lots of fruit

island cassie · 01-07-2009, 12:13 AM

We have had a lot of rain in December and with the overcast the bananas are not happy. But there is a lot of fruit - 3 on the tall Orinocos, 1 on the orphan plantain from the lagoon, the first Manzano bunch just ripening, a huge bunch on the Blue Java and several other plants looking suspiciously big and fat in the trunk. After all the Dwarf Cavendish, Orinoco and Tall Red fruit that we had this autumn, the gardeners check the plants very carefully as they know they get the excess - plus they are intrigued by the different varieties not normally seen here. I suspect that their gift of a dc type (guineo normal) was to soften me up for a pup of something more special from Jarred! Oh! I am so cynical! Haha!!

Chironex · 01-07-2009, 01:43 AM

Sounds great Cassie, I hope to have the same type of news this fall. (hope, hope, hope!)

Richard · 01-07-2009, 04:00 AM

Sounds like loads of fruit is in your future

island cassie · 01-07-2009, 08:47 AM

Scot - I hope you do in such challenging conditions! Good luck!

tophersmith · 01-07-2009, 09:36 AM

Please add pics

Quote:

Originally Posted by island cassie

We have had a lot of rain in December and with the overcast the bananas are not happy. But there is a lot of fruit - 3 on the tall Orinocos, 1 on the orphan plantain from the lagoon, the first Manzano bunch just ripening, a huge bunch on the Blue Java and several other plants looking suspiciously big and fat in the trunk. After all the Dwarf Cavendish, Orinoco and Tall Red fruit that we had this autumn, the gardeners check the plants very carefully as they know they get the excess - plus they are intrigued by the different varieties not normally seen here. I suspect that their gift of a dc type (guineo normal) was to soften me up for a pup of something more special from Jarred! Oh! I am so cynical! Haha!!

island cassie · 01-07-2009, 11:30 AM

OK Chris - here we go!

3 bunches on the orinoco in varying stages - they should be ripe in Feb, April and May.

The first fruit off my manzano - you can see the scar where we cut the first hand yesterday as the first finger had turned yellow. I will wait until the next finger ripens to the soft stage as yesterdays fruit didn't tast quite ripe although it was yellow and had split it's skin. It was quite astringent.

Here is the hand off the bunch above

First bunch off the ice cream and it is a whopper.

And last of all - the orphan plantain.

Simply Bananas · 01-10-2009, 07:43 AM

Jeez, look at all those Ice Creams!

dablo93 · 01-10-2009, 10:34 AM

great cassie!
they are so beautiful

Worm_Farmer · 01-10-2009, 12:50 PM

That is an AWESOME!! Bunch of Ice Cream!!

buzzwinder · 01-10-2009, 01:58 PM

Great pics Cassie, espescially this time of year here in N. Il. with all our snow it's nice to see pics of the tropics!

hydroid · 01-11-2009, 09:32 AM

Hey cassie;
Those are great looking bananas. It seems to me that things always taste better in the tropics, especially fresh fruit. Oh how I wish I were back in the islands.
Hydroid

NANAMAN · 01-11-2009, 09:40 AM

Nice pictures, that Ice Cream bunch is beautiful!

Mark Hall · 01-11-2009, 12:23 PM

Looking great Carol. I cant remember if the ice cream was in flower when I visited you or not.

By the time you have eaten all those Bananas you will be sick of the sight of them

MediaHound · 01-11-2009, 03:03 PM

Great pics, thanks for sharing!!
Nice to see the bunches, I remember sending the baby plants!

You really need to wait till those Apple get very ripe, as you found out! They are good though, you're in for a treat!

island cassie · 01-11-2009, 04:27 PM

Thanks for all the kind words guys - I appreciate them.

Jarred - we waited until the next fingers were really ripe and soft, and they are delicious! Sweet and tangy at the same time! Thank you!!

Mark - the ice cream has grown hugely since you saw it and only flowered for the first time in November. Luckily we have lots of people to share fruit with - they hand over avocados or mangos and get nanas in return. Just as well really considering the sizes of some of the bunches - the gardeners have lots of kids too which helps!

saltydad · 01-11-2009, 11:51 PM

Wow!!

Taylor · 01-12-2009, 12:06 AM

Quite a bit of Ice Cream, Cassie!

01-07-2009, 12:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
island cassie island cassie's Photo Gallery Location: Dominican Republic Find me on the map! Zone: 11+ I guess Name: Island Cassie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,170 BananaBucks : 383,355 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,708 Times Was Thanked 2,079 Times in 874 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 416 Times	lots of fruit We have had a lot of rain in December and with the overcast the bananas are not happy. But there is a lot of fruit - 3 on the tall Orinocos, 1 on the orphan plantain from the lagoon, the first Manzano bunch just ripening, a huge bunch on the Blue Java and several other plants looking suspiciously big and fat in the trunk. After all the Dwarf Cavendish, Orinoco and Tall Red fruit that we had this autumn, the gardeners check the plants very carefully as they know they get the excess - plus they are intrigued by the different varieties not normally seen here. I suspect that their gift of a dc type (guineo normal) was to soften me up for a pup of something more special from Jarred! Oh! I am so cynical! Haha!!

01-07-2009, 01:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chironex The causasian Asian! Chironex's Photo Gallery Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Find me on the map! Zone: I have no idea Name: Scot Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,788 BananaBucks : 121,381 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,544 Times Was Thanked 1,406 Times in 808 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Re: lots of fruit Sounds great Cassie, I hope to have the same type of news this fall. (hope, hope, hope!) __________________ Scot

01-07-2009, 04:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Richard un-Retired Richard's Photo Gallery Location: Vista, CA Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b Name: Richard Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,674 BananaBucks : 545,701 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,636 Times Was Thanked 12,543 Times in 4,721 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,685 Times	Re: lots of fruit Sounds like loads of fruit is in your future __________________ Back in business at plantsthatproduce.com

01-07-2009, 08:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
island cassie island cassie's Photo Gallery Location: Dominican Republic Find me on the map! Zone: 11+ I guess Name: Island Cassie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,170 BananaBucks : 383,355 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,708 Times Was Thanked 2,079 Times in 874 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 416 Times	Re: lots of fruit Scot - I hope you do in such challenging conditions! Good luck!

01-07-2009, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
island cassie island cassie's Photo Gallery Location: Dominican Republic Find me on the map! Zone: 11+ I guess Name: Island Cassie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,170 BananaBucks : 383,355 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,708 Times Was Thanked 2,079 Times in 874 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 416 Times	Re: lots of fruit OK Chris - here we go! 3 bunches on the orinoco in varying stages - they should be ripe in Feb, April and May. The first fruit off my manzano - you can see the scar where we cut the first hand yesterday as the first finger had turned yellow. I will wait until the next finger ripens to the soft stage as yesterdays fruit didn't tast quite ripe although it was yellow and had split it's skin. It was quite astringent. Here is the hand off the bunch above First bunch off the ice cream and it is a whopper. And last of all - the orphan plantain.

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat.

01-10-2009, 07:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Simply Bananas Formerly known as porkpi Simply Bananas's Photo Gallery Location: James Island SC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b-9a Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 854 BananaBucks : 293,607 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 478 Times Was Thanked 1,191 Times in 335 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 458 Times	Re: lots of fruit Jeez, look at all those Ice Creams! __________________ Afterall...doesn't everyone want a bigger Banana? Our Banana Videos On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCii..._p_tJVXZOHAdRA

01-10-2009, 10:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
dablo93 dablo93 's Photo Gallery Location: Randstad North Find me on the map! Zone: Z8b-Z9a, wet cold winters and mild summers Name: daen Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 909 BananaBucks : 96,760 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 122 Times Was Thanked 262 Times in 166 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 159 Times	Re: lots of fruit great cassie! they are so beautiful __________________ -=

01-10-2009, 12:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Worm_Farmer Worm_Farmer 's Photo Gallery Location: Palm Bay, FL Zone: 9b Name: Mike Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,533 BananaBucks : 50,267 Feedback: 14 / 100% Said "Thanks" 5,326 Times Was Thanked 1,830 Times in 679 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,866 Times	Re: lots of fruit That is an AWESOME!! Bunch of Ice Cream!!

01-10-2009, 01:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
buzzwinder buzzwinder's Photo Gallery Location: Loves Park, Il. Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bill Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 871 BananaBucks : 12,050 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,043 Times Was Thanked 846 Times in 354 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,155 Times	Re: lots of fruit Great pics Cassie, espescially this time of year here in N. Il. with all our snow it's nice to see pics of the tropics! __________________ Bill for my friend

01-11-2009, 09:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
hydroid Minister of Propaganda hydroid's Photo Gallery Location: Gulf Shores, Alabama Find me on the map! Zone: Zone -8b-9a Name: Bo Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 687 BananaBucks : 109,869 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 775 Times Was Thanked 729 Times in 329 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 45 Times	Re: lots of fruit Hey cassie; Those are great looking bananas. It seems to me that things always taste better in the tropics, especially fresh fruit. Oh how I wish I were back in the islands. Hydroid

01-11-2009, 09:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
NANAMAN Pseudostem Therapist NANAMAN's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Park Fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Brian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,696 BananaBucks : 281,577 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 1,118 Times in 320 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: lots of fruit Nice pictures, that Ice Cream bunch is beautiful! __________________

01-11-2009, 12:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mark Hall Mark Mark Hall's Photo Gallery Location: Windsor u.k. Find me on the map! Name: Mark Hall Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 616 BananaBucks : 102,693 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 385 Times Was Thanked 282 Times in 123 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 15 Times	Re: lots of fruit Looking great Carol. I cant remember if the ice cream was in flower when I visited you or not. By the time you have eaten all those Bananas you will be sick of the sight of them __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana.

01-11-2009, 03:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,261 BananaBucks : 2,028,242 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,856 Times Was Thanked 5,086 Times in 1,353 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,086 Times	Re: lots of fruit Great pics, thanks for sharing!! Nice to see the bunches, I remember sending the baby plants! You really need to wait till those Apple get very ripe, as you found out! They are good though, you're in for a treat! __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

01-11-2009, 04:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
island cassie island cassie's Photo Gallery Location: Dominican Republic Find me on the map! Zone: 11+ I guess Name: Island Cassie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,170 BananaBucks : 383,355 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,708 Times Was Thanked 2,079 Times in 874 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 416 Times	Re: lots of fruit Thanks for all the kind words guys - I appreciate them. Jarred - we waited until the next fingers were really ripe and soft, and they are delicious! Sweet and tangy at the same time! Thank you!! Mark - the ice cream has grown hugely since you saw it and only flowered for the first time in November. Luckily we have lots of people to share fruit with - they hand over avocados or mangos and get nanas in return. Just as well really considering the sizes of some of the bunches - the gardeners have lots of kids too which helps!

01-11-2009, 11:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,552 BananaBucks : 183,404 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times Was Thanked 4,662 Times in 1,778 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times	Re: lots of fruit Wow!! __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

01-12-2009, 12:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 215,959 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 355 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: lots of fruit Quite a bit of Ice Cream, Cassie!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)