Roadside Treasure

mackmccaleb · 07-01-2018, 06:09 PM

Just uploaded some pictures of this mystery into my gallery. I was driving past a house I knew had an impressive stand of bananas, and some unfriendly dogs, which have prevented me from asking any questions. There were several large pups lying beside the road, so I stopped and picked through them and took the 4 best home with me. Two of them had rather large corms attached, bigger than a football. One put up two pups immediately after I planted it and the other has grown twice as fast as my other bananas. I planted them in April, and the banana in my gallery has at least doubled in size since then. Anyone have any ideas? Any identifying traits I should be looking for? I'm very curious to find out what I may have picked up. All the pictures are of a single banana plant. I'm assuming they're all the same variety, but maybe not. I'll take pictures of the rest if anyone can help me identify this one

beam2050 · 07-02-2018, 01:17 PM

should be easy to identify, their all growing sideways.

mackmccaleb · 07-02-2018, 02:57 PM

Hey thanks for posting those for me! Yeah, sorry they're sideways. Sometimes it helps to look at things from a different perspective

edwmax · 07-02-2018, 05:09 PM

Humm ... let me try.

They grow sideways;

Bottom leaves are variegated with yellow;
Pstems are green with very little/no other color;
They stand about 3 to 4 ft tall ... These are midgets or not grown;

*** They are bananas and we need about 9 more months to figure this out.

mackmccaleb · 07-02-2018, 08:36 PM

So you'd need to see the flower or actual bananas in order to make an ID? This is my first time growing so I may be overeager

beam2050 · 07-03-2018, 03:14 AM

yep, they need to see the bananas and flower.

ok to be over eager tho we like pics.

07-01-2018, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
mackmccaleb Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 41 BananaBucks : 10,933 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 43 Times in 21 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Roadside Treasure Just uploaded some pictures of this mystery into my gallery. I was driving past a house I knew had an impressive stand of bananas, and some unfriendly dogs, which have prevented me from asking any questions. There were several large pups lying beside the road, so I stopped and picked through them and took the 4 best home with me. Two of them had rather large corms attached, bigger than a football. One put up two pups immediately after I planted it and the other has grown twice as fast as my other bananas. I planted them in April, and the banana in my gallery has at least doubled in size since then. Anyone have any ideas? Any identifying traits I should be looking for? I'm very curious to find out what I may have picked up. All the pictures are of a single banana plant. I'm assuming they're all the same variety, but maybe not. I'll take pictures of the rest if anyone can help me identify this one

07-02-2018, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
beam2050 banana cereal killer Location: middleburg fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 9b-8a Name: walkinbeam Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,423 BananaBucks : 590 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 10,695 Times Was Thanked 3,349 Times in 1,543 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 816 Times	Re: Roadside Treasure should be easy to identify, their all growing sideways. __________________ ................................................... npk of wood ash 0/1/3 to 0/3/7 npk of banana leaf ash 1.75/0.75/0.5 Last edited by beam2050 : 07-02-2018 at 02:21 PM.

07-02-2018, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
mackmccaleb Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 41 BananaBucks : 10,933 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 43 Times in 21 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Roadside Treasure Hey thanks for posting those for me! Yeah, sorry they're sideways. Sometimes it helps to look at things from a different perspective

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edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 88,643 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,741 Times Was Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,095 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: Roadside Treasure Humm ... let me try. They grow sideways; Bottom leaves are variegated with yellow; Pstems are green with very little/no other color; They stand about 3 to 4 ft tall ... These are midgets or not grown; *** They are bananas and we need about 9 more months to figure this out. __________________

07-02-2018, 08:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
mackmccaleb Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 41 BananaBucks : 10,933 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 43 Times in 21 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Roadside Treasure So you'd need to see the flower or actual bananas in order to make an ID? This is my first time growing so I may be overeager

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07-03-2018, 03:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
beam2050 banana cereal killer Location: middleburg fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 9b-8a Name: walkinbeam Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,423 BananaBucks : 590 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 10,695 Times Was Thanked 3,349 Times in 1,543 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 816 Times	Re: Roadside Treasure yep, they need to see the bananas and flower. ok to be over eager tho we like pics. __________________ ................................................... npk of wood ash 0/1/3 to 0/3/7 npk of banana leaf ash 1.75/0.75/0.5

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