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JodoGarden
01-15-2013, 01:39 PM
My first bloom! The only issue is that the frost a few weeks ago has really damaged this DC. Every leaf it has put out since was damaged... and wouldn't you know... the bloom set was in there too. Any thoughts on what kind of damage I can expect for the fruit set? I assume there really isn't anything I can do since the damage is done. I might try to boost it a little with fish emulsion, but I expect the fruit set to be kind of ugly regardless. Below is a photo of the bloom... you can see how damaged the leaves of the plant are and also parts of the bloom (the white on the leaves was from frost damage on the p-stem which in turn caused everything in the p-stem to get damaged by cold).

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51896&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51896&ppuser=14874)

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caliboy1994
01-15-2013, 03:04 PM
I heard that you're not supposed to add nitrogen during fruiting, as it can cause the fruit to rot. If anything, add potassium.

JodoGarden
01-15-2013, 03:11 PM
I heard that you're not supposed to add nitrogen during fruiting, as it can cause the fruit to rot. If anything, add potassium.

OK.. thanks. I had just put down composted manure about a month ago, not sure if that is related to the emergence of the bloom.