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aruzinsky
07-12-2019, 09:53 AM
Only the one on the left was given a soil drench of 1 ppm uniconazole on 12/16/18. The plants were identical at the time, in identical pots. The treated plant was repotted on 7/3/19.

http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/DwarfNamwahsUniconizoleLeft7-11-19.jpg

Remarkably, the biggest difference is a thicker pseudostem.

pjkfarm
07-12-2019, 09:00 PM
and more leaves - quite a lot more which really helps its appearance.
What were you trying to accomplish? And where did you get the chemical? Looks like something neat to experiment with.

aruzinsky
07-13-2019, 07:46 AM
and more leaves - quite a lot more which really helps its appearance.
What were you trying to accomplish? And where did you get the chemical? Looks like something neat to experiment with.

It's so that it will fit into my greenhouse during the winter and possibly fruit there.

I bought uniconazole (I misspelled it in the title) on Ebay about 3 years ago. There were many sellers, but, now, I can't find any. Same for Aliexpress. It cost me about $10 for 1 gram. There is an American made version, Sumagic, that is still available, but it costs a fortune.

https://www.ebay.com/i/112488012820

I do not recommend Sumagic because it is a gyp.

pitangadiego
07-13-2019, 09:56 PM
Pot size (and thus root mass) might explain the difference in performance.

pjkfarm
07-14-2019, 10:01 AM
It's so that it will fit into my greenhouse during the winter and possibly fruit there.

I bought uniconazole (I misspelled it in the title) on Ebay about 3 years ago. There were many sellers, but, now, I can't find any. Same for Aliexpress. It cost me about $10 for 1 gram. There is an American made version, Sumagic, that is still available, but it costs a fortune.

https://www.ebay.com/i/112488012820

I do not recommend Sumagic because it is a gyp.

I read Greenhouse grower magazine and they constantly have articles on PGRs (Plant growth regulators) of which there are many different ones. Never paid attention as not interested in slowing or dwarfing mums or whatever - but will now pay attention as great idea for dwarfing the banana to make it manageable indoors!!
Will report back when learn a bit more!

aruzinsky
07-14-2019, 12:50 PM
Pot size (and thus root mass) might explain the difference in performance.

No. As I said before, it was repotted 7/3/19.

zfallon84
07-14-2019, 08:42 PM
That is cool! Please keep the updates coming. I want to see what the fruit looks like.

aruzinsky
10-22-2019, 09:02 AM
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/NamWah10-8-19.jpg

During the summer, I gave it many additional doses of uniconazole without additional effect. I am pessimistic about it not outgrowing my greenhouse. Even if it fruits, the fruits will be inedible due to an unsafe concentration of uniconazole. 1 ppm is the recommended concentration for a soil drench on tomato seedlings but, otherwise, uniconazole is not approved for food crops.

aruzinsky
06-03-2020, 09:40 AM
Now, it is blooming:

http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/Namwah6-2-20.jpg