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fergus banana
07-01-2009, 02:22 PM
Hello,
Can you "force" a banana plant to fruit if you are growing indoors and adjust the time the plant is exposed to light - switch the plant from vegetative to flowering phase?
May the force be with you.
lorax
07-01-2009, 02:53 PM
It's my understanding that fruiting in bananas is a function of plant maturity and not day length....
fergus banana
07-01-2009, 02:55 PM
It's my understanding that fruiting in bananas is a function of plant maturity and not day length....
ok
fergus banana
07-01-2009, 02:57 PM
are u growing bananas in quito?
lorax
07-01-2009, 03:10 PM
I am. I also grow them in lower altitudes - at 10,000' only plantains and dwarf cavs survive (for edibles; I can grow Ensete to great effect here). Lower down towards the jungle, I have a fairly long list of cultivars.
fergus banana
07-01-2009, 06:23 PM
nice! my friend has been out to quito. heard the sam adams beer is expensive and the taxi guys drive like mad.
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