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Orly
01-10-2018, 09:11 AM
After planting my first nana plants last April I just noticed my first flower bud about a week ago. Not completely sure of the variety since I mixed them up during planting but it's likely Pisang Ceylon or possibly Hua Mua.

Generally how much longer from this stage till ready to pick?

https://i.imgur.com/caoIMXy.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jDvJAdh.jpg

Tall nana on the left:

https://i.imgur.com/xmduOys.jpg

Tytaylor77
01-10-2018, 11:31 AM
Looks more Hua Moa than Mysore for sure! Where did you get the plants from? Always good to know where to find correctly labeled plants! Congrats!

I haven’t filled a bunch of either yet but i would guess between 3-5 months from this stage in south FL. I would suggest to cut all (or most) nitrogen and give only potassium from this stage on. It will help fill them.

Keep us updated!

Orly
01-10-2018, 11:53 AM
It'd be nice if they're the Hua Mua. We love fried Plantians and those are my fav.

I ordered them from GreenEarth Banana Plants: Buy - Banana Trees - Banana Plants - NOW on Sale (http://www.greenhousebusiness.com/bananaplants.html)

I've been feeding them with Fruit Fuel soluble fertilizer monthly. I bought this fert through a member here. It's heavy on the Potassium.

I suspect the other large nana to the right is the Pisang Ceylon which shouldn't be far behind in budding. That leaves the short one to be the Apple variety I guess. These were all ordered and planted together.

Orly
01-14-2018, 12:39 PM
This is where it's at just a few days later. The speed of growth is just amazing to me.

I just gave them their monthly feeding of Fruit Fuel.

https://i.imgur.com/uTNql86.jpg

And to add to this I've been enjoying the delicious Papayas my trees have been providing and just saw signs that my first Pineapple is on it's way.

Good times. :goteam:


https://i.imgur.com/fNRagUf.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/Zx1jOV3.jpg

AdotKarl
01-14-2018, 03:26 PM
Amazing! Delicious fruit salads coming your way:04:

Orly
02-08-2018, 07:59 AM
After the first few hands of bananas have developed well, the rest of them seem to be dropping off. Is this normal? Any reason why? Cooler weather maybe?

https://i.imgur.com/LTj5Mpu.jpg

Tytaylor77
02-08-2018, 05:07 PM
Those dropping off are the male flowers. Totally normal. Nice bunch too!

Orly
02-08-2018, 05:25 PM
Those dropping off are the male flowers. Totally normal. Nice bunch too!

Oh, so there are flowers of both sexes and the males drop off. Good to know.

Thx

Tytaylor77
02-08-2018, 06:33 PM
The sterile male flowers come after the female flowers/bananas. They either dry up and stay on the bunch or they drop off. It depends on the variety. Like Raja Puri you will notice all the dried up dead male flowers left behind. The male flowers are usually sterile on edible/seedless types.

How tall was the Hua Moa when it flowered? About 10’ or so?
Keep posting pics! You don’t see many Hua Moa bunches. Such a good plantain! They are amazing to eat over-ripe as a sweet plantain also! I was on track for a bunch this year, but our horriable winter decided to happen! I don’t have a single unprotected pstem standing!

Orly
02-08-2018, 06:55 PM
Yeah, the p-stem was about 10'.

The male flowers mostly drop of on this plant.

I love plantains either fried green (tostones) or over ripe (maduros). I Can't wait.

Sorry about your bad luck with the Hua Mua's.

Orly
02-14-2018, 05:33 PM
Update on my nana progress.

No more new fruit producing. Should I cut the flower? If so, where?

https://i.imgur.com/SGxGu5a.jpg


The tall nana plant next to it also flowered. My first guess it's Pisang Ceylon, otherwise it's Manzana (Apple).

https://i.imgur.com/rcN1b81.jpg

Tytaylor77
02-15-2018, 01:39 AM
I normally just pop it off with my hand. I would break it off right where it is at! Where the male bud connects to the peduncle.

Looks like it’s hardly even producing new male flowers. On this bunch, at its current stage I would leave it! We could see how it looks in future pictures and it doesn’t look like it’s wasting hardly any energy.

The bottom plant looks more Mysore than Manzano to me. You will know in a week or 2. Great bunches! Was this one planted around April also?

Orly
02-15-2018, 08:41 AM
I normally just pop it off with my hand. I would break it off right where it is at! Where the male bud connects to the peduncle.

Looks like it’s hardly even producing new male flowers. On this bunch, at its current stage I would leave it! We could see how it looks in future pictures and it doesn’t look like it’s wasting hardly any energy.

The bottom plant looks more Mysore than Manzano to me. You will know in a week or 2. Great bunches! Was this one planted around April also?

Thanks for the tip. I'll leave the bud alone.
How do you normally know when and if you should remove the bud? For next time.

All three plants were planted at same time in April, were from the same seller, and of the same age (size).

Here's a better image of the current plants.
The only one that has yet to fruit is the short one which by deduction might likely be the Manzano. It's either a slow grower or a dwarf.


https://i.imgur.com/G8EPgud.jpg


Each plant has 1 pup, and I work to keep it that way.

HMelendez
02-15-2018, 10:22 AM
How do you normally know when and if you should remove the bud? For next time.


Orly,



Congrats!.....Very nice Hua Moa bunch!....


Also, I agree with my bro Ty, the bottom plant looks more Mysore than Manzano!....


I usually let 1 to 2 male flower rows to come out first, then I cut/remove the bud.....



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Orly
02-16-2018, 12:44 AM
Orly,





I usually let 1 to 2 male flower rows to come out first, then I cut/remove the bud.....



:2723::bananarow::2723:

So once you start getting male flowers, the females are done appearing?

Orly
02-18-2018, 12:43 PM
So the 2nd plants new bud has stared producing initial fruit/flowers. What do they look more like, Mysore or Manzano or still too early?

https://i.imgur.com/nI2guNr.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VSns96k.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vNMf1yx.jpg

Deadon2
02-18-2018, 10:14 PM
looks like a healthy, robust corm you have nurtured.
Congrats my friend. Many banana bunches to look forward to.
:birthdaynana:

HMelendez
02-19-2018, 06:57 AM
So once you start getting male flowers, the females are done appearing?


Yes!....First, female flowers will appear, in which they are the banana fruits, then the flower bud will start opening rows of male flowers!....Most of the time, once you start getting male flowers, you won’t get any female flowers (banana fruits) again!.....


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Tytaylor77
02-20-2018, 02:07 AM
Man that 2nd bunch looks a lot like Hua Moa also. Are they about the same height? It’s not a Mysore for sure. It’s not a manzano either. I think you have 2 Hua Moa bunches! Congrats!??

Now it’s looking more like the Greenearth we know!

Orly
02-20-2018, 08:58 AM
Man that 2nd bunch looks a lot like Hua Moa also. Are they about the same height? It’s not a Mysore for sure. It’s not a manzano either. I think you have 2 Hua Moa bunches! Congrats!??

Now it’s looking more like the Greenearth we know!

That's just great.

Yeah, they're about the same height.

If they're not what I expected, I'll have to replant. Damn.

What's a good source for nana plants? I'd like a Pisang Ceylon.

As far as the shortie of my 3 plants. I guess it's still a mystery. I have no idea when it'll flower.

Tytaylor77
02-21-2018, 12:20 AM
For TC plants i would ONLY buy from Going Bananas in South FL or from Larry here on bananas.org. His username on here is “sddarkman619”. Not sure he has Mysore.

I have Mysore, Pisang Ceylon (from Going Bananas), and also Misi Luki. It will be a little while until I have pups (maybe late March) they are breaking the surface now! Just pm me later on if you don’t find one by then. I would even consider a trade for a hua moa pup. I could use another.

Orly
02-21-2018, 12:53 AM
For TC plants i would ONLY buy from Going Bananas in South FL or from Larry here on bananas.org. His username on here is “sddarkman619”. Not sure he has Mysore.

I have Mysore, Pisang Ceylon (from Going Bananas), and also Misi Luki. It will be a little while until I have pups (maybe late March) they are breaking the surface now! Just pm me later on if you don’t find one by then. I would even consider a trade for a hua moa pup. I could use another.

Sounds good. I may have to take you up on that offer. Thx

Orly
03-01-2018, 03:07 PM
Update:Hua Mua now nearly 2 months from initial flowering.

Are these ready to cut down yet?


https://i.imgur.com/1GumIwt.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Arg3krg.jpg




This is the 2nd nana plant and what appears to be another Hua Mua.

https://i.imgur.com/4dWXpj0.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/x5bH3FO.jpg

Tytaylor77
03-01-2018, 10:59 PM
I haven’t filled Hua Moa myself yet but I say let them go a little longer. But WOW they have filled so fast! How much potassium are you feeding? Great job man! They look amazing! Not much further to go!

Orly
03-02-2018, 07:06 AM
I feed each of my full size nanas about 1 cup of Fruit Fuel fertilizer (16-8-24) mixed in a 5 gallon bucket full of water poured around the base once a month.

Each of my Hua Mua have a large 3ft pseudo stem length pup. I'm letting a couple more pups grow. Looking forward to a Pisang Ceylon trade with you in the near future.

What's a good length for removing and shipping a pup?

Orly
03-21-2018, 11:58 AM
Update 3-21-18

Been a little over 2 months since this bunch started. They're looking pretty plump.

Are they ready to cut down yet, if not how much longer?

https://i.imgur.com/7hlN7z8.jpg


Here's the other bunch.

https://i.imgur.com/7405QDr.jpg

Tytaylor77
03-23-2018, 12:28 AM
Awesome job! They look pretty close to me. I’ve never harvested any so I can’t say for sure! You could just cut or pull off one or 2 and try them. Then go from there.

Just PM me sometime on the pup. I should have some ready in a week or 2. All my Mysore pups are growing great!

CraigSS
03-23-2018, 01:34 PM
I am Jealous. Your Plants look great.

Craig

Orly
03-24-2018, 04:48 PM
Well, after almost a year since this nana was first planted the moment has arrived. :woohoonaner:

:drum:

:bunchonanas:
The bunch was cut down and weighed in at 17 lbs with about 3 dozen nanas in total.

https://i.imgur.com/aJcmUBo.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4sbW1rM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NTFgmsY.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hq29GkG.jpg
:rollerbananadone:
https://i.imgur.com/s8xn7pl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4T2xGX1.jpg

They were absolutely delicious. :bananas_b

Thanks to the members of this forum and their invaluable help with raising my bananas. :08:

Akula
03-24-2018, 06:03 PM
Excellent! Great photos! Especially the one of you holding the trophy. Haha. Congratulations on getting to the finish line! Hope to get there myself this year.

CraigSS
03-24-2018, 11:55 PM
And the smile on your face indicates a Happy Banana Grower.

Congrats indeed.:nanadrink:

HMelendez
03-25-2018, 08:16 AM
Congrats Orly!.......Job well done!.....



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Orly
03-27-2018, 03:50 PM
Question. Now that my main nana plant has fruited and been harvested, how far should I cut down the spent pstem? As of now I have it cut down to about 3 ft above ground.

Tytaylor77
03-28-2018, 07:38 PM
I’ve read a study where leaving a 2’-3’ stump actually helped feed the new pups and mat. So that is what I’m doing now.

You can cut it however you want it really. A 3’ rotting stump doesn’t look the best haha.

Orly
03-28-2018, 08:00 PM
I’ve read a study where leaving a 2’-3’ stump actually helped feed the new pups and mat. So that is what I’m doing now.

You can cut it however you want it really. A 3’ rotting stump doesn’t look the best haha.

I heard the same somewhere too, that's why I cut it down to that height. Just wanted some affirmation.

Eventually when it does rot to be enough of an eyesore, i'll cut it down completely.

Thx

CraigSS
05-22-2018, 10:47 AM
How long after they pushed up Pups did the flower arrive?
Craig

Orly
05-22-2018, 12:11 PM
How long after they pushed up Pups did the flower arrive?
Craig

These were not started from pups but from a mail-order plant. I'd say about 9 months after planting it it flowered.

Now I have pretty large pups from these plants and they may not have too much longer to go before flowering.