My new farm lease.

Nicolas Naranja · 03-04-2012, 08:22 PM

I just paid for the lease on Wendesday. You can't see the end of the field in this picture it's 1/2 mile away. I've got 1000 suckers to plant.

momoese · 03-04-2012, 09:12 PM

I take it there is water supply?

john_ny · 03-04-2012, 09:48 PM

Congrats. Hope everything goes well!

RayS · 03-04-2012, 10:44 PM

Very, very nice. Good luck with t.

Nicolas Naranja · 03-04-2012, 10:52 PM

Yeah there is a canal behind those trees on the left. I'll be about 100' from the lake at the furthest.

momoese · 03-04-2012, 11:05 PM

Cool, I have no doubt you'll turn that space into a nice looking banana farm in no time!

bananimal · 03-05-2012, 12:30 AM

Nick ---------- Are you planting suckers from the old 5 acres or liners from Agristarts?

What's the acreage?

The canal could mean gators. Pack heat while picking.

Nicolas Naranja · 03-05-2012, 11:37 AM

It's mostly going to be suckers. I'm going to add Rhinohorns to the mix so that will be new. Pretty much it will be Hawaiians, Machos, and Nam Wahs. Behind my house, I am going to have variety. Oh, it's 2 acres so I'll have about 900-1000 plants. In reality I only picked fruit off of about that many anyways because the misi luki's fell apart after the freeze last year, the dwarf super plantains always had trouble with cigar end rot, the kandrians were not very popular, the gran nains freeze out easily, and the FHIA-17s never fruited. SO my business is almost entirely based on 400 Nam Wahs, 300 false horn plantains (Maricongo and dwarf puerto rican), and 300 hua moas.

I have learned though that goldfinger sells well, I have a market for about 50lbs a week that I can only occasionally fill orders for.

tmc2009 · 03-05-2012, 02:28 PM

Best of luck. Do you have to use heavy machinery to prepare the field or can you just dig a hole and plant the suckers?

oakshadows · 03-05-2012, 02:59 PM

Good luck, sounds like your days will be full of work. I can remember when I had that kind of eneregy.

Nicolas Naranja · 03-05-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tmc2009

Best of luck. Do you have to use heavy machinery to prepare the field or can you just dig a hole and plant the suckers?

I'll kill the weeds and grass and dig a hole and plant. I've had less trouble with no-till production.

Kostas · 03-05-2012, 06:25 PM

I wish you success with your new farm Nick!!!

Seems like a great spot for bananas!

Well done for going with no-till! It really makes for better soil in the long run and especially if you top dress with organic material that may be provided for free in certain cases.
You may look into having it completely organic(and maybe certified?) as this seems to give a good edge over other producers to customers! At least here,from the time our local banana growers decided to convert to fully organic banana production,their sales and profits increased a lot and now almost all banana farmers here are organic or converting to organic and hold the local market well when their bananas are available!

They say its also a little more profitable for them that way,especially given the small scale production they do and the few pest problems they ever have here. I think you will have similar experiences in your local market and it will certainly be good for your health as well!

Whatever you decide,i wish you the best of luck and to continue to enjoy this wonderful job!

Nicolas Naranja · 03-05-2012, 08:48 PM

I'm almost organic as is, my only crutch is fertilizer. It would really just be a matter of switching to sulpomag from muriate of potash. I have high organic matter.

palmtree · 03-05-2012, 09:21 PM

Looks like a nice property! Should make a great banana farm in no time!

Magilla Gorilla · 03-05-2012, 09:44 PM

Congrats! Very cool!

PR-Giants · 03-08-2012, 10:35 PM

Wish you the best of luck.
All land looks better with ARH, only need to plant them once.

bananimal · 03-09-2012, 10:40 AM

What does ARH stand for ? Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter??

sunfish · 03-09-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

What does ARH stand for ? Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter??

African Rhino Horn

Darkman · 03-12-2012, 08:41 PM

Fantastic! Will be looking forward to your pictures. I hope you have a more permanent lease than last year!

Nicolas Naranja · 03-12-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkman

Fantastic! Will be looking forward to your pictures. I hope you have a more permanent lease than last year!

I should have no problem keeping this field for more than three years.

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Nicolas Naranja Muck bananas Nicolas Naranja 's Photo Gallery Location: Pahokee, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Nick Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,217 BananaBucks : 472,856 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 66 Times Was Thanked 5,665 Times in 1,563 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 7 Times	Re: My new farm lease. It's mostly going to be suckers. I'm going to add Rhinohorns to the mix so that will be new. Pretty much it will be Hawaiians, Machos, and Nam Wahs. Behind my house, I am going to have variety. Oh, it's 2 acres so I'll have about 900-1000 plants. In reality I only picked fruit off of about that many anyways because the misi luki's fell apart after the freeze last year, the dwarf super plantains always had trouble with cigar end rot, the kandrians were not very popular, the gran nains freeze out easily, and the FHIA-17s never fruited. SO my business is almost entirely based on 400 Nam Wahs, 300 false horn plantains (Maricongo and dwarf puerto rican), and 300 hua moas. I have learned though that goldfinger sells well, I have a market for about 50lbs a week that I can only occasionally fill orders for. __________________ Some people go bananas, I went plantains. Last edited by Nicolas Naranja : 03-05-2012 at 11:44 AM.

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