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lorax · 05-07-2009, 07:24 PM

18-24 months from pup to fruit, in my experience. Then again, I live at latitude 0 and am not encumbered by winter.

The Double Mahoi will get quite tall, and you'll end up needing a very large container for it; it's a sport of Cavendish that produces two bunches at the same time. It will be a fun foliage plant until you have groundspace for it; I've never had any luck fruiting a non-dwarf Cav in anything but the ground. My standard Cavendishes go to about 20' of pseudostem before they fruit; I've never personally grown Doubles on purpose, but I had one occur by accident once. It weirded me out.

The Dwarf Namwah, on the other hand, should thrive in a container. It will most likely be a good idea for you to take a boo at the Container Growing Forum, as well as the Soil Amendments one; these will help you keep your new plants healthy and happy.

Best of luck, and welcome to the board. What are these "Wierd" plants of which you speak?

05-07-2009, 07:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 371,309 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Containers outdoors in zone 8 (newbie) 18-24 months from pup to fruit, in my experience. Then again, I live at latitude 0 and am not encumbered by winter. The Double Mahoi will get quite tall, and you'll end up needing a very large container for it; it's a sport of Cavendish that produces two bunches at the same time. It will be a fun foliage plant until you have groundspace for it; I've never had any luck fruiting a non-dwarf Cav in anything but the ground. My standard Cavendishes go to about 20' of pseudostem before they fruit; I've never personally grown Doubles on purpose, but I had one occur by accident once. It weirded me out. The Dwarf Namwah, on the other hand, should thrive in a container. It will most likely be a good idea for you to take a boo at the Container Growing Forum, as well as the Soil Amendments one; these will help you keep your new plants healthy and happy. Best of luck, and welcome to the board. What are these "Wierd" plants of which you speak?