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Bob
06-26-2019, 09:36 AM
Years ago I was very active here and grew over 30 varieties of bananas. Getting a Gros Michel plant was akin to catching a leprechaun! I did manage to get a couple at great expense sent from Hawaii but didn't get fruit from them. So after almost a decade off from growing bananas to concentrate on my new farm business I decided to grow a few plants. A quick internet search revealed that this formerly non existent variety is now readily available and at reasonable prices! Needless to say I got a few and have been growing these for a couple months from 4" starter plants.

]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64793&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64793&ppuser=4095)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64791&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64791&ppuser=4095)

Back then I didn't believe I'd ever actually eat one unless I traveled abroad or got lucky enough to have some ripen here (I'm in zone 6 and it's a crapshoot) but I just discovered Miami Fruit and even though they were a bit pricey eating a Gros Michel was on my bucket list and Now I'm a couple days from actually eating one! I have some in a paper bag with some apples and theyre starting to turn after only two days,:woohoonaner:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=64792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64792&ppuser=4095)

subsonicdrone
06-27-2019, 09:29 AM
good work nursing those TCs to small plants
they look great

harveyc
06-28-2019, 07:20 PM
Welcome back, Bob. I'm still slacking off, just don't cause trouble here because that makes some work for me.

How has your farm business gone?

edwmax
06-28-2019, 10:35 PM
Darn ... I thought you meant Day Lights Saves time has gone off again and I had to set the clocks back an hour.

Bob
06-29-2019, 04:51 PM
[QUOTE=harveyc;324719]Welcome back, Bob. I'm still slacking off, just don't cause trouble here because that makes some work for me.

How has your farm business gone?[/QUOT


Good to see you Harvey. The farm is going good I'm doing organic ( not certified) vegetables. I was raising Berkshire pigs and poultry but it was too much work. I should have done this when I was 20 and not 50!