i've been promising a pic of the side garden for a while. here is anardo doing a little cleaning. these bananas are not sold anywhere in america (as far as i know). they have a sweet, yet slightly citrus-like taste to them. they should be ready in the next couple of weeks. afterwards, the shoot that has the bananas is cut down, and one of the offshoots will then produce. so, each shoot produces one time and is cut down. meanwhile, new shoots spring up and the cycle continues:
