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venturabananas
12-12-2012, 02:36 PM
One of the nice things about bananas is that they grow fast, even if you don't live in the tropics. When we bought our house, the yard was a bit of a disaster. We decided to transform it into a food producing garden, with a focus on bananas. Here are a couple of before-after photo pairs that show the difference in the size of the banana plants over about a 1.5 year period.
Backyard
2011
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51657&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51657&ppuser=7760)
2012
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51652&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51652&ppuser=7760)
Dwarf Namwah mat
2011
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51658&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51658&ppuser=7760)
2012
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51650&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51650&ppuser=7760)
designshark
12-12-2012, 04:48 PM
Very, very nice!
oakshadows
12-12-2012, 05:16 PM
Good job, really like the new fencing. Nothing like putting a few coins and a lot of labor into something to enjoy for a long time. Keep up the good work and the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Abnshrek
12-12-2012, 05:55 PM
18 months of growth.. pretty awesome. :^)
2woodensticks
12-12-2012, 08:28 PM
what color is that plumeria to the right of the second photo,in the middle of the first??by the way really nice layout..congrats
venturabananas
12-12-2012, 11:43 PM
what color is that plumeria to the right of the second photo,in the middle of the first??by the way really nice layout..congrats
Thanks. That plumeria is white with a yellow center and pink on the backs of the petals.
momoese
12-13-2012, 01:22 PM
I see a lot of grass to be removed still. ;)
venturabananas
12-13-2012, 02:07 PM
I see a lot of grass to be removed still. ;)
Yah, I hear you. Jon would definitely disapprove. Right now it serves as more of a path to the food producing plants than anything else! :ha:
momoese
12-13-2012, 02:12 PM
Great transformation though, from bland and dead to tropical and alive. Nice job!
Illia
12-13-2012, 03:45 PM
That's where I'm glad my family is pro-"forest farm" in the sense of filling land with food producing plants. Very nice mats though! Wish I'd have some that looked that nice.
PR-Giants
12-14-2012, 08:27 PM
Beautiful Backyard - Very Tropical
2011 - Good Neighbors
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51657 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51657&ppuser=7760)
2012 - Better Neighbors
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51652 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51652&ppuser=7760)
edzone9
12-14-2012, 09:08 PM
Looks Great ! Lots Of Fruit !:08:
PR-Giants
03-14-2013, 10:35 PM
2012
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51650&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51650&ppuser=7760)
Mark, your Dwarf Namwah appears fairly tall.
Did you record any of the pseudostem measurements, height or circumference ?
venturabananas
03-14-2013, 11:58 PM
Mark, your Dwarf Namwah appears fairly tall.
Did you record any of the pseudostem measurements, height or circumference ?
They might not be as tall as it appears -- that fence isn't very tall. So far, each pseudostem to produce a bunch has been taller than the last: 6', 7.5', 8.0', and 8.5'. The next one will be at least 9.0' because it is already that tall, but no flag leaf yet.
The last two to fruit (8 and 8.5' tall) were very stout: nearly a meter (97 cm) circumference at the base (ground level) and right around 70 cm at 1 m high.
The two other Pisang Awak cultivars I have that have bloomed are taller. Each has only bloomed once so far, "Misi Luki" at 11' and "Ice Cream" at 12'. Despite being more slender than Dwarf Namwah and "Ice Cream", "Misi Luki" doesn't need to be propped, whereas the other two do.
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