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Astroraider · 08-21-2013, 03:54 PM

I live in south of Fort Meyers in Florida

I got a banana plant from Mom -- no clue what kind it is. It is now planted and growing (in the ground) in the side yard. I started with one stem (now dead and gone) and now have 7 actively growing. The first stem died without blooming. The second stem is now blooming and has set 5 hands of bananas but the rest of the blooms have come and gone and no more bananas are being set ... so I have a long stem with a couple of hands of bananas at the top and 20 or 30 places where hands could be but aren't and I still have the big purple bud at the end.

What am I doing wrong?

And ... do bananas have a "season" ... will they produce bananas only one time a year or ???

Enquiring minds want to know!!

Pictures available ...

08-21-2013, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Astroraider Location: SW Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 7 BananaBucks : 6,953 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	blooms are blasting off with no hands I live in south of Fort Meyers in Florida I got a banana plant from Mom -- no clue what kind it is. It is now planted and growing (in the ground) in the side yard. I started with one stem (now dead and gone) and now have 7 actively growing. The first stem died without blooming. The second stem is now blooming and has set 5 hands of bananas but the rest of the blooms have come and gone and no more bananas are being set ... so I have a long stem with a couple of hands of bananas at the top and 20 or 30 places where hands could be but aren't and I still have the big purple bud at the end. What am I doing wrong? And ... do bananas have a "season" ... will they produce bananas only one time a year or ??? Enquiring minds want to know!! Pictures available ... Last edited by Astroraider : 08-21-2013 at 04:06 PM. Reason: add some info