subsonicdrone

bananas seem ok but re-arranging things allowed animals to access plants

i had roughly put back the sugar canes before the pic but they were strewn all over

well all the plants are inside.
i waited a little too long as you can see by this emerging leaf:

a few scrapes here and there but they made it down alright


the bigger ones were heavier than i was expecting


the biggest two had to be propped up on an angle so the leafs can unfurl .. some of the others may have to be put on an angle through the winter depending on how much bigger they get
the pic doesnt show the angle very well..

here they are once everything had been moved in:

dont worry i watered them after these pics were taken!

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oh man what a day!
went to the beach to fly the trainer kite with my nephew
and found banana plants!
the marina at bluffers park had a few small banana plants on their gas dock over the summer
i wondered what they would do with them come fall...
well they hacked off the leaves, dug them up and threw them in a brush pile!



i tore off some of the outer leaves because they seemed to be starting to rot...
one of them i may have peeled too many layers off because it seemed a little floppy after. cut it down a bit?
put them all in one container because i am already pressed for space in there
put it in the path, so it will need to be pulled out whenever i go in there

i think it may be basjoo (total amateur guess based on this one leaf)


things have started to grow again since coming inside
the big bananas on an angle have been trying to right themselves..
i have rotated them once so far to combat this and to facilitate the next leaf unfurling


it has only been a few days since they were found and already some good signs
new leafs emerging


not going all that great this winter
everything has stopped growing
had spider mite and scale problems
bought predatory mites and squished scales for a week or two
seemed as though everything was good but they came back
planning on putting some time in squishing and replacing bulb
hopefully i can get them moving again before going outside
last year at this time they had momentum...


little update 10 04 2016
vegetation is looking sparse compared to when things went inside
these two havent grown in months

the two biggest leaning in the back
they havent grown in months either
nothing like last winters growth

these two plus some of the other smaller plants are still putting out small leaves

this pic shows the difference in light colour between the hps side and the fluorescent shop light side

so may 21 2016 i brought the plants outside
kept them in the shade longer this time
last year they got pretty scorched by the full sun
this year only my tea plant got scorched


this one had some rot..

i peeled a lot of layers off.. i was worried i had peeled too many off

it is starting to grow.... my mom propped it up for me


the plants werent looking that great after this winter especially the musella lasiocarpa

it did not grow any leaves over the winter
completely dormant and leaves died back
but it is now pushing out a new leaf


here is my dumpster find:

the little ones from JP

the plants seem happy now and i should probably start fertilizing


end of june and here is haw they are doing

separated some pups today
JP's mystery banana
here they are before

some little roots on there.. good sign
pups with pups

in a few weeks i might separate more off
after...


here are the separated pups freshly potted up


here is a pic of part of the yard (more banana plants out of view)


update21 08 2016
the pups are gone ... stolen? taken by raccoons maybe? i was away for a week
anyhow things are coming along nicely although i know this is near peak
the weather will change soon