View Full Version : In the beginning, the plant site was empty
Richard
05-27-2008, 10:10 PM
To be continued ...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7929&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7929)
(2/10/08)
magicgreen
05-28-2008, 10:41 AM
Richard,
I know your going to put something really sharp in there!
Richard
05-28-2008, 10:47 AM
Yesterday afternoon I had a nice visit with Jon (pitangadiego) and brought home a Dwarf Brazilian and 1000 Fingers for planting. Here they are this morning still in pots, with the 1000 Fingers on the right.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=9856&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9856)
Later this year I'll be adding a Dwarf Namwa on the far left, a Dwarf Orinoco and a Sweetheart in the middle, and a Kofi on the far right.
:woohoonaner:
Randy4ut
05-28-2008, 11:06 AM
Looks promising, Richard. Only problem is that new beds tend to fill up quicker than expected, huh!?!?! Believe me, I know... Keep us updated to its progress...
momoese
05-28-2008, 01:06 PM
I'm surprised you still have some grass!
MediaHound
05-28-2008, 06:15 PM
/clicks subscribe to thread ;)
Kylie2x
05-29-2008, 10:56 AM
Looking like you have a wonderful start.. I look forward to watching your progress!!!
Kylie
Richard
07-09-2008, 05:13 PM
Recently I received a Dwarf Oronico in a triangle tube from mskitty38583 (http://www.bananas.org/member-mskitty38583.html), and today I received a Sweatheart in a box from bencelest (http://www.bananas.org/member-bencelest.html)! Shortly I'll obtain a Dwarf Namwa from pitangadiego (http://www.bananas.org/member-pitangadiego.html) and perhaps next year some Kofi TC's from MediaHound (http://www.bananas.org/member-mediahound.html). Time to start digging my plat. :D
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10864 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10864)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=11116 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11116)
D_&_T
07-09-2008, 06:12 PM
Thanks for the pictures Richard.
Its so exiting to get plants in the mail!!:0518:
Dean W.
07-09-2008, 06:50 PM
Look forward to the after photos, Richard!:woohoonaner:
microfarmer
07-09-2008, 10:20 PM
I'm for sure, it'll look awesome!
:lurk:
CookieCows
07-09-2008, 10:26 PM
They look great! Can't wait to watch the growth of your bed.
Deb
mskitty38583
07-09-2008, 10:38 PM
i love those triangle boxes at the post office, they are the greatest thing next to banana-butter! keep us posted on the nana plat. they just need to make them a little bigger so we can send more stuff!
Richard
07-14-2008, 04:03 PM
... and then there were six ...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=11354
From left to right in pots: Dwarf Orinoco (barely visible at edge of shade), Dwarf Namwa TC in shade enclosure, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Sweetheart, 1000 Fingers parent and pup.
magicgreen
07-14-2008, 04:19 PM
Thanks for the pictures Richard.
Its so exiting to get plants in the mail!!:0518:
It sure is! I take pics when I receive them and plant them. Just lazy about posting them!
Richard your garden is getting sweeter and sweeter!!:woohoonaner:
Richard
11-27-2008, 02:40 PM
My friend Mitch came by yesterday and brought a young Ice Cream banana as a gift.
:woohoonaner:
Here it is this morning covered with rain droplets.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=14665 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo= 14665)
momoese
11-27-2008, 06:05 PM
So many Mitch's around here!
AnnaJW
11-27-2008, 06:54 PM
Very nice, Richard!
Richard
04-03-2009, 07:10 PM
After over-wintering in a half-buried 15-gallon pot, my Sweetheart banana is now pushing out pups -- sideways! Jon warned me about this ...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16422 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo= 16422)
By the way, those pups have already left town.
Chironex
04-03-2009, 07:24 PM
Wow, that's pretty cool Richard.
harveyc
04-03-2009, 09:36 PM
Did you leave them in pots as you were unsure if you wanted to keep them in these locations? Or were you going for the "Exotica look", with plants busting out of pots??? ;)
Good growing,
Harvey
Richard
04-03-2009, 09:52 PM
Last Fall I ran out of time to build the plat before it became too cold to transplant. So I just dug shallow depressions and buried the bottom 1/3 of the pots to protect the very bottom from temperature excursions into the 30's. Then I built the concrete pad for the patio in late January, and more dirt was piled around the pots. The digging out party will be quite an adventure!
Richard
06-26-2009, 11:25 PM
I came home this afternoon after my week long trip to the Sierras and UC Davis. This evening I looked out the window at dinner time to see the 1000 Fingers I obtained from Jon (pitangadiego (http://www.bananas.org/member-pitangadiego.html)) has thrown a flag leaf and blossom!
momoese
06-26-2009, 11:28 PM
That's very exciting! Please post pics of the progress.
Lagniappe
06-26-2009, 11:31 PM
Yes, post some pics, please?
Magilla Gorilla
06-26-2009, 11:49 PM
Congats! Post some pictures when you get a chance.
conejov
06-27-2009, 12:22 AM
Cool! I cant believe I've missed this thread. Looking forward to seeing your progress Richard remember to post pictures.
Lagniappe
06-27-2009, 12:25 AM
I really like the look of that Sweetheart. It's a stout plant.
Richard
06-27-2009, 05:36 PM
That's very exciting! Please post pics of the progress.
O.K., here's a picture from the dining room window which is a 1/2 story higher than the ground level. The wooden fence is 5 foot tall and the pseudo stem of the plant is 6 foot tall.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18781&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18781)
Caloosamusa
06-27-2009, 05:51 PM
It is Good to see you back Richard!! :2239:
harveyc
06-27-2009, 08:22 PM
Congrats, Richard. I just came back from hiking 5 days along the coast (more O2 there, LOL) and was just kinda hoping to have a flag leaf when I got home but don't see one yet. Glad you've got some success!
Chironex
06-28-2009, 06:39 PM
Way cool Richard!
Greenie
06-28-2009, 08:21 PM
:bananas_b
Richard
07-20-2009, 03:49 PM
I believe most folks here know Tony (Bananas.org - View Profile: sunfish (http://www.bananas.org/member-sunfish.html)). A few weeks ago he started helping with all of the unfinished projects I have around here and wow, what a worker he is -- not to mention being far more practical than I am about construction. So far he's put up a plant shelter for my 4-inch nursery stock plants and transplanted my banana plants out of 15 gallon pots and into 25-gallon "holding pots" while I dig out the banana plat area.
The photo below was taken from a terrace above the lower yard, with the camera about 14 feet above ground level. Shown is the shelter made of 2-inch steel pipe and 30% shade cloth, the transplanted naners (below the wood pile), some nursery stock naners in 3 gallon pots to the right of center, and the banana plat site along the fence to the right.
Thanks Tony!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19673 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo= 19673)
magicgreen
07-20-2009, 11:01 PM
Ahhh..Richard.
You doin' the do!
Your hard work is coming along nicely!
MG
CookieCows
07-21-2009, 12:09 AM
How nice to have such great help!! Looking good!
Deb
CookieCows
07-21-2009, 10:20 AM
Is it my imagination or did you used to have some lawn between your house and the entrance to the terraced garden area?
Did you make the leap into the no mowing club?!
Richard
07-21-2009, 10:36 AM
Is it my imagination or did you used to have some lawn between your house and the entrance to the terraced garden area?
Did you make the leap into the no mowing club?!
When the patio was built the adjacent grass area became a dumping area for all manner of things and of course I stopped watering it.
The patio and plant shelter take up about 1/3 of the former grass area. After the banana plat is finished, I will build a raised bed (mini terrace!) along the former back portion. This will leave about the middle 1/3 for the finish of my crochet course that starts at the top of the terraces.
ShearMe
07-22-2009, 12:07 AM
What sized blocks did you use on that raised area in your latest photo?
Richard
07-22-2009, 04:31 AM
What sized blocks did you use on that raised area in your latest photo?
Those are the large size "Legacy" blocks, 16-inch wide, 6-inch high, and 9-inch deep. Here is a photo from February 2008 showing the general layout of terraces constructed in my sloping yard. The photo is taken from the 2nd-floor window looking up-slope:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7903&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7903)
LilRaverBoi
07-22-2009, 02:31 PM
Wow...that's a really cool/unique way to terrace your yard! Gives it some nice organic flow. Well done!
tophersmith
07-22-2009, 02:46 PM
RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you!
Wait a minute I've been gone for a couple of weeks and something happened to Tog?
harveyc
07-22-2009, 04:06 PM
Someone else has already probably told you, but I've sent you a PM Chris.
Bananaman88
07-23-2009, 06:38 AM
That's a great layout...I love the meandering path!
TommyMacLuckie
07-23-2009, 09:05 AM
I would probably have a hard time keeping it minimal. You have all that room!
That's awesome! It will be interesting to see after everything has flushed out.
Are you gonna throw in any cool palms to bring out the nice difference in textures with the bananas?
ShearMe
07-23-2009, 11:17 AM
So those are the big 75-pounders? We redid our retaining wall with those, but nothing as big, fancy, or nearly as creative as you. :o
Richard
07-23-2009, 11:52 AM
So those are the big 75-pounders?
Nope, they are 55 lbs straight from the manufacturer. After they sit around in our dry climate for a summer, the weight drops to about 50 lbs.
Are you gonna throw in any cool palms to bring out the nice difference in textures with the bananas?
I mainly grow edibles. Further, it was my job as a child to pull up the thousands of palm sprouts that came up every spring from the palms surrounding our property in Redlands, CA. I don't mind other people growing them -- especially 10 miles away, but you will not find one planted in my yard.
ShearMe
07-23-2009, 01:43 PM
Well if no palm, how about some loquat trees? I have seedlings I wish to rid my yard of.
Interesting about the blocks losing weight, the yard looks great with what you've done.
Richard
07-23-2009, 01:59 PM
Well if no palm, how about some loquat trees? I have seedlings I wish to rid my yard of.
Ha ha! I have met others with the same problem. Who knows, in another life I might have despised loquats! If you are industrious after fruit-set in the fall, removing 3 or 4 out of every 5 fruits will result in fruits with a bit more flesh than an apricot.
I have been collecting the white-fleshed dessert-quality loquat varieties available here. I'd like to put one in the ground before fall.
ShearMe
07-24-2009, 08:54 AM
I might have despised loquats!
They're not a big hassle, I just have about two dozen sprouting up and don't want to throw them away for nothing. I have read about removing fruits for larger ones down the line too, but I'm allergic so I like to eat them before they're ripe - taste like warheads candy at that point. :ha:
I bet they are great with whipped cream, and I know they will do spectacular in your San Diego garden. ;)
TommyMacLuckie
07-24-2009, 10:20 AM
Let me guess - Washingtonias were what you had to pull up. I have a Robusta in my back yard. But mostly around here are Filifera. They don't seem to make many babies.
Sabals do though. Sylvestris - forget about it. Carpet.
Butia's don't. Majesty's don't either. There are some tall ones in New Orleans. Well, not like they get where they are native but tall enough. Pretty.
My goal is to inundate New Orleans with many more kinds of palms and bananas! No more gingers and NO MORE CRAPE MYRTLES. I HATE those things. They're EVERYWHERE now!
Agaves are starting to show up in a lot of places though, which is really nice.
Richard
07-24-2009, 01:31 PM
Let me guess - Washingtonias were what you had to pull up.
Actually every kind imaginable. There are jays that "store" the seeds for later ...
Richard
09-05-2009, 01:41 PM
Tony (sunfish (http://www.bananas.org/member-sunfish.html)) came by Thursday morning and spent 4 hours leveling out the base course of this planter wall (THANKS :)). I had the easy part of laying in the rebar and putting down the top course of bricks, then pouring the 11 bags of cement. Only the center of the cinder blocks were poured, leaving the seams open for drainage. The wall is 2 courses high everywhere except in the immediate foreground to allow for a staircase landing. I hope to finish the other half of the planter wall next week.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22312&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22312)
momoese
09-05-2009, 03:25 PM
What is the purpose of this wall you guys are building. Will there be another running parallel to it making a raised bed? Knowing you I'd guess you probably have a blueprint of the final design?
Richard
09-05-2009, 03:29 PM
What is the purpose of this wall you guys are building. Will there be another running parallel to it making a raised bed? Knowing you I'd guess you probably have a blueprint of the final design?
It's a partially raised bed for my bananas. I hope to finish the other half of the planter wall next week.
momoese
09-05-2009, 04:03 PM
What is the reason for a raised bed, erosion control, or maybe corm control? Why not just ammend the soil and plant the bananas?
Richard
09-05-2009, 05:28 PM
That portion of the lot was graded to bedrock, which is metamorphized clay (Gneiss) with a basalt intrusion. There is at most 10 inches of media on top of the bedrock consisting of 50% cobblestone and 50% loamy clay. I will construct a french drain along the bottom of the plat, about 8 inches below the present soil line. It will be serviced by an existing 3-inch drain pipe, currently buried under the orange bucket at the far end of the bed.
Want Them All
09-06-2009, 12:16 AM
How far is that brick wall from the wooden fence? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room for the roots of the banana plants. Will the roots go over to your neighbor's yard?
Patty in Wisc
09-06-2009, 01:08 AM
Looks to me like a lot of unnecessary work. My Fiance'/husband is a mason. Nothing wrong w/ a raised bed, but why such a permanent thing w/ the block walls? Esp if you have decent soil around.
I also noticed that some blocks looked filled in w/ soil -- a waste of $$$.
I didn't read thru post # 57 to see good reason for a raised bed. I couldn't understand why someone would go thru all that work just for a raised bed. The bad soil/rock under it is a good reason to raise it. Sorry.
sunfish
09-06-2009, 05:31 AM
3rd time for this question: WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS RAISED BED?????
Looks to me like a lot of unnecessary work. My Fiance'/husband is a mason. Nothing wrong w/ a raised bed, but why such a permanent thing w/ the block walls? Esp if you have decent soil around.
I also noticed that some blocks looked filled in w/ soil -- a waste of $$$.
There is at most 10 inches of media on top of the bedrock
Richard
09-06-2009, 08:54 AM
How far is that brick wall from the wooden fence? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room for the roots of the banana plants. Will the roots go over to your neighbor's yard?
So far we have only completed the "left" half of the wall. In the picture, you can see bricks extending to the right. A parallel wall will be constructed on that side so that the completed bed is 3 feet wide and 40 feet long.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22312&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22312)
ShearMe
09-06-2009, 09:10 AM
Lookin' good!
NANAMAN
09-06-2009, 09:12 AM
Cool, can't wait to see the finished product full of growing plants!
Want Them All
09-06-2009, 10:58 AM
So far we have only completed the "left" half of the wall. In the picture, you can see bricks extending to the right. A parallel wall will be constructed on that side so that the completed bed is 3 feet wide and 40 feet long.
Duh, it was late at night when I asked the question. Of course you'll plant the bananas on the right side of the brick wall in the photo. For some reason I thought you were gonna put the plants between the brick wall and the wooden fence, where the sprinkler heads are! Must be sunburn-induced, spent the whole day at La Jolla Shores.
Richard
09-10-2009, 07:23 PM
Tony came by this morning and we finished attaching the remaining screen to the plant shelter, and then Tony dug a shallow trench for the other half of the retaining wall. I tell you, don't get between Tony and a pick! He is the trench master!!
:woohoonaner:
Richard
09-18-2009, 05:19 PM
Sooner or later the extra rock and dirt piles get too large. Yesterday Tony came over and got me started moving the excess from the rear of my property to a drop-off hauler in the front ...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23289&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23289)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23290&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23290)
A few loads a day and I should be done by ... November
:woohoonaner:
Want Them All
09-18-2009, 10:39 PM
Richard,
Just in front of that red wheelbarrow, I see you have a "room" with screen and steel pipes.
[1] How is that assembled?
[2] How far is it from the house?
[3] Can 2 persons get the job done?
[4] How large is it?
[5] What do you use it for? I assume strictly storage, and not a greenhouse?
Sorry for many questions, but that looks like what I was thinking of doing.
Thanks,
Richard
09-18-2009, 11:37 PM
Richard,
Just in front of that red wheelbarrow, I see you have a "room" with screen and steel pipes.
[1] How is that assembled?
[2] How far is it from the house?
[3] Can 2 persons get the job done?
[4] How large is it?
[5] What do you use it for? I assume strictly storage, and not a greenhouse?
Sorry for many questions, but that looks like what I was thinking of doing.
Thanks,
It is 2 inch galvanized pipe with galvanized elbows, T's, and 3-way T's. The screen is 30% shade cloth with grommets every foot. Tony (sunfish) and I put it together in about 3 4-hour sessions. I bought the parts from one of my agricultural suppliers, American Horticultural Supply based out of Oxnard, CA. It is a plant shelter for the 4-inch plants I sell at farmer's markets, propagation, etc. and a portion of it is also a patio for the family. The total dimensions are about 20 feet by 40 feet by 10 feet high. Here's a picture of it taken about a month ago:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19673 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18781)
Want Them All
09-19-2009, 12:05 AM
Did you drive to Oxnard to pick up them pipes? I see pipes like these at Home Depot and Lowes. Why 30% shade cloth? Would something a little less or more matter?
Thanks,
Richard
09-19-2009, 12:16 AM
Did you drive to Oxnard to pick up them pipes? I see pipes like these at Home Depot and Lowes. Why 30% shade cloth? Would something a little less or more matter?
Thanks,
No, there is no delivery charge for orders over $500. They have offices in San Marcos (San Diego county) and Modesto also. You can get the pipe from Home Depot but probably not the joints. Further, Home Depot charges much more for the product.
In my climate, 30% shade cloth is ideal because:
- It breaks the impact of very infrequent but sometimes hard rain
- It is an excellent wind sheild from the 40+ mph winds we have (Santa Ana) in the Fall
- It allows flowering plants to grow and bloom without getting leggy
- It reduces my summer water usage by 1/2
- It keeps out a lot of insect pests
Richard
09-21-2009, 03:21 PM
The 10-yard hauler in front of my house is over half full now, and the rock+dirt pile from the plant shelter construction is just about gone!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23514&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23514)
Richard
09-24-2009, 07:21 PM
Yea! The rocks are gone alongside the plant shelter and the side of my house! Now to finish the plat construction!
:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23780&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23780)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23781&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23781)
sunfish
09-24-2009, 08:10 PM
Hey thats my shovel leaning against the fence.
Want Them All
09-24-2009, 10:23 PM
Lotsa work, but looks so nice already. Don't you 2 have regular jobs? :ha:
momoese
09-25-2009, 01:01 PM
You going to finish it this weekend?
Richard
09-25-2009, 01:28 PM
You going to finish it this weekend?
Almost. What's left to do:
Lay the bottom course of the 2nd side -- at this rate will finish today (in 95 F temps!).
Insert the rebar and lay second course - just an hour's work.
Fetch 15 bags of cement, mix, and center pour the blocks - 1/2 day.
Fetch 30 feet of 4" drain pipe and parts, 1/2 cu.yd. 0.5" gravel and install drain - 1/2 day.
Fetch 1.5 cu.yds. Humic Compost, 1 cu.yd. Horticultural Sand and mix with existing 1 cu.yd. local soil to fill the plat bed - 3/4 day.
Plant 6 bananas from 2 and 25 gallon pots -- couple hours.
Install irrigation "heads" and test -- 1/2 day.
Fetch and install 1 cu.yd. of perennial mulch over the entire surface -- 1/2 day.
I might have 3 days to devote to it over the next week, so we'll see what gets done!
:goteam:
Jananas Bananas
09-25-2009, 01:33 PM
Boy that seems like a lot to get done in a weekend or three days Richard. You must have a really strong back! Good Job! I can see that you are the envy of the neighborhood.
Richard
09-26-2009, 05:23 PM
Progress report! My next available day to work on it is probably Wednesday.
Lay the bottom course of the 2nd side -- at this rate will finish today (in 95 F temps!).
Insert the rebar and lay second course - just an hour's work.
Fetch 15 bags of cement, mix, and center pour the blocks - 1/2 day.
Fetch 30 feet of 4" drain pipe and parts, 1/2 cu.yd. 0.5" gravel and install drain - 1/2 day.
Fetch 1.5 cu.yds. Humic Compost, 1 cu.yd. Horticultural Sand and mix with existing 1 cu.yd. local soil to fill the plat bed - 3/4 day.
Plant 6 bananas from 2 and 25 gallon pots -- couple hours.
Install irrigation "heads" and test -- 1/2 day.
Fetch and install 1 cu.yd. of perennial mulch over the entire surface -- 1/2 day.
harveyc
09-27-2009, 12:41 AM
I hope you get some cooler weather like we're finally expected to get. We've been 97F-99F but mid 80s on Monday and mid 70s on Tuesday. Crazy. Fall is arriving a week late.
Richard
09-27-2009, 12:47 AM
Today it was 102 F for 4 hours.
planetrj
09-27-2009, 01:06 AM
Was 104 here on the Mesa. NOT cute :(
Richard
09-28-2009, 07:43 PM
Here's the progress report ... :lurk:
Lay the bottom course of the 2nd side.
Insert the rebar and lay second course.
Fetch 15 bags of cement.
Fetch 1.5 cu.yds. Humic Compost.
Mix cement and center pour the blocks - 1/2 day.
Fetch 30 feet of 4" drain pipe and parts, then install drain - 1/2 day.
Mix Humic compost with existing 1 cu.yd. local soil to fill the plat bed - 3/4 day.
Plant 6 bananas from 2 and 25 gallon pots -- couple hours.
Install irrigation "heads" and test -- 1/2 day.
Fetch and install 1 cu.yd. of perennial mulch over the entire surface -- 1/2 day.
Richard
09-30-2009, 08:31 PM
And another one bites the dust :woohoonaner:
Lay the bottom course of the 2nd side.
Insert the rebar and lay second course.
Fetch 15 bags of cement.
Fetch 1.5 cu.yds. Humic Compost.
Mix cement and center pour the blocks.
Fetch 30 feet of 4" drain pipe and parts, then install drain - 1/2 day.
Mix Humic compost with existing 1 cu.yd. local soil to fill the plat bed - 3/4 day.
Plant 6 bananas from 2 and 25 gallon pots -- couple hours.
Install irrigation "heads" and test -- 1/2 day.
Fetch and install 1 cu.yd. of perennial mulch over the entire surface -- 1/2 day.
Richard
10-06-2009, 04:45 PM
Today Tony and I installed the 3 inch perforated drain pipe inside a filter sock and buried it in 1/2 inch gravel. At the far end you see an access pipe sticking up vertically that still needs to be shortened. At the near end the pipe is connected to an existing drain pipe (buried) and exits to the street 75 feet "behind" you.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24443&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24443)
:woohoonaner:
Here's what's left to do:
Mix Humic compost and other amendments with existing 1 cu.yd. local soil to fill the plat bed - 3/4 day.
Plant 6 bananas from 2 and 25 gallon pots -- couple hours.
Install irrigation "heads" and test -- 1/2 day.
Fetch and install 1 cu.yd. of perennial mulch over the entire surface -- 1/2 day.
damaclese
10-06-2009, 08:04 PM
Looking Good Richard you are way more ambiguous than I. Good Luck with the rest.
ShearMe
10-07-2009, 12:07 AM
This project will be worth the wait. :)
momoese
10-07-2009, 12:11 AM
Getting close to planting time!
It could just be the angle but it doesn't look like you have much room for soil amendment, maybe 10 inches or so? What's in the planter now other than oem soil and gravel?
Richard
10-07-2009, 12:53 AM
Getting close to planting time!
It could just be the angle but it doesn't look like you have much room for soil amendment, maybe 10 inches or so? What's in the planter now other than oem soil and gravel?
Thanks, the night-time temperatures are dipping to 60 F so I am definitely anxious to plant!
Mitchel, there is 16 inches of space for amended soil above the french drain.
Want Them All
10-07-2009, 11:28 AM
Looking Good Richard you are way more ambiguous than I. Good Luck with the rest.
Richard is pretty clear to me. I think you meant "ambitious". :nanadrink:
momoese
10-07-2009, 12:59 PM
Thanks, the night-time temperatures are dipping to 60 F so I am definitely anxious to plant!
Mitchel, there is 16 inches of space for amended soil above the french drain.
That's about enough room for a big corm!
djmb74
10-07-2009, 01:43 PM
looking good! :nanadrink:
Richard
10-12-2009, 10:50 PM
This morning Tony and I finished filling the bed with soil mix and planting the banana plants -- five of which were in 25 gallon tubs. Afterwards, I watered the whole thing down with a solution of 10-20-30 (100ppm P) to encourage root growth, then innoculated the soil around the plants with Gro-Power "Pure & Natural" (1/2 cup each).
It's almost finished. On Wednesday I'll have time to install the irrigation and cover the bed with a thick layer of 1-inch diameter mulch.
The soil mix I used was half compost and half "dense materials" that would keep the plants from tipping over but also provide aeration and drainage. I used:
6 parts humic compost
2 parts local "loamy clay"
2 parts sand
1 part scoria
1 part worm castings
Here's how it looked at noontime. The photo is taken from about 15 feet above the ground level of the planter bed:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24893&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24893)
momoese
10-12-2009, 10:56 PM
Cool! I see your pooch there garding the plants.
ShearMe
10-13-2009, 06:47 AM
Now to add that waterfall into the koi pond, some nice bamboo & elephant ears and maybe even a pineapple or two!
Very nice work. :)
Richard
10-13-2009, 10:23 AM
Thanks Zac,
I will be adding pineapple to the banana plat, but you won't ever find bamboo growing on my property. :D
djmb74
10-13-2009, 11:22 AM
Hey richard what is it you don't like about bamboo? I was thinking of growing a privacy fence and to use it as a wind buffer for my banana plants...
Your yard keeps getting better by the way!
Martin
Thanks Zac,
I will be adding pineapple to the banana plat, but you won't ever find bamboo growing on my property. :D
Richard
10-13-2009, 11:27 AM
Bamboo is invasive. Even the clumping kind will expand to a "clump" 15 to 20 feet in diameter over 10-20 years. If you like the way it looks then grow it in a box and regularly check for rhysomes trying to "escape". There are so many other things you could grow instead -- and many of them produce fruit!
djmb74
10-13-2009, 11:30 AM
Well the thing also about growing the bamboo is I want to grow a large construction type as I have so many ideas for different things and projects I could harvest it for...
Bamboo is invasive. Even the clumping kind will expand to a "clump" 15 to 20 feet in diameter over 10-20 years. If you like the way it looks then grow it in a box and regularly check for rhysomes trying to "escape". There are so many other things you could grow instead -- and many of them produce fruit!
Richard
10-13-2009, 12:09 PM
Well the thing also about growing the bamboo is I want to grow a large construction type as I have so many ideas for different things and projects I could harvest it for...
Well it is novel. Just contact an importer and buy a truckload of it.
the flying dutchman
10-13-2009, 06:07 PM
Richard,
Congrats with your new bed. I was just wondering, what is the spacing between the plants, i see the first one is on the edge. Has it to do with the leaf-size of the plants(esthetical reasons) or other reasons?
And how long do think you can keep the bed productive? I think you
have to replant the whole bed at some time?
Ron
Richard
10-13-2009, 10:53 PM
Thanks Ron,
The "end" plants are 2 ft 7 in (80 cm) from the ends, and the plant spacing is about 5 ft 3 in (161 cm). The Misi Luki I planted was a tissue culture this spring so it has 18 months to go. At least 4 of the remaining 5 will fruit next year. These will be replaced with pups of various ages growing in pots. My long-term goal is to have 2-3 plants fruit each year -- we'll see how it actually turns out!
ShearMe
10-14-2009, 08:27 PM
Bamboo is invasive. Even the clumping kind will expand to a "clump" 15 to 20 feet in diameter over 10-20 years. If you like the way it looks then grow it in a box and regularly check for rhysomes trying to "escape". There are so many other things you could grow instead -- and many of them produce fruit!
Very true! At my step-father's great-grandmother's property, there was a wall 30 foot tall - or more - of bamboo. I tried to get into it, but I knew if I did I would not get out.
Pineapple is good too, and easy to propagate from the store! Be sure to post pics of that in 4 years. ;)
momoese
10-14-2009, 09:17 PM
Pineapple is good too, and easy to propagate from the store! Be sure to post pics of that in 4 years. ;)
2 years grown organically ;)
Richard
10-14-2009, 11:15 PM
2 years grown organically ;)
18 months grown with organic chemical salts.
momoese
10-14-2009, 11:23 PM
18 months grown with organic chemical salts.
:ha:
ShearMe
10-15-2009, 04:18 PM
I didn't know how long it takes to grow a pineapple and just estimated. :P
Richard
10-23-2009, 04:43 PM
Here's a photo from February 2008 looking out at the future banana plat (bed) site:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=7929&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7929)
Here's that same view today! The photo location is now inside a plant shelter and the ceramic "sun" in the above photo is barely visible on the fence in the center of this photo:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25608&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25608)
And here's the completed banana plat:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25607&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25607)
It has two irrigation valves: one for the bed and a second for the plant stock perched on the bed "walls".
Whew! That probably wouldn't have been completed this year if Tony (sunfish) hadn't kept me going. THANKS!
djmb74
10-23-2009, 06:25 PM
looks great Richard! :woohoonaner:
ShearMe
10-24-2009, 08:13 PM
You have definitely made others jealous. :)
Richard
10-26-2009, 10:59 AM
After being in the new bed about 2 weeks, all the 'naners have put out a new leaf except the Dwarf Orinoco:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25744&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25744)
:woohoonaner:
Clare_CA
10-26-2009, 12:58 PM
Awesome, Richard. You may have mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I didn't see it. How far apart did you plant your bananas there along the fence?
Congrats on your Dwarf Orinoco flower. I planted my Dwarf Orinoco plants about six weeks ago, and they are just starting to grow now. I was worried that they weren't going to make it.
Clare_CA
10-26-2009, 01:00 PM
Nevermind -- I just found the spacing at 5 feet 3 inches.
conejov
10-26-2009, 01:23 PM
Wow! that really looks great Richard both you and Tony did a great job!
LilRaverBoi
10-26-2009, 02:17 PM
Dang....what a way to start off the new bed! Guess you're going to have lots of productivity from there at this rate, huh?!
momoese
10-26-2009, 02:30 PM
Congrats on the flower Richard! Is this the first bloom at this house?
Want Them All
10-26-2009, 02:51 PM
What's in your neighbor 's backyard? I don't see much plants there, nothing but concrete?
Richard
10-26-2009, 03:58 PM
Congrats on the flower Richard! Is this the first bloom at this house?
2nd, 1st was 1000 Fingers.
What's in your neighbor 's backyard? I don't see much plants there, nothing but concrete?
There are five kids, concrete & synthetic turf front and back, a BBQ and a small RV canopy in the back for shade. A landscape maintenance contractor comes once a week to sweep up debris. However, notice that there is a stairway leading up from the immediate backyard to another 1/4 acre which they had cleared when they moved in. The neighbor tells me that "someday" she'd like to grow fruits and vegetables up there.
djmb74
10-26-2009, 04:21 PM
Need to tell them to hurry up plant it up before inflation goes crazy and they have to start a garden! :-)
Someday should be today!
The neighbor tells me that "someday" she'd like to grow fruits and vegetables up there.
Richard
11-06-2009, 01:48 PM
Yesterday Tony and I constructed another wall, this time on the east side of my house. The area with the muddy dirt will be filled with a concrete slab and then shelving will be erected to store pots, pipe parts, etc.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26262&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26262)
ShearMe
11-07-2009, 07:07 AM
You could fit a nice little table top composter over there...
Richard
11-07-2009, 03:03 PM
You could fit a nice little table top composter over there...
Yes, but I use over 3 cubic yards of compost per month, so instead of making it I pick it up from Agri Service Inc. (http://www.agriserviceinc.com/index.html)
Richard
11-11-2009, 02:49 PM
Yesterday Tony and I poured the 26 foot slab for the storage area. He's pretty modest about his magic touch when it comes to a finished concrete surface! It's a hundred times nicer than anything I would have managed.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26514&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26514)
Richard
11-12-2009, 07:46 PM
Today I was drilling holes in a section of my house foundation. Towards the end of the job, the concrete seemed to get harder, and harder, ... Then I looked at the end of the drill bit :p
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26576&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26576)
ShearMe
11-13-2009, 07:28 AM
Lol, it happens... What are the holes for?
damaclese
11-13-2009, 10:19 AM
Looking better and Better Richard its nice to finly be geting to the finishing stuff isint it? going to have a vary well thought out theam when you finish! i like it thanks for sharing its progres with us
Richard
11-13-2009, 12:04 PM
Lol, it happens... What are the holes for?
I need to run conduit for 120V control wire from inside my house to lighting in the backyard and orchard. I would have liked to cut the cement at the house foundation with a cement saw -- but this requires a wide, deep hole which is intractable to dig at this location. So instead I used the tried and true method of drilling a pattern of holes in the concrete and then pounding it out with sledge hammer, pick, and iron bar.
Hey! That's Tony's digging bar!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26582&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26582)
Richard
10-13-2010, 01:47 AM
Here's the site one year ago with six newly planted 'naners (D. Brazilian, D. Namwa, Misi Luki, African Rhinohorn, Sweetheart, 1000 Fingers)
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_six_musas_2009_10_300x400.jpg
... and here it is today (D. Brazilian, D. Namwa, Misi Luki, African Rhinohorn, Sweetheart, D. Orinoco)
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_above_2010_10_300x400.jpg
That set of leaves in the right front foreground is from a couple Manzanos in 25-gallon pots.
Want Them All
10-13-2010, 02:28 PM
Why did you put the Manzanos in pots when you have the planter? The pots are buried within the planter in the photo, right?
Richard
10-13-2010, 11:33 PM
Why did you put the Manzanos in pots when you have the planter? I had room for six varieties, and Manzano did not score high enough to make it.
The pots are buried within the planter in the photo, right? In the following photo, you see the the Manzano leaves in the bottom right of the picture. From where the picture was taken, I am standing on a terrace. You see at my feet (bottom center) some white chairs -- they are on a terrace 4 feet below me. The Manzanos are in 25 gallon pots at the ground level 4 feet below that.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_above_2010_10_300x400.jpg
And here is a view of the plat from the opposite end, at ground level. The six banana plants in the plat are 5.5 feet (1.67 meters) apart. The 'naners you see in 2 gallon pots on the right are nursery stock of 1000 Fingers. Farther up on the left are nursery stock of Dwarf Namwa and a few others. On the immediate left you see the white side of the house for a few feet, followed by the 30% shade cloth wall of my plant shelter.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_cleaned_2010_10.jpg
Want Them All
10-14-2010, 12:15 AM
I see the shade cloth on the wall, is that to reduce the sun reflection?
hammer
10-14-2010, 09:36 AM
Richard your beds look very nice the concrete block bed does it seem to keep the beds a little warmer. I would like to try the blocks here but or temps get so high in the summer i think it would burn the roots.
Richard
10-14-2010, 09:49 AM
I see the shade cloth on the wall, is that to reduce the sun reflection?
The shade cloth is not on the wall of the house. The house ends, and the shade cloth you see is the west wall of a plant shelter behind the house.
Richard your beds look very nice the concrete block bed does it seem to keep the beds a little warmer. I would like to try the blocks here but or temps get so high in the summer i think it would burn the roots.
Yes, that is a consideration for you. I was forced to have a raised bed in that location because of the lack of soil and drainage. The bed extends 8 inches underground and there is a French Drain pipe under that which drains to the street. The blocks are center-poured with concrete but there is no mortar between the blocks -- so some drainage is afforded on the sides. There is 3-4 inches of 1-inch diameter mulch on the surface of the bed to keep the surface from drying out. The fence on the west side keeps the afternoon sun from hitting the base of the bed and this also keeps the soil cooler.
Richard
05-04-2011, 12:24 AM
:2738:
momoese
05-04-2011, 12:25 AM
lol
Richard
05-17-2011, 09:34 PM
Here's a portion of the 320 seedlings potted up today - a total of 27 varieties of herbs and vegetables.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Seedlings_4-inch_pots_400x300.jpg
the flying dutchman
05-18-2011, 03:50 AM
Are those all annuals Richard? I am thinking to start a bed with perennial
herbs and vegetables, i have some but do you have a list or layout for such a bed in my zone. I think nowadays as not many people have the
time to maintain a vegetable garden they might be interested in such a
perennial bed/border..
Ron..
Richard
05-18-2011, 10:07 AM
Are those all annuals Richard? I am thinking to start a bed with perennial
herbs and vegetables, i have some but do you have a list or layout for such a bed in my zone. I think nowadays as not many people have the
time to maintain a vegetable garden they might be interested in such a
perennial bed/border..
Ron..
Hi Ron! I don't have a list for your zone, but you can certainly grow a huge range of herbs and vegetables in your area. The plants shown in the picture are primarily for nursery stock although some I will grow in my garden bed. Here's a list of the seedlings:
Chili Pepper, Bulgarian Carrot
Chili Pepper, Caribbean Red
Chili Pepper, Fish Pepper
Chili Pepper, Habanero
Chili Pepper, Mariachi Santa Fe
Cucumber, Garden Oasis
Eggplant, Florida Highbush
Melon, Crenshaw Early Hybrid
Melon, Zatta
Pumpkin, Marina di Chioggia
Tomatillo, Cisneros
Chard, French
Longevity
Basil, Genovese
Oregano, Marjoram Zaatar
Sculpit
Stevia
Kohlrabi, Kossak
Kohlrabi, Purple
Parsnip, Lancer
Radish, Daikon Miyashige
Rutebaga, Yellow American Purple Top
Shallot, Saffron
Squash, Butternut
Turnip, Di Milano a Colleto Viola
Leek, King Richard
Rhubarb
harveyc
05-18-2011, 12:49 PM
Richard, those are nice-looking plant labels. If you don't mind sharing, what source for stock do you use and what type of printer do you use? Finally, about what do they cost you to produce? I'm always looking for other options for my stuff. Thanks.
the flying dutchman
05-19-2011, 02:23 AM
Thanks Richard, rhubarb is the only perennial on your list. I have that one
but was always told it doesn't comes true from seed and you have to
divide the corm in order to multiply it.
Ron..
Richard
05-19-2011, 10:25 AM
Thanks Richard, rhubarb is the only perennial on your list. I have that one
but was always told it doesn't comes true from seed and you have to
divide the corm in order to multiply it.
Ron..
Well, the cultivar won't be reproduced true from seed, but the species will. So it depends if you are seeding an F1 hybrid or just a cultivar of red rhubarb. The latter is what I'm growing. The flower by the way, is spectacular.
Now since you are looking for plants to grow, here is the full list of plants I'm currently growing in 4-inch pots :eek:
Bell Pepper, Bell Boy
Bell Pepper, Big Bertha PS Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Big Early
Bell Pepper, California Wonder PS
Bell Pepper, California Wonder Yellow
Bell Pepper, Chocolate Beauty Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Giant Marconi Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Golden Calwonder
Bell Pepper, Hershey Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Mini Chocolate
Bell Pepper, Mini Red
Bell Pepper, Mini Yellow
Bell Pepper, Orange Sun
Bell Pepper, Purple Marconi
Bell Pepper, Red Knight X3R Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Red Marconi
Bell Pepper, Super Heavyweight Hybrid
Bell Pepper, Tawny Port Hybrid
Bell Pepper, The Big Early Hybrid
Blueberry, Sharps Blue
Capers
Chili Pepper, Aji Dulce #2
Chili Pepper, Aji Red
Chili Pepper, Anahiem
Chili Pepper, Ancho Gigante
Chili Pepper, Ancho San Luis
Chili Pepper, Ariane
Chili Pepper, Big Bomb Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Big Chile Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Blushing Beauty Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Bolivian Rainbow
Chili Pepper, Bulgarian Carrot
Chili Pepper, Caribbean Red
Chili Pepper, Cascabel
Chili Pepper, Cayenne
Chili Pepper, Cherry Bomb Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Chichen Itza Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Chili de Arbol
Chili Pepper, Chiltepin aka Chili Tepin
Chili Pepper, Congo Trinidad
Chili Pepper, Corno di Toro Red
Chili Pepper, Corno di Toro Yellow
Chili Pepper, Corno Verde Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Cubanelle PS
Chili Pepper, Espanola Improved
Chili Pepper, Fatalii
Chili Pepper, Fish Pepper
Chili Pepper, Fresno
Chili Pepper, Fushimi
Chili Pepper, Giant Szegedi
Chili Pepper, Golden Greek Pepperoncini
Chili Pepper, Grande Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Guajillo
Chili Pepper, Gypsy Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Habanero
Chili Pepper, Habanero Brown
Chili Pepper, Habanero Red
Chili Pepper, Holy Mole
Chili Pepper, Hungarian Wax
Chili Pepper, Italian Roaster
Chili Pepper, Jalapeno M
Chili Pepper, Jaloro
Chili Pepper, Jamaican Hot Yellow
Chili Pepper, Jimmy Nardello
Chili Pepper, Key West X3R Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Large Red Cherry Hot
Chili Pepper, Large Red Thick Cayenne
Chili Pepper, Mariachi Santa Fe
Chili Pepper, Mesilla Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Mirasol
Chili Pepper, Mulato Isleno
Chili Pepper, Padron
Chili Pepper, Paprika
Chili Pepper, Pasilla Bajio
Chili Pepper, Red Mushroom
Chili Pepper, Ring Of Fire
Chili Pepper, Scotch Bonnet
Chili Pepper, Serrano
Chili Pepper, Serrano del Sol Hybrid
Chili Pepper, Shi****o
Chili Pepper, Sonora
Chili Pepper, Sport
Chili Pepper, Sweet Banana
Chili Pepper, Tabasco
Chili Pepper, Thai
Corn, Casino (Sweet Early, Yellow)
Corn, Sugar Peal (White)
Cucumber, Garden Oasis
Cucumber, Lemon
Cucumber, Longfellow
Cucumber, Palace King
Cucumber, Persian
Cucumber, Sooyow Nishiki
Cucumber, Sweet Armenian
Cucumber, Sweet Diva
Eggplant, a long black type [row 1]
Eggplant, a long black type [row 2]
Eggplant, Antiqua
Eggplant, Cloud Nine
Eggplant, 'Fairytale' Baby
Eggplant, Fenguan Purple
Eggplant, Florida Highbush
Eggplant, Green Goddess
Eggplant, Ichiban
Eggplant, Kurume
Eggplant, Listada de Gandia
Eggplant, Long Purple
Eggplant, Machiaw
Eggplant, Nadia
Eggplant, Orient Express Black
Eggplant, Pingtung Long
Eggplant, Rosa Bianca
Eggplant, White Lightning
Kiwi, Female
Kiwi, Male
Melon, Ambrosia
Melon, Crenshaw Early Hybrid
Melon, Pineapple
Melon, Sakata's Sweet
Melon, Zatta
Okra, Clemson Spineless
Papaya, TR Hovey
Pimento, Elite Hybrid
Pumpkin, Marina di Chioggia
Pumpkin, Musque de Provence
Pumpkin, Small Baby Pam
Squash, Carnival Sweet Dumpling
Squash, Delicata
Squash, Early Butternut
Squash, Green Acorn
Squash, Honey Bear
Squash, Hubbard Blue Ballet
Squash, Kabocha Green Cha-Cha
Squash, Kabocha Orange Sunshine
Squash, Okra Clemson Spineless
Squash, Small Striped Sweet Dumpling
Squash, Summer Patty Pan
Squash, Yellow Crookneck
Squash, Zucchini Black Beauty
Squash, Zucchini Bush Baby
Squash, Zucchini Eight Ball
Squash, Zucchini Golden
Squash, Zucchini Italian Ribbed
Strawberry, Berry Basket
Strawberry, Pretty In Pink
Strawberry, Quinalt
Strawberry, Sequoia
Strawberry, White Alpine
Tomatillo, Cisneros
Tomatillo, Pineapple
Tomatillo, Purple
Tomato, Abraham Lincoln (Regular)
Tomato, Ananas Noir
Tomato, Anna Russian
Tomato, Apple Green
Tomato, Aunt Gertie's Gold
Tomato, Aunt Ginny's
Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green
Tomato, Ball's Beefsteak VFFT Hybrid
Tomato, Banana Legs
Tomato, Beauty
Tomato, Beefmaster
Tomato, Beefsteak
Tomato, Bella Rosa VFFNA Hybrid
Tomato, Bellstar
Tomato, Better Boy [row 1]
Tomato, Better Boy [row 2]
Tomato, Better Bush
Tomato, Big Beef VFFNTA Hybrid
Tomato, Big Boy Hybrid
Tomato, Big Raspberry
Tomato, Big Zebra
Tomato, Black Carbon
Tomato, Black Cherry [row 1]
Tomato, Black Cherry [row 2]
Tomato, Black From Tula [row 1]
Tomato, Black From Tula [row 2]
Tomato, Black Krim
Tomato, Black Pear
Tomato, Black Plum
Tomato, Black Zebra
Tomato, Brandywine (Red)
Tomato, Brandywine OTV
Tomato, Brandywine Red (Landis Valley Strain)
Tomato, Brandywine Sudduth's Strain
Tomato, Bush Champion VFFA Hybrid
Tomato, Bush Early Girl VFFNT Hybrid
Tomato, Carbon
Tomato, Celebrity
Tomato, Ceylon
Tomato, Champion VFNT Hybrid
Tomato, Chapman
Tomato, Cherokee Purple
Tomato, Copia
Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino
Tomato, Cuban Yellow Grape
Tomato, Dad's Mug
Tomato, Dixie Golden Giant
Tomato, Dorothy's Green
Tomato, Dr. Carolyn
Tomato, Dr. Lyle
Tomato, Dr. Neal
Tomato, Dr. Wyches Yellow
Tomato, Druzba
Tomato, Earl's Faux
Tomato, Early Girl
Tomato, Elfin
Tomato, First Prize VFFNT Hybrid
Tomato, Galina Cherry
Tomato, Georgia Streak
Tomato, German Johnson Regular Leaf
Tomato, German Pink
Tomato, Giant Belgium
Tomato, Goliath VFFNT Hybrid
Tomato, Grape
Tomato, Green Giant
Tomato, Green Grape
Tomato, Green Zebra
Tomato, Henderson's Winsall
Tomato, Hillbilly [row 1]
Tomato, Hillbilly [row 2]
Tomato, Hungarian Heart
Tomato, Hungarian Italian
Tomato, Ildi
Tomato, Isis Candy
Tomato, Italian Red Pear
Tomato, Japanese Oxheart
Tomato, Jersey Devil
Tomato, Jetsetter VFFNTA Hybrid
Tomato, Julia Child
Tomato, Juliet Hybrid
Tomato, Kelloggs Breakfast
Tomato, Kentucky Beefsteak
Tomato, Lillian's Yellow Heirloom
Tomato, Limmony
Tomato, Magnus
Tomato, Manyel Yellow
Tomato, Marianna's Peace
Tomato, Marizol Purple
Tomato, Matina
Tomato, Mexico
Tomato, Micado Violettor
Tomato, Momotaro [row 1]
Tomato, Momotaro [row 2]
Tomato, Mortgage Lifter
Tomato, Moscovich
Tomato, Mountain Belle VF Hybrid
Tomato, Mr. Stripey (Tigerella)
Tomato, Mule Team
Tomato, Nectarine
Tomato, Nepal
Tomato, Northern Lights
Tomato, Oaxacan Jewel
Tomato, Opalka
Tomato, Orange Banana
Tomato, Orange Russian 117
Tomato, Orange Strawberry
Tomato, Oxheart
Tomato, Pantano Romanesco
Tomato, Patio F Hybrid
Tomato, Paul Robeson
Tomato, Pear - Red
Tomato, Pear - Yellow
Tomato, Pearson Heirloom
Tomato, Persimmon
Tomato, Polish Linguisa
Tomato, Porter
Tomato, Prudens Purple
Tomato, Purple Perfect
Tomato, Red Pear
Tomato, Red Pear (mini)
Tomato, Red Robin
Tomato, Riesentraube
Tomato, Rocky
Tomato, Rostova
Tomato, Rowdy Red
Tomato, Russian Rose
Tomato, Rutgers VFA
Tomato, San Marzano Redorta [row 1]
Tomato, San Marzano Redorta [row 2]
Tomato, Santa Clara Canner
Tomato, Sausage
Tomato, Shady Lady VFTA Hybrid
Tomato, Sioux
Tomato, Solar Fire VFFF Hybrid
Tomato, Soldacki
Tomato, Stupice
Tomato, Sun Gold [row 1]
Tomato, Sun Gold [row 2]
Tomato, Super Fantastic VF Hybrid
Tomato, Sweet Million FNT Hybrid
Tomato, Tappy's Finest
Tomato, Thessaloniki
Tomato, Tigerella
Tomato, Tiny Tim
Tomato, Todd County Amish
Tomato, Tommy Toe
Tomato, Ukrainian Pear
Tomato, Valencia
Tomato, Verna Orange
Tomato, Virginia Sweets
Tomato, Viva Italia BFFNA Hybrid
Tomato, White Beauty
Tomato, White Queen
Tomato, Wild Cherry
Tomato, Wisconsin 55
Tomato, Yellow Brandywine, Platfoot Strain
Tomato, Yellow Pear
Tomato, Yellow Pear (mini)
Tomato, Zapotec
Watermellon, Sweet Crimson
Watermelon, Black Mountain
Watermelon, Cream Of Saskatchewan
Watermelon, Little Baby Flower
Amaranth, Leaf / Calaloo
California Spicy Greens
Chard, French
Chard, Italian Silver Rib
Chard, Pot of Gold
Chard, Scarlet Charlotte
Chard, Swiss
Chard, Swiss Bright Lights
Chard, Swiss Red aka Rhubarb Chard
Chickweed
Clover, Red
Crispy Winter Greens
Dandelion, French
Dandelion, Italian Red Rib
Dandelion, Italian Standard
Endive, Tres Fine
Erba Stella / Minutina
Kale, Beira
Kale, Curly
Kale, Red Russian
Kale, Starbor
Kale, Toscano
Komatsuna Summerfest
Lettuce, Butter Crunch
Lettuce, Romaine
Lettuce, Sea Of Red
Lettuce, Taiwan Sword Leaf
Longevity
Mache
Miner's Lettuce
Mizuna, Kyona
Mizuna, Purple
Mustard Green, Champion
Mustard Green, Collards
Mustard Green, Garnet Giant
Mustard Green, Green Wave
Mustard Green, Ho Mi Z
Mustard Green, Osaka Purple
Mustard Green, Red Mustard
Mustard Green, Scarlot Frills
Pac Choi, Black Summer
Pac Choi, Da Cheong Chae
Pac Choi, Fuyo Shomi
Pac Choi, Green Fortune Baby
Pac Choi, Mei Qing
Pac Choi, Red
Radicchio, Trevisio
Radish Greens
Shiso, Aka (red)
Shiso, Ao (green)
Spigariello / Leaf Broccoli
Spinach, Beetberry
Spinach, Bordeaux
Spinach, Red Malabar
Spinach, Savoyed Leaf Regiment
Spinach, Spargo
Spinach, Summer Perfection
Spinach, Whale
Tokyo Bekana
Alumroot
Angelica
Anise
Arnica
Arugula, Eruca / Rochette
Arugula, Sylvetta
Arugula, Sylvetta Olive-Leafed
Arugula, Wild Rocket
Aztec Sweet Herb
Balm Of Gilead
Basil, African Blue
Basil, Amethyst Improved
Basil, Anise
Basil, Aussie Sweet
Basil, Genovese [row 1]
Basil, Genovese [row 2]
Basil, Greek Columnar
Basil, Holy
Basil, Holy Red & Green
Basil, Italian Pesto
Basil, Lemon
Basil, Lime
Basil, Profuma di Genova
Basil, Queenette
Basil, Sweet Dani
Basil, Sweet Thai
Basil, True Thai
Bergamot, Bee Balm
Bergamot, Bee Balm (Panorama Mix)
Bergamot, Rose
Bergamot, Wild
Betony
Borage
Burnett, Salad
Calamintha, Cretian Calamint
Calamintha, Mentuccia / Nepitella
Calendula
Calendula, Alpha
Calendula, Resina
Caraway
Cardamom
Cat Mint, Walker's Low
Catnip
Chamomile, Common
Chamomile, German
Chamomile, Lawn / Roman
Chicory
Chives, Fine Leaf
Chives, Garlic
Chives, Nira
Chives, Onion
Chives, Standard
Chives, Staro
Cilantro [row 1]
Cilantro [row 2]
Cilantro, Santo
Cilantro, Slow Bolt
Cilantro, Vietnamese / Rau Ram
Costmary / Alecost
Cress, Curly aka Cressida
Cress, Persian
Cress, Upland
Cress, Watercress
Cress, Watercress English
Culantro
Curry Plant
Dandelion
Dill, Superdukat
Echinacae, Paradox Yellow
Echinacae, Purple
Epazote
Fennel, Bronze Bulbing
Fennel, Bulbing
Fennel, Green
Fenugreek
Feverfew
Feverfew, Golden
Fo Ti / Elixer Of Life
Galangal / Thai Ginger
Geranium, Lemon Scented
Geranium, Peppermint
Gotu Kola
Hawaiian Ti
Heal All
Horehound
Horseradish
Houttuynia, Chameleon
Hyssop
Hyssop, Anise
Lady's Mantle
Lamb's Ear
Lavender, Intermedia
Lavender, Provence
Lavender, Sweet
Lavender, Tuscan
Lavender, White Spica
Lemon Balm
Lemon Grass
Lemon Verbena
Licorice
Lovage
Love In A Mist
Malva Santa / False Boldo
Marigold, Lemon Mint
Marigold, Mexican Mint / Spanish Tarragon
Marshmallow
Mint, Apple
Mint, Banana
Mint, Candy
Mint, Chocolate
Mint, Cordifolia
Mint, Corsican
Mint, Curly
Mint, Egyptian
Mint, English
Mint, Hummingbird
Mint, Jamaican
Mint, Julep
Mint, Kentucky Colonel
Mint, Lavender
Mint, Lemon
Mint, Lime
Mint, Mojito
Mint, Mountain
Mint, Orange
Mint, Pennyroyal
Mint, Peppermint
Mint, Spearmint
Mint, Swiss
Mint, The Best
Mint, Yerba Buena
Moujean Tea
Mugwort
Mugwort, Variegated
Nutmeg Bush / Ginger Bush (Tetradenia riparia)
Oregano, Cuban
Oregano, Greek
Oregano, Hot & Spicy
Oregano, Italian
Oregano, Jim's Best
Oregano, Kaliteri
Oregano, Marjoram Zaatar
Oregano, Mexican
Oregano, Santa Cruz
Oregano, Sweet Marjoram
Oregano, Syrian
Parsley, Curled
Parsley, Forest Green
Parsley, Italian
Parsley, Italian Gigante
Patchouli
Peppergrass
Pyrethrum
Rosemary, French
Rosemary, Spice Island
Rosemary, Tuscan Blue
Rue
Sage, Bath
Sage, Beach
Sage, Bergarten
Sage, Chiapas
Sage, Clary
Sage, Cleveland
Sage, Dwarf
Sage, Extrakta
Sage, Holt's Mammoth
Sage, Italian Aromatic
Sage, Purple
Sage, Tangerine
Sage, White
Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island
Saltwort
Santolina, Green
Savory, Lemon
Savory, Summer
Savory, Winter
Scallions
Scallions, Delicious Duo
Scorzonera, Belstar Super
Sculpit
Self Heal
Shui Qin / Chinese Celery
Sorrel, French
Sorrel, Red Veined
St. John's Wort
Stevia
Sweet Woodruff
Taragon
Thyme, Caraway
Thyme, Lavender
Thyme, Lemon
Thyme, Lime
Thyme, Mint
Thyme, Mother Of Thyme
Thyme, Orange
Thyme, Orange Balsam
Thyme, Oregano Scented
Thyme, Spicy Orange
Tiger Grass
Valerian
Vicks Plant
Violet, Sweet
Yarrow, Paprika
Yarrow, Sweet
Yerba Buena
Yerba Santa / Hoja Santa / Pepper Leaf
Bean, Adzuki
Bean, Asian Yard-Long
Bean, Bush French Filet Beans:
Bean, Climbing French Bean
Bean, Dwarf French Bean Vanguard
Bean, Edamame
Bean, Edamame
Bean, Emerite Pole Filet
Bean, Fava Cascine
Bean, Fava Super Agazdurce
Bean, Italian Bush Roma Improved
Bean, Koala
Bean, Lima Ford Hook
Bean, Painted Lady
Bean, Purple French Fillet
Bean, Rolande
Bean, Romano Flat
Bean, Scarlet Runner
Bean, Spanish Musica Early Pole
Bean, Yellow French Fillet
Hops
Pea, Dwarf Gray Sugar
Pea, Oregon Giant Snow
Pea, Sugarsnap
Pea, Super Sugar Snap
Pea, Sweet Snow
Radish, Pod
Beet, Baby Ball
Beet, Bikores
Beet, Bulls Blood
Beet, Candystripe
Beet, Golden
Beet, Touchstone Gold
Burdock
Burdock, Chiko
Celery Root, Brilliant
Celery Root, Celeriac
Garlic, Elephant
Garlic, standard
Kohlrabi, Crispy Colors Duo
Kohlrabi, Kossak
Kohlrabi, Purple
Kohlrabi, White Kossak
Onion, Di Genova
Onion, Gold Coin
Onion, Red Marble
Onion, Red Torpedo
Onion, Rossa Savonese
Onion, Tropea Rossa (famous)
Onion, Yellow Granex
Parsley Root, Arat
Parsnip, Albion
Parsnip, Lancer
Potato, French Fingerling
Potato, Red Thumb
Potato, Russian Banana
Radish, Daikon Discovery
Radish, Daikon Miyashige
Radish, Shunkyo Semi-Long
Rutebaga, Helenor
Rutebaga, Yellow American Purple Top
Shallot
Shallot, Saffron
Shallots, Ambition
Taro, Midori
Taro, Purple Root
Turnip Top
Turnip, Di Milano a Colleto Viola
Amaranth, Grain / Prince's Feather
Artichoke, Imperial Star
Asparagus, Jersey Knight
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage, Chinese
Cabbage, Savoy
Celery
Celery, Cutting aka Par-Cel
Celery, Seasoning
Flax, Omega
Leek, American Flag
Leek, Baby Bunch
Leek, French Baby Primer
Leek, King Richard
Leek, Megaton
Leek, Ramps
Leek, Upton
Purslane, French
Purslane, Goldeberg Bolden
Purslane, Red Gruner
Rhubarb
the flying dutchman
05-20-2011, 06:06 AM
Man, i take my hat of for you, what a job, well done.
Btw i have just read that scientists from the University of Wageningen in Holland are doing an expedition to Azerbeidjan, Georgie and Armenie to discover wild spinache species in order to cross them with existing cultivars.
Ron...
Richard
05-31-2011, 11:46 AM
A volunteer tomato has sprouted up aggressively in my front yard so I decided to put a 4-foot (1.2 meter) cage on it and build a basin around it. The plant is some sort of cross between some cherry tomatoes (Sun Gold or Black Cherry) and a standard black tomato (Black From Tula). We'll know more about the cross when the fruit forms and ripens.
It's really having a great time -- on this spot last winter we potted up several hundred bareroot fruit trees and in the process were coating the roots with mycorrhizae powder and a 100ppm-N dosage of 10-20-30.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Tomato_Cage_young_volunteer_300x400.jpg
sunfish
06-04-2011, 08:01 PM
A volunteer tomato has sprouted up aggressively in my front yard so I decided to put a 4-foot (1.2 meter) cage on it and build a basin around it. The plant is some sort of cross between some cherry tomatoes (Sun Gold or Black Cherry) and a standard black tomato (Black From Tula). We'll know more about the cross when the fruit forms and ripens.
It's really having a great time -- on this spot last winter we potted up several hundred bareroot fruit trees and in the process were coating the roots with mycorrhizae powder and a 100ppm-N dosage of 10-20-30.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Tomato_Cage_young_volunteer_300x400.jpg
Totally Awesome Stuff. Thanks for sharing
Richard
06-12-2011, 09:31 PM
In the last two weeks, that tomato has about doubled in size.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Tomato_Cage_volunteer_300x400.jpg
Richard
06-21-2011, 10:25 AM
It's over the top of the cage now, a total of 4 feet high and 5 feet wide. Pretty soon I'll be trimming it back from the walkway with a power hedger.
The plant in the foreground is a volunteer seedling of Double Feverfew.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Tomato_Cage_overthetop_300x400.jpg.
Richard
07-01-2011, 03:39 PM
The tomato plant is now 6 foot high and loaded with fruit sets. It could take awhile for the fruit to ripen and then we'll find out what sort of tomato it is!
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Tomato_Cage_enveloped_300x400.jpg
ShearMe
07-03-2011, 02:57 AM
Nice! That thing sure grew fast.
NANAMAN
07-03-2011, 10:56 AM
I like the flowers behind the tomato too!
Richard
07-05-2011, 01:47 AM
Here's two views of the 260+ varieties of vegetables and herbs I'm growing for Farmers' Market sales.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Herbs_Veggies_view1_400x300.jpg
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Herbs_Veggies_view2_400x300.jpg
Richard
11-23-2011, 08:32 PM
I've been working about an hour or two a day for the last week cleaning up my banana plat, and finished just before sundown today. I filled 11 barrels with extra pups, leaves, and weeds to take the greenery facility. In the photo below:
1. unseen behind me is a Dwarf Orinoco pup.
2. on the immediate right is the "Bencelest" banana holding fruit (behind stalk) and its pup sticking 3 leaves in the picture.
3. about a meter past it is an African Rhinohorn pup about 1 meter tall.
4. then visually behind the leaves of the A.R. pup you see the fresh stump of the Misi Luki Awak and a 2 meter tall pup growing out behind it.
5. behind that and just barely to the left is the thin stalk of a new Dwarf Namwah coming up.
6. way down at the end on the left side of the plat you might be able to discern the 10cm wide stalk of a 2nd generation Dwarf Brazilian.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_2011-11_600x800.jpg
Now just for fun, here's how the plat looked from the opposite end (elevated view) about 2 years ago:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_six_musas_2009_10_300x400.jpg
sunfish
11-23-2011, 08:43 PM
I've been working about an hour or two a day for the last week cleaning up my banana plat, and finished just before sundown today. I filled 11 barrels with extra pups, leaves, and weeds to take the greenery facility. In the photo below:
1. unseen behind me is a Dwarf Orinoco pup.
2. on the immediate right is the "Bencelest" banana holding fruit (behind stalk) and its pup sticking 3 leaves in the picture.
3. about a meter past it is an African Rhinohorn pup about 1 meter tall.
4. then visually behind the leaves of the A.R. pup you see the fresh stump of the Misi Luki Awak and a 2 meter tall pup growing out behind it.
5. behind that and just barely to the left is the thin stalk of a new Dwarf Namwah coming up.
6. way down at the end on the left side of the plat you might be able to discern the 10cm wide stalk of a 2nd generation Dwarf Brazilian.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_2011-11_600x800.jpg
Now just for fun, here's how the plat looked from the opposite end (elevated view) about 2 years ago:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Banana_plat_six_musas_2009_10_300x400.jpg
Richard are you having to trim the corms yet.
Richard
11-23-2011, 09:00 PM
Richard are you having to trim the corms yet.
Yes, the Dwarf Orinoco especially. The A.R. is too young to need it.
momoese
11-23-2011, 09:02 PM
I should take pics of my out of control mats, you wanna see huge corms? :ha:
Richard
12-17-2011, 09:33 PM
I made 3 sets of 14-inch bowls to sell at the market (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/Leucadia_Farmers_Market.html) tomorrow.
1st set of bowls: 3 lettuces plus spigarello.
2nd set of bowls: garlic, shallots, cipollini gold onions, and cipolla red torpedo onions.
3rd set of bowls: greek oregano, winter savory, mitsuba (a perennial parsley), and mother of thyme.
:woohoonaner:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/bowls_01_486x648.jpg
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/bowls_02_486x648.jpg
Richard
12-23-2011, 07:29 PM
Last summer I ordered 165 bareroot trees to restock my inventory for 2012. They arrived on Wednesday and the potting has begun!
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/bareroot_2011_web.jpg
Richard
12-28-2011, 12:48 AM
Yes, I'm still potting up bareroot fruit trees!
One of the humorous ironies of bareroot is that the true miniatures have larger root systems than a "standard" variety. This is because it takes the miniatures an extra year to be "of size" to sell. For comparison, a true miniature has an inter-node length of about a 1/2 inch, where as a standard has at least an inch or two between leaf and/or branch nodes on a stem.
So here you go ... a picture of a bareroot "Pix Zee" peach which comes grafted on "Lovell" rootstock. The entire plant is 4 feet high, and you can see the graft about halfway up. For size comparison, there is a 5-gallon pot on the left that a "standard" would fit in, but obviously the "Pix Zee" will need the 15-gallon pot on the right!
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Pix_Zee_bareroot_web.jpg
Richard
01-02-2012, 06:34 PM
Sometimes (rarely) among a bareroot order you will find 2 plants that are merged at the roots. When the field workers were planting rootstocks, 2 saplings were planted in one hole. Given the pace these workers go at to plant a half-million saplings, its amazing it doesn't happen more often. Then 4 months later the grafting crew comes by and typically grafts onto both saplings, making some effort to separate the two trunks. That doesn't always work if the rootballs have seriously wrapped together. If it doesn't work, then when shipped, the plants are sold as one. In my experience, I see about 1 every 5,000 trees. Here's one that turned up in this year's shipment:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/NectarBabe_1a_web.jpg
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/NectarBabe_1b_web.jpg
Richard
01-16-2012, 03:20 PM
I've narrowed my local sales down to just one Farmer's Market on the coast where they enjoy year-round gardening. I really enjoy the location and the people there -- its a real Sunday-go-to-meetin' place. Now (Monday) its time to unload the trailer!
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/After_the_market_web.jpg
Richard
01-19-2012, 05:02 PM
Yesterday my buddy Sand came by and assisted with the pruning of my nursery stock of about 1000 deciduous trees. By myself it would take all week, so I'm thrilled to get it all done in half a day!
:08:
Here's a row of a couple hundred, mostly in 15 gallon pots:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Pruned_Pits_2012_web.jpg
Richard
01-20-2012, 12:22 AM
:woohoonaner:
I just finished potting up all my bareroot trees, the last of which were delivered a week ago. That's ...
20 shrubs
145 trees
into
70 15-gallon pots
75 5-gallon pots
using
100 1-cubic-foot bags of soil
3/4 lbs of powdered mycorrhizae with humic acid
1/4 cup of 6% EDDHA chelated iron
1/2 cup of 10-20-30 with minors and micronutrients
approximately 120 gallons of water
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/bareroot_2012_endgame_web.jpg
Richard
02-22-2012, 11:15 PM
It was a beautiful day outside today. I weeded all the potted plants and nursery stock on my patio while making room for the newly potted grape plants.
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Plant_shelter_2012-02_web.jpg
momoese
02-22-2012, 11:25 PM
Nice view!
Richard
03-01-2012, 12:44 AM
Moved 12 pallets of perennial soil mix (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/column/PTP_2010_08_Soil.htm) into my garage today!
:woohoonaner:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/12_pallets_soil_web.jpg
saltydad
04-14-2012, 12:39 AM
Moved 12 pallets of perennial soil mix (http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/column/PTP_2010_08_Soil.htm) into my garage today!
:woohoonaner:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/12_pallets_soil_web.jpg
Don't see any pallets. Don't tell me you moved 12 pallets worth by hand? My estimate of you just went up enormously, Richard
. :ha:
Richard
04-14-2012, 10:51 AM
Don't see any pallets. Don't tell me you moved 12 pallets worth by hand?
Yes, it was a work out. It was palletized in my warehouse at 20 bags per pallet, 50-lbs per bag. I used a pallet jack to place each pallet next to my van and then hand-loaded 2 pallets worth into the van. The unloading was more of a chore, carrying each bag about 20 feet. But six trips later it was all done!
saltydad
04-14-2012, 07:18 PM
I have done that when pallets of ferts, soil, rock,etc. tipped, mainly due to poor forklift drivers. That's bad enough. I am truly impressed.
Richard
04-21-2012, 12:41 AM
Yesterday my annual shipment from the USDA Germplasm Repository in Davis CA (http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00) arrived. This year I received cuttings of Hunza White Seedless Mulberry, and Gold Monukka Table Grape.
:08:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Wolfskill_cuttings_2012_web.jpg
harveyc
04-21-2012, 12:52 AM
Folks at Davis are swamped and slower than ever at getting things out this year. :( I'm still waiting for my things.
bananimal
04-21-2012, 07:23 AM
Richard ------------ Is a Fed Ex acct number really necessary when ordering from ars grin?
Dan
sunfish
04-21-2012, 08:02 AM
Folks at Davis are swamped and slower than ever at getting things out this year. :( I'm still waiting for my things.
Me too
Richard
04-21-2012, 08:41 AM
Richard ------------ Is a Fed Ex acct number really necessary when ordering from ars grin?
Dan
I used UPS, but in general you need to supply a shipper.
harveyc
04-21-2012, 09:21 AM
Many folks don't give them any account number and their stuff gets shipped to them for free but they really hope folks can provide an account number. Because of budget cut-backs, their staffing is way down from 10 years ago even though they've got more species under stewardship. They are prohibited from charging fees for material. Many stations are much stricter on who they send out material to, insisting that it only be for formal research projects, etc. but Davis is pretty easy on that. I did some volunteer work there a few years ago to help on a propagation experiment.
BTW, it's easy to open up a FedEx account and it's free. I rarely use my account and it still stays active.
Richard
05-03-2012, 10:56 PM
This just in: a flat each of Stevens Cranberry and Southern Home Grape.
:woohoonaner:
http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/image_gallery/Stevens_and_Southern_Home_web.jpg
Richard
07-15-2012, 11:45 AM
Well, it has been a lot of fun growing 1,000 varieties of culinary plants and selling them at the local Farmers Markets. My wife has become quite ill though, so it is time to scale down my collection and prepare for the possibility of selling my home. As of This week I will cease selling herbs, and within 3-6 months I hope to have sold off my potted shrubs, vines, and trees. I plan to keep my fertilizer business since it does not require acreage. It has certainly been a pleasure interacting with folks here and I hope to continue hearing from many of you in the future. Aloha!
momoese
07-15-2012, 12:05 PM
Sorry to hear that Richard.
Best wishes to you and your family.
sunfish
07-15-2012, 12:23 PM
Take care Richard
bananimal
07-15-2012, 02:48 PM
Richard,
Wishing you and your wife the best.
Please keep in touch.
Dan
Abnshrek
07-15-2012, 03:14 PM
Richard,
Wishing the best for you & your wife & hoping for the best too. :^)
Michael
Dalmatiansoap
07-15-2012, 05:45 PM
Best wishes Richard and good luck on Your way.
Ante
crazy banana
07-15-2012, 11:24 PM
So sorry to hear that, Richard. Will keep you and your wife in my prayers.
venturabananas
07-15-2012, 11:45 PM
So sorry to hear about your wife, Richard. Best wishes to you both.
harveyc
07-17-2012, 04:19 PM
Wow, very sorry to hear that, Richard. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers, wishing you the best.
Caloosamusa
07-17-2012, 07:14 PM
Richard,
I hope things work out for ya'll. Best wishes and prosperity. :jalapenonaner:
Richard
11-11-2012, 12:17 PM
Thank you all for your kind wishes and support. Sue is now in home hospice - her pulmonary cancer has metastasized to bone and has become extremely aggressive. I have sold the majority of my plant inventory, but still have a total of about 400 apples, pears, plums, figs, nectarines, and quince that I'm trying to liquidate in lots of 25 or more.
A sincere best wishes to all of you here at the 'org.
trebor
11-11-2012, 12:29 PM
My wife and I will pray for you both. I will miss reading your answers to questions .. You were and are one of the good ones as I suspect your wife is also.
blownz281
11-11-2012, 04:53 PM
I'm sorry to hear this Richard you were always great to answer questions I had in the past and today! Thank You. Hopefully you will still be a member here. Your family is in our thoughts. God Bless
BigBananaBoy
11-11-2012, 09:30 PM
I spoke with Richard tonight. He was tired but in good spirits. My prayers go out to you and Sue. Hang in there buddy!
Something to share, Ive been on the BO board for over a year and got involved with the board to learn about bananas. I did not realize it was so much more then that.
This board has shown me how people can get mad at each other for small things, like one up each other, or mispelling a word, (LMAO), and make fun of each other in the same breath for anything, but most of all this board has given me and many others the experiences and knowledge from people such as Richard the answers to the reason why were hear we love Bananas.
:nanadrink: Thank you Richard for being You!
momoese
11-11-2012, 09:48 PM
Richard, I hope it's ok that I shared your website link and a short story on Facebook as I have many friends in the San Diego area and who knows, maybe they want some fruit trees.
You guys are in my thoughts.
Richard
12-28-2012, 10:36 PM
Sue Frost, 1961-2012.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51764&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51764)
crazy banana
12-28-2012, 10:49 PM
Sue Frost, 1961-2012.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51764&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51764)
I am so incredibly sorry, Richard. My condolences.
Smokey-hitz
12-28-2012, 11:52 PM
:( sorry richard, my condolences go out to you. Take care.
momoese
12-29-2012, 01:29 AM
Sorry Richard. Hang in there.
NeedForSeed
12-29-2012, 04:34 AM
I'm so sorry Richard. My condolences.
I'm sorry Richard. My condolences.
bananimal
12-29-2012, 08:14 AM
Richard --- My condolences also. And thanks for all your help over the years.
Dan B'mal.
amantedelenguaje
12-29-2012, 10:19 AM
I am so sorry about your loss. My prayers go out to you.
john_ny
12-29-2012, 12:36 PM
Sorry to hear it. Condolences.
edzone9
12-29-2012, 12:55 PM
My condolences.......
Will Have your family in our prayers ..
GreenFin
12-29-2012, 01:11 PM
My deepest sympathies, Richard. I wish you could have had many more healthy, happy years together.
Dangermouse01
12-29-2012, 02:09 PM
Good thoughts and prayers from our family to yours.
DM
parillo12
12-29-2012, 02:53 PM
It's probably a tuff time for you, sorry for your loss,
Julian
12-29-2012, 04:13 PM
God bless you and your family. So sorry for your loss.
Darkman
12-29-2012, 09:43 PM
God bless you Richard.
I'll pray that you receive peace, courage and strength to make it through the days and weeks to come.
LilRaverBoi
12-30-2012, 02:54 PM
Lots of love and best wishes to you, Richard! *Hugs*
venturabananas
12-31-2012, 03:34 PM
My heartfelt sympathies go out to you Richard.
Abnshrek
12-31-2012, 04:32 PM
My heartfelt sympathies go out to you Richard.
I was at a loss for words, but Mark sums it up well. :^)
RAINFOREZT
01-01-2013, 10:33 AM
:(:(:(My prayers are with you ...be strong..
mm4birds
01-01-2013, 11:30 AM
Deepest condolences on the loss of your loved one.
(This organization is about more than plants, it's about people as well)
BigBananaBoy
01-04-2013, 02:23 PM
sorry for your loss buddy. You were both blessed to have each other for the time you did. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. I will call you soon.
Big Tony
Sue Frost, 1961-2012.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51764&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51764)
jmoore
01-05-2013, 03:49 AM
So sorry Richard - celebrate the life you had together.
Richard
03-29-2013, 09:32 PM
Last week I moved into a rental house for a few months while I wait for escrow and remodeling to finish on a home I purchased in Vista CA. Here is my temporary "orchard"
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52563
crazy banana
03-29-2013, 09:45 PM
Your temporary orchard looks pretty good to me. Good luck with the escrow and the new house. At one point (and still do) we were considering moving up there, because the lots up there are usually bigger than down here. So big enough for many banana plants ......and important to me to have my animals....
harveyc
03-29-2013, 10:31 PM
Looks pretty good, Richard, I hope things are working out for you the best then can be.
amantedelenguaje
03-29-2013, 10:47 PM
Thanks for the update. Ive been thinking about you. I wish you the best in all that you do. I like your mini orchard.
momoese
03-29-2013, 10:56 PM
Was just thinking about you today. Sounds like you heading in the right direction.
BigBananaBoy
03-30-2013, 02:17 AM
Hey Richard if you're bored this weekend you, me and sunfish can :0519: over to "venturabananas" house and fill your garden up with some nice banana plants he has:ha:, He has some many, he won't miss them. Here is our new naner camouflage gear:
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr201/bigtony66/Banana%20Plants/richbanacamo_zpscc5eec77.jpg
Big Tony
Last week I moved into a rental house for a few months while I wait for escrow and remodeling to finish on a home I purchased in Vista CA. Here is my temporary "orchard"
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52563
Dalmatiansoap
03-30-2013, 03:33 AM
If that includes a grill party I might join U.
:nanadrink:
venturabananas
03-30-2013, 12:11 PM
Hey Richard if you're bored this weekend you, me and sunfish can :0519: over to "venturabananas" house and fill your garden up with some nice banana plants he has:ha:, He has some many, he won't miss them. Here is our new naner camouflage gear:
Big Tony
You are welcome to come over to get bananas for Richard -- as long as you and Sunfish do all the work!
harveyc
03-30-2013, 01:17 PM
Tony, you can come up here and get some! :)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sNBJ1SxyO-0/UVcpJsAt2DI/AAAAAAAAAuM/swUP6GVYP3w/s887/13+-+1
Dalmatiansoap
03-30-2013, 01:19 PM
Bananacide!!!
Richard
03-30-2013, 11:06 PM
Hey Richard if you're bored this weekend you, me and sunfish can :0519: over to "venturabananas" house and fill your garden up with some nice banana plants he has:ha:, He has some many, he won't miss them.
Big Tony
Ha, ha! Thanks, a bit short notice for me. I did save a few banana cultivars though -- not very visible in the photo. I'll be ready for more this summer when I build a new propagation bed in Vista.
BigBananaBoy
03-31-2013, 01:21 AM
:eek: harvey I will need some backup on this one, as long as I get to use the tracker. :nanadrink:
Tony, you can come up here and get some! :)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sNBJ1SxyO-0/UVcpJsAt2DI/AAAAAAAAAuM/swUP6GVYP3w/s887/13+-+1
BigBananaBoy
03-31-2013, 01:30 AM
Glad to hear. I will be coming down to San Diego in April to meet up with Sunfish, maybe we can all get together. I'll give you a call.
:nanadrink:
Ha, ha! Thanks, a bit short notice for me. I did save a few banana cultivars though -- not very visible in the photo. I'll be ready for more this summer when I build a new propagation bed in Vista.
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