raimeiken
01-23-2015, 10:59 AM
Let's see them bananas!
what are you guys growing?
what have you tried that fairs well in our weather here?
what's fruiting?
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I'm currently growing some Apple bananas I planted last spring. I got some fairly good size corms from ebay and have sprouted a lot of pups from them. I have them planted in two corners of my yard. Got some frost damage the past month but are now currently pushing new leaves again since we've been getting high 70's temps.
April 2014 - emerging from the ground
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yJ8SrWtfrMo/U0x3eXNGX2I/AAAAAAAAFDc/1cR9EwQ2hD4/s711/WP_20140414_16_10_25_Pro.jpg
June 2014
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MF5A4R3La-A/U6hQWvCWlyI/AAAAAAAAFMI/GEVJGkVP-0M/s512/WP_20140623_08_17_27_Pro.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VmmUAxP-BpY/U6hQdsmz4rI/AAAAAAAAFLw/-10oPJq5sxo/s512/WP_20140623_08_16_16_Pro.jpg
October 2014
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k41TwCiNwm8/VDU38kQ3xMI/AAAAAAAAFmU/AAFZBjiJYA8/s512/WP_20141006_15_03_33_Pro.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ghhZw4t0tM4/VDU39cZOtGI/AAAAAAAAFmU/52ewszbCTXE/s512/WP_20141007_17_05_44_Pro.jpg
January 2015 - frost protection on before the freeze.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JBMp8gjGSgw/VKcvqOba64I/AAAAAAAAFqg/ClLYV4dBYoY/s512/WP_20150102_16_27_13_Pro.jpg
other corner wasn't protected with frost cloth but it didn't get much frost damaged since it's in a protected spot under the Canary palm.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ao0U7qBN7MQ/VKcvsBjHq3I/AAAAAAAAFqo/xhp1N19ZhwU/s512/WP_20150102_16_31_39_Pro.jpg
January 23, 2015 - pushing new leaves out.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mBif511NVbM/VL2d1Bt-UQI/AAAAAAAAFsc/8rgjOCx1y0g/s512/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QMeQ6P_iry4/VL2dyH7yAqI/AAAAAAAAFrU/pjSN1lViP6Y/s512/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg
I also bought small pups from the fall rare fruit growers plant sale. got a Raja puri and a thousand finger pup. I'll be planting them in ground once it warms up some more. I'm also currently trying to acquire a dwarf namwah. I've read that they do pretty well here especially during the summer months.
what are you guys growing?
what have you tried that fairs well in our weather here?
what's fruiting?
________________________________________________
I'm currently growing some Apple bananas I planted last spring. I got some fairly good size corms from ebay and have sprouted a lot of pups from them. I have them planted in two corners of my yard. Got some frost damage the past month but are now currently pushing new leaves again since we've been getting high 70's temps.
April 2014 - emerging from the ground
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yJ8SrWtfrMo/U0x3eXNGX2I/AAAAAAAAFDc/1cR9EwQ2hD4/s711/WP_20140414_16_10_25_Pro.jpg
June 2014
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MF5A4R3La-A/U6hQWvCWlyI/AAAAAAAAFMI/GEVJGkVP-0M/s512/WP_20140623_08_17_27_Pro.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VmmUAxP-BpY/U6hQdsmz4rI/AAAAAAAAFLw/-10oPJq5sxo/s512/WP_20140623_08_16_16_Pro.jpg
October 2014
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k41TwCiNwm8/VDU38kQ3xMI/AAAAAAAAFmU/AAFZBjiJYA8/s512/WP_20141006_15_03_33_Pro.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ghhZw4t0tM4/VDU39cZOtGI/AAAAAAAAFmU/52ewszbCTXE/s512/WP_20141007_17_05_44_Pro.jpg
January 2015 - frost protection on before the freeze.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JBMp8gjGSgw/VKcvqOba64I/AAAAAAAAFqg/ClLYV4dBYoY/s512/WP_20150102_16_27_13_Pro.jpg
other corner wasn't protected with frost cloth but it didn't get much frost damaged since it's in a protected spot under the Canary palm.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ao0U7qBN7MQ/VKcvsBjHq3I/AAAAAAAAFqo/xhp1N19ZhwU/s512/WP_20150102_16_31_39_Pro.jpg
January 23, 2015 - pushing new leaves out.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mBif511NVbM/VL2d1Bt-UQI/AAAAAAAAFsc/8rgjOCx1y0g/s512/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QMeQ6P_iry4/VL2dyH7yAqI/AAAAAAAAFrU/pjSN1lViP6Y/s512/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg
I also bought small pups from the fall rare fruit growers plant sale. got a Raja puri and a thousand finger pup. I'll be planting them in ground once it warms up some more. I'm also currently trying to acquire a dwarf namwah. I've read that they do pretty well here especially during the summer months.