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Sep 5, 2014 11:52 AM CST
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Name: Chocolate Brug
Lakeland Florida zone-9 (Zone 9a)
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I wanted to share a few pictures of the world of William and a little story behind a few of the plants I'm growing.
Since this is a Brugmansia Forum I thought it would be better to start off showing this Berfee Bloom opening.

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Now Earlier this year I went to wal-mart to purchase me a pack of v-neck T-Shirts and I was shock to find a 3 pack of fruit of the Bloom t-shirts
was a Warping $18.00 bucks and I went crazy asking the sales clerk that I was looking for the $4.99 pack of T-shirts and she laugh at me because she said she have not seen that price in years.HHHHmmmmm it's been a long time since I been shopping for myself. so I storm out of wal-mart
and was saying I will show them I will make my own T-Shirts so I grew me a little Cotton for fun and was telling everybody I was going to spin me some cotton and make my T-SHIRTS and they all laugh at me and said you can take the Fellow out of the Country but you can not take take the Country out of the Fellow. Enjoy it was fun

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Here is my 7 feet Dwarf Papaya growing quiet nicely.


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Here is my Bananas growing and there is nothing more tasty to me than a Banana smoothy.
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A few Grapes growing
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A Passionflower-- Insense
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Guava Apple
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My cacao/coco plant
I started growing this plant to get my own coco pods after purchasing a peanut butter Reese cup and I got home and poured me a cup of Milk
to go with my Reese cup and low and behold I About fell over backwards after sitting down to watch my favorite western movie after opening the Reese cup I was shock to see they have reduced the cup to the size of a Nickle. The wrapper was the same size but the really have shrunk
this cup to nothing and my Wife Laugh so hard at me because I was all Hyped up and ready to chow down but there was nothing to chow down on after one bite it was gone.

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I'm drying out some of my Okra for the seeds for next years crop.
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Just a few Vegetable plants getting ready to plant my Turnips and Collards, Mustard Greens for the Fall so they will be ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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A few Hibiscus Blooming

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Last one
I Consume Coffee a little to much during my day about 2 cups in the Morning and 2 in the late Evening sittng on the Patio enjoying the Beauty
and I Drink only Tasty Choice which is about $11.99 on a normal day and if I catch it on sale I can get it for about $6.99 so I decided to grow my own Arabian Coffee plants to harvest my beans.
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Sep 5, 2014 7:37 PM CST
Name: James
Fabens,TX (Zone 8a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Plumerias Roses
Very beautiful plants. I remember when a candy bar was a nickel. And in those days it was a candy bar. Hair cut was half a dollar. And gas we won't even talk about. (22pennys a gal.) How things have changed.
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Sep 6, 2014 6:05 AM CST
Name: Doris Klene
Greensburg,Indiana.
Horse,cattle owners click klenepipe
Mules Charter ATP Member Birds Irises Orchids Plumerias
Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Tropicals Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: Indiana Hummingbirder
All I can say is W_O_W
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Sep 8, 2014 8:30 AM CST
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Name: JT Sessions
Milton,Fl.
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator Garden Ideas: Level 1
Beautiful plants William and a great sense of humor.
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Sep 9, 2014 5:47 AM CST
Name: Doris Klene
Greensburg,Indiana.
Horse,cattle owners click klenepipe
Mules Charter ATP Member Birds Irises Orchids Plumerias
Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Tropicals Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: Indiana Hummingbirder
William how do you manage to take care of so many plants, and travel around. All your plants look so healthy.
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Sep 9, 2014 6:23 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Chocolate Brug
Lakeland Florida zone-9 (Zone 9a)
Charter ATP Member
I have been home for awhile now to take care of my plants.
Cb
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Sep 28, 2014 3:04 PM CST
Name: Michael Hamilton
Des Moines, IA (Zone 5b)
Region: Texas Hibiscus Plumerias Cactus and Succulents
Spectacular, William. What a joy it must be to wake up to that garden of yours every day. You've got plants that I only dream of having...especially the cocoa and banana plants! Well done, sir!
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Sep 28, 2014 4:31 PM CST
Name: tk
97478 (Zone 8b)

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Here you go William:




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Sep 28, 2014 10:15 PM CST
Name: Rhapsody Hooks
Long Beach Ca USA (Zone 10a)
Cat Lover Winter Sowing Moon Gardener Plumerias Tropicals Roses
Bee Lover Butterflies Region: California Cottage Gardener Herbs Composter
You have all kind of goodies growing.
Walk in Peace, Walk in Light, Blessed Be!
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Sep 30, 2014 11:21 AM CST
Name: Brenda
NE Georgia (Zone 8a)
Thank you, CB, for a thoroughly enjoyable post. You have quite the life and a great outlook! Wish you could grow t-shirts on trees..................!!
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