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sputinc7 · 07-20-2017, 10:02 AM

The part explaining about the large root canopy may be something to look into. When you water, do you water everything for ten feet around the plant? Also, watering leeches nutrients, so keep that in mind. I recently had a similar issue and found the problem to be a combination of the two. I tended to only water close to the plant, 2-3 feet radius around it, as well as utilizing fresh horse manure then not fertilizing for several months to let it fade, causing a double whammy effect, I wasn't keeping the root canopy alive during the drought simply because I was watering by hand and didn't have the time but eventually I got a sprinkler head for my hose that did good enough. Too little too late, though. Either lack of fertilizer or widely available water or possibly both contributed to me having a plant that normally fruits at about 11 feet flowering at 9 feet with a short bunch. Both problems have since been rectified.

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 117,199 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: small bunches last couple years, why? The part explaining about the large root canopy may be something to look into. When you water, do you water everything for ten feet around the plant? Also, watering leeches nutrients, so keep that in mind. I recently had a similar issue and found the problem to be a combination of the two. I tended to only water close to the plant, 2-3 feet radius around it, as well as utilizing fresh horse manure then not fertilizing for several months to let it fade, causing a double whammy effect, I wasn't keeping the root canopy alive during the drought simply because I was watering by hand and didn't have the time but eventually I got a sprinkler head for my hose that did good enough. Too little too late, though. Either lack of fertilizer or widely available water or possibly both contributed to me having a plant that normally fruits at about 11 feet flowering at 9 feet with a short bunch. Both problems have since been rectified. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.