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07-10-2010, 11:37 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Thinning the Mattes
Heck ("K4YD") stopped by today and helped me thin the mattes....we took out over 50 pups.....26 Dwarf Reds, Dwarf Brazilian and many others...
They are on the road as I post this...if you are looking for a nice corm PM Heck and he "may" cut you a deal.... Oh yeah..he also has dragon fruit cuttings.... Dwarf Reds: [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] Last edited by Rmplmnz : 07-10-2010 at 11:54 AM. |
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That's a LOT of pups!
I miss those Dwarf Reds and Sabas that I used to get from you!!
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That's a lot of thinning :^)
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Wow, looked like a lot of work.
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Looks like a lot of work but a jungle-in-a-box is the prize.
I love in this pic how you can see the growth just from the time that plant was cut till when the pic was snapped: You can literally watch banana plants grow before your very eyes. Anyway... thanks for sharing the pics. I really enjoy seeing pics of when members of Bananas visit each other.
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Good Gosh!!!!! What a load of corms - Those things are huge!!!!! WOW!!! ~J
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Thanks for taking the time to take photos to share with the rest of us.
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Yeah really awesome!
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Thanks..it was...after the thinning I moved a pile of Horse poop and mixed in about 1,500 pounds of leaves to create a raised bed. I was running my wheelbarrow up the board to keep piling on layers. It is amazing how little is left after the composting process.
[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] More thinning today..can you guess which corms are Sabas? [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] Senior Banana Inspector Approving Dwarf Reds: [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by LilRaverBoi : 07-12-2010 at 12:30 AM. Reason: Consecutive Posts Merged |
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How soon before you plant?
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How many nanners did you start out with? What are you doing with all those,selling them?
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SO beautiful!!!
All those banana plants!!! The gorgeous red stems of Dwarf reds!!! Have never seen a Saba Live!! The pics are always WOW!!! Betcha they're awesome!! ~Cheryl
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Wow...you are going to make me count? :-)...lol
Not sure..let's say a bunch..not Pitangadiego or Nicolas Naranja level....but a lot for a guy in a single family home.... This picture will give you a sense for it.... [IMG][/IMG] Well...Heck ("K4YD") took the 50 we pulled out Saturday..I imagine he will sell a few (PM him if you are interested). Over the last month I have thinned a 100 or so...occasionally I will sell a pup or two or pass them on to other board members (preferable) locally. Like just about everywhere this was a brutal winter in Florida..the worse ever in Tampa (as long as they have been keeping records)...Heck lives inland and a little North..so he got hammered even harder... Bayshore Blvd & W Euclid Ave, Tampa, FL to Polk City, FL - Google Maps Last edited by Rmplmnz : 07-11-2010 at 10:56 PM. |
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