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PT DUffy · 05-02-2009, 07:37 AM

I had high hopes for this one. The 1st yr the pup grew rapidly, literally dwarfing the competition. An attractive plant as a juvenile with Maroon splashes on the leaves.
It spent the Winter in Storage with my Plumerias and other Bananas. It came out looking as good as it went in. Then I planted it out.
The 1st thing it started to do was pup like an SOB. I kept removing them so to focus all energy into fruit production. The plant didn't grow, simply continued to put all Energy into pup production. Then, I noticed a soft spot on the lower trunk. A week later the whole thing came off.
At present there is a bunch of healthy-looking pups where once a 6'+ Banana stood. I'll remove the largest and try to repeat last yr's success hopefully without this happening again. If it does, SH3640 certain is a failure as a Biannual crop in zones North of 10....

05-02-2009, 07:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
PT DUffy PT DUffy's Photo Gallery Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Pat Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 60 BananaBucks : 34,363 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 40 Times in 25 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	SH3640 Experiences I had high hopes for this one. The 1st yr the pup grew rapidly, literally dwarfing the competition. An attractive plant as a juvenile with Maroon splashes on the leaves. It spent the Winter in Storage with my Plumerias and other Bananas. It came out looking as good as it went in. Then I planted it out. The 1st thing it started to do was pup like an SOB. I kept removing them so to focus all energy into fruit production. The plant didn't grow, simply continued to put all Energy into pup production. Then, I noticed a soft spot on the lower trunk. A week later the whole thing came off. At present there is a bunch of healthy-looking pups where once a 6'+ Banana stood. I'll remove the largest and try to repeat last yr's success hopefully without this happening again. If it does, SH3640 certain is a failure as a Biannual crop in zones North of 10....