Banana growth pics from Las Vegas

Velutina · 10-14-2011, 10:57 PM

Before there were bananas, there was scorched ground that was hard as concrete. (May 2009)

Many bags of manure later and banana corms planted (April 2011)

2 months later, after a very slow start (June 2011)

Today... (October 2011)

Jananas Bananas · 10-14-2011, 11:03 PM

Beautiful! What a difference!!!

~JaNan

palmtree · 10-15-2011, 12:57 AM

Wow, thats a ton of growth!! They look great! Fertile soil is definitely the answer to lots of fast growth (and lots of warm weather too!)
Thanks for sharing!

soundofthemusic1 · 10-15-2011, 07:39 AM

What a great accomplishment! I'm impressed. Congratulations!!!

tommyg · 10-15-2011, 09:01 AM

Great thread! What kind of banana plant is that?

Velutina · 10-15-2011, 10:55 AM

There are three varieties in there. A super-dwarf cavendish up front. Some sort of dwarf (Rajapuri?) and Icecream for the tallest.

I've had a lot of trouble getting bananas to grow well here.... something about the soil. For these, I pretty much dug a 5'x5'x3'deep hole and filled it with manure.

Velutina · 10-15-2011, 11:31 AM

I know there has been a lot of talk lately about different varieties being sold as 'Icecream'. Can anyone tell from these pics if this one is a true 'Icecream'? And if the one next is a Rajapuri? I had bought a dwarf brazillian, red iholene, and rajapuri. Only one survived. I dug up corms and moved to this location. Originally I thought the corm I planted was the Iholene, but even with my poor ID skills, i'm fairly certain it is not! What do you guys think?

'Icecream' on left, Unknown on right

Underside of leaf of unknown variety

kaczercat · 10-15-2011, 11:31 AM

wow im so happy for you they loook fantastic! great work. will they grow through winter? or do you have to protect them on cold nights?

Velutina · 10-15-2011, 12:05 PM

It depends on the winter and where the banana is planted. Last winter most died to the ground (low around 27F). The winter before, some plants made it through with no damage!

The first frost here is usually in December.

Tropical Garden Dreams · 10-16-2011, 07:08 AM

Looks really great, I wish that bananas would grow that fast here in Denmark!

/Erik

Velutina · 10-15-2012, 10:02 PM

One year since I last posted pictures. Here's a couple from the last few months

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Velutina Location: Miami Zone: 10b Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 276 BananaBucks : 57,850 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 100 Times Was Thanked 345 Times in 144 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Banana growth pics from Las Vegas There are three varieties in there. A super-dwarf cavendish up front. Some sort of dwarf (Rajapuri?) and Icecream for the tallest. I've had a lot of trouble getting bananas to grow well here.... something about the soil. For these, I pretty much dug a 5'x5'x3'deep hole and filled it with manure. __________________ Adam

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Velutina Location: Miami Zone: 10b Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 276 BananaBucks : 57,850 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 100 Times Was Thanked 345 Times in 144 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Banana growth pics from Las Vegas I know there has been a lot of talk lately about different varieties being sold as 'Icecream'. Can anyone tell from these pics if this one is a true 'Icecream'? And if the one next is a Rajapuri? I had bought a dwarf brazillian, red iholene, and rajapuri. Only one survived. I dug up corms and moved to this location. Originally I thought the corm I planted was the Iholene, but even with my poor ID skills, i'm fairly certain it is not! What do you guys think? 'Icecream' on left, Unknown on right Underside of leaf of unknown variety __________________ Adam

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Velutina Location: Miami Zone: 10b Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 276 BananaBucks : 57,850 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 100 Times Was Thanked 345 Times in 144 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Banana growth pics from Las Vegas It depends on the winter and where the banana is planted. Last winter most died to the ground (low around 27F). The winter before, some plants made it through with no damage! The first frost here is usually in December. __________________ Adam

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