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crusader657 · 09-28-2019, 11:21 AM

Hi Christian, and thank you so much for your kind response.

I have been trying for three years to replace a little Saba I sadly killed a few winters back, and have NEVER managed to buy an Orinoco in Europe despite looking (Googling) for 15 or 20 years. There were one or two at Canarius a while back but once again the postage is astronomical, possibly due to our Royal Mail being about the greediest company this side of Zeta Reticuli, and forcing the postage price up through the roof.
I'm a member of various Facebook banana plant groups and have bought some plants, like Grand Nain and Ice Cream that way.

Maybe our colder climate means fewer horticultural entrepreneurs risk buying 1000 of each popular strain in case they all damp off or whatever.
I've bought a couple of bananas from a place in Holland and they are almost always wildly mislabeled, eg an ordinary, though beautifully grown Cavendishii being sold as an Ingens! Despite repeatedly advising them of this they didn't change their advert for many months.

If you are aware of somewhere I've missed then it would be great to hear about them!
Looking forward to hearing from you mate.

Cheers and good health, Dave.

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crusader657 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 32 BananaBucks : 8,751 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 31 Times Was Thanked 49 Times in 28 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Agristarts Ice Cream Pups Hi Christian, and thank you so much for your kind response. I have been trying for three years to replace a little Saba I sadly killed a few winters back, and have NEVER managed to buy an Orinoco in Europe despite looking (Googling) for 15 or 20 years. There were one or two at Canarius a while back but once again the postage is astronomical, possibly due to our Royal Mail being about the greediest company this side of Zeta Reticuli, and forcing the postage price up through the roof. I'm a member of various Facebook banana plant groups and have bought some plants, like Grand Nain and Ice Cream that way. Maybe our colder climate means fewer horticultural entrepreneurs risk buying 1000 of each popular strain in case they all damp off or whatever. I've bought a couple of bananas from a place in Holland and they are almost always wildly mislabeled, eg an ordinary, though beautifully grown Cavendishii being sold as an Ingens! Despite repeatedly advising them of this they didn't change their advert for many months. If you are aware of somewhere I've missed then it would be great to hear about them! Looking forward to hearing from you mate. Cheers and good health, Dave.