andrew does too and Bryan and a few other members. They are so much fun.

cherokee_greg
07-19-2010, 10:22 PM
Excellent job with your video Clare! You have gotten some really good growth since you first showed us pictures of working in your new yard. All your hard work shows, it has turned out beautifully!

I need to send you pictures of my chickens - I have Maylasian Seramas and Bantam Silkies, and one Black Copper Maran that I hatched out with a home made incubator! They are my babies too!!! :p

BTW Your voice is very sweet and feminine! ~J

we need baby pictures come on now I would also like to see them.

Jananas Bananas
07-20-2010, 12:55 AM
Here you go Clare and Greg, My little darlings:

I started some fertile eggs in my homemade incubator which also doubles as a seed starter and in a former life was an aquarium. About halfway through the process we had a bad storm that knocked out our electricity for 19 hours. For an electric incubator that spells disaster, because the eggs have to maintain a certain temperature and humidity throughout the incubation process. Low and behold out of 18 eggs ONE hatched - how I do not know. She is a Black Copper Maran - My Little Miracle:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34502&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34502)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34512&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34512)
Today 7/20/10
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34514&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34514)

These are my Malaysian Seramas - they are the smallest chickens in the world:
Big Red, Fluffy Tail, Miss Speckles
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34504&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34504)
Goldie
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34503&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34503)

These Bantam Silkies (still babies) and in a gawky stage right now:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34505&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34505)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34513&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34513)
All 5
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34511&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34511)

They are free range chickens and here is one of the problems with that:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34507&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34507)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34506&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34506)
They can and will lay their eggs anywhere they want to (though they have perfectly nice nesting boxes) :ha:

~JaNan

cherokee_greg
07-20-2010, 08:42 AM
wow they are so cool. Thanks for posting the pictures. I really love mine also. There allot of fun. Thanks

Clare_CA
07-20-2010, 12:06 PM
Oh, they are so awesome! Thanks for posting those pictures, JaNan. They are such beauties. LOL! I guess you'll have to do an Easter egg hunt every day! LOL! My chickens will probably not free range much because we have four or more red-tailed hawks that live very close to our house. They are overhead every day. They won't come down while I'm out with the girls, but I made the mistake of going in the house for ten minutes while the young chicks were out before their run was built, and I lost a baby chick to a hawk. I was devestated. Hawks are a huge problem here for chickens. Your girls are terrific! Thanks for sharing them!

cherokee_greg
07-21-2010, 08:49 AM
Oh, they are so awesome! Thanks for posting those pictures, JaNan. They are such beauties. LOL! I guess you'll have to do an Easter egg hunt every day! LOL! My chickens will probably not free range much because we have four or more red-tailed hawks that live very close to our house. They are overhead every day. They won't come down while I'm out with the girls, but I made the mistake of going in the house for ten minutes while the young chicks were out before their run was built, and I lost a baby chick to a hawk. I was devestated. Hawks are a huge problem here for chickens. Your girls are terrific! Thanks for sharing them!

Ya there great ! I like those little Seramas she has I may want a couple of them ! I also have some hawks that lurke around here . Wow sorry to hear you lost one how sad. Janan needs to make a video and I will make one also. Thanks for posting the pictures

Jananas Bananas
07-21-2010, 09:28 AM
Oh, they are so awesome! Thanks for posting those pictures, JaNan. They are such beauties. LOL! I guess you'll have to do an Easter egg hunt every day! LOL! My chickens will probably not free range much because we have four or more red-tailed hawks that live very close to our house. They are overhead every day. They won't come down while I'm out with the girls, but I made the mistake of going in the house for ten minutes while the young chicks were out before their run was built, and I lost a baby chick to a hawk. I was devestated. Hawks are a huge problem here for chickens. Your girls are terrific! Thanks for sharing them!

Ya there great ! I like those little Seramas she has I may want a couple of them ! I also have some hawks that lurke around here . Wow sorry to hear you lost one how sad. Janan needs to make a video and I will make one also. Thanks for posting the pictures

You are very welcome!!! You know I had just told Greg (my husband) that it was like hunting for Easter eggs every day which is kind of fun! I sent him the pictures of the egg in the tree. I live out in the country here and I definitely have hawks to worry about, and coyotes, wandering dogs, feral cats, armadillos, and definitely SNAKES!!!! That's all part of it I guess. If I can figure out how to make a video and post it here I will give it a shot. But I'm sure it will take me a while! :) Thanks for the compliments. I do love them and they are so entertaining. It's something new every day. :o

~JaNan

Clare_CA
07-27-2010, 08:21 PM
I saw a new leaf this morning, and it had a pink sheen on the back of the leaf. I thought it was pretty cool looking.

Bananaman88
07-28-2010, 07:12 AM
Looking good!

cherokee_greg
07-28-2010, 09:02 AM
:woohoonaner: great very nice

Jananas Bananas
07-28-2010, 09:16 AM
Clare that is beautiful! I haven't noticed that on mine, but I will watch more closely for that now! :)

~JaNan

Clare_CA
08-12-2010, 07:53 PM
We have pupsters!

Jananas Bananas
08-13-2010, 09:37 AM
:woohoonaner: That is GREAT!!!!! I have been watching mine closely and have nothing yet. Keep those pictures coming when you have a chance!!!

~JaNan

cherokee_greg
08-13-2010, 01:24 PM
Great pictures I got a aeae
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35644&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35644&ppuser=5959)

Clare_CA
08-13-2010, 05:18 PM
:waving:Thanks, Jeanann:-) Will do.:waving:

Congrats, Greg!:woohoonaner:

Jananas Bananas
09-30-2010, 01:53 PM
How are those new pups doing Clare? Still no pups on mine but they are finally growing again and putting out new leaves.

~JaNan

Clare_CA
09-30-2010, 05:27 PM
Hi JaNan! They are growing great! Thanks for asking. I'll post some pictures soon.