GoolsbyMD
06-28-2013, 12:46 PM
Was driving home today and passed a house along one of the back roads that had a pallet of banana plants for sale, so i pulled over and rang the door bell and a 72 year old man answered the door, after we got to talk he claims he is the orginal banana man in VA, "if you have a banana plant from VA its probably from me" yea ok. Well i ask him how much per plant and he says $10.00 for any single plant, so im intrested. I trying to ask what kind they are and he has no idea (the banana man in VA huh) all he knows is they get 25ft tall with small bananas. I purchased one and took these photos. Im a complete banana newbie and only own one Basjoo and that was gifted to me a week ago. The soil these things were in was TERRIBLE im talking water wouldnt even absorb into this stuff had to soak it for 30 minutes and use a hand trowel to bust off clumps.
One one right, small one. Big one is my basjoo (i think)
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps2f3cac01.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zpsdc9d6c80.jpg
Very red and smooth as glass
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps49389a80.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps145ba0ef.jpg
One one right, small one. Big one is my basjoo (i think)
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps2f3cac01.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zpsdc9d6c80.jpg
Very red and smooth as glass
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps49389a80.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z268/Goolsbymd/image_zps145ba0ef.jpg