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JoeReal · 09-28-2007, 11:59 PM

More like regular but very skinny Orinoco at first glance. If they just bloomed, there is little chance of any significantly-filled fruits.

That clump is an excellent example of WHAT NOT TO DO with your banana clump. He would really be way better off if only he thins out each clump to maximum of 4 plants, cut to the ground similar sized pups, leaving only one of each size group until you have just 4 plants maximum per clump. Then fertilize heavily with complete fertilizer in mid-spring, and every 2 weeks thereafter. Always cut back to the ground the extra pups. I don't recommend digging them out unless no one's in bloom. That would just be my style.

That way, the bananas become healthier and stouter and he'll have bigger fruits, and big chance of having to enjoy real fruits earlier.

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JoeReal Senior Member JoeReal's Photo Gallery Location: Davis, California USDA zone 9 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 905 BananaBucks : 16,724 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 19 Thanked 124 Times in 85 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: A cold hardy stand of bananas in a Sacramento backyard. More like regular but very skinny Orinoco at first glance. If they just bloomed, there is little chance of any significantly-filled fruits. That clump is an excellent example of WHAT NOT TO DO with your banana clump. He would really be way better off if only he thins out each clump to maximum of 4 plants, cut to the ground similar sized pups, leaving only one of each size group until you have just 4 plants maximum per clump. Then fertilize heavily with complete fertilizer in mid-spring, and every 2 weeks thereafter. Always cut back to the ground the extra pups. I don't recommend digging them out unless no one's in bloom. That would just be my style. That way, the bananas become healthier and stouter and he'll have bigger fruits, and big chance of having to enjoy real fruits earlier.