View Full Version : My ''Ae Ae'' and ''Belle''!!!
Kostas
06-04-2011, 08:40 AM
Hello!
Yesterday,i was delighted to receive a parcel from Florida,it was an Ae Ae pup from Greenie!!!!:woohoonaner: Frank sent me an awesome and huge pup,the biggest i have ever received with a corm diameter of around 20cm!!!!:woohoonaner: I had also asked him for a ''Belle'' pup and he included one in the parcel as a gift! Thank you very much Frank for both!!!!!:bananas_b
I potted the Ae Ae in ericaceous,peat based soil with 1/3 sand mixed in for extra drainage and the Belle in slightly acidic cactus soil which already has some sand(also about 1/3)for better drainage.
Here is a photo of the Ae Ae just after potting it up! As you can see,it had pushed new growth while in transit and was crushing it to the side of the box. Looking at it today again,i think it grew some already since potting it up yesterday! :woohoonaner:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/3f852723.jpg
I will post a photo of the Belle once it grows its first leaf!
Looking forward to new growth!!!!
Greenie
06-05-2011, 02:27 AM
Congrats!!!!:08:
Hope She does well for you!
Kostas
06-05-2011, 04:02 AM
Thanks Frank!!!
I hope that too!!!:bananas_b
orinoko
06-05-2011, 06:04 AM
Both look in prime condition Kostas,
Good luck!!
:bananas_b:2722::goteam::waving::0517:
mushtaq86
06-05-2011, 10:49 AM
Congrats Kostas,are you going to leave them there or put them in a different location.
orinoko
06-05-2011, 10:59 AM
Mushtag,
Don't you think its a shade too dark to remain there?
Plants need light as much as sun.
kaczercat
06-05-2011, 02:30 PM
nice plants! but that larger one in front, If you have space , put it in the ground.
Kostas
06-05-2011, 05:51 PM
Thank you very much all of you for your replies!
Thank you very much orinoko!
Thanks a lot mushtaq86! I will keep my Ae Ae there or maybe move it a few meters away in a little more protected spot,till i prepare a planting spot for it in my Pyrgos Garden. It needs some hardscape work to be done first though so it will probably have to wait a few months potted.
Thank you very much Matt!
I would love to plant it in the ground next time i go to Pyrgos but unfortunately i have no open spots right now for a banana. I plan to make additional planting beds in the coming months though and as soon as the one planned for the Ae Ae is opened,it goes in the ground!!! :woohoonaner:
Just to correct the admittedly logical confusion the photo created,the one in front is my Ae Ae but the second visible one is not the Belle. I havent posted any photo of the Belle yet as it needs to grow up a little to have something to show :)
Now,about the ID of the second visible banana,i will be making a new thread soon with photos of it and its siblings. Dan is in for a big thank you for those!!!:bananas_b :woohoonaner:
About the light available in the spot my Ae Ae is,it gets noon to late afternoon full sun. I took that photo just before sunset,when the sun had disappeared behind other buildings unfortunately...
orinoko
06-06-2011, 05:19 AM
About the light available in the spot my Ae Ae is,it gets noon to late afternoon full sun. I took that photo just before sunset,when the sun had disappeared behind other buildings unfortunately...
Ah, that explains the darkness Kostas, thanks!
:goteam::waving:
Kostas
06-06-2011, 10:08 AM
No problem orinoko!
Here is a picture taken today under the noon sun!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/ec142353.jpg
If you look closely and compare with the previous photo, you can see it already grew some! :woohoonaner:
Kostas
07-02-2011, 06:45 PM
Here is a photo update of my Ae Ae! More than 2/3rds of the new growth you see was pushed in the last 2 days and growth rate is increasing dramatically day by day! Just checking tonight on it again,i saw it grew another 5 or more cm from late afternoon,when this photo was taken! :woohoonaner:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/1fce22f7.jpg
Looking forward to seeing its first leaf!!!
Kostas
07-28-2011, 10:52 AM
Here is an updated photo of my Ae Ae from Greenie!!! :woohoonaner:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/IMG_3046a.jpg
You can't easily see it but it has actually 3 leafs and a fourth one is just peeking out!
Looking forward to see it grow huge!!! :woohoonaner:
RAINFOREZT
07-28-2011, 11:01 AM
I think your ae ae need some shade. pls move the plant to a bright shady area.
mushtaq86
07-28-2011, 05:22 PM
Hi Kostas
I think you definitely need to move it to a area where its not getting direct,sunlight on it.
gander54
08-04-2011, 11:19 AM
Here is one I got from Greenie.
Bananaman88
08-04-2011, 11:47 AM
Looking good!
Greenie
08-06-2011, 08:47 PM
Kostas,
Those new leaves will look funny at first.It will eventually even out and start producing normal looking leaves.I would leave it where it has shown growth up to now.Make sure its getting sun! If you move her to shade,she will be prone to disease,bacteria and rot."If it ain't broke,don't fix it!"
This is just what I think....don't mean to take any of the other forum members advice away either.
Kostas
08-07-2011, 07:07 AM
Thank you very much all of you for your replys and suggestions!!!
As all newly established pups grown in full sun and growing real fast,my AeAe had and has burns on the outside of it's developing leafs which cause the bends you see. As always,this get progressively less with each new leaf,probably as the root system expands and as I add organic fertilizer. The burns it has are not that bad and the full sun indeed saves from rot,which it was starting to show in a shadier spot I had it. I plan to ground plant it at the edge of shade though so some pups will grow in shade and others in full sun,to keep the mat healthy and good looking at the same time,as they probably do grow more beautiful in shade but are more sensitive and harder to keep from rotting.
Frank helped me a lot with my questions on Ae Ae and its cultivation and so far my pup from him has done excellently! Thanks a lot Frank!!!!
Greenie
08-07-2011, 04:58 PM
Frank helped me a lot with my questions on Ae Ae and its cultivation and so far my pup from him has done excellently! Thanks a lot Frank!!!!
Anytime buddy! ...:bananas_b
Kostas
08-12-2011, 05:43 AM
Thanks Frank!
Here are two more photos of my Ae Ae and it's newest leaf,taken a few days ago!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/faa5bd39.jpg
Newest leaf close up! Pretty good for half day full sun! :)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/04bf3a3b.jpg
Kostas
09-08-2011, 06:02 PM
Hello,
To update on my Ae Ae,it has gotten really thin,having only 3 live leafs and leaf bases and a cigar and is unable to hold itself upright(so i just staked it).All the cut leaf bases it had when it arrrived,have died back but none of the whole leafs it produced since i got it died(the 3 remaining leafs). Have you had that happen before and if yes,what was the problem? Too much water?Too little? Nutrient deficiency? Not enough heat? I am puzzled and certainly dont want to loose it!
To make matters worse,since 1-2weeks ago,there is no usable leaf blade on the plant as wind tore them off the leaf rachis except a few segments on a few leafs and the partially torn open cigar leaf which is only 1/3 out so far and growing slowly.
Thank you very much in advance! :)
Kostas
09-09-2011, 05:23 PM
I would really appreciate your help on the above problem and what i can do to correct it!
My plan so far is to move it to Pyrgos(which is a good deal warmer with Zone 10a winters),bareroot it and ground plant it in a slope. My thought is that this is due to bad root/soil conditions and/or lack of enough heat and the above actions will combat the problem. What do you think?
Thank you very much in advance! :)
sunfish
09-09-2011, 05:59 PM
I would really appreciate your help on the above problem and what i can do to correct it!
My plan so far is to move it to Pyrgos(which is a good deal warmer with Zone 10a winters),bareroot it and ground plant it in a slope. My thought is that this is due to bad root/soil conditions and/or lack of enough heat and the above actions will combat the problem. What do you think?
Thank you very much in advance! :)
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BigBananaBoy
09-09-2011, 07:26 PM
I would really appreciate your help on the above problem and what i can do to correct it!
My plan so far is to move it to Pyrgos(which is a good deal warmer with Zone 10a winters),bareroot it and ground plant it in a slope. My thought is that this is due to bad root/soil conditions and/or lack of enough heat and the above actions will combat the problem. What do you think?
Thank you very much in advance! :)
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Kostas
09-09-2011, 11:25 PM
Thank you very much for your replys :)
Post #21,complete dieback of older leaf bases and very thin remaining pseudostem,comprised of only 3 leafs and a cigar. Its about 1m tall and only 5 cm thick....
Thank you very much in advance! :)
kaczercat
09-10-2011, 11:36 AM
the pic looks better then how you described it, just don't over water and hopefully it pulls through. what have the temps been like?
Kostas
09-10-2011, 04:35 PM
Thank you very much for your reply Matt!
I have posted any recent photo of it so the one you saw probably is of it doing well.
Well,today I proceeded with the barerooting and ground planting and definitely found a cause! More than half of the corm had rotted away! The rest was solid and had healthy roots so I ground planted it in Pyrgos,hoping the extra heat and drainage may help it recover. The pseudostem broke close to the base in the process btw as the corm rot had formed a weak point on it. The growth center is ok though and I hope it recovers...
It's been windier and cooler than usual for the season lately in Melissia...Not good...
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