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Rmplmnz
07-10-2010, 11:37 AM
Heck ("K4YD") stopped by today and helped me thin the mattes....we took out over 50 pups.....26 Dwarf Reds, Dwarf Brazilian and many others...

They are on the road as I post this...if you are looking for a nice corm PM Heck and he "may" cut you a deal....:nanadrink:

Oh yeah..he also has dragon fruit cuttings....

Dwarf Reds:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33940&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33940)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33939&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33939)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33938&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33938)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33937&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33937)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33945&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33945)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33942&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33942)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33941&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33941)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33944&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33944)

Rmplmnz
07-10-2010, 11:56 AM
That truck was full full............
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33949&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33949)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33950&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33950)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33946&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33946)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33947&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33947)

Jeff
07-10-2010, 12:09 PM
That's a LOT of pups!

I miss those Dwarf Reds and Sabas that I used to get from you!!

Abnshrek
07-10-2010, 12:13 PM
That's a lot of thinning :^)

Rmplmnz
07-10-2010, 12:19 PM
That's a LOT of pups!
I miss those Dwarf Reds and Sabas that I used to get from you!!

Thanks Jeff!!
Buenos Dias my old friend!!:nanadrink:
Does this remind you of when you were a Tampa Guy?

That's a lot of thinning :^)
Thanks..we ran out of time and space (after I shoved in a couple more Dwarf Reds and some sugar cane) in that truck...lol....

Dean W.
07-10-2010, 01:23 PM
Wow, looked like a lot of work.

MediaHound
07-10-2010, 02:17 PM
Looks like a lot of work but a jungle-in-a-box is the prize.

I love in this pic how you can see the growth just from the time that plant was cut till when the pic was snapped:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33950&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33950)
You can literally watch banana plants grow before your very eyes.

Anyway... thanks for sharing the pics. I really enjoy seeing pics of when members of Bananas visit each other.

Rmplmnz
07-10-2010, 03:21 PM
Looks like a lot of work but a jungle-in-a-box is the prize.

I love in this pic how you can see the growth just from the time that plant was cut till when the pic was snapped:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33950&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33950)
You can literally watch banana plants grow before your very eyes.

Anyway... thanks for sharing the pics. I really enjoy seeing pics of when members of Bananas visit each other.

Thank you Jarred!

Before the board we all limped along with another banana friend or two...then BOOM! :drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum:

Jeff
07-10-2010, 03:36 PM
Thanks Jeff!!

Buenos Dias my old friend!!:nanadrink:

Does this remind you of when you were a Tampa Guy?

Buenas tardes mi amigo!

Yes, it does remind me of when I lived in Tampa. I always looked forward to hanging out with you and checking out your banana patch (and picking up a few pups :)).

Jananas Bananas
07-10-2010, 06:48 PM
Good Gosh!!!!! What a load of corms - Those things are huge!!!!! WOW!!! ~J

DaveE
07-10-2010, 11:45 PM
Thanks for taking the time to take photos to share with the rest of us.

Dave

blownz281
07-11-2010, 12:11 PM
Yeah really awesome!

Rmplmnz
07-11-2010, 08:10 PM
Wow, looked like a lot of work.

Thanks..it was...after the thinning I moved a pile of Horse poop and mixed in about 1,500 pounds of leaves to create a raised bed. I was running my wheelbarrow up the board to keep piling on layers. It is amazing how little is left after the composting process.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34012&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34012)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34014&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34014)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34013&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34013)

More thinning today..can you guess which corms are Sabas?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34015&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34015)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34016&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34016)

Senior Banana Inspector Approving Dwarf Reds:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34018&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34018)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34017&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34017)

Dean W.
07-11-2010, 08:13 PM
How soon before you plant?

Rmplmnz
07-11-2010, 08:18 PM
How soon before you plant?

A year or more, that thick takes time; even though carbon and nitrogen are both layered in thoroughly.

blownz281
07-11-2010, 08:29 PM
How many nanners did you start out with? What are you doing with all those,selling them?

CValentine
07-11-2010, 08:47 PM
SO beautiful!!!

All those banana plants!!!

The gorgeous red stems of Dwarf reds!!!
Have never seen a Saba Live!!
The pics are always WOW!!!
Betcha they're awesome!! :) ~Cheryl

Rmplmnz
07-11-2010, 09:46 PM
How many nanners did you start out with?

Wow...you are going to make me count? :-)...lol

Not sure..let's say a bunch..not Pitangadiego or Nicolas Naranja level....but a lot for a guy in a single family home....

This picture will give you a sense for it....
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=33925&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=33925)

What are you doing with all those,selling them?

Well...Heck ("K4YD") took the 50 we pulled out Saturday..I imagine he will sell a few (PM him if you are interested). Over the last month I have thinned a 100 or so...occasionally I will sell a pup or two or pass them on to other board members (preferable) locally. Like just about everywhere this was a brutal winter in Florida..the worse ever in Tampa (as long as they have been keeping records)...Heck lives inland and a little North..so he got hammered even harder...

Bayshore Blvd & W Euclid Ave, Tampa, FL to Polk City, FL - Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bayshore+Blvd,+and+Euclid+Tampa,+Hillsborough,+Florida&daddr=27.927991,-82.471962+to:Polk+City,+FL&geocode=FUTaqQEdgk0V-ylDIbLGTMPCiDH-wxtlbtjK9A%3B%3BFfMHrgEdIHcf-ylDL7QYrGndiDGFKXj7yCLHyQ&gl=us&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&sll=27.900687,-82.490845&sspn=0.222403,0.440483&ie=UTF8&dirflg=d&ll=28.0235,-82.111816&spn=7.105219,18.28125&z=7)

Rmplmnz
07-11-2010, 09:48 PM
SO beautiful!!!

All those banana plants!!!

The gorgeous red stems of Dwarf reds!!!
Have never seen a Saba Live!!
The pics are always WOW!!!
Betcha they're awesome!! :) ~Cheryl

Thanks Cheryl!!

You are doing quite well yourself!

I always enjoy seeing your pics, keep posting them!

Greenie
07-11-2010, 11:20 PM
:bananas_b

LilRaverBoi
07-12-2010, 12:32 AM
So what did you do with all those removed pups? I've been looking for a dwarf brazilain pup for some time now (even had ads on here with limited/no success). If you have some extras, please let me know!

Scott
07-13-2010, 07:44 AM
I get excited when Rmplmnz is 'thinning' his plantation! :)
All I do is hop into the truck and hit auto-pilot.
When I stopped by to get the pups, I didn't go through your crops....didn't see the thinning job you 2 did.
Thanks for the REDS Rmplmnz!!

cherokee_greg
07-13-2010, 09:14 AM
I get excited when Rmplmnz is 'thinning' his plantation! :)
All I do is hop into the truck and hit auto-pilot.
When I stopped by to get the pups, I didn't go through your crops....didn't see the thinning job you 2 did.
Thanks for the REDS Rmplmnz!!

Me too !!!!!!!!! Man whish we all lived closer ! That would be so cool to have matte thinning parties !!!!!!!!!!!!!:woohoonaner:

DaveE
07-13-2010, 10:02 AM
Me too !!!!!!!!! Man whish we all lived closer ! That would be so cool to have matte thinning parties !!!!!!!!!!!!!:woohoonaner:

I will 2nd that!

Abnshrek
07-13-2010, 03:51 PM
Me too !!!!!!!!! Man whish we all lived closer ! That would be so cool to have matte thinning parties !!!!!!!!!!!!!:woohoonaner:

Isn't that the truth.. My version is to clip pups so the main plant can keep trucking.. :^)

Rmplmnz
07-13-2010, 04:03 PM
Isn't that the truth.. My version is to clip pups so the main plant can keep trucking.. :^)

There was plenty of that going on as well....:nanadrink:

I will post some pics of some of the other "Thinning Parties"