CarolM
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Well done on finishing your exams. Now the waiting begins.All finished, it’s was only an hour long exam plus extra time for me. Yippee
COLD DARK ROOM
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CarolM
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Oh absolutely. It is my kind of Monday. [emoji3] [emoji3]
Happy Monday
Just finished cutting the front lawn - hot, humid and nasty. Calling for some severe thunderstorms as the heat index builds.
The banana forest is loving these temps. I now have three separate stalks with bananas. Most we’ve ever had.
The Heat
Just finished cutting the front lawn - hot, humid and nasty. Calling for some severe thunderstorms as the heat index builds.
The banana forest is loving these temps. I now have three separate stalks with bananas. Most we’ve ever had.
The Heat
CarolM
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Happy Birthday Opo. And congratulations Daddy.
Happy birthday Opo!
Grass cut, rosemary and unidentified bush in the front garden pruned back, bird feeders cleaned, a new feeder hung from the apple tree, red hot poker and peony dead-headed, cotoneaster pruned, and some weeding done
Oh and I caught up with the laundry too!
I’m hot and sticky, but need tea before I have a shower
Oh and I caught up with the laundry too!
I’m hot and sticky, but need tea before I have a shower
No, it's a big galvanized thing with the pump and parts all underground. Hold on and I'll go get a picture of it. . . . . . . . .
Ben02
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Happy birthday Opo!!! How old is he now ray?
2 yrs old I will weigh and measure today.Happy birthday Opo!!! How old is he now ray?
Can you get a pic of the labels on it? Does it have a air valve like on a car wheel? It should be towards the top but look everywhere.
I think I know the problem but need some more info.
You sure you don't live in Florida?
No pool! But i could sure use one.
I am thinking about a pool. Last year when we traveled to Michigan. I went in a pool for the first time after the accident. I was so elated from the release of pain I teared up a little. We were in St. Augustine a week ago and I used the pool at the hotel. Most are with a salt type water and your buoyancy is great.
Yes, the reason there's so much water on the cement around that stuff to the right of the tank is because the air valve gets gummed over with hard water minerals, so when it shoots out the air, it also shoots out water. Because of the way I water, it goes on and off then back on again faster than the water can drain back out of the pipes, so instead of air in the pipes, it's water. That's why the tank gets water logged.
You probably can get a prescription from your doctor saying it's needed for your rehab, and then you can claim it as a deduction on your taxes.
Pix of our three banana pods in various stages of development. We’ve only ever had one pod grow before, so this is exciting. Lots of cute bananas. Ive been upping the amount I water now...probably 10 gallons per day.
In order to make bananas do the blossoms need to be fertilized by insects or birds or something?
I'd be happy if mine would just grow taller. Here's the starts @Turtulas-Len gave me a couple years ago (the picture is from right this moment):
The fence boards are about 5.5 inches wide, so this two year old start is a little over a foot tall:
This one is doing a bit better, a little over 2' tall:
Just when they start to take off it gets to be Autumn and cold weather and they die back.
The fence boards are about 5.5 inches wide, so this two year old start is a little over a foot tall:
This one is doing a bit better, a little over 2' tall:
Just when they start to take off it gets to be Autumn and cold weather and they die back.
Banana Flowers
If the banana plant has ideal conditions, it will grow a flower stalk 10 to 15 months after planting. It takes a further 75 to 80 days for fruits to mature. The flower stalk comes from the heart of the plant, showing as a elongate, oval, purple bud. It opens to show white, waxy flowers that are covered with green to purple hood-like bracts that fall off as flowers mature. As the flower stalk grows, it bends downward. The female flowers emerge first, and these are the ones that produce bananas. Sterile and then male flowers form below the female flowers, but these don't develop fruit and usually fall off. Because they don't need pollination, a lone "Cavendish" plant will produce fruit. After the plant is finished flowering and fruiting, it dies.
