View Full Version : 2019 -Update on My Bananas
edwmax
05-28-2019, 09:14 AM
I haven't posted in a while because I been busy with other things due to the storm last fall. Anyway things has slowed down some and I was catching up on work around my house and yard (Saturday 5/18).
I was mowing when I came up to my small nana patch and saw little red things on the ground. Looking up I saw this on the Orinoco nanas.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-05192019.JPG
Then to the right of it there was another with very small fingers (sorry I can't find that picture). It was already making male fingers.
This past week 3 bunch popped and now opening. (2nd from left). All 3 bunches shown.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-05282019.JPG
The bunch with the very small fingers are dying (far right, in the dark). The the weather turned hot and dry suddenly. I believe lack of water is the cause of the small fingers and the one bunch to die. That bunch I believe opened at the end of April.
Yesterday while watering the Nanas, there was a 4th bunch that popped this week.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic2-05282019.JPG
This morning while watering & looking at the patch, I believe there are 2 flag leaves on my Dwarf Orinocos. This will be the first time they have produced.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic3-05282019.JPG
I have been watering 2 Xs a day for 10 days now and watering is taking too much of my time for now. I've setup a sprinkler for now and will put in a drip/spray line later. The plants are looking much better and not wilting. So I hope the bunches and nana fingers will fill & fatten out.
The Orinocos didn't die back this past winter and put out new leaves after each freeze. So I expect a few more of these plants to flower.
beam2050
05-28-2019, 09:30 AM
all right!!!!!! max.
last 2 light frosts took out a lot of mine that might have produced this year and lack of rain for the last 2 months has not helped. dragging around hoses to keep them watered this year. looking very good max glad to hear from you.
Akula
05-28-2019, 09:32 AM
Congratulations!!
The plants have a pretty good number of leaves on them and all summer to fill out so you are in great shape!
No rain here in 16 days. Not even a pop up thunderstorm. Solar panels are cranking out the electricity but the yard needs a big rain dump for saturation. Sprinkler system doesn't cut it.
edwmax
05-28-2019, 09:39 AM
Thanks guys, I just didn't realize how dry the ground got so quick. 4 or 5 weeks ago the ground was soaked and there is mud on my car now from a night time down pour last week. ... This unusual heat has a lot more to do with the situation and fast drying of the top surface of the soil.
HMelendez
05-28-2019, 10:33 AM
Max,
Nice to see you back in the forum!.....Woohoo!....Congratulations!.....Looking good!......
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edwmax
05-28-2019, 10:44 AM
Oh ... I've been around. Just not posting and hogging all the pixels. haha
edwmax
05-29-2019, 08:40 AM
Yep ... This morning at 8:30 am, the tops of the 2 buds are showing on the dwarf Orinocos. These were showing flags yesterday. .... So 6 bunches on the Orinocos in May
http://caironet.com/banana/DwfOrinoco-pic1-05282019.jpg
edwmax
05-29-2019, 02:11 PM
HEY ...Beam ...
I got one two .... It's 4 ft. ... I was just watering the nanas and kept looking at it. I had to walk over for a close look and yep, it was a Bud. The flag leaf I saw yesterday and just though ir had broken off. I didn't pay and more attention as I thought the plants were too short to flower.
A 4 ft Raja Puri .... I think I got this plant from Just Fruits in Crawfordville Fl This is the first flowers for this one. I'm looking ... there could be another one????
Now I'm at 7 bunches for this patch.
http://caironet.com/banana/RajaPuri-pic1-05292019.jpg:woohoonaner:
edwmax
05-29-2019, 02:36 PM
I need 100lb of fertilizer for this patch next week and 50lb for the other large nana patch and 50lb for the pecan trees. And some SOP which I already have.
beam2050
05-29-2019, 02:58 PM
HEY ...Beam ...
I got one two .... It's 4 ft. ... I was just watering the nanas and kept looking at it. I had to walk over for a close look and yep, it was a Bud. The flag leaf I was yesterday and just though ir had broken off. I didn't pay and more attention as I thought the plants were too short to flower.
A 4 ft Raja Puri .... I think I got this plant from Just Fruits in Crawfordville Fl This is the first flowers for this one. I'm looking there could be another one????
Now I'm at 7 bunches for this patch.
http://caironet.com/banana/RajaPuri-pic1-05292019.jpg:woohoonaner:
yes I think rajapuri fruits normally at 5 1/2 ft. but winter could have changed its mind. :ha:
Tytaylor77
06-01-2019, 01:24 AM
Awesome! Congrats Max!!
I hope your hungry for bananas!
Amazing job!!
mushtaq86
06-01-2019, 03:33 AM
Congratulations Max, how tall are the Orinoco.
edwmax
06-01-2019, 09:49 AM
Congratulations Max, how tall are the Orinoco.
The reg. Orinoco seems to bud just under 12 ft. This is less than the 14 to 16 ft i've read else where. ... The Dwf Orinoco buds just over 10 ft. A little tall for a Dwarf but differently shorter and slightly smaller stem than my other reg. Orinoco.
edwmax
06-01-2019, 10:05 AM
As a reference, this is one of the Orinoco bunches from the same group at end of September 2017.
http://caironet.com/banana/bunch1-09172017.jpg
Same bunch Nov. 16 2017
http://caironet.com/banana/bunch1-pic2-11162017.jpg
http://caironet.com/banana/bunch1-pic3-11162017.jpg
edwmax
06-07-2019, 10:43 AM
It's been 1 1/2 to 2 weeks since the first pics were taken, so these are just progress pictures.
Orinoco bunches 2 & 3 (6/7/2019)
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-06072019.JPG
Orinoco bunch 1 (6/7/2013) It is dead. I'm sure it was due to the heat and I didn't know the plant had flowered.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic2-06072019.JPG
Orinoco bunch 3.
http://caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic3-06072019.JPG
These Orinoco bunches are not going to be big or tight. Likely due to the heat and may be need some fertilizer.
Dwf Orinoco (6/7/2019) 2 bunches
http://caironet.com/banana/DwfOrinoco-pic1-06072019.jpg
Raja Puri (6/7/2019)
http://caironet.com/banana/RajaPuri-pic1-06072019.jpg
Yesterday at Tractor Supply, I found a 25 gal sprayer discounted at 50% off. ( https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/fimco-25-gal-deluxe-spot-sprayer-5302938 ) The personnel stated it was a return due to a tank leak. It has been sitting all night full of water and there ant no leak. So as soon as I finish checking it out, I will be foliar feeding the bananas again.
beam2050
06-07-2019, 10:54 AM
LOOKING GOOD MAX. lot of damage probably from draught to, you can dump allot of water on them but if the surrounding ground is dry......well.
edwmax
07-01-2019, 09:43 AM
Update 7/1/2019
This morning while check the nanas in the small patch I found a new Dwf Orinoco bud. So that makes 3 buds for the Dwf Orinoco.
Last week checking the Orinoco, I realized the count was 1 too many. No I didn't miss count a new bud slip in there and already had 2 hands showing. It just blended in without me noticing.
Anyway the bunch count is 4 Orinoco; 3 Dwf Orinoco; and i Rajapuri. 8 Bunches total growing.
... I do believe there will be another rajapuri soon. The pstem is at the right height and size. A noticeable bulge is at the base, so it should be 1 or 2 more leaves away from the flag leaf. (no pic)
Dwf Orinoco, Bud #3 is the new bud.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/DwfOrinoco-pic1-07012019.jpg
Orinoco pics: Bud #4 is the new Orinoco
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-07012019.JPG
Due to the dry/drought we had the Orinocos only made 2 or 3 hands. But Bunch 1 above is filling/fatting out good and the rest are following. ... I hope the new Dwf Orinoco bunch will make more then 3 hands. The patch has been well watered since 3rd week of May.
...:woohoonaner: ... We may be eating home grown Nanas this fall!!!1
Oh forgot this pic. ... The lazy ass Guard Ducks goofing off.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Ducks-07012019.jpg
edwmax
07-02-2019, 12:34 PM
There is a 5th Orinoco Bud today. I didn't see it yesterday (if it was there?).
The count is 5 Orinoco; 3 Dwf Orinoco; and 1 Raja puri. 9 bunches growing.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-07022019.JPG
...:woohoonaner: ...
edwmax
07-02-2019, 03:44 PM
About 20 minutes after turning on the sprinkler, those leaves were spread out flat. The sprinkler ran for 2 hrs. ... I'l have to start watering the nana daily again until we get another rain.
Akula
07-02-2019, 08:27 PM
"These Orinoco bunches are not going to be big or tight. Likely due to the heat and may be need some fertilizer."
What's generally considered a big Orinoco bunch? Monster bragging bunch size? I guess in hands and fingers.
I've never seen big orinoco bunches. 3-5 hands usually. Big one maybe 7 hands.
edwmax
07-02-2019, 10:11 PM
"These Orinoco bunches are not going to be big or tight. Likely due to the heat and may be need some fertilizer."
What's generally considered a big Orinoco bunch? Monster bragging bunch size? I guess in hands and fingers.
I've never seen big orinoco bunches. 3-5 hands usually. Big one maybe 7 hands.
I believe the drought in April & May was the cause of the wide spacing of the hands and thus only a few hand/fingers made. The fertilizer was there. ... The plant was growing on its internal reserves since there were very little water for uptake by the roots. The hands/fingers were already made by the time the Bud appeared.
... This same Orinoco mat produce the 9 hand bunches in 2017 which I cut back to 6 hands. Pictures and thread can be seen here: http://www.bananas.org/f2/surprise-surprise-bud-47561.html (http://www.bananas.org/f2/surprise-surprise-bud-47561.html) ... and reference pictures posted above are the same bunches.
I hope these last 2 Orinoco bunches will show an improvement after I started twice daily watering until recent rains.
Akula
07-03-2019, 12:12 AM
Gotcha. That was a very nice looking bunch in 2017 and nine hands is probably monster for Orinoco. Good job.
Yeah, its been dry in my area too. Usually we have a ton of rain starting about mid-May and lasting through the summer but the storms seem to pass north or south of me. We are usually run over on the rain highway that comes out of the Gulf every year. I'm only deep watering about every three days and the plants seem to be okay. I have a ton of organic matter in the soil down to about four feet so I think that helps with water retention. Last two years we had a ton of rain and the growth of the nanners was much greater.
Just got a huge bud on one of my big namwas so will be interesting to see if the lack of rain effects the number of fingers vs. last year.
beam2050
07-03-2019, 11:22 AM
the rain has been going over the top of me...thinking about getting a toupe'?!! :bigotes: :2686:
edwmax
07-03-2019, 06:11 PM
the rain has been going over the top of me...thinking about getting a toupe'?!! :bigotes: :2686:
What color ... bald???? :bananas_b
HMelendez
07-04-2019, 04:39 AM
What color ... bald???? :bananas_b
LMAO!...…..:ha::ha::ha:
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HMelendez
07-04-2019, 04:44 AM
Wow!.....Looking awesome Max!.....So many Orinoco's flowering/blooming!....You are definitely Mr. Orinoco King!.....
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beam2050
07-04-2019, 08:18 AM
What color ... bald???? :bananas_b
:ha: :ha:
hope your chickens see something up your nose!
the wifes boy gave crap about the bald head for years and now I can proudly say at 26 he has found one thing he can outdo me in. :ha:
edwmax
07-04-2019, 08:22 AM
:ha: :ha:
hope your chickens see something up your nose!
My chickens love me. They sit on my knee and tell me all the yard gossp ... who did what to who. ... Te duck, the little mooches, just wants popcorn.
HMelendez
07-04-2019, 09:37 AM
:ha: :ha:
hope your chickens see something up your nose!
the wifes boy gave crap about the bald head for years and now I can proudly say at 26 he has found one thing he can outdo me in. :ha:
My chickens love me. They sit on my knee and tell me all the yard gossp ... who did what to who. ... Te duck, the little mooches, just wants popcorn.
LMAO!...…..:ha::ha::ha::ha::ha:
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edwmax
07-07-2019, 07:49 AM
I tried to post this yesterday but the forum wouldn't come up.
Looking over the nana patch, Saturday morning, I found Orinoco Bud #6. The count is Orinoco 6; Dwf Orinoco 3; Raja Puri 1; total 10 bunches
... I have 2 more Orinocos that have the height and size to Flower this summer and one more Rajapuri may flower. .... Anyway, the extra fertilizer that I put on this patch will push the young nanas to flower next year (if they don't freeze to the ground this winter).
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-07062019.JPG
edwmax
07-21-2019, 10:44 AM
Yesterday I transplanted 2 nana plants to the large patch. Then while mowing the grass I saw a Flag leaf on the Dwf Namwah mat. And then looking to the Dwf Brazillian mat, there was a bud just pushed out. These weren't showing a few days ago. ... So between to 2 nana patches, I now have 12 bunches growing.
Dwf Namwah:
http://www.caironet.com/banana/DwfNamwah-07202019.jpg
Dwf Brazilian:
http://www.caironet.com/banana/DwfBrazillian-07202019.jpg
beam2050
07-21-2019, 02:24 PM
Jealous!!!!!
edwmax
07-21-2019, 04:55 PM
Jealous!!!!!
Just don't turn into a 7'-6 green monster.
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beam2050
07-23-2019, 09:18 AM
Just don't turn into a 7'-6 green monster.
:08:
already done. that mean when I flower I dye?:2783:
SixtySix
07-23-2019, 11:52 AM
already done. that mean when I flower I dye?:2783:
It's spelled F-L-O-U-R.
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beam2050
07-23-2019, 12:44 PM
It's spelled F-L-O-U-R.
:08:
:ha::ha:
floured the inside of a brook trout in Jackson hole Wyoming once when I was younger....didn't turn out so well.
but I have done some dyeing that turned out well......my teeth are falling out and my hair is falling out and I have done some posts on this forum that have gone nowear.
edwmax
08-08-2019, 03:00 PM
I have 2 more Flowers in my Large Nana patch!
Today about 12 noon passing by the patch, I saw this bud & flag on the FHIA1.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/FHIA-1-08082019.jpg
Then while looking over the rest of the nana plants I found another Flower & flag on the Dwf Namwah.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/DwfNamwah-08082019.jpg
The total bunches for this year is 14.
These 2 buds are still up right, so they only came in the last 3 or 4 days. ... I have about 100 days before frost to fill these two bunches. I'll have to push these two bunches hard and prune the bunch to get a taste
Akula
08-08-2019, 09:06 PM
Great year for bananas in Georgia! Congratulations!
Narjisinfotech01
08-13-2019, 06:18 AM
thanks for the shearing this awesome bananas pics.
banana pron and cons are very use full to everyone
edwmax
08-29-2019, 03:05 PM
I've been under the weather since this past Sunday but much better today. Thanks you All.
Checking my nana patch I found the Orinoco have given me 2 more bunches. Actually 3 bunches ... another bunch has been hidden for a week or so.
I got may be 75 growing days left, so there is a chance to get these to fatten.
First 2 new Flowers
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic1-08292019.jpg
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic2-08292019.jpg
This bud is hidden deep under the nana canopy. It has 2 hands with small fingers showing, so I know that it hasn't been counted and may be only 2 weeks old.
http://www.caironet.com/banana/Orinoco-pic3-08292019.jpg
The other bunches have filled out very nicely and is at a pale green color. I waiting to see some yellow for maximum sweetness before harvesting.
Backyard Banana Joe
10-19-2019, 12:07 PM
Updates on ALL bunches🤓🤓🙏🙏🤘👍✅💪😀😁🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🍌???? Ya, that’s a GOOD idea, isn’t it edwmax🤓
Backyard Banana Joe
10-23-2019, 12:24 PM
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzz? :03:
edwmax
01-17-2020, 03:45 PM
At my small nana patch, I had 2 Orinoco's to flower in early November and 2 more to flower the 1st week of Dec. Another flowered 2 days before Christmas. These I did not expect to make because of coming cold weather. However, I did cut one of the early November bunches with 4 hands. It ripened and was great eating. 2 of these are still growing. .... Another Orinoco bunch flowered. after the 1st of the year. The wind broke that stalk this week. That bunch had 4 small hands showing.
Of the earlier growing bunches because of the first cold snap going to 30 deg. I cut 4 bunches and finished ripening these in the green house. The banana fingers were filled out and 2 of the bunches were just being to show a little yellow. I eat bananas, gave some away and made nana chip from 3 bunches. I have a gallon can of nana chips I'm still munching on.
... Now yesterday, I found that the 1000 finger nana has flowered within the last 2 weeks. It's showing 4 or 5 hands. I think the coming cold weather will get this one. All the leaves are frost burnt from the last low temp drop 2 weeks ago. This one is a first for me. ... There are 2 more 1000 finger stalks about 1 ft shorted & same diameter and a 3rd one that looks promising to flower this coming season if a hard freeze doesn't kill the stalk to the ground.
At the large patch, in late November or early Dec. I had 1 dwf Namawa to flower and 2 dwf Brazilians to flower. Yesterday when I was trimming dead leaves. I found 2 flowers on the Blue Java (damn those could have waited 2 more months). Cold weather will get these too. ... Of the growing summer bunches I cut 3 of those. The Dwf Namawa bunch ripened in the green house. It was great eating with a very good banana flavor after the peel turned completely black. These finger were about 2x's bigger than your thumb 1" dia. X 3 or 3 1/2" long. Nano's ... And they has a BLUE coloring on the peel.
Now ... who the hell stole my FHIA 1 bunch???? That bunch had about 70 or 80 fingers fully filled out. A huge nice looking bunch. I was waiting for some yellow to start showing before cutting. Someone, stole the bunch in the last week of September. I haven't even tasted one those yet. ... errr ... If I get my hands on him ...
All together, I had more than 20 bunches of bananas. .... This basically finishes the 2019 nana season. And the 2020 season has already started. I need to makes these wait another 2 months before flowering. .... My nanas have not gone dormant this winter as of last week. ... We have a few night where the temps drop to 29 -30 deg's just before day light and only one night about 1 1/2 or 2 weeks ago that actually had frost.
edwmax
01-20-2020, 10:30 AM
Thanks guys. ... I'm sorry I didn't keep the thread updated as things happened. I've been busy with other projects and was a little burnt-out on the forum. Although I was checking in about couple of times a week.
I do see a few members was interested in my grow reports. I hate rattling my own chain but threads like mine, HMelendez, Master Beam and a few others has done a lot to dispel misinformation about hobby growing of banana. Even a couple of larger growers (beginning commercial growers) have taken notice and posted in the forum. ... A few years ago there was a lot bad info on the internet about growing bananas and 10 years or so ago there was no info available for the hobby grower on the internet. So posting what you did and your results goes a long way here! Even if the results was not good.
... Anyway this was a bumper year for the bananas for me after recovering from a couple of bad freezes in winter o 2017/18 that killed more than half of my plants. I had more bananas than I could eat. Making chips was the easiest way to to keep eating home-grown nanas into the spring & summer. Now I need to get or build a dehydrator to make chips.
Best day
01-20-2020, 01:00 PM
I love the updates. I’m glad to hear the bananas are doing so well.
Bill
beam2050
01-21-2020, 10:15 AM
Thanks guys. ... I'm sorry I didn't keep the thread updated as things happened. I've been busy with other projects and was a little burnt-out on the forum. Although I was checking in about couple of times a week.
I do see a few members was interested in my grow reports. I hate rattling my own chain but threads like mine, HMelendez, Master Beam and a few others has done a lot to dispel misinformation about hobby growing of banana. Even a couple of larger growers (beginning commercial growers) have taken notice and posted in the forum. ... A few years ago there was a lot bad info on the internet about growing bananas and 10 years or so ago there was no info available for the hobby grower on the internet. So posting what you did and your results goes a long way here! Even if the results was not good.
... Anyway this was a bumper year for the bananas for me after recovering from a couple of bad freezes in winter o 2017/18 that killed more than half of my plants. I had more bananas than I could eat. Making chips was the easiest way to to keep eating home-grown nanas into the spring & summer. Now I need to get or build a dehydrator to make chips.
thanks for including me in on that max but all I am is a clown/idiot making an ars of my self in many countries.
glad to see you found the time to join us again. happy to see you had a very good year up there in Georger, those orinocos are perfect for people in our zones. a couple more to do are praying hands [mother lived thru 2 winters before fruiting and kandarin [unconfirmed, this is the mothers 3rd winter. but she lost a lot of mass on her p-stem and I had to shorten her up a bit.]
I love the updates. I’m glad to hear the bananas are doing so well.
Bill
always great here when somebody shows pictures of their plants and other things. I had my picture problem fixed I believe and then I bought a new computer to replace the 12 year old one I was using[dell].
now I don't know which to point my gun at the computer or myself. :ha:
HMelendez
01-22-2020, 09:19 AM
Max,
I appreciate that you mentioning me!....I just love growing Nanas and have fun doing it!....I'm glad to see you posting in the forum again!....My respect and admiration buddy!.....I'm happy to hear your Nanas are doing well!....
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HMelendez
01-22-2020, 09:32 AM
thanks for including me in on that max but all I am is a clown/idiot making an ars of my self in many countries.
glad to see you found the time to join us again. happy to see you had a very good year up there in Georger, those orinocos are perfect for people in our zones. a couple more to do are praying hands [mother lived thru 2 winters before fruiting and kandarin [unconfirmed, this is the mothers 3rd winter. but she lost a lot of mass on her p-stem and I had to shorten her up a bit.]
always great here when somebody shows pictures of their plants and other things. I had my picture problem fixed I believe and then I bought a new computer to replace the 12 year old one I was using[dell].
now I don't know which to point my gun at the computer or myself. :ha:
Master Beam,
I'm not consider you a clown or an idiot!....Sometimes, you just give advices or suggestions with a good sense of humor included!....That's all!....
Please, put that gun away!....:ha::ha::ha:
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edwmax
01-22-2020, 09:52 AM
Master Beam,
I'm not consider you a clown or an idiot!....Sometimes, you just give advices or suggestions with a good sense of humor included!....That's all!....
Please, put that gun away!....:ha::ha::ha:
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Agreed!
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