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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
    
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Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 04:28:00 AM
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Last year on Father's Day we bought and planted a banana plant. We were assured that it would fruit in a year, and sure enough, we discovered baby bananas yesterday. Mt husband is thrilled and can't wait to eat his breakfast with them. Also, my strawberries are blooming and will soon be ready to eat. I'm also adding a picture   of my new perennial plate flowers
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
    
7263 Posts

Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 05:07:33 AM
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WOW your own banana tree! Your plate flowers are beautiful.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4795 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4795 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 05:36:41 AM
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You are very fortunate to be able to grow bananas and have strawberries going already at this time of the year! I hope you grab a bowl of Cheerios for yourself & join your husband when the first bananas is eaten. Enjoy!
Keep those garden photos coming please, we are starved for color here in the Midwest.
Dawn in IL
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KristiW
Moderator/Farmgirl True
    
639 Posts

Kristine
MaryJanesFarm
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 08:05:32 AM
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Fun! I grew up in Louisiana and my grandma had a banana tree in her backyard, such good memories. And your plates are great, I've been wanting to make a few also. Do you have any tips for drilling through the plates?
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
    
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 10:58:29 AM
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Love, Love, Love the Plate Flowers!!!
And a Banana Tree...How Cool Is That?
Enjoy!!!
Hugs, Peggy
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2373 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2373 Posts |
Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 3:54:36 PM
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Yes, I used E6000 on them. The plates on rebar have square salt & pepper shakers. The ones on PVC pipes have flattened forks or spoons.
Farmgirl Sister #6754 Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
    
7539 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 4:02:19 PM
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How fun! I wish I could have a banana tree! Your plate flowers are adorable.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2474 Posts

Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Mar 01 2016 : 8:25:59 PM
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How fun to grow your own bananas. We had a mandarin orange tree growing inside. We had it for about 12 years. We got delicious oranges regularly, but right before it died we had 30 oranges! We couldn't believe it. Hope your hubby enjoys his fruit. Thanks for posting.
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2373 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2016 : 04:48:04 AM
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Gardening in south Florida is counter to everyone else: veggies are planted in the fall because summer is too hot & humid for lots of plants. I haven't had luck with tomatoes so I've given up on them. Sadly, I have a brown thumb and any plants I grow must fend for themselves.
Farmgirl Sister #6754 Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
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SouthForty
True Blue Farmgirl
   
206 Posts
Doris
Dallas
TX
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2016 : 11:08:14 AM
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That's awesome! Plate flowers are adorable and I might have just found something to do with all those mixmatched plates I love to collect at estate, garage, and yard sales! Thanks for sharing.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
    
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2016 : 11:20:17 AM
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I love the plant flowers!!!!!!!!!! Too cute!!!!!!!!!!!! Marly
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Pixiedustdevil
True Blue Farmgirl
  
68 Posts

Temperate Rainforest
Oregon
USA
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Posted - May 04 2016 : 6:28:34 PM
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I went to a class about making those plate glass flowers. We didn't have to drill anything, but we used Marine Glass adhesive. That stuff is crazy strong!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
    
13721 Posts

CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
    
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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