Basjoo - what's going on? - Page 2

beam2050 · 06-17-2023, 10:44 AM

awright!

cincinnana · 06-20-2023, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirdoofus

Looks like bloom time to me

Looking mighty fine!

It's great that it is the beginning of the season because you'll have time to watch it develop before the season ends.

sirdoofus · 06-20-2023, 10:30 AM

Thank you , yeah, there's definitely some time for it to play out. I probably shouldn't have removed that pup, but oh well, live an learn. Looking forward to seeing how far it's able to get.

mari@adams.net · 06-20-2023, 11:14 AM

You can always try, at the end of the season, digging that stem with the banana bloom on it and potting it to keep somewhere where it won't freeze (basement). That stem will die from blooming anyway. I had a plant in a pot that had bananas on it at the end of the season, moved it into a basement, back out in the Spring and had ripe bananas.

sirdoofus · 06-21-2023, 08:45 AM

Really, that's awesome. I will definitely keep that in mind for my Helen's Hybrids which actually produce (supposedly) edible bananas. I think I am not going to go through that with the basjoo seeing its really just for ornament. Though I really appreciate the info.

sirdoofus · 07-06-2023, 09:29 AM

She's progressing nicely. Seems a little slow (not that I really know what to expect), but I gave her a bit of potassium and that seemed to cause a push

all43 · 07-06-2023, 11:40 AM

That looks amazing mate, thanks for the updates.

sirdoofus · 07-22-2023, 09:27 PM

Hey look, a Yellow banana!! Do you think I should cut the rack off and hang it?

mari@adams.net · 07-22-2023, 10:09 PM

It'll be interesting to keep watching it grow. Yours has gotten further than what mine did. [IMG]

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sirdoofus · 07-23-2023, 02:09 AM

Yeah it will be fun to watch. I don’t really know what to expect, as they haven’t been pollinated so they they may just wither. But we do have at least 2 more months of warm-ish weather (September nights start to dip pretty low normally), so at least I will have a good idea of how they behave over basically a full growing season here. Who knows, maybe I’ll get seedless fruit

mari@adams.net · 07-23-2023, 09:43 AM

From what I have read, the female banana flower does not need to be pollinated to produce fruit. I would assume the bloom has already been pollinated as you have small bananas. You already have fruit so just needs to grow. I think as your bananas continue to grow, your blooms will drop off. I would continue to water and feed the plant.

sirdoofus · 07-23-2023, 12:21 PM

Yeah, I think you are right about not needing pollination to produce fruit. I was more thinking that these bananas wouldn't develop any more than they already have (they are tiny, maybe 1-1.5 inches long) because there wouldn't be any seeds for the plant to grow and basjoos aren't genetically programmed to produce much pulp.

I do think, because the female and male flowers emerge at different times and I have no other source for pollination, they won't have been pollinated, and therefore will not produce any seed...maybe I am wrong....I hope so, I would love to get some seed.

I will definitely keep caring for the plant as usual. I am way too interested in learning about the process to stop now

mari@adams.net · 07-23-2023, 01:00 PM

They just need to have hot weather, fertilizer and water to grow. I'm guessing they still some time temperature-wise to grow. Maybe you are watching them too closely and don't notice them growing. "A watched pot never boils." Are you getting 'pups' off the corm for more plants?

sirdoofus · 07-25-2023, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mari@adams.net

Maybe you are watching them too closely and don't notice them growing. "A watched pot never boils." Are you getting 'pups' off the corm for more plants?

I've never been accused of that before

And no, no new pups since flowering started. The bigger over wintered pups are growing relatively quickly though

sirdoofus · 10-05-2023, 12:47 PM

End of season update

For perspective - a massive inflorescence

Still pumping out male flowers. As expected, no seeds in the shriveled bananas. There is still a green one hanging on though, not sure why.

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sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 32,508 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? Hey look, a Yellow banana!! Do you think I should cut the rack off and hang it? __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??

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mari@adams.net Location: Illinois USA Zone: 6 Name: mari Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 339 BananaBucks : 38,979 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 575 Times in 211 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? It'll be interesting to keep watching it grow. Yours has gotten further than what mine did. [IMG][/IMG]

07-23-2023, 02:09 AM	#30 (permalink)
sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 32,508 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? Yeah it will be fun to watch. I don’t really know what to expect, as they haven’t been pollinated so they they may just wither. But we do have at least 2 more months of warm-ish weather (September nights start to dip pretty low normally), so at least I will have a good idea of how they behave over basically a full growing season here. Who knows, maybe I’ll get seedless fruit __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??

07-23-2023, 09:43 AM	#31 (permalink)
mari@adams.net Location: Illinois USA Zone: 6 Name: mari Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 339 BananaBucks : 38,979 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 575 Times in 211 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? From what I have read, the female banana flower does not need to be pollinated to produce fruit. I would assume the bloom has already been pollinated as you have small bananas. You already have fruit so just needs to grow. I think as your bananas continue to grow, your blooms will drop off. I would continue to water and feed the plant.

07-23-2023, 12:21 PM	#32 (permalink)
sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 32,508 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? Yeah, I think you are right about not needing pollination to produce fruit. I was more thinking that these bananas wouldn't develop any more than they already have (they are tiny, maybe 1-1.5 inches long) because there wouldn't be any seeds for the plant to grow and basjoos aren't genetically programmed to produce much pulp. I do think, because the female and male flowers emerge at different times and I have no other source for pollination, they won't have been pollinated, and therefore will not produce any seed...maybe I am wrong....I hope so, I would love to get some seed. I will definitely keep caring for the plant as usual. I am way too interested in learning about the process to stop now __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts?? Last edited by sirdoofus : 07-23-2023 at 12:32 PM.

07-23-2023, 01:00 PM	#33 (permalink)
mari@adams.net Location: Illinois USA Zone: 6 Name: mari Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 339 BananaBucks : 38,979 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 575 Times in 211 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? They just need to have hot weather, fertilizer and water to grow. I'm guessing they still some time temperature-wise to grow. Maybe you are watching them too closely and don't notice them growing. "A watched pot never boils." Are you getting 'pups' off the corm for more plants?

10-05-2023, 12:47 PM	#35 (permalink)
sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 32,508 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Basjoo - what's going on? End of season update For perspective - a massive inflorescence Still pumping out male flowers. As expected, no seeds in the shriveled bananas. There is still a green one hanging on though, not sure why. __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??

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