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hammer
06-18-2010, 10:30 PM
My dwarf cavendish has the first hand showing i counted 25 bananas is that normal.
sunfish
06-18-2010, 10:34 PM
I have never had a Cavendish flower. The most I've had on one hand is 20 on Goldfinger.
Wow! I noticed you are in zone 7 so my immediate thought (and question) is if that Cavendish is in the ground? Or how did you get it to flower i June?
hammer
06-18-2010, 10:53 PM
In the ground in the summer. then in the greenhouse in the winter in a pot lots of water and fertilizer.
sunfish
06-18-2010, 11:02 PM
Any pic's ?
hammer
06-18-2010, 11:19 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32982&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=32982&ppuser=3875)
this is only the first hand that is showing
CoryS
06-18-2010, 11:29 PM
In the ground in the summer. then in the greenhouse in the winter in a pot lots of water and fertilizer.
Incredible! You gave it lots of water in the winter? I have one and I'm in zone 7 too. How warm was the greenhouse?
kaczercat
06-18-2010, 11:30 PM
looks like your d Cavendish will be full. looks great !
hammer
06-18-2010, 11:36 PM
Incredible! You gave it lots of water in the winter? I have one and I'm in zone 7 too. How warm was the greenhouse?
little water in the winter lots of water in the summer.temp in my greenhouse at night in the 50s and in the day in 70s i got this dc last may at homedepot.
CoryS
06-19-2010, 12:25 AM
Much much thanks! :D Last May? That's just a little over a year. And I just realized, you're in Arkansas and that's practically next door to where I am! My DC is almost 16 inches tall now so I'm definitely going to try the greenhouse thing.
I seem to have forgotten... Congratulations! :D
hammer
06-19-2010, 07:27 AM
MY greenhouse is a 12x12. I had 2 in my house that did really good.
hammer
06-19-2010, 08:04 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32986&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=32986)
Dean W.
06-19-2010, 08:51 AM
Shannon,
What kind of heat do you use? Congrats!:woohoonaner:
hammer
06-19-2010, 09:22 AM
Shannon,
What kind of heat do you use? Congrats!:woohoonaner: I use electric heat dayton 220 volt.
Scott
06-19-2010, 12:50 PM
This was my DC in Nov 09:
http://www.scottnsandy.com/bananas/Banana%20107.jpg
palmtree
06-19-2010, 01:32 PM
Wow I really have to applaud you for getting a banana to fruit in your zone not to mention getting it to fruit really really well! Great job!
mushtaq86
06-19-2010, 04:15 PM
well done for getting your dwarf cav to fruit,my original p-stem kicked the bucket,even though min temp was kept 10c for 6 months its a nana that doesn't like being put on hold.
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