Face to Face with a Lone Pandemic Banana at Home
@cacay1 (83394)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
August 13, 2021 10:49pm CST
Have a happy or lousy Saturday Mylotters. In this pandemic we discover many things and do things never had done before when earth was so kind to humans. When I woke up this morning, I opened the windows facing the backyard and saw a lone banana bearing fruits yay.
This lone banana is planted by my sister 8 months ago and for some weeks now people at home could taste its fruits. The image here is the lone banana planted in this pandemic. I hope it has seedlings to have at least free ripe bananas. I like ripe bananas cooked and fried. There's nothing impossible if we'll only try. I'm inspired with this fruit alone but graceful.
What have you planted in this pandemic? Are you inspired to watch them grow and bear something? I wish to see our lone banana bears Gold 
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
14 Aug 21
Wow! Bananas... And coconuts, too... Hmmm
I had several veggies in my garden early this year. But now that it's rainy season, I haven't fixed my plants.. I got busy online and with continuous rain, it is hard to stay outdoors...
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@brokenbee , let us always keep safe and follow protocols. By the way, in the province, we had some hectares coconuts but our property was sold when my father was sick of cancer.
@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@brokenbee, those coconuts are owned by neighbors, but when their fruits fall to our backyard, they will be ours
. Let us stay at home delta variant is surging.
those coconuts are owned by neighbors, but when their fruits fall to our backyard, they will be ours. Let us stay at home delta variant is surging.2 people like this
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
14 Aug 21
@cacay1 Ohh I thought it is yours.. Hihi
The bananas of our neighbor also lean toward our compound... There were a lot of times that they bear fruits.. We harvest it for them and they are generous enough to give us some... And that's what we also do when our bananas bear fruits.. We also give our neighbors..
Yes, we have to stay indoors most of the time.. I am the only one who goes out..
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
14 Aug 21
I had planted 2 aloevera plant in my hostel premises
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@ThatDisha, wow, we also have aloevera at home placed in the living room .
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@ThatDisha , share here photos of your plants.
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@moirai (2853)
• Philippines
14 Aug 21
You planted this from seeds? Hmm... I thought new trees just sort of sprout from old ones or something like that.
There were a bunch of banana trees in the lot behind our house until recently. The owner of the lot has since started building a house on the property and uprooted the banana trees so... no more banana and banana heart harvesting in the future for us.
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But that didn't happen. Oh, well. That's ok. 
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
15 Aug 21
How nice! No, nothing planted. Soon you'll be enjoying bananas!
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Aug 21
@oahuwriter, Yes Kris, by 3rd week of September sister said this will be harvested ready to cook or fry, yay.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Aug 21
@oahuwriter , yes hehehe maybe 3rd week of September. I will let you know here.
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@asianlady (2697)
• Ireland
15 Aug 21
The banana is looking very happy. The leaves are glowing.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Aug 21
@asianlady yes, true for to imagine and to dream is free.
yes, true for to imagine and to dream is free.1 person likes this
@asianlady (2697)
• Ireland
15 Aug 21
@cacay1 That's a good way of imagining things, who knows when you make a wish it will happen soon. I keep making a wish when I see something that caught my attention.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
14 Aug 21
I haven't planted anyting new this year. I did dig up some pecan trees, wisteria and mucadine to root but that was the extent of gardening other than a small vegetable garden. We are enjoying the freshe tomatoes and bananna peppers. Still waiting on some bell peppers and the zuchinni I think is not going to do anything. It was very wet right after we got the garden planted and the zuchinni didn't fare well with that. I only have two of those plants left.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
14 Aug 21
@cacay1 Beautiful bananna tree. How long does it take this variety to produce fruit? I have one banana tree that we planted last year. I was told it takes several years before it bears fruit.
Bananna peppers are just a very mild pepper. They are not hot but adds flavor. My hubby loves them and puts them on his sandwiches. My favorite use of them is in omelets and in cooking things like spaghetti sauce.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@kareng , I think, banana bears fruits after 8 months planting with constant watering. My sister waters it everyday except during rainy days. Nice to know about banana pepper , can you share here how they look to know if they are found in the mall.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
14 Aug 21
Wow that's a beautiful banana plant...
Yes I have terrace garden..I grow vegetables and fruits...
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@prashu228, how nice if we have a spacious yard to plant many veggies this time. Prices go higher, but the worst is exposing outside.
@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@prashu228, wow very nice easy to reach when they are ready to be harvested.
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@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Aug 21
May your lone banana be 3 bananas
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@sarik1 , hehehe, at least my sister got inspired planting this. It was given to her by our neighbor. I will share here how the fruits look in 3rd week of September. The surrounding coconuts are owned by neighbors. They shared my family young coconuts and seasoned one for coconut milk processing.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@S4mmyboy, how nice to see a gold medal hanging on the fruits . This is the only banana in the neighbourhood. They don't like to plant for it's where mosquitoes breed, but my sister sprays the surrounding. So mosquitoes migrated.
. This is the only banana in the neighbourhood. They don't like to plant for it's where mosquitoes breed, but my sister sprays the surrounding. So mosquitoes migrated. 1 person likes this
@Anqaya (3033)
• United States
14 Aug 21
Our neighboring house also has a banana tree just like yours! But ours are opposite. Infact we had to cut our two dear mango trees because of bats. I am very afraid of those creatures. Sometimes they entered our house and I freaked out. But after the pandemic, my grandma decided to cut them.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Aug 21
@Angaya, Oh no, bats are bad they might be bringing virus 
, at least they were cut. it's better to replace or plant marcotted Chinese mango. I plan to buy marcotted mango for the fruits are seen on the ground, What do you think?
, at least they were cut. it's better to replace or plant marcotted Chinese mango. I plan to buy marcotted mango for the fruits are seen on the ground, What do you think?1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
14 Aug 21
I did not plant this year. I should have. Well, I did plant flowers and herbs.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Aug 21
@GardenGerty, That's good, they are beneficial and nutritious. It's hard to plant if climate is fluctuating.
@crossbones27 (49400)
• Mojave, California
14 Aug 21
Fried banana's sound yummy, for some reason I knew that but some reason it sounds so new and inventive. 
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Aug 21
@crossbone27, there is no banana plantation in America only fruits and veggies that could be planted even in pots or backyard. The berries do not grow in a hot climate. There are some places in Philippines where berries are planted like in Baguio City, Benguet, Bukidnon, all those lands near cold mountains where berries, apples, peaches, cherries grow and when come to the city , they are already expensive. How I like to marry a farmer so I can always have free fruits and vegetables and won't anymore work , but plant bananas
there is no banana plantation in America only fruits and veggies that could be planted even in pots or backyard. The berries do not grow in a hot climate. There are some places in Philippines where berries are planted like in Baguio City, Benguet, Bukidnon, all those lands near cold mountains where berries, apples, peaches, cherries grow and when come to the city , they are already expensive. How I like to marry a farmer so I can always have free fruits and vegetables and won't anymore work , but plant bananas
@RasmaSandra (79648)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Aug 21
At least you can look forward to some bananas, Nothing growing here there is just a year no garden,
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Aug 21
@rasmaSandra, hehehehe, there is no banana plantation there. In Cotabato city, Mindanao, you may like to see the banana plantations. You'll see different kinds and sizes of bananas. They are for export.
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@Pribadhiyanuar (76)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
16 Aug 21
A highly positive activity during this pandemic. I wish I could be an inspiration to the crowds. From that photo I seem to sense authenticity around you.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Aug 21
@Pribadhiyanuar, haha, thanks, why don't you plant at least 1 papaya seedling or jackfruit or lemon?
