Then and Now

 So I said I was going to do this last week.  Well - things get away from you from time to time. So here's the comparison from the first "planted" picture back in May -  and today's (or nearly today's picture)

Taken July 21, 2021

Taken on May 8, 2021

The angle is bad.  I don't know if I can figure out how to get a better angle.  I'm pathetic.  At any rate, you can see it grew leaves hahahahahah

May 8, 2021 - Spin

Also, take note.  That wormy-looking thing will be leaf #6 on Spin.  Oddly, Marty grew #6 first!  I bet by the end of the day, it will SHOOT UP and be huge!  If so, I'll take another photo.

This whole banana business is on the cool side!

And.  Here's a pretty flower

And Then There Were FIVE

 So it seems a fifth leaf is about to open.  It did another one of those "not here today - gigantic tomorrow" things -  no leaf on Sunday -  BA BAM! 11-inch unfurling leaves on Monday!  It's a wonderment! Now it's Tuesday and Marty is winning in the unspinning of the leaf.

July 13 -  a later in the day shot.  

  

Marty and Spin.  Spin's number 5 leaf started small...

and now it's unfurling.  Marty's is still tightly wound!

Tomorrow I will post the Day-One shots and the Day-Whateverdayitactuallyis shots
side by side

The MOST Amazing Thing

Below are the photos from 8:00 AM on July 4th and 10:30 AM on July 5th.  I was asked --  Are you SURE those pics were from yesterday???  --   So I checked the properties on the photos.  It's incredible what a banana tree can do!!

This was the new leaf 8:00 AM July 4 on Spin	Here is the new leaf 8:00 AM on Marty
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26 hours later!  Spin!	26 hours later!  Marty!
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Can you see it????   The new leaves grew almost 8 inches in 26 hours!  How is that even possible????

And today - unfurling!