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05-09-2012, 09:09 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
On Monday I received a pleasant surprise. My largest Orinoco mat has a half leaf and my second largest mat which originally was supposed to be an Ice Cream has a flower stalk. I guess I will find out if it is a Ice Creme or another Orinoco now. It had a bloom late last year but a late frost nailed it and they did not survive or bloom well enough for me to identify.
How long does Ice Cream take to ripen from a bloom? The greatest part of this is that with the Orinoco bloom starting on May 10 or so (just a flag leaf now) I am guaranteed to have ripe bananas. Last year this mat bloomed on June 1st and they all ripened but it was a small bunch. I'm hoping that this bunch will be larger and more bountiful. The P-stem is at least two foot taller. Now the first paragraph does not contain a typo. The two spellings are deliberate because I want your opinion. How do you spell Ice Cre**? I believe I'll have several more blooms this year thanks to a very mild Winter.
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Re: Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
no typo to my knowledge ice cream it is here in Australia anyway not sure about the usa though I take it your ice cream = Blue Java ?
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Re: Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
Thanks! Yes as far as I know blue Java an Ice Cream is the same.
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Re: Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
I spell Ice Cream as Blue Java. Never liked the IC name.
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Re: Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
I would get some good props ready, that stuff get surprisingly heavy, especially in high winds.
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Re: Two mats, One Bloom and a Half leaf!
looks like I may have to change the name to:
Three mats, Two Blooms, One half leaf and some fruit!
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