Dia de la machete
 

O.k. folks, I decided to make some changes this year so I chopped all the scraggledy p-stems down to have plenty of room and so my yard wouldn't look like a halloween display.
I found blooms in several of my P-stems :( D.brazilian ,Ice cream , and raja puri were the ones that I regretted losing.






The Ice cream with the bloom in it also fell the wrong way and took out a palm :(

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Thanks, Pete, you make zone 9 look tropical! ;) My bananas are slowing down, but still green.

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Btw...the reason there's a vertical slice in these is that when I saw the meristem had moved up, I became agitated and chopped into it ..lol

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Don't blame you, I'd have cried in my beer over that one. Good job on the greenhouse, I wish that would be enough protection up here,I'd make one just like it.

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Those photos belong in the wiki! They are very instructional, not only regarding loss of fruit(@*$^#) but especially the growth cycle of the plant. Check out the progressive spiral from the outer edge down to the flower head.

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That sucks! My condolences to you and your bananas. Good to see what it looks like though, so it was a sacrifice in the name of science.

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I've had some questions about blooming so I'll attempt to explain it. Keep in mind, I can just barely explain where peanut butter comes from ,so you'll hafta accept this for what it is.
When the plant is close to blooming , the meristem moves up the p-stem and it is the 'last leaf', the driving force, the last bit of life that travels through and out of the p-stem in the form of bracts, blooms and fruits. It can be seen as a solid circle in the center of the other leaf sheaths and looks like its made of corm .


In a plant that's still pushing leaves, you can see the up-and-coming leaf rolled in one side of the previous leaf sheath or stem. And , you could see the leaf structure....rolled leaf, stem material, chanels....

I hope this made some sense. If so, seek psychiatric consultation. If not,don't worry, hopefully another member will step in and give a better description.

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Thanks, Pete, those pictures help show that very well. The first one (ill-timed blommer) is what variety? It seems to be a small plant.

Good luck with pup production!

Harvey

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It's an Orinoco ....of sorts.

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Thanks for the interesting pics...very educational, but yet I'm sorry for the loss.
What is the diameter of that big one? I bet it was huge.

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Hey, Pete, that's a bummer. Sorry for your bad luck. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.