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Old 05-09-2013, 02:39 PM   #15 (permalink)
Nicolas Naranja
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Default Re: How much fertilizer per mat for banana fruit?

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Originally Posted by JCA433 View Post
This is bit off topic, but my oldest banana plant is over 8 feet tall or 100 inches and the pup is already 5 feet tall. How tall should the banana stem be before allowing pups to grow? I try to keep only one pup per mat. I think I might be allowing pups to grow too early.

The pups seem to grow really fast!
The follower should be fairly large and ideally would flower shortly after harvestin the mother. Desucker when you harvest, but dont touch a corm that is fruiting or close to fruiting
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