Longwoods Tropicals
04-20-2017, 07:36 AM
May 5th 2012 was the beginning of my banana odyssey, a friend at work convinced me to try my hand at growing one. He sold me a pup and I transformed a weedy spot behind my barn into a little tropical sanctuary.
This is what it looked like after year one.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/Snapshot_20120815.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/LongwoodsTropicals/media/Snapshot_20120815.jpg.html)
The patch kept expanding over the years and dozens of pups have been moved elsewhere on the property. This next one is from 2015.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/DSCN1652_zps1je9ruih.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/LongwoodsTropicals/media/DSCN1652_zps1je9ruih.jpg.html)
Finally, this is the patch from last week, well advanced, maybe a month ahead of 2014 and 2015.
http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q393/carrlongwoods/20170416_113823_zpsz8t6yxtm.jpg (http://s349.photobucket.com/user/carrlongwoods/media/20170416_113823_zpsz8t6yxtm.jpg.html)
The main goal this year is to divide up some of the massive corms.
This is what it looked like after year one.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/Snapshot_20120815.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/LongwoodsTropicals/media/Snapshot_20120815.jpg.html)
The patch kept expanding over the years and dozens of pups have been moved elsewhere on the property. This next one is from 2015.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/DSCN1652_zps1je9ruih.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/LongwoodsTropicals/media/DSCN1652_zps1je9ruih.jpg.html)
Finally, this is the patch from last week, well advanced, maybe a month ahead of 2014 and 2015.
http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q393/carrlongwoods/20170416_113823_zpsz8t6yxtm.jpg (http://s349.photobucket.com/user/carrlongwoods/media/20170416_113823_zpsz8t6yxtm.jpg.html)
The main goal this year is to divide up some of the massive corms.