Banana Split?
 

This does not look like a problem to me but I thought I would ask. In the picture you can see a split in the outer p-stem of my ice cream plant. The plant is 4 months old and the base is about 12" in diameter. The depth of the split is only the thickness of the leaf material say 3/16-1/4".

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They all do that.Just the p-stem expanding

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Do u mean it has a 12" circumference? That would be some 4 month old plant to have a 12' diameter!! Also I generally take this as kind of a good sign when it happens, it means the p-stem is thickening and becoming stronger; plant is growing at a good rate.

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Thanks guys for the replies.

I guessed at the 12" diameter. I will measure tomorrow. Probably a little smaller than 12". It is a TC I planted in April.

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Just so were on the same page, diameter is the distance across the cross-section of the P-stem, circumference is the distance around the stem.

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It looks pretty ginormous in the picture. Seems like a very happy nanner :03:

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The diameter is 10"-11" depending on where you measure it. The circumference is around 32"

Here a picture from a couple of weeks ago but I think it might be the apple which was planted at the same times but had to be moved so it is not quite as big as the ice cream.

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Pretty amazing to go from a tc to that type of girth in 4 months. Bananas are beasts!

And you've definitely got a green/yellow thumb :)

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I agree; what've you been feeding that Randy? :D

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Wow that's some quick growth

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He's got Hulk thumb, its not just green.. :^)

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Thanks for the compliments. Now if I can get them through the winter.:)

This is my first year so, I lack the experience to be sure but I think the secret is push fertilizer and water as hard as you can but it must have the sun to match and well drained soil.
I used a bag of Black Kow on each plant per the video at Florida Hills then a sprinkling of Osmocote when they were planted then went to a 10-2-22 but I added too much and backed off a bit. I added Black Kow when I had some left over from other projects. I just went to an easy mix using 1 pound of 10-10-10 mixed with 5 pounds of 5-0-15 I found at walmart. I use a pound per plant per month and I am waiting to see if that is too much or can they handle more. The plan is next spring to push that to a 1 1/2 pounds per month say in June.

Lots of water then lots more water. Right now I am giving them each plant about 15 gallons every other day unless it rains good.