banananess

Katie Thompson · 06-25-2019, 05:45 AM

As a kid I grew hundreds of plants, consuming every discarded dixie cup and dish I could scavenge for pots, and lining every window sill with spider plants and other rooting things. Now I have a herd of bananas. Nice. I have rehabbed an old building in Cape Canaveral and am surrounding it with gardens. I have one strip of bananas in the ground, but most are in barrels. Yet to see if those will fruit, but I don't care. Two trees in ground fruiting now. Bought two more trees yesterday. Totally irrational. You understand.

edwmax · 06-25-2019, 06:41 AM

Welcom to the Bunch. Please post pictures of your plants and bananas.

Katie Thompson · 06-25-2019, 07:01 AM

I'm posting a gallery. Trying to crash the server.

HMelendez · 06-25-2019, 10:37 AM

Welcome to the banana gang!......

edwmax · 06-25-2019, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie Thompson

I'm posting a gallery. Trying to crash the server.

Check the image files size. It must be less than 2MB. It the upload state it was susseful but there is no picture in the gallery then the problem is the size of the image.

hdynad · 06-25-2019, 03:17 PM

Welcome, we are glad to have you.

Happy growing,
Darla

Katie Thompson · 06-29-2019, 06:19 AM

I've been watching my mystery tree fruiting. (I'm going to ID it with the protocols I got from this forum!) Here it is just starting...

Katie Thompson · 06-29-2019, 06:30 AM

Some closeups. I think it is done with the female flowers, now on to the males. I will let it grow to full length so I can practice my ID skills. The wood support is my optimism that this will be tremendously heavy. Plus we're in hurricane season.

It's a rare overcast morning so I wasn't blinded while shooting photos today.

Akula · 06-29-2019, 08:33 AM

Congratulations!

Word of caution about support placement: The ideal spot to place the support is between the first hand of bananas and where the peduncle exits the pstem so the bunch is supported directly without pressure on the actual pstem. If the support point is lower on the pstem sometimes the pstem can break at this point due to leverage and a heavy bunch. Sometimes.

I have one large namwa that is leaning quite a bit which is supported at a high point on the pstem presently which is not ideal but after the flower finishes exiting and the hands emerge I will move the support to the peduncle.

There are a few threads with discussion and photos of different types of support structures and placement.

Again congratulations!

Katie Thompson · 06-29-2019, 09:11 AM

Oh, nice tip about the support. I didn't even think about that. thanks!

cincinnana · 06-30-2019, 04:59 AM

Welcome to the Jungle....

Great looking fruiting plant

Katie Thompson · 06-30-2019, 08:29 AM

cincinnana, what is tufa? how can I make it? I do ceramics and would love to make some tufa forms.

note: ok, I looked it up. I am going to do lots of tufa!

cincinnana · 06-30-2019, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie Thompson

cincinnana, what is tufa? how can I make it? I do ceramics and would love to make some tufa forms.

note: ok, I looked it up. I am going to do lots of tufa!

Hypertufa is rewarding and fun to create.
Glad you found a new possible hobby

Katie Thompson · 07-01-2019, 04:42 AM

Anything with the word hyper in the name has got to be good.

06-25-2019, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	banananess As a kid I grew hundreds of plants, consuming every discarded dixie cup and dish I could scavenge for pots, and lining every window sill with spider plants and other rooting things. Now I have a herd of bananas. Nice. I have rehabbed an old building in Cape Canaveral and am surrounding it with gardens. I have one strip of bananas in the ground, but most are in barrels. Yet to see if those will fruit, but I don't care. Two trees in ground fruiting now. Bought two more trees yesterday. Totally irrational. You understand. __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

06-25-2019, 06:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 107,710 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,740 Times Was Thanked 4,437 Times in 2,093 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: banananess Welcom to the Bunch. Please post pictures of your plants and bananas. __________________

06-25-2019, 07:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess I'm posting a gallery. Trying to crash the server. __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

06-25-2019, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
HMelendez The Banana Gang Enforcer Zone: 10B-11 Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,750 BananaBucks : 216,255 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 11,094 Times Was Thanked 5,279 Times in 1,618 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 737 Times	Re: banananess Welcome to the banana gang!...... __________________ HMelendez Photo Gallery

06-25-2019, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
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06-29-2019, 06:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess I've been watching my mystery tree fruiting. (I'm going to ID it with the protocols I got from this forum!) Here it is just starting... __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

06-29-2019, 06:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess Some closeups. I think it is done with the female flowers, now on to the males. I will let it grow to full length so I can practice my ID skills. The wood support is my optimism that this will be tremendously heavy. Plus we're in hurricane season. It's a rare overcast morning so I wasn't blinded while shooting photos today. __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

06-29-2019, 08:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 86,965 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,539 Times Was Thanked 2,382 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: banananess Congratulations! Word of caution about support placement: The ideal spot to place the support is between the first hand of bananas and where the peduncle exits the pstem so the bunch is supported directly without pressure on the actual pstem. If the support point is lower on the pstem sometimes the pstem can break at this point due to leverage and a heavy bunch. Sometimes. I have one large namwa that is leaning quite a bit which is supported at a high point on the pstem presently which is not ideal but after the flower finishes exiting and the hands emerge I will move the support to the peduncle. There are a few threads with discussion and photos of different types of support structures and placement. Again congratulations!

06-29-2019, 09:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess Oh, nice tip about the support. I didn't even think about that. thanks! __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

06-30-2019, 04:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
cincinnana container grower Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸 Find me on the map! Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8,878 BananaBucks : 3,371 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,914 Times Was Thanked 11,780 Times in 4,912 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,957 Times	Re: banananess Welcome to the Jungle.... Great looking fruiting plant __________________ Cincinnana/Hostafarians Photo Gallery 🌴

06-30-2019, 08:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess cincinnana, what is tufa? how can I make it? I do ceramics and would love to make some tufa forms. note: ok, I looked it up. I am going to do lots of tufa! __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you. Last edited by Katie Thompson : 06-30-2019 at 11:23 AM. Reason: more info

07-01-2019, 04:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
Katie Thompson Space Banana Location: Merritt Island, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Name: Space Banana KT Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 4,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 30 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: banananess Anything with the word hyper in the name has got to be good. __________________ ___ What?? I'm bananas?? Thank you.

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