The bud is pointing upward. Grown in full sun an high ph.
The flower is just opening
A ripening stalk, harvested hand by hand.
This is about as good as they get in the garden. summer 04
note how tall Nov. 11 07 it's better (same ladder)
Katrina damage
Fruit lost during hurricane Katrina. The lower stalk did ripen nicely.
The tall pups will grow faster but the leafy pup will be at risk in December
Cold weather did this at the end of November.
Dec 31 and the little pup is going down hill. The spear like pup is the size of the parent of 4 months ago.
trying to save from the winds of Earnesto - now a tropical storm
it's better than a freeze
Hands of Ae Ae from 1 stalk.
Recovering after a pre hurricane trim.
Jan. 17 07
Jan. 26, 07 now all of the new flowers will be male
Feb. 14, 07
April 2 07 starting to fill out
April 12 07 One of the top ones look a little yellow
May 12 07 Maybe another 2 weeks
June 5 07 the top fruit is almost ripe, maybe 3 more days
June 6 07 (in the morning) one is a little soft
July 12 07 20 feet tall, half trunk half leaves
Aug. 22 07 Look back at March 10 07 when this plant was a pup and the mother had fruit
Aug. 25 07 #1
Aug. 26 07 #2
Aug. 29 07 #2
Sept. 3 07 both stems are now showing male flowers
Dec. 2 07 six colors
Dec. 1 07 a total of 11 hands from one plant
Dec. 5 07 the last four hands were cut down
Jan. 1 08 Fruiting plants removed
April 23 May 3 08 Last summers pups growing fast
July 25 08
March 27 09
March 27 09
May 1 09
June 7 09
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