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NANAMAN · 07-07-2009, 01:17 AM

In S.Fl. (my backyard) , every variety I have grown has produced a bunch of fruit in under 12 mo., with 3 to 4 more mo. to ripen. Most of them were around 10 mo. They are watered regularly and fertilized heavily, most get full sun. The soil is mostly sand, so I add a lot of organic amendments and mulch heavily. Most of them were TCs about 1 1/2' to 2' tall when planted, and some were sword suckers about the same height. So far I have tried 25 varieties, with no real noticeable difference, except D. Brazilian took about 6 mo. to ripen its fruit!

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NANAMAN Pseudostem Therapist NANAMAN's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Park Fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Brian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,696 BananaBucks : 291,216 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 1,118 Times in 320 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Timeline of Fruiting for Each Strain of Banana In S.Fl. (my backyard) , every variety I have grown has produced a bunch of fruit in under 12 mo., with 3 to 4 more mo. to ripen. Most of them were around 10 mo. They are watered regularly and fertilized heavily, most get full sun. The soil is mostly sand, so I add a lot of organic amendments and mulch heavily. Most of them were TCs about 1 1/2' to 2' tall when planted, and some were sword suckers about the same height. So far I have tried 25 varieties, with no real noticeable difference, except D. Brazilian took about 6 mo. to ripen its fruit! __________________ Last edited by NANAMAN : 07-07-2009 at 01:25 AM.