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Patty in Wisc
05-28-2010, 01:14 PM
This could be a fun way to use Banana Bucks. Ante in 200 BB's & guess how many fingers my new Ice Cream flower will put out. Winner gets the pot.
Under my avatar, click on 'Donate' & donate 200 BB's to me & I will enter your #. Person closest to the amount - without going over, wins.

This pic taken early am May 27
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/Patty_in_Wisc/bananaflower2.jpg
Everyone who ante'd in 200 BB's should add another 100 as this pot has been raised another 100 bucks. C'mon, it's all in fun!

_____anyone with a asterisk owes another 100 BB's to pot (and that's all)
---------There were 0 bananas & 63 male blossoms (so far)
--------so, YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS!!! :(-----pic below
15 Momoese WINNER
16 Harveyc
17 Enigma99a
18 Caloosamusa*
19 Cucerbits
20 CookieCows*
23 guerich*
24 justjoan
25 Natej740
26 Sunfish
27 AmberNichole*
28 DeanW
30 LilRaverBoi
32 Abnshrek
36 Simply Bananas*
38 saltydad
40 Jack Daw
45 Kostas
50 R3tic
52 Aash09
70 Island Cassie
71 Bob
85 Stumpy4700
95 Blake09
100 Dalmationsoap (WOW:))
200 Patty in Wisc :)
There are 18 more male blossoms that haven't fallen off yet, ave 6 in each 'hand'. I never heard of no female blossoms/no bananas!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/Patty_in_Wisc/maleBlossoms.jpg

LilRaverBoi
05-28-2010, 04:04 PM
You should have my banana $ now....just donated.

MediaHound
05-28-2010, 06:24 PM
I have enabled this thread to now be visible to everyone and approved the contest. Good luck everyone, and have fun.

island cassie
05-28-2010, 06:56 PM
Ooops Patty - I donated the bb but forgot to put my guess in the other box - 70 fingers please!

Scuba_Dave
05-28-2010, 07:02 PM
No picture ??

Simply Bananas
05-28-2010, 07:14 PM
36.

Abnshrek
05-28-2010, 07:33 PM
Woo Hoo We're approved :^) Sending my BB's Cha Ching... lol :^)

Patty in Wisc
05-28-2010, 08:05 PM
Taken last week - date shown.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/Patty_in_Wisc/100_0467.jpg
Taken Yesterday morning.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/Patty_in_Wisc/bananaflower2.jpg

enigma99a
05-29-2010, 12:45 AM
17 ;) sorry I didn't bet 100 lol.

Dalmatiansoap
05-29-2010, 01:00 AM
Sign me in for 100 Patty!
:woohoonaner:
We are the dreamers right?:ha:
:birthdaynana:

Dean W.
05-29-2010, 04:20 AM
I'm in I guess 28. Good luck, Patty!:discocrazed:

Jack Daw
05-29-2010, 04:53 AM
40 naners, Patty!
:woohoonaner: :goteam::goteam::goteam:


Great competition. :D

CookieCows
05-29-2010, 07:12 AM
Got my donation in... NICE PICS!!!!

Abnshrek
05-29-2010, 07:45 AM
I like the new pic really shows progress <-sayin' "Come on Big Banana's "No Whammies"... lol :^) (I paid yesterday)..

Kostas
05-29-2010, 07:48 AM
Congratulations for your indoor bloom Patty!!!!:woohoonaner:
I will guess 45 bananas:bananas_b

natej740
05-29-2010, 10:35 AM
you got my donation now

sunfish
05-29-2010, 10:49 AM
I'll guess 26

Patty in Wisc
05-29-2010, 12:52 PM
Sunfish, Jack Daw already picked 40. I got your ante... pick another # :)

Jack Daw
05-29-2010, 01:01 PM
I'll guess 40
"Great minds think alike." :ha::ha::ha:

r3tic
05-29-2010, 01:06 PM
I'll put in a guess for 50. Great looking plant for being so far north!

sunfish
05-29-2010, 02:15 PM
Sunfish, Jack Daw already picked 40. I got your ante... pick another # :)

26

Patty in Wisc
05-29-2010, 02:34 PM
Curcurbits, 25 is taken. Pick another # :)
I have your ante.

harveyc
05-30-2010, 01:49 AM
"Great minds think alike." :ha::ha::ha:

Dreamers!!! ;)

cowboyup4christ
05-30-2010, 07:29 AM
100

Bob
05-30-2010, 08:01 AM
71 for me please

Caloosamusa
05-30-2010, 08:24 AM
Congratulations Patty! I think there may be 18. I hope I'm wrong and that there are many, more! :2239:

Abnshrek
05-30-2010, 09:13 AM
100

Ante already got that one.. Look at the tally sheet of who's in and their guesses Patty has on the 1st entry. :^)

Personally I hope you have alot more delicious nanners than I guessed Patty :^)

stumpy4700
05-30-2010, 09:49 AM
85 please...Thanks for the contest. I love these, never win, but love these.

Patty in Wisc
05-30-2010, 06:28 PM
I'm not offended by any low numbers LOL. I'll be happy to have 6:)

guerich
05-30-2010, 08:05 PM
Thanks for the contest. I guess 23, but hope you have many more.:waving::waving:

saltydad
05-30-2010, 11:31 PM
I'll go with 38. !00 would be nice, then you can share the fruit!

AmberNichole
05-31-2010, 07:59 AM
27 For me please!

Patty in Wisc
06-02-2010, 09:55 PM
I shoulda called this banana poker LOL. I'd like to guess 200 and raise you all 100 Bucks. I wanna play... can I, can I!!!?
I understand much more seeing it in person rather than pics. I couldn't tell what a 'hand' was until now. First hand is out w/ 2nd on its way WooHoo.
What I still don't understand is what are male & female flowers?

momoese
06-02-2010, 10:01 PM
I couldn't tell what a 'hand' was until now. First hand is out w/ 2nd on its way WooHoo.
What I still don't understand is what are male & female flowers?

Congrats Patty! You'll know what a male flower once you see one. They are much smaller and attached to tiny fingers that shrivel up and turn brown even falling off in most cases.

LilRaverBoi
06-02-2010, 10:23 PM
I shoulda called this banana poker LOL.
I'll gladly change the thread name if you so desire. If so, just let me know what you want it changed to and I'll get it taken care of for ya!

Patty in Wisc
06-02-2010, 11:21 PM
Congrats Patty! You'll know what a male flower once you see one. They are much smaller and attached to tiny fingers that shrivel up and turn brown even falling off in most cases.
Thanks Momo. What shrivels up & falls off? The tiny fingers or the small flower? Do the male flowers come towards the end or scattered?
Hey you, where's your guess? Awww C'mon, it's all in fun :)
RaverBoi, thanks but I don't think I should change the thread name now or some ppl won't find it. Unless you change it to:
Guess how many I.C. fingers ... Banana Poker!
That would be nice :)
OK, I'm officially entering my guess as 200 LOL. Don't worry ...I won't win, it's just for fun.
AND, I RAISE EVERYONE 100 Banana Bucks :)
So, from now on, all new entries will cost 300 BB's.
I saved all the pm's donating the BB's so I am keeping very good track.
The winner will get 300 BB's for every name entered.

momoese
06-03-2010, 01:01 AM
Like this. This was a Cavendish I believe, they tend to hold the male flowers even after they have shriveled and turned brown. You can see the fingers that the female flowers were attached to at the top of the pic. See the size difference?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=1552&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1552)

LilRaverBoi
06-03-2010, 01:57 PM
RaverBoi, thanks but I don't think I should change the thread name now or some ppl won't find it. Unless you change it to:
Guess how many I.C. fingers ... Banana Poker!
That would be nice :)
Done! People should still be able to find it just fine cause the name didn't change much....and it's really the only active contest right now anyway.

Best of luck to everyone and most importantly, have fun!

Blake09
06-03-2010, 03:53 PM
95 For me :)

Jack Daw
06-03-2010, 04:02 PM
Thanks Momo. What shrivels up & falls off? The tiny fingers or the small flower? Do the male flowers come towards the end or scattered?
Hey you, where's your guess? Awww C'mon, it's all in fun :)
RaverBoi, thanks but I don't think I should change the thread name now or some ppl won't find it. Unless you change it to:
Guess how many I.C. fingers ... Banana Poker!
That would be nice :)
OK, I'm officially entering my guess as 200 LOL. Don't worry ...I won't win, it's just for fun.
AND, I RAISE EVERYONE 100 Banana Bucks :)
So, from now on, all new entries will cost 300 BB's.
I saved all the pm's donating the BB's so I am keeping very good track.
The winner will get 300 BB's for every name entered.
Someone's gonna be very rich. Unluckily, such amount of wealth will only kick Tog Tan's name off from the "most banana bucks" table. It's amazing how much he contributed to this site. Really fascinating.

stumpy4700
06-03-2010, 04:09 PM
so do we have to increase our bid from 200 to 300 to stay in the game?

Abnshrek
06-03-2010, 04:32 PM
so do we have to increase our bid from 200 to 300 to stay in the game?

I was wondering the same thing or are we grandfathered in? lol :^)

LilRaverBoi
06-03-2010, 04:46 PM
Pretty sure everyone who has already paid is cool....but new guesses have a higher ante. Correct me if I'm wrong, Patty.

Patty in Wisc
06-03-2010, 08:16 PM
I RAISED the bet LOL. In poker, you ante in the pot & someone can raise it. Then everyone who wants to keep playing has to put the 'raise' in the pot. When I raised 100 bucks, everyone has to add another 100. Anyone new will ante 300 BB's.
I have some new entries I'll put in now. I was at clinic for 3 hours getting antibiotics & cough med. I have strept throat & bronchitis - for about 8 days :(.
2 new entries - both paid 300. If you have an asterisk by your name, you owe another 100 BB's. (why did I make more work for myself LOL)

stumpy4700
06-03-2010, 09:46 PM
I see your 100 and raised you 50. someone better call before this gets expensive.

Patty in Wisc
06-03-2010, 11:15 PM
Thanks Jeff LOL. I sure hope you don't mind passing on the 50 raise. It will take a while to collect on that 100 raise I just did. This is turning into work LOL & this puter is being real slow. I'm afraid I won't be able to keep track of all w/ another raise. We gotta think of a way to gamble some BB's for fun though. Jeff, I'll donate that 50 back to ya:)

saltydad
06-04-2010, 12:36 AM
I'll see your 100 BB's.

Dean W.
06-04-2010, 04:28 AM
Just added 100 to the pot.:drum:

Abnshrek
06-04-2010, 07:51 AM
I'm in... Boy we keep this up somebodies going to corner the BB Market.. lol :^) So when do we get a pic update? :^)

Blake09
06-07-2010, 08:45 PM
bump!

Patty in Wisc
06-08-2010, 09:41 AM
I will post pics & announce the winner in next couple days. You will all be very surprised!:)
People with a asterisk after your name still owe 100 BB's to pot, as it was raised (from 200 to 300). Winner will get 7,800 Banana Bucks:)

harveyc
06-08-2010, 10:59 AM
Can I "take a hit" and change my hand before ponying up the extra B$100???

Patty in Wisc
06-08-2010, 11:06 AM
LOL Harvey...Nope. You could be the winner so throw your 100 in the pot:)
OK, what would your 2nd guess be?
This contest is closed.

harveyc
06-08-2010, 11:09 AM
My second guess would be 11. Either way, my B$ are coming your way.

Abnshrek
06-08-2010, 11:27 AM
Winner will get 7,800 Banana Bucks:)

Wow Wee the winner only has to pony up 200 BB's to buy an Arcade Pass :^) lol

LilRaverBoi
06-08-2010, 08:24 PM
Wow Wee the winner only has to pony up 200 BB's to buy an Arcade Pass :^) lol
Holy crap...WHAT!? There's an arcade? How did I not know about this??? What kinda games are in there? I totally have enough banana $ to get access...just wondering if it's worth it.

Patty in Wisc
06-08-2010, 08:54 PM
We've had an arcade for months...what? you didn't know?
LOL...Shreck's kidding, but it would be nice to have a game or casino to play BB's:)

LilRaverBoi
06-08-2010, 11:38 PM
We've had an arcade for months...what? you didn't know?
LOL...Shreck's kidding, but it would be nice to have a game or casino to play BB's:)
No, like I actually don't think he's joking! There is a thing in the 'BananaBucks Shop' where you can buy access and/or a 'pass' to the arcade.....which kinda implies that a real arcade actually DOES exist! Pretty sure no smoke was blown on this topic.

Abnshrek
06-09-2010, 10:44 AM
BB casino to play BB's:)

Now that's a good idea.. I'm sure the house will get alot of BB's back, and a good form of entertainment for some. :^)

I was being a goof in a practical way bryan :^)

Westwood
06-09-2010, 06:34 PM
102 LOL how do we play ?

Patty in Wisc
06-09-2010, 09:10 PM
AND THE WINNER IS........ (can't find the drum roll guy)
Go to first post on page one. I told you you'd be surprised...at least I was LOL.

Abnshrek
06-09-2010, 09:38 PM
Well my condolences.. Sorry to here that there are no nanners & :woohoonaner: Congrats Mitchell :^):woohoonaner:

sunfish
06-09-2010, 10:26 PM
Bummer

Westwood
06-09-2010, 10:33 PM
Sorry Patty, But i do really think this was fun.
Ive been really busy not just with my roomate but my 13 month old niece got bit by a black widow spider and Aunty don't leave the kids until they are 100% out of harms way.
was horrible she needed the poison drained from the back of her neck and then i had to unpack and repack 8 inches of Gauze Tape. NON sticky but that was the worst that baby will hate me forever.
but she has a chance to live now and before life threatening.

I need some nana's but maybe will wait till the house if fully finished building a new greenhouse too all was wiped out in fire.

LilRaverBoi
06-09-2010, 10:36 PM
Hmmm....well that's disappointing. But hey, Patty, you DID get a bloom and that in itself is an amazing achievement (and I know how badly you've been wanting that). This whole thing was an inspiration to myself and no doubt many other harsh-weather banana growers....even if there were no fruits of your labor to enjoy :(

PS...I just noticed the rules state "Person closest to the amount - without going over, wins." Guess I didn't realize we were rocking The Price is Right rules LOL :ha: Guess I shoulda bid $1, huh?

And here's a video that might help cheer ya up:
YouTube - Family Guy-The Price Is Right (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZyzkxGJcKU)

momoese
06-10-2010, 12:16 AM
Hmm, that sucks.

I just harvested this Namwah bunch this evening and I'd like to send you a hand of them. I think I have your address from the postcard exchange but go ahead and pm me again just in case I deleted it and I'll get some fresh bananas in the mail to you asap! :)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32672&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=32672)

And keep your chin up Patty, it will happen sooner or later! :)

Dalmatiansoap
06-10-2010, 06:57 AM
Haha, that is great satisfaction after all!
:woohoonaner:
Great bunch Mitchel!
How much is that in kilos?

Dean W.
06-10-2010, 06:59 AM
My condolences.

momoese
06-10-2010, 08:33 AM
Haha, that is great satisfaction after all!
:woohoonaner:
Great bunch Mitchel!
How much is that in kilos?

12.7 kilos or 28 pounds!:weightliftingnaner:

Dalmatiansoap
06-10-2010, 08:35 AM
Wow, sweet harvest :).
Save a hand for me, I ll drop by in afternoon:ha:
:woohoonaner:

Patty in Wisc
06-10-2010, 08:57 AM
RaverBoi, you are right about "without going over". Well, it's either closest guess or I'll have to return all the BB's to everyone. Opinions?
It was Mitchels pic (page 2) that helped show the diff between male & female blossoms. I thought the first hand was female w/ 6 baby nanas. Then 2 more hands w/ 6 each. Within 2 days after 1st hand, they fell off to our disappointment. I PM'd Jarred & he confirmed they were males & said this is normal.

harveyc
06-10-2010, 09:09 AM
I'm protesting, you should have let me changed my guess when I had to chip in the other B$100! Just joking.

I don't like it when contests have "without going over" because it puts those who put in a guess early on at a disadvantage since those scum bags like Mitchel (just joking again) come in and bid below earlybirds like me.

Scum bag or NOT, I think Mitchel should get the $B. It's no big deal, not nearly as bad as your fruitless results.

Kostas
06-10-2010, 09:22 AM
I am very sorry to hear that Patty...Quite unfortunate. It probably didnt have much energy to give to flowering and thats why it only gave male flowers...Also excessive shade may also be responsible for it only forming male flowers and no female even if it had energy to spare...I wish you to get another inflorescence someday relatively soon though you will still have big chances of getting no bananas if shade indeed triggers only male flowering in bananas as it does in certain other plants.

I have no problem either way regarding the winner,especially after his very kind offer to send you a hand of his home grown bananas!:goteam: Bravo Mitchel!!!!:goteam:
Btw,i love your huge Namwah!!!I guess its not the dwarf variety but the normal Tall one,right?

Patty in Wisc
06-10-2010, 10:02 AM
I still have this IC's sister inground at my house -bought same time. There is a chance that it may flower soon too. If it does, I promise I won't have a contest LOL. I never heard of a flower not producing a nana. Maybe no one admitted this LOL.
The only real winning number would've been 0.
Hey, thanks for the condolences & support-- Chin up here:)

momoese
06-10-2010, 02:32 PM
Btw,i love your huge Namwah!!!I guess its not the dwarf variety but the normal Tall one,right?

I would call this one a medium plant. It's not dwarf and not tall. It had about 10-12 feet of pseudo stem.

Bob
06-10-2010, 03:01 PM
So sorry to hear this Patty but ... dont give up hope for the next one and... I learned something new so... it's not all bad. There's some good flower recipes online too. Who else in zone 5 gets even to the point that you did!

Well done just the same. I'm still proud of you.

LilRaverBoi
06-10-2010, 04:38 PM
RaverBoi, you are right about "without going over". Well, it's either closest guess or I'll have to return all the BB's to everyone. Opinions?
Oh, I had no problem giving it to the closest person. Just hadn't noticed the exact rules till after it was over. I'd say give the prize to Mitchel...by the looks of it, he needs the banana bucks much more than the rest of us! :ha::ha::ha:

Patty in Wisc
06-10-2010, 05:48 PM
Hey Momo, what did you do with the 7,800 B bucks I sent you yesterday??? Spent it all in one place huh?

momoese
06-10-2010, 06:16 PM
Hey Momo, what did you do with the 7,800 B bucks I sent you yesterday??? Spent it all in one place huh?

I put it into savings to earn interest! :)

r3tic
06-10-2010, 10:26 PM
How sad :(

enigma99a
06-13-2010, 04:20 PM
Patty too bad for your bunch:( At least you got a flower, mine was just a sick leaf and it is still growing toward the sky. I guess its just not ready yet

Patty in Wisc
06-23-2010, 10:02 PM
Oh me oh my, now its twin sister is doing same...flag of a flag of the flag. Small leaf came out about 10 days ago & now a 8"er is opening. I think the flag w/ the flower is next.
This one is outside (at my house) & has a much stronger & thicker p stem so maybe I'll get a few bananas this time -- hopefully.

natej740
06-23-2010, 10:06 PM
I guess 24 this time...lol

Patty in Wisc
06-24-2010, 09:44 AM
Thanks for the confidence LOL...esp after the last one:)

Abnshrek
06-24-2010, 10:47 AM
I'll guess 10 & 32 like last time :^)

Kostas
06-24-2010, 01:28 PM
Congratulations Patty!!!:woohoonaner:
I hope this time you do get bananas in your bunch! Being outside,you stand good chances i think!
I will guess 36 this time!

Bob
06-24-2010, 03:54 PM
You're the "Banana Queen " alright!..... so jealous of you here.... you stink!:ha:


Post some pics Patty..... I'm going to guess you'll get a bunch off of this one.... what are the odds?..... did I mention that I'm :mad:

aash09
06-24-2010, 04:16 PM
You go Patty! Do I smell another contest?? :ha:

momoese
06-24-2010, 04:53 PM
Sweet! I can sense some bananas growing on your plant soon!

Pics!

LilRaverBoi
06-25-2010, 12:06 AM
WOOOT! Double congrats! Seems like a lucky season for sure! Let us know how things go. Can we save the guesses from this contest and have a second go at it???

sandy0225
06-25-2010, 06:32 AM
I'm sorry to hear about your bloom the first time. That is really surprizing! I've never even heard of that. Mine put out 21 before it got frozen.
I hope you'll have MUCH better luck with the second one. I'm not showing any sign of a flag or even a smaller leaf on my largest stalk in that mat that bloomed. But it's bigger than the one that did bloom last year already. I let that old stalk kind of shrivel up and I think the plant used it for food. It's grown so much this year already.

Dean W.
06-25-2010, 06:37 AM
Best of luck, Patty!:woohoonaner:

The Hollyberry Lady
06-25-2010, 09:53 AM
Wow! Congrats anyway, Patty! Good luck with round two. We've all got our fingers crossed for ya. Very exciting. :02:


: )

Patty in Wisc
06-25-2010, 11:21 PM
Well, thanks everyone!:) If I get any this time, I will gladly share some w/ all of you...esp those that never had a IC/blue java nana (depending on how many I get).
I just finished the last nana from a hand of namwaw that Momo sent, & I gotta say - thanks again:)! Short & fat li'l guys w/ interesting taste. The only nanas I've ever had before is chiquitas, red, & plantians from the grocery.
I'll take pics soon.

Hmmmm, another/same contest Aash09? I'll have to get it approved by Jarred.
I'll have some pups to give out if you pay postage. I have Truly Tiny, Double Mahoi & Ice Creme pups for the winner. :)

LilRaverBoi
06-26-2010, 11:33 AM
The only nanas I've ever had before is chiquitas, red, & plantians from the grocery.
Do they have a grocery store called 'Hy-Vee' in your area? We have them all over Iowa (that's where they originated) but I read they have them in WI as well (though not sure how many and how far north). They always have a decent selection of naners from my experience....they typically always have gran nain, plantains, reds and baby bananas (and I saw Manzano at one). You should really try the baby bananas....they're excellent. Thin skin and very sweet. Really small, but they make up for it in flavor.

justjoan
06-29-2010, 03:57 PM
You are my mentor lady, surely you will get some banana's this time, I am rooting for ya!:goteam::goteam::goteam:

Patty in Wisc
07-07-2010, 02:10 PM
It's taking it's Lil ol' time, but the flower is just now starting to droop over & getting ready to start opening.

justjoan
07-07-2010, 02:14 PM
YIPPEE, going to take a break and head north til next Wed so, I am hoping there are banana's when I get back!!!!! :woohoonaner:

DaveE
07-07-2010, 08:21 PM
Good Luck with this one!! We are all pulling for you down here!

Abnshrek
07-07-2010, 08:31 PM
Good Luck with this one!! We are all pulling for you down here!

Yeah we are :^)

Patty in Wisc
07-13-2010, 09:28 PM
So far, 4 petals have opened with nothing under them. Is this normal? But...
:woohoonaner:under the 5th petal, there are 6 NANAS already 2 inches long!! Yup, I cheated & peeked under the petal which is lifting. Then, I picked up the 6th petal & peeked to count 5 or 6 more. The next petal has lumps in it but I won't peek LOL. 3 hands so far!!!
I tell ya, it's so nice to see this in person! Not too long ago, I wondered what a "hand" was or, how you can tell to count them.
I'm so happy & LUCKY that I got them now while we are having lots of heat & humidity, & time to mostly mature outside before I bring it in for frost in Oct.
:woohoonaner: :)

Bob
07-14-2010, 04:04 PM
You Stink!!!! ( Proud of you though!):mad:

saltydad
07-14-2010, 04:49 PM
Come on Patty, show us the money!! Pics please.

Abnshrek
07-14-2010, 05:15 PM
Come on Patty, show us the money!! Pics please.

Yeah... we want some sneeky pic's of what under the petals.. lol :^)

Patty in Wisc
07-14-2010, 11:03 PM
Dang...I posted 1 1/2 hrs ago, clicked "post reply" & got zapped off!
I have 2 pics in photobucket that I tried to post yest., but you can't see nanas... I'll take some "sneek peek" pics tomorrow & hope the petal opens more & post them. BTW, there are 7 nanas on first hand...5-6 on 2nd hand, & with the bulges so far, 2 more hands coming that I can see!
W/ the storms & lightning right now, hoping that petal will open tomorrow :) Thanks for the support gang!
Oh, this is so much fun to see it all in person.
Hey Harvey, how come you're so quiet lately!!??? :)

D_&_T
07-15-2010, 01:10 PM
waiting to see!!

Patty in Wisc
07-15-2010, 02:29 PM
I tried again just now to take pics but I gotta wait for petal to open more... too dark where nanas are... can't see em. I took a pic of flower & support yesterday & I put that in my gallery instead of photobucket, so go there to see it. I don't know how right off, to post from there.
I guess most ppl make supports out of pvc but I used 2 1X1's & cut the bottoms to points. I found an old duffle bag shoulder strap & attached each end to the top of 1x1's. They are adjustable to make longer or shorter. Push the bottoms into sides of pot or pound in ground on either side of plant. The strap has clips on both ends so you can just clip them to eyes or screws into top of sticks. Mine had a clip missing so I nailed & stapled it on top of stick. This is working excellent & it was easy!!

sunfish
07-15-2010, 02:38 PM
Looks good

Abnshrek
07-15-2010, 02:55 PM
Definitely looks like its doing its job :^)

LilRaverBoi
07-15-2010, 10:56 PM
Awesome job! Thanks for the update! Congrats!

Kostas
07-16-2010, 07:36 AM
Great news Patty,congratulations!!! I hope they mature in time for you!:woohoonaner:

Patty in Wisc
07-16-2010, 11:25 PM
Great news Patty,congratulations!!! I hope they mature in time for you!:woohoonaner:
Thanks!! :) It's in a large pot so when frost comes (Oct?), I can cart it inside the sunroom.
I took few pics again today but you can't see the nanas:( I sneek peeked again... there are total of 31 nanas on 4 hands so far!! I'll post pics soon. Oh, I am loving this.
What did you say Harvey?:)

Patty in Wisc
07-17-2010, 12:19 PM
New pic today in my gallery showing the first hand. I'll try to post it here WOOHOO
[url=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/sho
can someone tell me how to post pics from my gallery?

sunfish
07-17-2010, 12:22 PM
Click on your pic and copy and past'
Code for bulletin boards:

Abnshrek
07-17-2010, 12:33 PM
Nice Looking nanners there.. Patty :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34353&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34353&ppuser=432)

Patty in Wisc
07-17-2010, 12:42 PM
Hey thanks you guys! I was just going to try to paste that pic here... so lets see if it works LOL
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34353 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34353&ppuser=432)

sunfish
07-17-2010, 12:47 PM
:goteam::woohoonaner:

LilRaverBoi
07-17-2010, 12:56 PM
Awesome! Congrats Patty! You definitely deserve this after all the hard work you put in!

Dean W.
07-17-2010, 02:29 PM
Congrats Patty!!! I'm rooting for you!:goteam:

LilRaverBoi
07-17-2010, 04:12 PM
I'm rooting for you!:goteam:
LOL....that's just a hilarious comment considering we're talking about plants! :ha::ha::ha:

Patty in Wisc
07-17-2010, 04:29 PM
LOL from Patty with a Y

CookieCows
07-17-2010, 04:46 PM
I'm so excited for you!!! :woohoonaner:

LilRaverBoi
07-18-2010, 04:48 PM
LOL from Patty with a Y
:ha: It's a known fact that all the cool people have spellings of names with Y's rather than I's! :ha::nanadrink:

enigma99a
07-30-2010, 12:23 AM
Patty congrats!! (again) how tall is your p-stem? I have several that are at towering heights (well above 10') but no sign of any flowers!!:mad:

Patty in Wisc
07-30-2010, 12:33 PM
Hi Enigma, my IC Pstem is 6' 4" which is short for IC. But, that's because its been in a pot - I think. I was told to count the leaves that grew out. when it grows over 30 leaves, then expect a flower soon. Both of those 2 IC grew over 30 leaves so I think it's true rather than the height. Anything grown in a pot will be smaller than grown inground...I'm sure my nanas will be smaller than normal too. Mine (the 'twins') were 4 yrs old before they flowered...including the time I forced dormancy for a winter & the other winters they were semi dormant. In the tropics, they flower in 12 - 18 months.
Thanks, I hope you flower soon!!

justjoan
07-30-2010, 01:01 PM
Yeah Patty!!!! How cool is that, YES!!!!!:woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::nanadrink:

Backyard Banana Joe
10-30-2019, 02:38 PM
Poor Patty........... How about another contest?!?!?!? :woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner :