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ClevelandCATHY
08-01-2009, 03:28 PM
<ahref=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20263&ppuser=656><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20263&size=1 border=0></a> .It's been raining so much lately, I haven't been out much to check my plants. I had a nice suprise today. Flag leaf on my praying hands. Not bad for an old woman in Tennessee.:woohoonaner:
john_ny
08-01-2009, 03:42 PM
Very nice. Good luck with it!
Congrats! How will you try to get the bunch thru winter in TN?
Taylor
08-01-2009, 03:44 PM
Congratulations!!!!!
Richard
08-01-2009, 03:50 PM
:woohoonaner:
Randy4ut
08-01-2009, 03:54 PM
Cathy,
We were right, weren't we?!?!?! Congrats, and will be out as soon as I can to see it in person... Wish we could figure out how to get them close to harvesting, but gonna be a lot of praying for your Praying Hands!!! Hopefully, Mother Nature will cut you some slack and hold off winter for a LLLLOOOONNNNGGGG time!!! If not, hey, you can be proud that you were able to get it this far!!! Way to go!!!
Never mind for an old woman in Tennesee, anyone could be proud of getting their plants that far along. Congratulations!!!:goteam::woohoonaner:
ClevelandCATHY
08-01-2009, 04:25 PM
Thanks all, I don't know what i'm going to do this winter. Maybe try to dig it up. It won't fit in my greenhouse anymore, but my uncle has a very large garage for his farm equipment, and he said i could overwinter it there.
Worm_Farmer
08-01-2009, 04:26 PM
Awesome Job! How tall is it? I know they can get up to 14', I love how thick the leafs on prayings hands are.
Dalmatiansoap
08-01-2009, 04:32 PM
Bravo:woohoonaner:
Rmplmnz
08-01-2009, 04:33 PM
Awesome job....!!
adrift
08-01-2009, 09:53 PM
Congrats!
I don't know much about the technical and artistic aspects of photographic composition, but that is probably the best photo example of what a flag leaf looks like. Might have to see how to get that in the wiki or something.
I think you have a few months until frost don't you? You might make it to harvest. We'll cross our fingers for you.
hammer
08-01-2009, 10:06 PM
Wow thats i am happy for you how tall is it. i have a praying hands thats been out all summer and i will drag it in to the greenhouse this winter. hoe long has it taken to get to this point.
ClevelandCATHY
08-01-2009, 10:16 PM
It's about 7 or 8 ft. tall. I planted it as a small pup last year. It grew like gangbusters last summer. I dug it up and potted it. I kept it in my greenhouse all winter, then planted it out again this spring. What i'd like to know now is, will it hurt the fruit production, if i take off a pup?
Richard
08-01-2009, 11:22 PM
It could hurt the fruit production if you don't remove the pup. Let the corm under the "mother" plant devote its energy entirely to the one stalk.
kaczercat
08-01-2009, 11:32 PM
congrats , good luck with the fruit !!
marenmar
08-02-2009, 05:57 AM
:goteam: congratulations!!!! and indeed, very nice picture!!!!
CESAR
08-02-2009, 06:09 AM
Very nice Cathy,
We wait for the bunch now.
CookieCows
08-02-2009, 07:22 AM
Congrats Cathy!! :goteam:
Deb
Have you considered growing it leaning over in your greenhouse? If it is only 7-8 ft tall, and if you have the space in your greenhouse, it does not have to be vertical. One that I have outdoors is leaning almost 45 degrees--it bloomed in July.
saltydad
08-02-2009, 06:38 PM
Fantastic news, Cathy!
D_&_T
08-02-2009, 10:16 PM
I would be afraid of stressing out the corm out by removing the pup until the fruit set and developing!
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