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sandy0225 · 04-03-2009, 08:26 AM

I got mine from Martha and I'll have to say I've not found it to be hard to grow at all. I kept it in the warmer greenhouse over winter in a prime location of partial sun. Minimum temp 58 degrees. It held just fine and now is starting to grow well. Mine has a lot more white on it than yours, so I figured it would be really slow, but it has put out a new leaf this spring already. I'll put a picture of it in my gallery now.
I used promix hp with biofungicide and so far I've been using plant marvel 20-10-20, my winter fertilizer on it at 200 ppm. That's all I've done to it, other than knock it over a couple of times because the greenhouse is too crowded. I also used some marathon insecticide on it because I don't plan on it getting fruit anytime soon. It might be a long term project, ya think?

04-03-2009, 08:26 AM	#27 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 385,431 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Ae Ae I got mine from Martha and I'll have to say I've not found it to be hard to grow at all. I kept it in the warmer greenhouse over winter in a prime location of partial sun. Minimum temp 58 degrees. It held just fine and now is starting to grow well. Mine has a lot more white on it than yours, so I figured it would be really slow, but it has put out a new leaf this spring already. I'll put a picture of it in my gallery now. I used promix hp with biofungicide and so far I've been using plant marvel 20-10-20, my winter fertilizer on it at 200 ppm. That's all I've done to it, other than knock it over a couple of times because the greenhouse is too crowded. I also used some marathon insecticide on it because I don't plan on it getting fruit anytime soon. It might be a long term project, ya think? __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!