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Old 07-08-2022, 11:14 PM   #21 (permalink)
 
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Ok I measured #1 at 11' of pstem and it's still throwing out surfboards. Akula what the heck did you send me???


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Wow. That's crazy for a first year plant.

It should be very close to flowering. I just got a pre-flag on my BJ and its 11-12' of pstem.

Big plant = Big bunch!
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That's a beast!
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Just over 11' of pstem. There are 3 pups 6' or better and 4 others. I think it's in a good spot. Can't wait to see what I'll get.

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Nice looking boogie board.
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Old 07-14-2022, 06:30 PM   #26 (permalink)
 
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Nice looking boogie board.
I was beginning to wonder about that beast. Right at a year since you sent it. Awesome specimen.
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You’ve got pups larger than mine
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One is almost 8'.....

Along that fence is a a crazy good spot. I can't take credit for much honestly.
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I need to figure out what you and Akula are using on those plants, y'all got them going in beast mode.
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I need to figure out what you and Akula are using on those plants, y'all got them going in beast mode.
I seem to have found a great spot in my yard, the pup was a baller and I've used Grow More Fruit Fuel pretty regularly. I may or may not have thrown a dead squirrel on the mulch at some point...

Bottom line is that if Akula has pups for sale grab one.
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Yup I got a blue java when y'all did, it's catching up it's only about 4' of p stem but it's hitting a stride now.
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The key with banana plants is regularly feeding them. They are more like animals than plants in that they really need to be fed on a consistent monthly basis during the growing season. My soil is very rich with organic matter and I mulch weekly with St. Augustine grass clippings but I still feed my plants monthly because they will suck it out. They are voracious! Lots of water and sun too.

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Looking good!

I count about 14-16 fingers per hand which is a good healthy number of fingers per hand. The fingers will probably take about six weeks to turn blue. Mine have never been blue out of the gate.
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Got a pup coming up from blue java, trying to catch up lol.
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It's on a roll now it will jump from there
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