He could put it on a rack to allow air underneath as well, and that may aid in evaporation. If the room is very humid (with all the rain we are getting), it will not evaporate very fast. Maybe not a good idea to serve it to children, but if you put whipped cream or creme fraiche on it, that might help. Lars

Hi tinael01, glad to hear there's another banana farmer out there trying hard to grow these delicious ( and healthy ) fruits ! Also sorry that you are having so much trouble. I think you are in an area that is north of Tampa,...right ? Thought up there was 9a country,...just goes to show you I still have a lot to learn ! Hope the future is kinder to you. In the 10 yrs I have been puttering around here in my 10a zone ( on the Gulf Coast, just south of Venice ) I could count the nighttime temps under 49 degrees on one hand,..and even then they're fairly brief. Will include here a few pics of my two newest stalks that I had difficulty posting before !Nothing gets me quite as excited ( well almost nothing ) as detecting the 1st glimpse of a new flag leaf. These will take months to ripen, but would be glad to send up a few hands when that happens ! Nothing like the store bought bananas,...NOTHING !!! LOL First Ice Cream stalk, has only 7 handsClose up of 2nd stalk ! MMMMMM.... Second IC stalk, pic taken 3 weeks ago, already 4x the size of 1st stalk and has 10 hands !

Take a sample of the decking to any paint store and they will find you the closest match. Get a few samples and apply on the scraps of wood and see what will be the closest match. That being said, redwood is naturally come with darker shade characteristics so you can make a very close match.

I think most posts were from folks saying they either liked it or they didn’t, not that it was an unusual choice or that they had never heard of it. My take away from this thread is that rum and raisin ice cream has been around for years but it is not a favourite of many. Our ice cream place is now featuring haskap berry and keso/queso. eta not combined, but I suppose one could have a scoop of each 🍨