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BananaLee
12-09-2010, 10:15 AM
Hey! I just wanted to show ya'll my garden from this year. Spring was more like Summer. It was 80F (27C) on the 1st day of April! Just missed the record by a day which was 80F (27C) on March 31! We had a very hot summer. With only a few exceptions, for 3 months, every day was at or over 90F (32C)and 2 days of over 100F (38C):104F (40C) in June and 1002F (39C) in July or August. I started my garden in the back yard in mid May and here are the results from May to August to September. :woohoonaner:

In May

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=34807&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=34807)

In August. They're me Pride and Joys! :)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39198&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39198)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39204&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39204)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39200&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39200)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39202&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39202)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39210&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39210)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39206&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39206)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39208&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39208)

Here they are in September after 50mph winds! It's ultimate height from the leaf tip was 9ft 6in. It formed pups that reached 5ft from the leaf tip!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39218&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39218)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39214&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39214)

That's me. I'm 5ft 10in. The pictures don't do justice. They looked bigger if you saw it in person.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39220&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39220)

Well, that's it for the way to the garage! There's more in my gallery! Later!
Lee

Richard
12-09-2010, 10:37 AM
:woohoonaner:

MizzChanel
12-09-2010, 11:46 AM
:goteam:Beautiful!!!

scottu
12-09-2010, 08:44 PM
very inspirational to a novice from Pa.

Planter56
12-09-2010, 09:33 PM
I think ya'll did a great job. Just think what next year will bring :)

NeedForSeed
12-10-2010, 10:07 AM
Awesome! Truly inspiring! What kind of bananas are those?

BananaLee
12-10-2010, 01:38 PM
Awesome! Truly inspiring! What kind of bananas are those?

The tag never said, but most likely it is a Zebra/blood banana (Musa sumatrana 'Rojo').