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Abnshrek
12-12-2013, 07:31 AM
I call this one OrinocoV.. :^)

111713 We shall see if this one does better than its mother come spring. Protected w/ frost cloth & heat-tape. Has one large pup and several small one's.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco111713_zps56fa1eac.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco111713_zps56fa1eac.jpg.html)

111013

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco111013_zps713e0df0.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco111013_zps713e0df0.jpg.html)

110713

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco110713_zps760477ab.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco110713_zps760477ab.jpg.html)

110113

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco110113_zpsd7bdbc7f.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco110113_zpsd7bdbc7f.jpg.html)

102413 Flowering

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco102413_zps3e6cde30.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco102413_zps3e6cde30.jpg.html)

091313

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV091313_zps17178024.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV091313_zps17178024.jpg.html)

071913

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV071913_zpsa40f4194.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV071913_zpsa40f4194.jpg.html)

062913

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV062913_zpse0a4be0e.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV062913_zpse0a4be0e.jpg.html)

062213

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV062213_zps5b69e7e9.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV062213_zps5b69e7e9.jpg.html)

060813 Removed all but largest pup and a very small one..

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Desuckering060813_zpsa165c96f.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Desuckering060813_zpsa165c96f.jpg.html)

051713

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV051713_zps0c0d15a1.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV051713_zps0c0d15a1.jpg.html)

Spring of 2013 Established Mat of 3 years mother fruited for the 1st time & fruit was damaged by frost. N. LA.

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/IMAG0293_zps25dfa1d7.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/IMAG0293_zps25dfa1d7.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
12-12-2013, 08:45 AM
111213

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1211_zps88db1319.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1211_zps88db1319.jpg.html)

101313

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco101313_zpsf0c89dcd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco101313_zpsf0c89dcd.jpg.html)

093013

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco093013_zps791504eb.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco093013_zps791504eb.jpg.html)

091413

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco091413_zps4df2d29c.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco091413_zps4df2d29c.jpg.html)

090413

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco090413_zpsca67f2aa.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco090413_zpsca67f2aa.jpg.html)

090113

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco083113_zpsf9a27623.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco083113_zpsf9a27623.jpg.html)


083013

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco083013_zpsfe27dbb1.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco083013_zpsfe27dbb1.jpg.html)

082113

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco082113_zps07e44688.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco082113_zps07e44688.jpg.html)

062913 That small pup is a worthy replacement for the mother in 2014, but a little fatter now days.. unprotected..

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco062913_zps07394f36.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco062913_zps07394f36.jpg.html)

042713 Orinoco mat unprotected for 3 years.. just trimmed off all the dead stuff..

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco042713_zpsee4b3c3a.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco042713_zpsee4b3c3a.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
12-12-2013, 07:12 PM
100713 We'll see how this one fares in 2014 since its covered in frost cloth these days. Should've had a more recent photo of this one but there is always next year.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco100713_zps0e857039.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco100713_zps0e857039.jpg.html)

100313

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco100313_zps65d441bc.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco100313_zps65d441bc.jpg.html)

091113

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco091113_zps678365cc.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco091113_zps678365cc.jpg.html)

062513

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco062513_zps7e1e9e9c.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco062513_zps7e1e9e9c.jpg.html)

061913

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco061913_zps6a3f7eab.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco061913_zps6a3f7eab.jpg.html)

051613 Orinoco that made thru winter in the ground unprotected, but cleaned up and transplanted to a better location. Main stem died but a pup came up is in the following picture.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco051613_zps6e164df9.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco051613_zps6e164df9.jpg.html)

sal
12-13-2013, 11:11 AM
Nice!

I can't wait till mine flower.

Abnshrek
12-15-2013, 05:44 PM
110613 I found this pic.. Not bad growth from a sprout.. She had 2 more pups on her I took off recently.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco110613_zps4c1ea828.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco110613_zps4c1ea828.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
01-15-2014, 09:02 AM
This bunch was picked 2 months ago & a couple days.. Not much progress..

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco011514_zpsebd8700e.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco011514_zpsebd8700e.jpg.html)

So I decided I'd cut them up and fry some.. You know Cajun Style.. They smell very similar to cucumbers (the Smell) when peeling, and peeling is a chore.. In the end, "It's all good". I guess I should've had an after shot, but by then they were all gone.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1318_zps7b0e215b.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1318_zps7b0e215b.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
01-27-2014, 11:38 AM
2 1/2 months and I have 3 Banana's that turned.. That's pretty good shelf life.. and more than plenty of time to cook them up green.. You can bet I'll pick Orinoco's early from now on just so I can cook them green.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco012714_zps3b27da29.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco012714_zps3b27da29.jpg.html)

lmswayne
01-30-2014, 07:03 PM
Looks like you took a bit of a hit from the cold. I am so glad you like to cook! :ha:

Abnshrek
01-30-2014, 07:11 PM
Looks like you took a bit of a hit from the cold. I am so glad you like to cook! :ha:

We shall see on the Hit, we shall see once it warms up.. Worst I have plenty in pots to go forth.. Lord knows I'm not uncovering any early this year that's for sure..
I don't think I have to worry about replacing any Orinoco. I finished up the Orinoco bunch this morning.. They were so goood.. :^)

lmswayne
01-31-2014, 09:56 AM
Good luck. I hope they all do well and I am truly glad they were so good----- jealousy abounds. lol

CountryBoy1981
02-01-2014, 12:00 PM
Orinocos are extremely cold hardy. I had blankets covering the pseudo stem a couple of nights ago when it dropped below 20 and it appears that they suffered little damage if any at all. The others that I left unprotected survived when it got down to just above 20 degrees but bit the dust on a night about a month ago when it got down to about 15. Note that I am only talking about the pseudo stem, not the corm.

Abnshrek
04-10-2014, 03:33 PM
Orinoco's from 3 days ago..

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoPupsArk040714_zps8be797f2.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoPupsArk040714_zps8be797f2.jpg.html)

Orinoco's now pushing 1st Cigar.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco041014_zps7dbcb78a.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco041014_zps7dbcb78a.jpg.html)

Once the 1st Cigar comes up is when I give some good stuff.. :^)

Abnshrek
04-17-2014, 08:37 PM
My Oldest Orinoco mat.. coming up quick.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV041714_zps2dd876bd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV041714_zps2dd876bd.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
05-09-2014, 01:58 PM
Orinoco @ the house is climbing quick.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco050914_zpsb6f2518a.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco050914_zpsb6f2518a.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
05-09-2014, 03:58 PM
Well 3 weeks makes a big difference in how they look.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV050914_zps9a95ec1b.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV050914_zps9a95ec1b.jpg.html)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV041714_zps2dd876bd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV041714_zps2dd876bd.jpg.html)

wxman
05-11-2014, 09:08 PM
I love orinocos. They store well in the basement and grow big in the summer! :)

Abnshrek
05-12-2014, 01:10 PM
Here is a bunch of pups & corm.. Had to thin a couple mats.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1516_zpsbb8e9138.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1516_zpsbb8e9138.jpg.html)

I did give away one pup that's not pictured, but it couldn't fit a box.. :^)

Abnshrek
05-14-2014, 08:42 AM
Roughly a month of growth and I recently had to thin this mat from 5 to 2. Now might get some good growth.. Only 6 more months of decent growing to see what this one can do.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA051414_zps55718dda.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA051414_zps55718dda.jpg.html)

April 7th
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoPupsArk040714_zps8be797f2.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoPupsArk040714_zps8be797f2.jpg.html)

April 10th

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Orinoco041014_zps7dbcb78a.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Orinoco041014_zps7dbcb78a.jpg.html)

Once the 1st Cigar comes up is when I give some good stuff.. :^)

Abnshrek
05-16-2014, 11:11 AM
Another week of progress, and some thinning down to 4.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV051614_zps0068ba7f.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV051614_zps0068ba7f.jpg.html)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV050914_zps9a95ec1b.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV050914_zps9a95ec1b.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
06-08-2014, 08:15 PM
A pic from Friday.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoV060614_zps3ec68711.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoV060614_zps3ec68711.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
06-26-2014, 01:01 PM
This Offspring is way ahead of the mother.. (Mother wasn't this big till last Sept) and should be Bigger than the mother next month in reference to Oct 2013 (http://www.bananas.org/f2/orinoco-19569-4.html). I'd say that's pretty good considering the crappy winter we had.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA062614_zpsfacda142.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA062614_zpsfacda142.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
06-29-2014, 01:58 PM
Oldest mat in La. is looking pretty good.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1707_zpsa9d3f452.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1707_zpsa9d3f452.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
07-14-2014, 03:28 PM
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA062614_zpsfacda142.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA062614_zpsfacda142.jpg.html)

A couple weeks of growth and to me she's getting after it.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg.html)

lmswayne
07-24-2014, 05:06 PM
A couple weeks of growth and to me she's getting after it.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg.html)

What I wouldn't give to have just one of your summers even with bad weather. Yes I am jealous. Sad but true.

Abnshrek
07-28-2014, 07:52 AM
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/OrinocoA071414_zps7133a4fd.jpg.html)

A couple weeks of growth and to me she's still getting after it.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1773_zpsb5f6a09c.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1773_zpsb5f6a09c.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
08-06-2014, 09:43 AM
Just week or so, but she's stacking pretty good. There's always hope for more fruit.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1802_zps2ca493b3.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1802_zps2ca493b3.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
08-17-2014, 11:46 AM
She's looking pretty good in S. Ark.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/Photo1813_zpsd6689112.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/Photo1813_zpsd6689112.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
09-08-2014, 09:05 AM
http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/IMG_0361_zpse0592a7e.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/IMG_0361_zpse0592a7e.jpg.html)

Abnshrek
09-30-2014, 09:23 AM
3 Weeks of growth.. From nothing this Spring to what you see.. :^)

http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r698/Bucko13f/IMG_0484_zpsa3548a10.jpg (http://s1362.photobucket.com/user/Bucko13f/media/IMG_0484_zpsa3548a10.jpg.html)