Merce's Garden Oasis - Page 2

merce3 · 07-25-2014, 08:11 AM

praying hands update

merce3 · 07-25-2014, 12:50 PM

also got 5 cubic yards dropped off (another 5 coming next week)

merce3 · 08-16-2014, 10:41 AM

update on the praying hands

Rmplmnz · 08-16-2014, 07:07 PM

Awesome, nice job my friend!!

merce3 · 08-17-2014, 01:52 PM

thanks chris. i appreciate the help getting started on my new addiction

PR-Giants · 08-17-2014, 01:59 PM

Very nice photo, they're huge!

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Originally Posted by merce3

merce3 · 08-17-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Very nice photo, they're huge!

thanks! they have really plumped up with all the rain we have been getting. hopefully they will completely fill out before our first freeze. i've read it takes 6 months from bloom to harvest for praying hands.

merce3 · 09-10-2014, 09:14 PM

man... the oasis is turning into a jungle. took some pics earlier today and the papayas are growing on top of the bananas, but that's kind of what i wanted. a thick circle of shade to protect my vegetable crops from the fl sun.

mamey sapote... going to try to fruit this in a pot

soursop blossom. i have 4... not sure if i should thin or let it do it's thing

tropical f1 hybrid papaya.. this thing just took off between the first and second pic.

dwarf brazillian

red dwarf

first papaya i started growing with 4 o'clocks around the base. not sure what kind the papaya is.

praying hands in full effect

fhia-21

ele ele starting to show some more black

pickering which has flushed nicely since this pic. top pruning this thing into a monster bush

pisang raja struggling for light against the papayas (solo sunset on the left tropical f1 on the right)

ice cream looking just majestic

rhino horn with solo sunsets on each side

pitogo that can't seem to hold up its own weight. the petioles keep snapping

nam doc mai mango. tip pruning this guy too to keep it under control

sugar cane in full effect this year. going to boil some of it into cane syrup.

variegate pineapples from the top i cut a while back

circle from a distance. i'm taking down the bamboo trellis.

bronze ornata.. missed it in its prime.

bananas waiting for spring (fhia-18, cardaba, kandarian, hua moa, dwarf red, mysore, monzano, maricongo and i'm probably missing one or two)

coconuts

Rmplmnz · 09-10-2014, 09:26 PM

Wow! Awesome! What is the black matter at the base of The Red Dwarf?

merce3 · 09-10-2014, 09:35 PM

thanks! the black stuff is coffee grounds from a fellow member. trying to build the soil up with as much organic matter as i can.

from the sea · 09-11-2014, 05:53 AM

looking good buddy

Cikas33 · 09-11-2014, 09:42 AM

Looking great.

jbyrd88888 · 09-11-2014, 10:13 AM

Gorgeous Georges! More than aesthetically stunning-magnificent, tis mind-blowing! Wow such awesome photos, I almost looked past your ancient private island

Erthang LOOKS GREAT! So Many Bananas!

merce3 · 09-11-2014, 06:43 PM

thanks for all of the positive comments fellas. glad to finally get things established. now i need to focus on some ornamentals for the front yard. i have a local extension office plant sale coming up so that should help. then some downtime and back to planting more tropicals and subtropicals in the spring.

does anyone have experience growing tropicals in the subtropics? i'm wondering if i should thin my soursop down to 1-2 fruit so that it hangs on to at least one.

merce3 · 11-15-2014, 01:33 PM

blue java:

praying hands:

does anyone know how long praying hands take from bloom to harvest? do mine look about ready? it flowered on 7/20

Lau · 11-15-2014, 02:03 PM

Your yard looks beautiful.

Rmplmnz · 11-15-2014, 02:23 PM

Nice job!

I would let the praying hands go awhile longer (weather permitting). We do not harvest PH until we see yellow:-)

merce3 · 11-15-2014, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lau

Your yard looks beautiful.

thanks! i am going to take it to the next level in the spring.

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Originally Posted by Rmplmnz

Nice job!

I would let the praying hands go awhile longer (weather permitting). We do not harvest PH until we see yellow:-)

thanks chris, i appreciate it.

merce3 · 11-25-2014, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rmplmnz

Nice job!

I would let the praying hands go awhile longer (weather permitting). We do not harvest PH until we see yellow:-)

chris: how yellow is yellow? mine is showing splotches of yellow, but it is still mostly green.

merce3 · 12-24-2014, 07:55 AM

update on my blue java

dwarf brazillian just flowered

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Originally Posted by merce3

chris: how yellow is yellow? mine is showing splotches of yellow, but it is still mostly green.

also as a fyi, once it starts spotting yellow it's pretty much ready to harvest. they all went from green to yellow in about a week after i cut the raceme

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merce3 Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 538 BananaBucks : 81,467 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,092 Times Was Thanked 1,107 Times in 382 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 257 Times	Re: Merce's Garden Oasis man... the oasis is turning into a jungle. took some pics earlier today and the papayas are growing on top of the bananas, but that's kind of what i wanted. a thick circle of shade to protect my vegetable crops from the fl sun. mamey sapote... going to try to fruit this in a pot soursop blossom. i have 4... not sure if i should thin or let it do it's thing tropical f1 hybrid papaya.. this thing just took off between the first and second pic. dwarf brazillian red dwarf first papaya i started growing with 4 o'clocks around the base. not sure what kind the papaya is. praying hands in full effect fhia-21 ele ele starting to show some more black pickering which has flushed nicely since this pic. top pruning this thing into a monster bush pisang raja struggling for light against the papayas (solo sunset on the left tropical f1 on the right) ice cream looking just majestic rhino horn with solo sunsets on each side pitogo that can't seem to hold up its own weight. the petioles keep snapping nam doc mai mango. tip pruning this guy too to keep it under control sugar cane in full effect this year. going to boil some of it into cane syrup. variegate pineapples from the top i cut a while back circle from a distance. i'm taking down the bamboo trellis. bronze ornata.. missed it in its prime. bananas waiting for spring (fhia-18, cardaba, kandarian, hua moa, dwarf red, mysore, monzano, maricongo and i'm probably missing one or two) coconuts __________________ Last edited by merce3 : 09-10-2014 at 09:27 PM.

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