Banana's on the Patio..
 

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Looking good man.

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Nice

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What's the giant on the left? Looks like it's got about 12' of pstem with leaves hitting 20' or so?

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2nd one on the front Right has Preflag up.. Kinda dark to take a pic or see much.. :^)

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Looks awesome. What kinds are they? (sorry, I'm not that good at identification.)

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Right front to back: Veinte Cohol, CG, Goldfinger, and a DB on the left..

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Man RICH folks got nice stuff:}

Looking good neighbor...

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Banana's not on the patio.. :^)

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Very nice pics gotta know what they are not on the patio now? Closest looks like a nammywammy? What are your pots sitting on? I feel like an idiot keeping my grass sooo green and most of yall don't have any!?

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Left to Right.. SH3640, D Red, Fhia-02, Hoa Moa, Njalipooven, Datil, William's Hybrid (real small), Pisang Raja, Goldfinger (the biggest).. The pots are sitting in 24" or 26" plastic hot water heater pans w/ a 1" plug. :^)

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:2730:: Nice nanners!

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Namwah from 3 weeks ago.. :^)

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CaliGold..

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A bud in September. Sigh. Pretty soon you'll need to put your space heater out there at night.

Hey, when that bud opens let's see pictures of the flowers so we can compare them with Orinoco.

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Rgr that.. :^)

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Goldfinger up Front.. Cali to the Left w/ crazy tomato's, and what was supposed to be a White Iholena in the back @ 12'7" of stem.. :^)

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Orinoco I grew from a pup and sliver of corm this spring.. The largest pup I cut Friday and gave to a friend on N. Ark, but 2 is more than enough. :^)

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Well after the Winter dipping to 9F, Spring arriving there is no question my corms here in Lower Ark.. are pretty much good to hook.. Here is the CG pushing up 3.. :^)



Orinoco pushing up 4 pups, one is out of view..



Namwah is pushing up 3 pups..



And my unknown that likes fruiting @ 12' or so.. has a pup coming up..



Now my Experiment Cavendish is still out.. I guess we'll see once more heat comes into play.. :^)

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(L to R) Veinte Cohol, Saba, D. Namwah



(Lto R) Dbl Mahio, PK, Hoa Moa, D. Namwah



2 DC's you want one? Free Pick up only.. :^)



(L to R) Datil, D. Red, CG, Goldfinger or DC, SH3640, PK(behind the 3640), Pisang Raja (back), Njalipoovan, Mona Lisa. Of course there is Avocado's, Pineapples, Baby Plumeria, and DF in the shot. What missed the shot was another Saba, and a Pineapple.. :^)

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did i miss the cali gold?

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No, in the back in the 2nd pic is a bunch of Caligold's coming up.. The Previous post is from the other yard.. The one in the 4th pick is one I potted up last fall..

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They are coming around.. :^)



Missing a couple, but all in good time.. :^)

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Man those mats are just huge already! Amazing, I cant wait to see them in the fall.

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should i mulch like this here in ohio?

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I just have raised beds so the corm is sitting on top of the Clay.. :^)

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I think the Saba in the Middle needs to grow.. but everyone else has a year on her so all in due time.. :^)

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Wow cool pic...you got some plants there ...:08:

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Just another update from another vantage point.. :^)

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From off the Patio.. :^)

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do you eat them elephant ears? because they make great greens if done right. The bananas look great also

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No, I don't eat Elephant ears, but alot of baked Okra.. :^)

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love okra, have a few starting right now.
I grow elephant ears for greens because its hard to grow other "regular" greens during the summer here (bugs are horrible)

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So you roll up a EE Leaf and stick it in the food processor? :^)

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How often do you folks water your large banana plants? Do you thoroughly soak or just sprinkle? I noticed mounds of mulch around the banana plants in your pictures. Does that mean you water less often? Can you get away with not watering for over a week in the summer (without rain)?

I'm still new at this and need all the advice I can get.

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I water them once a week normally, maybe twice..

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All my Banana's besides the one in the pic are watered every other day that happen to be in pots, and the others in the ground get watered everyday. When I water the one's from the pic its a heavy soaking, since I don't have a water line out there yet.. The mulch keeps out the weeds too.. :^)

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watering frequency is going to depend on your soil type too... if you use a lot of perlite like me, you will need to water more frequently. i water every other day, sometimes more frequently if it's really hot out

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D. Namwah from Mike..



Cg's up front & Raja Puri's in the back.. :^)

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Banana's off the Patio.. :^)





Banana's in the Yard.. :^)

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Beautiful Banana Plants great yard. :03:

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+1 looking great

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wonderful thanks