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Ohio'sBest
08-03-2009, 10:26 AM
Hey, if their are any banana growers from Puerto Rico out there I would like to hear from you. Or if you work on a banana plantation in Puerto Rico, I would like to hear from you.

Bananaman88
08-03-2009, 12:39 PM
Chris,

I know we have at least a couple of members from PR. I think there are some plantations around Ponce possibly. I've seen them, but can't remember exactly where they are. I also understand that there are some near El Yunque. I must have missed those when I visited the rain forest back in 2007. Oh well, now I'll just have to go back!

Bananaman88
08-03-2009, 02:44 PM
Chris,

Check this out: http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/PRplantainbanana.pdf

Ohio'sBest
08-03-2009, 07:20 PM
Chris,

I know we have at least a couple of members from PR. I think there are some plantations around Ponce possibly. I've seen them, but can't remember exactly where they are. I also understand that there are some near El Yunque. I must have missed those when I visited the rain forest back in 2007. Oh well, now I'll just have to go back!

Yeah, Stephen is heading down there tomorrow. What originally started off as a scuba trip has ended up as a business write off as a banana venture.......LOL. He has contacted Nilda Perez from the Dept. of Ag. down there, and had a couple of plantation owners lined up. I just thought if their were members on this site, that we can communicate through this site.

Bananaman88
08-04-2009, 06:32 AM
Yeah, Stephen called me yesterday to tell me the news. Sounds pretty exciting! I was expecting some info via e-mail from him last night but it didn't come. He may have been too busy packing for PR. Not a problem, though; it can wait until he returns.