Blossom

Thank you all so much for your information! What a great group of people so willing to share their knowledge.

I have to say though, I am pretty sad about no edible fruit. When I was living in the southwest Pacific and traveling around Bali I became a "banana snob". You know people who will only eat home-grown tomatoes? Well, I'm that way now (as I imagine many of you are as well). I got so spoiled on lovely Pacific bananas--only yummy fresh picked! Banana pancakes, banana bread, bananas cooked with fish, bananas grilled with brown sugar.....OK, now I'm craving bananas and not the kind Dole sells at my local market.

So, on to my next question....any advice as to where I can find a banana tree that will bear fruit in our zone? I'm happy to order online!

The whole process is pretty exciting though, and it's been fun to share the day-by-day process with all the kids we know. Again, thank you so much for your help and knowledge. I'll keep posting pictures.