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Originally Posted by Tytaylor77
It looks like i saw some male flowers on hand 2. So the ones dropping may by the males flowers. They will drop on Orinoco. I would have thought more than 1 hand but maybe it will be a big hand!! It's still WAY better than no hands!!
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How do you tell the difference on the flowers? I am not sure how many hands I have now, but the fingers end up falling off. Only the first two hands have retained the fingers.
I also have bumble bees around the flowers on the fingers. I take it that is okay though.
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Originally Posted by Tytaylor77
Hold your head high! Not many people fruit a tall Orinoco in Ohio!! Truly amazing job!! Its 100x harder to get 1 hand there vs 10 hands in FL, etc. congrats!!
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Thanks. I usually keep them in pots, but the last several years I have planted the biggest one in the ground and dug it up in the fall. I then replant it in the ground again. I can't remember if this is the 2nd or 3rd year for this one. This time I have given it a bucket or two of water on most days. The only fertilizer I gave it is Osmocote for flower and vegetables.
I hope to get a banana to eat. These are okay to eat raw off the plant aren't they?