RE: Bulletin: Banana famine

And just imagine the freight to get them to Indiana.  
Actually, they were 28 last week.  Today I see they are back up to 3/$1. 
They never go above 49 though cuz people just don't buy them then.  On the
other hand if the banana famine is heading east like everything else that
heads this way from your side of the country, maybe I'd better stock up!

Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/19/2003 4:48:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Bulletin:  Banana famine
>
> You've got to be kidding- our bananas are nearly double that price!
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:27 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bulletin: Banana famine
>
>
> Geez, with all that greenhouse space you'd think that Farmer Franzman
would
> have grown them in there.
> They're only 28 cents a pound here David.  Wouldn't it be easier to just
> make friends with Chaquita?
>
> Kitty
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> Sent: 02/19/03 03:31 PM
> To: "gardenchat@hort.net" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Subject: [CHAT] Bulletin:  Banana famine
>
> >
> > A state of emergency has been called as a result of the complete
> destruction of this year's banana crop in Northern California due to
> frost.  What promised to be a banner year in the first year of fruit
> harvesting has turned to disaster.  Said farmer Franzman:  "The entire
> bunch was wiped out!  It's a complete loss.  Nothing left but a gushy,
> black mess!  I guess my family will have to tighten our belts and try
> again next year.  Thank God for government subsidies."  The distraught
> would-be farmer hinted that he might be through with banana production
> in the future when asked about the sagacity of growing a tropical fruit
> in N. California.  Said farmer Franzman "You know, you might be right
> about that.  I hadn't thought of it.  Maybe I should try lechee nuts
> instead."
>
> Story by AP
>
> [demime 0.99d.1 removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a
> name of dfranzma.vcf]
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> If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
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