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It's One Banana, Michael. What Could It Cost, $10? (hexbear.net)

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 52 points 11 months ago

South Texas checking in: I've seen a couple banana trees just growing around town. From what I understand, they taste like chalk.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 46 points 11 months ago

They grow just fine even up here in North Texas. They just don't fruit well, and like you mentioned, if they happen to, it's ass.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Coming soon to Walmart: peelable limestone ~~fruit~~ berries

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 11 months ago

texas is missing an opportunity to genetically engineer a banana that's slightly larger than typical commodity bananas and market them as texas bananas.

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 14 points 11 months ago

People grow bananas in the Seattle area.

It's a lot of work and they're completely inedible. But it can be done.

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

Banana trees are also a great way to get tarantulas in your house. Tarantulas fucking love bananas, and they’ll find their way inside after the tree attracts them to your yard.

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

takes notes

[-] BobDole@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

Did someone say “tarantula?”

[-] bdonvr 6 points 11 months ago

Tarantulas do not wanna mess with humans though. Not a great surprise to find one around but I wouldn't be worried about them.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I already have palm-sized trapdoor spiders that I find dead all over the place when the weather drastically changes. I've only ever found one seemingly healthy one in my house, so I scooped it up, thanked it for coming to visit me, and then placed it outside before the home insecticide could kill it. A found a dead one next to my car in the garage that morning—I don't know if it was my friend or one of his friends... Dude had some big ol' boxing gloves.