Not a new member, not a noobie.

ImperialExotics · 10-22-2012, 12:39 AM

Ok, so I realized that when I joined here almost 2 years ago, I never wrote an introduction........

A little late I guess, but hey, better late than never.

A few years ago, I started a business raising Poison Dart Frogs. Plants were a necessity for decorating terrariums. As my interest in making vivid displays grew, I searched out more and more exotics and tropical plants for the terrariums, eventually leading to jewel orchids, which became a bit of an obsession.

mini bromeliads were a staple in my setups, and later this extended to some extremely large bromeliads that grow to over 4' in height.

Which in turn led to Gingers, then Heliconias, Cannas, cactus and succulents etc., and finally bananas.

I started collecting bananas around 2 1/2 years ago, I found this site a few months after my first purchases.

Over the last few weeks, I completed the purchase of a bananas.org members entire collection of bananas giving me a total of just over 80 varieties, with plans to purchase even more over the next few months.

At the moment, I don't have any plans to sell pups. At least not yet. Mostly I purchased the bananas for the purpose of tissue culturing. I figured a nice stand of a dozen Siam Ruby would look really nice in my front yard !!

Currently I have 4 strains in limited vessels, with plans to eventually produce all of the varieties in at least minimal quantities.

So hi all, my name is Steve and I'm a plantaholic

harveyc · 10-22-2012, 12:59 AM

Welcome! (belatedly)

Please post photos of your set-up, etc.

2woodensticks · 10-22-2012, 08:12 AM

what dendrobates do or did you raise??in costa rica i came across a few green and black,2 bluejeans,1 almost all yellow,,into larger herps myself..but i love em all..

Abnshrek · 10-22-2012, 09:18 AM

Hello, Welcome, and Happy Growing.. I wonder if I did an Intro? lol :^)

ImperialExotics · 10-22-2012, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2woodensticks

what dendrobates do or did you raise??in costa rica i came across a few green and black,2 bluejeans,1 almost all yellow,,into larger herps myself..but i love em all..

LOTS of Dart frogs. Still do. Cobalts, Azureus, Citronella, Alanis, Sky Blue Azureus, Bakhuis, Kutari, Lorenzo, Oyopok, Nikita, Regina, Sipaliwani, Powder Blue, Powder Grey etc. Over 30 types of Dendros....

Plus quite a few minis like Ranitomeya, Oophaga, Auratus etc.

10-22-2012, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
ImperialExotics Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 53 BananaBucks : 33,631 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 65 Times in 34 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Not a new member, not a noobie. Ok, so I realized that when I joined here almost 2 years ago, I never wrote an introduction........ A little late I guess, but hey, better late than never. A few years ago, I started a business raising Poison Dart Frogs. Plants were a necessity for decorating terrariums. As my interest in making vivid displays grew, I searched out more and more exotics and tropical plants for the terrariums, eventually leading to jewel orchids, which became a bit of an obsession. mini bromeliads were a staple in my setups, and later this extended to some extremely large bromeliads that grow to over 4' in height. Which in turn led to Gingers, then Heliconias, Cannas, cactus and succulents etc., and finally bananas. I started collecting bananas around 2 1/2 years ago, I found this site a few months after my first purchases. Over the last few weeks, I completed the purchase of a bananas.org members entire collection of bananas giving me a total of just over 80 varieties, with plans to purchase even more over the next few months. At the moment, I don't have any plans to sell pups. At least not yet. Mostly I purchased the bananas for the purpose of tissue culturing. I figured a nice stand of a dozen Siam Ruby would look really nice in my front yard !! Currently I have 4 strains in limited vessels, with plans to eventually produce all of the varieties in at least minimal quantities. So hi all, my name is Steve and I'm a plantaholic

10-22-2012, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,129 BananaBucks : 471,852 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,050 Times Was Thanked 4,489 Times in 1,905 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Not a new member, not a noobie. Welcome! (belatedly) Please post photos of your set-up, etc. __________________

10-22-2012, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
2woodensticks PURA VIDA!! Location: close to tampa florida Find me on the map! Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 697 BananaBucks : 61,472 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 421 Times Was Thanked 469 Times in 286 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 310 Times	Re: Not a new member, not a noobie. what dendrobates do or did you raise??in costa rica i came across a few green and black,2 bluejeans,1 almost all yellow,,into larger herps myself..but i love em all..

10-22-2012, 09:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,493 BananaBucks : 349,039 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,443 Times in 5,238 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: Not a new member, not a noobie. Hello, Welcome, and Happy Growing.. I wonder if I did an Intro? lol :^) __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

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