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wolfyhound
05-07-2013, 06:27 PM
Well all my bananas in the ground lost the p-stems but the pups are doing well I think. They all are putting out big huge leaves.

Of course, I don't know that it's healthy big leaves, so I uploaded pictures. Also, they have big leaves but they aren't very tall? Should they be getting taller? Or will height happen slower?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52833&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52833&ppuser=15189)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52834&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52834&ppuser=15189)

So how do they look? Should I be doing anything right now? Should I buy that banana food fertilizer? All I have here is 10-10-10. Put potash on them? Stop hovering and fretting at them?

andy17
07-09-2013, 08:58 AM
Hi wolfyhound,
It looks like your plants are pretty healthy overall! The soil in the pictures looks really sandy, is that th case? The leaf folding is a sign the plants may not be getting enough water. Haha as for fertilizer, I've learned that bananas love the stuff. I just use miracle grow and Hi-Yield All Purpose and they seem to do great! In sandy soils, both water and fertilizer will leach from the soil at a much faster rate. Hope this helps!

caliboy1994
07-09-2013, 12:15 PM
Looking great! It's because they're water suckers. What variety is it? You might want to throw on some fertilizer.

wolfyhound
07-09-2013, 09:36 PM
Thanks!!
I did get the specialty banana fertilizer and they're growing a bit faster, and my Ice Cream is growing so fast I swear I could sit outside for an hour and SEE it grow. I fertilzed it twice and it's in a pot.

Soil is sand here, but the raised beds have some better dirt in them and I put compost in the holes when I planted them too.

The Puerto Rico bananas and the Ice Cream one are doing the best, but all of them are looking pretty perky. I'll have to go around and get fresh shots!

sunfish
07-09-2013, 10:22 PM
They Look Marvelous

wolfyhound
07-09-2013, 10:46 PM
Thanks, I love them all!

(but Frank the best and the Ice Cream second best.... shhh... I don't want to discourage the rest)

Abnshrek
07-09-2013, 10:58 PM
Thanks, I love them all!

(but Frank the best and the Ice Cream second best.... shhh... I don't want to discourage the rest)

ok who's Frank? You named a banana Frank? lmao Must be the hot dog of your bunch.... :^)

wolfyhound
07-09-2013, 11:27 PM
Well when I got my first group of bananas, they were labeled. 4 said Dwarf red, 1 said Double Mahoi and 1 said Grand nain.

Then there was the unlabeled one that had lost its tag. I didn't want it to feel inferior so I named it Frank.