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04-22-2010, 10:40 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Package From Niblickrus
My wife (BJ) knew I had placed a few bids on the Ca Gold that Rick had up for auction. During the last 30 minutes of the auction she was following the bids on my computer and bidding for me as I cooked dinner. She ended up winning the auction, (Sorry Migael) and getting the Gold for my birthday gift.
The package arrived today as I was mowing the yard. When the Mail Carrier handed the package to me I thought it felt a little heavy for one small bare root banana. When I open the box I found it filled with plants! The first plant I unpacked was a large Musa valery pup. Then I pulled out a big stocky Dwarf Jamaican Red pup with a bunch of roots . And a two foot Manzano pup. The CA Gold was next and it looked awesome. You can't even tell it was shipped, it looks like he dug it up and handed to me! Rick also include a bunch of plants for me to use in my landscaping like Black Taro, Giant Elephant Ear, Ginger, Cannas and Heliconia. He even included a rooted Vanilla plant cutting which will be perfect for my Wife's greenhouse when I build it later this summer. I spent the afternoon planting the CA Gold and potting the rest. We had a light rain most of the afternoon, so I didn't get a chance to take any photos. I will try and get a few tomorrow if the weather cooperates. Rick did a great job packing the plants. He even shipped the very next day with out us asking him to. Every thing was labeled professionally and he even included a personalized thank you card. Awesome service and awesome plants! Thanks BJ and Rick for a great afternoon. DaveE Last edited by DaveE : 04-23-2010 at 12:06 AM. |
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Can anyone tell the difference between a California Gold and a Dwarf Orinoco?
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04-23-2010, 09:56 AM | #3 (permalink) | |
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Since I have a bunch of Dwarf Orinoco I thought doing a side by side comparison would be a fun experiment. Dwarf Orinoco does very well here and I have a chance to get fruit where I live if we have a good winter. I plan on removing a same size pup from each, making sure they are as close as possible in corm size and root growth and planting them about 6-8 feet apart in the same circumstances. My Dwarf Orinoco are from TC so they are the same as most out there. I understand that growing a few comparison pairs will not be of any scientific value, but like I said; it is for fun and my enjoyment. DaveE |
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04-23-2010, 11:23 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Hey congrats on the plant(s)
Nothing like opening up a banana box and finding some freebies!
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04-23-2010, 11:43 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Dont mind me, Im just jealous
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04-23-2010, 12:22 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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What a nice surprise!! And....HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Way To go Dave! Happy Birthday too!
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04-24-2010, 09:09 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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LOL, I know i will get some up soon.
Thanks Patty! Thanks Dean. Can you share your personal experience with these two and how you came to the conclusion they are the same? Dave Last edited by LilRaverBoi : 04-24-2010 at 10:56 PM. Reason: Consecutive Posts Merged |
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Well Happy Birthday Dave!!! If I had known you were getting it for your BD I coulda let you get for alot less. I see from the contents of the package you got all your moneys worth thanks to Rick. I think that's show's the true nature of many of our members. You get more than you bargain for. Congrats :^)
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I just stated the most notable difference the huge price of the Cali Gold compared to a Dwarf Orinoco. Awesome Plant man i wasnt trying to say "they are the same". |
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No doubt about that.. I have them coming up all over the place :^)
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Morphologically, it is very easy to tell that 'California Gold' is a dwarf type of Bluggoe, as is the common 'Dwarf Orinoco'. Just by looking at them at any stage you are not likely to be able to tell them apart. However, the claim of 'California Gold' and what makes it different has nothing to do with morphology, it is it's growth habit, which you cannot tell from morphology. It is my belief that if the two are different at all, it is just in cold tolerance and/or speed of growth and that 'California Gold' is a hardier/faster sport off the common 'Dwarf Orinoco'.
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If in 9B and already taking weekly notes on four varieties i'm growing by each other. These varieties are red dwarf, ice cream, fhia-17 and manzano.
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I have a California Gold and a dwarf orinoco side by side they were the same size when I planted them.
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If someone who is familiar with agricultural field trials has the resources to carry out a study, then I'd be happy to provide plants and materials. One plant of each does not make a study.
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