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Originally Posted by austinl01
Chong, yes, I confirm that when I placed my order for VC, the price on their website was $20. I sent in my check for this amount along with shipping costs. After promising me my pup would be ready in March last year, it wasn't and I was a bit saddened. I told them I wanted to test it out in my climate and do some research. I wanted to see its growth habits and rate and wanted to see if I could get it to fruit in the same time period as Dr. Wallace's research showed. My findings would be reported to Dr. Wallace in Savannah, GA. My pup was sent shortly afterwards. When they were getting ready to mail the plants, I was informed that the price increased to $25 and that an additional $5 was needed to cover the cost of VC, not shipping. Unfortunately, my VC never produced bananas last year and was very slow to start growing. It seems to require a lot more heat. I reported the growth to Dr. Wallace and tried to overwinter it in the garage. The plant rotted by spring and now I'm VC-less! Oh well, I was happy to give it a try for science! I'm done with VC for now unless I can figure out a way to overwinter it in a warm place.
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Thanks, Austin!
I look at your VC photos all the time, so I can still remember that you received a TC, albeit a well developed 2-foot plant. The succeeding summer pictures were quite stunning and encouraging. Although I am so disappointed to hear of the demise of your plant, I find it not altogether so surprising for a first year TC plant planted outside not to survive a first winter. It probably was too much of a shock. Not that I would overwinter my VC pup outside during the first or second winter either. Even if, as alleged in USDA Zone Maps, Seattle area is in Zone 8b. If I am blessed with pups from my VCs, I can offer one of them to you.
I don't remember, did you dig out your VC and store them inside for the winter? Was it sitting right on a concrete slab in an unheated space?
Thanks again.
Chong