RobG7aChattTN

I'm glad Tony asked this question and I really enjoyed reading that article that Mark linked to. Well, now I know how I killed all those TC bananas that I got a few years back. I thought misting would be the best way to keep them moist until they could be gradually hardened off. From the article I learned that this hurts the little plants and that high humidity without mist is best. I also found it interesting that there is an off type that causes black pseudostem and petiole. I wonder if Thai Black is just an off type of balbisiana. This article might also explain why it seems that some people get explosive growth out of Thai Black while others have small plants that seem to fail to grow. Perhaps the dwarf off type is just especially common with TC of Black Thai (and might further suggest that perhaps pups of Black Thai are a better route than TC, or at least more reliable). It also seems like a lot of people have problems with Siam Ruby growing well and this might also be that dwarf is a common off type of TC with that variety. I always assumed that the rate of mutation was very, very low with TC, but it appears that you can get a high percentage of off type plants with TC. That article really explained a lot. Thanks!