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BobbyinNY · 10-14-2005, 09:11 AM

Hi Everyone....

I'm new to this board. I just started growing bananas this year. I live on Long Island, NY and bought what said "African Red" on the label. This plant was about 1ft when I bought it in May. I re-potted into a much bigger pot and started fertilizing every 2 weeks with a time-release formula from Shultz. Well, this banana plant got to be 8ft tall and has since put on 3 big purple flowers and has small bananas growing. My question is: are these edible? and if so, how long till they'll get big. I don't have to worry about the cold as I have a heated greenhouse that I can keep above 80-F. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Bobby

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BobbyinNY Member BobbyinNY's Photo Gallery Location: Long Island, NY (zone 7a) Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 116 BananaBucks : 59,176 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Hi, I'm Bobby... I'm new here Hi Everyone.... I'm new to this board. I just started growing bananas this year. I live on Long Island, NY and bought what said "African Red" on the label. This plant was about 1ft when I bought it in May. I re-potted into a much bigger pot and started fertilizing every 2 weeks with a time-release formula from Shultz. Well, this banana plant got to be 8ft tall and has since put on 3 big purple flowers and has small bananas growing. My question is: are these edible? and if so, how long till they'll get big. I don't have to worry about the cold as I have a heated greenhouse that I can keep above 80-F. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Bobby