I have also ordered from Wellspring Gardens and was very happy. I ordered two Red Abyssinian Bananas (Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelli'). They arrived quickly, well-packed, healthy and in very good condition. I ordered them through Wellspring's eBay store. Carol in Jacksonville Here is a link that might be useful: Wellspring Gardens eBay Store

Hi shermthewerm, (great name!) If you have peppers on the Banana Pepper plant already you will almost certainly get them to turn red. They are really pretty and a bit sweeter so worth the wait. I usually get at least a few red ones, although last year was a real dud of a summer. The Anaheims can probably be picked any time they seem full-grown. When the peppers stop getting bigger you can pick them although leaving them on longer will most likely cause the flavor to get richer and hotter. One thing I've noticed with my hot peppers is the variability in heat even from one plant. Many of the early ones are very, very mild (esp. the Jalapenos) but occasionally one scorches. A little maturity and stress, such as witholding some (not all) water helps. Part of the excitement I guess ;-)

FD, I agree. She can't see that far into the future. I can. My son is on deployment for over a year. He will leave in a week and be gone until next January, he gets no more leaves. If he files for divorce now, he won't be here to proceed and she may get whatever she asks for.... ie. custody. Since only parents have rights, I am a grandparent and unless the court finds her unfit, she would automatically get custody. It isn't likely that would happen, she doesn't want the baby full time. She wants money. He will continue to pay the rent because he is on the lease, he HAS to pay it. The utilities & a little cash is to sweeten the deal for her so she won't fight to get the baby all the time. She has no excuses now.. she can go party or she can go work. She can't say she has no babysitter. She can't say she won't make enough to survive because her 'living' expenses are paid. She can't say the reason she can't take the baby is because her house is not suitable.. lol, she actually tried to say that because her cable was turned off that if he didn't pay to get it turned back on, then her house would not be suitable for their son to live there because she NEEDS television service so the baby can watch cartoons while she washes dishes, etc. THAT's her logic. He plans to file for divorce when he returns from his deployment. At that point, he will have no problem getting full custody based on the agreement she signed and her history of how much (or should I say little) she see's her son while DS is gone. When he files for divorce, then he will no longer support her. But if he refuses to support her now, she will fight to get the baby because that provides an income to her and it is more likely than not, that CPS will end up removing the baby from her before he gets back and there is no guarantee that I will be allowed to have him if that happens... he could end up in foster care and that makes it worth him paying the bills for now. IMHO.

I like mine a little green. Once they start getting brown I don't want them unless they are in Banana Bread, Banana Pudding or something like that. I also like frozen bananas. They taste more like a dessert than just a piece of fruit. 4 y/o DGD Erica had seen the commercials for the Debbie Meyer Green Bags and could tell you all about them. One day DD had some bananas that had turned brown but she planned to make Banana Bread. Erica said "Mommy, if you would use the Green Bags your bananas wouldn't look like that." Apparently she likes them green too. Linda