In the beginning, the plant site was empty - Page 6

Richard · 10-13-2009, 10:53 PM

Thanks Ron,

The "end" plants are 2 ft 7 in (80 cm) from the ends, and the plant spacing is about 5 ft 3 in (161 cm). The Misi Luki I planted was a tissue culture this spring so it has 18 months to go. At least 4 of the remaining 5 will fruit next year. These will be replaced with pups of various ages growing in pots. My long-term goal is to have 2-3 plants fruit each year -- we'll see how it actually turns out!

ShearMe · 10-14-2009, 08:27 PM

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Bamboo is invasive. Even the clumping kind will expand to a "clump" 15 to 20 feet in diameter over 10-20 years. If you like the way it looks then grow it in a box and regularly check for rhysomes trying to "escape". There are so many other things you could grow instead -- and many of them produce fruit!

Very true! At my step-father's great-grandmother's property, there was a wall 30 foot tall - or more - of bamboo. I tried to get into it, but I knew if I did I would not get out.

Pineapple is good too, and easy to propagate from the store! Be sure to post pics of that in 4 years.

momoese · 10-14-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ShearMe

Pineapple is good too, and easy to propagate from the store! Be sure to post pics of that in 4 years.

2 years grown organically

Richard · 10-14-2009, 11:15 PM

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2 years grown organically

18 months grown with organic chemical salts.

momoese · 10-14-2009, 11:23 PM

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18 months grown with organic chemical salts.

ShearMe · 10-15-2009, 04:18 PM

I didn't know how long it takes to grow a pineapple and just estimated. :P

Richard · 10-23-2009, 04:43 PM

Here's a photo from February 2008 looking out at the future banana plat (bed) site:

Here's that same view today! The photo location is now inside a plant shelter and the ceramic "sun" in the above photo is barely visible on the fence in the center of this photo:

And here's the completed banana plat:

It has two irrigation valves: one for the bed and a second for the plant stock perched on the bed "walls".

Whew! That probably wouldn't have been completed this year if Tony (sunfish) hadn't kept me going. THANKS!

djmb74 · 10-23-2009, 06:25 PM

looks great Richard!

ShearMe · 10-24-2009, 08:13 PM

You have definitely made others jealous.

Richard · 10-26-2009, 10:59 AM

After being in the new bed about 2 weeks, all the 'naners have put out a new leaf except the Dwarf Orinoco:

Clare_CA · 10-26-2009, 12:58 PM

Awesome, Richard. You may have mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I didn't see it. How far apart did you plant your bananas there along the fence?

Congrats on your Dwarf Orinoco flower. I planted my Dwarf Orinoco plants about six weeks ago, and they are just starting to grow now. I was worried that they weren't going to make it.

Clare_CA · 10-26-2009, 01:00 PM

Nevermind -- I just found the spacing at 5 feet 3 inches.

conejov · 10-26-2009, 01:23 PM

Wow! that really looks great Richard both you and Tony did a great job!

LilRaverBoi · 10-26-2009, 02:17 PM

Dang....what a way to start off the new bed! Guess you're going to have lots of productivity from there at this rate, huh?!

momoese · 10-26-2009, 02:30 PM

Congrats on the flower Richard! Is this the first bloom at this house?

Want Them All · 10-26-2009, 02:51 PM

What's in your neighbor 's backyard? I don't see much plants there, nothing but concrete?

Richard · 10-26-2009, 03:58 PM

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Congrats on the flower Richard! Is this the first bloom at this house?

2nd, 1st was 1000 Fingers.

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What's in your neighbor 's backyard? I don't see much plants there, nothing but concrete?

There are five kids, concrete & synthetic turf front and back, a BBQ and a small RV canopy in the back for shade. A landscape maintenance contractor comes once a week to sweep up debris. However, notice that there is a stairway leading up from the immediate backyard to another 1/4 acre which they had cleared when they moved in. The neighbor tells me that "someday" she'd like to grow fruits and vegetables up there.

djmb74 · 10-26-2009, 04:21 PM

Need to tell them to hurry up plant it up before inflation goes crazy and they have to start a garden! :-)

Someday should be today!

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The neighbor tells me that "someday" she'd like to grow fruits and vegetables up there.

Richard · 11-06-2009, 01:48 PM

Yesterday Tony and I constructed another wall, this time on the east side of my house. The area with the muddy dirt will be filled with a concrete slab and then shelving will be erected to store pots, pipe parts, etc.

ShearMe · 11-07-2009, 07:07 AM

You could fit a nice little table top composter over there...

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