Kat2

My price per pup is $5 or less even if the owner says they know what they have. Yeah, right. I've budgeted $30 for this venture and have contacted 2 advertisers; haven't heard back yet. 1 supposedly knows what he's growing; we'll see. He does have bananas on site which means I can take pictures. I have a feeling they're all Orinicos (can get that free), Namwahs (have a dwarf) or DCs (have 1 with 5 pups) but who knows?

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sunfish

You will regret it.

Kat2

Probably. And $30 is my top limit; getting a penny out of me is tough. But I'm itching for plants and Walmart only sells DCs...

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edzone9

So far i picked up from the Walmarts around the Jax area 2 African Rhino horn & i scored 1 Goldfinger ..for about $7 .. thats what they where labeled , but we will see once they fruit..

Not big on CL for fruit trees , your better off getting them from the Forum members..

Good luck Ed...

Nicolas Naranja

What is CL? There are several people on here who have legitimate nurseries and are involved on the bulletin board.

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Some people go bananas, I went plantains.

Kat2

Not my local Walmarts which have "banana trees" for sale at $7 with no other description. (They look like DCs to me.) I'm hoping this one guy who is actually raising bananas, states that it takes 2 years to get fruit, has some fingers to show and claims to have several varieties might actually have something different than the typical CL offering where they just say "I have banana plants for sale--$25 each--you dig. They taste good."

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Kat2

Craigslist. Yes, I know there are people with legitimate nurseries; I am not in a place just now to do more than play a little. Soon I hope to have space to get serious. Until then I get a lot of donations from gardeners and putter around with propagation to keep me occupied. Who knew you could root lemon grass in water? I didn't. I do now.

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edzone9

Craigs list ..

Nicolas Naranja

I can PM you a list of what I have available and for a reasonable price I can send a sucker. I even have pictures of the plants fruiting. I hadn't thought of advertising on Craigslist...I'll bet the nutjobs would light my phone up.

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edzone9

Nick has lots of great Banana plants at very very good prices ..

Nick any luck with the FHIA 21's ?

Take care & be well..

Once i get scheduled to work SF i will give you a call to see what fruits & puos are available ..''Ed..

Nicolas Naranja

I got 3 TC plants from Puerto Rico last week, along with Paggi, FHIA-23 and Common Hartón

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Some people go bananas, I went plantains.

edzone9

Good luck i hope they grow well !.
Got to taste those FHIA 21 Tostones ..

Kat2

I'm really not ready just now but covet some plantains so I'll keep you in mind. (Heck, I would love to tour your plantation and meet you!)

CL works pretty good. Use their e-mail option for replies and only respond to those who seem serious. If you have good pictures and can support what you're selling, you can make money selling spares there. (You could probably sell fruit, also.)

Not all buyers are flakes though we do like a bargain. (For me a bargain is knowing what I'm buying and the price is less than a pup/plant with shipping.)

Don't lead people on! A few months ago I exchanged 10+ e-mails with a local woman selling unknowns who kept telling me she wouldn't give me her address even after she had my phone number and address! I finally gave up. I have a feeling her yard is now filled with pups...

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edzone9

When i lived in NYC , i did use CL for scoring Vintage electric guitars ! went really well .
Have not try CL for fruit trees throu.'

Good luck Kat ! but Nick has way more than just plantains ..
Ed.

Kat2

Hands clasped over ears, eyes squeezed tight and lalalalaing loudly. I am not ready to collect plants just yet! I have managed to get a lot of greenery by default thus far but my hands are over my ears, eyes squeezed tight and...

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Kat2

Why do people in GA advertise in Jacksonville? Heard back from the guy with the potentially "best stuff" but he's miles away. If I still had my Geo 2 seater, I might bite but this S-10 piece of trash I own now sucks gas. My quest for $5 "mysteries" isn't looking good. Oh, well...I really don't need plants...I just want.

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sunfish

For $30 you probably get 3 bananas and you don't need to drive anywhere. They're small but grow fast

WELLSPRING GARDENS

Kat2

I've been shopping for some time--had my cart full there and a few other places. (Just now I have a cart full of day neutral strawberries on sale--just can't commit given limited space so haven't sent the card off yet---may still.)

Maybe explaining me will help. Female who hates shopping clothes; I wear make up only when I want to confuse peeps who think they know me. NOT! I'm a grocery freak. Costa Rica, Virgin Islands and any US state I visit. Love bulk foods like I found in Ohio (Amish country). Have a killer sourdough starter I developed that's traveled with me--a lot. She rocks!

Not trying to reinvent the wheel--just enjoying the ride. If and when I get serious about bananas or anything horticultural again, I'll be more careful. Until then?
Je vais laisser la vie suivre et vivre avec les conséquences. Or something like that.

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Abnshrek

I had 2 Manzanos in my Cart today but I think I need to find room for them 1st.. :^)

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I'm a Nannerhead :^)

Kat2

Do it for me!

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