The Hobbit Hole XXVI - Home is behind, the world ahead

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[RMDupree]

Nothing but a rotten coconut, unfortunately.

I'd still like to see it happen somehow. As unlikely as it may be.

[RosieCotton]

Someone with a lotta garage space needs to find half a dozen or so coconuts and try again! ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

I finally gave up on it sprouting after it sat in dirt for a year. We cut it open just for grins... it was disgusting on the inside :~\

[HairOfTheDog]

My friend Lisa grew one in a pot for a long time... but she picked one up in Hawaii on the beach that already had a nubbins of a sprout on it..

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Citrus canker is the real danger to Florida citrus! When there is an outbreak there is an embargo against our citrus fruit -- only the juice gets out-of-state!!

[RMDupree]

I'll have plenty of sprouters in the summer, but can't figure out how to get them there without incident.

[HairOfTheDog]

Have to carry it on your lap I guess :~D

[RMDupree]

Oh, that I do know. And completely agree with containment.

But it was a ~wee~ bit excessive to remove every citrus tree from private residences for miles and miles without one report of canker in the area.

And then basically making them impossible to replace.

I miss my Key Lime tree, can you tell?

[RMDupree]

I just don't know how that'll go over at the airport. :-/

[HairOfTheDog]

So there's that.

[RosieCotton]

You'd have to disguise it, probably.

Maybe carry it in a cat carrier, or dress it in baby clothes. ;-)

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I wouldn't make the effort, coconut palms require LOTS on LONG sunny days, with HIGH heat, and never a hint of frost -- that's why they won't grow even a couple of miles north of Palm Beach, without protection.

It would be easier to grow coffee or bananas in Seattle than coconuts!

[HairOfTheDog]

or dress it in baby clothes. ;-)

If you saw a woman walking around cooing and cradling a coconut... Would you approach her on it? I wouldn't.

[HairOfTheDog]

She grew it in the house as a house plant. It did good for awhile and was real interesting :~D

[Ramius]

[snort]

[RosieCotton]

Heh...pretty as she is, she probably needs to do *something* anyway to ensure creeps don't bug her. That could work. ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

It's like people with imaginary chain saws... I leave them alone too ;~D

[RosieCotton]

*snicker*

They wouldn't bug you anyway. It's 2J they like to spill their guts to.

[RMDupree]

*laughing*

OK, I hold each of you to blame if I have weird dreams of my kids turning into coconuts tonight!

Speaking of which, I'd better get to bed now. Dratted time zones....

Nighty night everyone! See you in the morning.

[HairOfTheDog]

HA! yep!