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Hey people, a little about myself. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua and part of my job was improving nutritional security. A colleague in a different part of the country started growing bananas and gifted me an "hijo" to start my own garden. I remember looking out of my window every morning to see how each new leaf had been developing or unrolling. I wanted to continue working with bananas even though I live in New York so I bought a super dwarf to get started.

I am interested in urban agriculture so anyone else who has knowledge in that area please feel free to discuss it with me!

Peace and have a nice day.

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Welcome. You see, the paradox is, that if I went to Nicaragua, I simply wouldn't come back. :D
Not only because of bananas.
I hope you'll enjoy this site and all the people! Once again, welcome!

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Peace to you also ElGuineoNicaraguense!

Is a great group to be a part of here & I know we have some Urban Growers in the Org!

Post some pics of your Super Dwarf & let's watch it grow together!!

Welcome from Central Texas Zone 8a, :) ~Cheryl

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Welcome!

Try Misi Luki.

:woohoonaner:

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Welcome from an ex-New Yorker!

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Welcome!

I was in Nicaragua in August and ate bananas/plantanos every day. Loved the weather and people. I took some pineapple pups and seeds there and wished I could have brought some bananas back, but couldn't do that.

I'd like to chat with you some in private, so send me a PM or e-mail when you've got time. I hope to go back to visit some families next year. I was surprised to often see poor people not growing much, if any, of their own food.

Peace,

Harvey

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Welcome to this great group.

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Welcome, God Bless!
BananaLee

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Welcome aboard, ElGuineoNicaraguense :) ! Wow! Sorry, If I learn to spell that, I'll never have to take another English class as long as i live! Fraid I'm about as "urban" as cayotes & black bears. But I know there are members here that dwell in cities!
It's a very friendly & info-packed site with Lots of specialists. If ya have any questions about using the forum, just ask.
Enjoy!

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Welcome to the site! SDC (Super Dwarf Cavendish) is a great plant! I have one myself and really like it so far. Hope you love yours as well! Enjoy the site...there's a lot of great information on here and if you have questions you can't find the answers to, just ask!

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I'm really excited to get started with my SDC now that I have so much support! I'll be posting pics as soon as possible.

By the way, Guineo is another word for banana in central america.

This is going to be great.

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So today I received my hijo in the mail. I transferred my basil to a larger pot and put the SDC inside the old one. Here is a pic:

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Welcome to the site, Looks like your hooked.