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Re: Donetta
I went ahead and cut the stem down hoping to release the leaves....it did almost instantly. Now see a new leaf starting to push out....hope it continues to push and others follow. [IMG]
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06-12-2019, 07:42 PM
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Re: Donetta
Looks good. Yea sometimes cutting is necessary. I just had to cut my Fei Aiuri back for the same reason. My other bananas have been growing fine for a month now which makes slow growth easy to recognize.
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07-26-2019, 10:47 PM
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Re: Donetta
Basjoos in Illinois. Overwintered outside and uncovered late April, 2019[IMG]
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07-28-2019, 06:32 AM
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07-28-2019, 03:39 PM
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Mari,
Your Musa Basjoo’s are looking beautiful!.....Nice mat!.....You did an awesome job on The Dwarf Cavendish!....  
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Re: Donetta
Yes, the dwarf Cavendish recovered nicely after I did surgery on it. Was about ready to pitch it. Glad it worked and is doing okay, even putting out pups. Basjoos are behind it. [IMG]
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Another Dwarf Cavendish.[IMG]
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07-29-2019, 02:09 PM
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2 thumbs up on the looks of your yard.
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Re: Donetta
I noticed today that the Orinoco banana plant has a leaf that is much smaller than the others. Could this be a preflag leaf? I think this is the 3rd year I have had this plant. [IMG]
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Re: Donetta
Looks like a flag. And three years is the right time for zone 6. Enjoy the flower. Fruit may be difficult unless you can move it indoors for winter.
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Just to see a flower is exciting for northern people. This is in the ground and tall and heavy so will be a challenge to get it inside for winter. I love to see the leaves developing and now to watch a flower....so thankful it is wanting to please me, LOL!
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How long after a flag leaf does it take for the flower to show? Would it help if I foliage fertilized? [IMG]
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Between 1 to 2 weeks after the flag.
I am expecting you would see baby nanas around the first week of september! |
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Is there anything left for this bloom but opening up?[IMG]
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Re: Donetta
Congratulations on the bloom!
Nope its already starting to open! I figure you'll see the bananas soon! That was so exciting for me, and still is when I have a new one! |
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Thanks for your reply, Sarah, going to get some PVC pipe for bracing....yes, very exciting for us Northern people to see a banana bloom in our backyard. I watched it yesterday doing it's 'fall'....you could almost see it happening. 3 years in the waiting for this. Banana plants are very interesting plants. Have sold a lot of pups (mostly dwarf Cavendish and Basjoos) to people hoping to get them interesting in banana plants in my area. Have given them this site for reference, but don't know how many have joined.
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Re: Donetta
Yes I took pictures as a flower came out and it did drop fast!
I've sold a couple hundred here in this area as well and I know if a few that got "addicted" but as far as I know no one has got fruit yet. I hope you get to try it as well! Do you think you'll move it in? |
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Re: Donetta
It is in the ground so have to dig it up but will try to get it all into the basement. Last fall when I dug it up and moved it in (cut it down to about 3'), it was very big and heavy. Had to drag it in on a tarp. Don't know how far this will get this year but want to try and get as far as I can with it. Any advice how to proceed with this will greatly be appreciated.....since this is the end of this stem, should I try to keep all intact or cut it off?...………… Tuesday, Thinking now not to do anything to brace this....should I let it do it's thing.....what would the people here do with this. Don't know if the plant stem is big enough to support the bloom....
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Re: Donetta
You definitely don't want to cut it if you want to fruit to fill out, looks like I'll have to be digging up 5 or so plants 10+ feet tall! If they all have fruit on I'll dig them up and lay them sideways to finish filling out. Or so I'm hoping.. I'll be "pouring" a lot of potassium on in hopes they'll be more filled out!
So far I never really brace smaller bunches, did have to brace some really big heavy ones but maybe they would have been fine? |
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My concern is the growth for this year isn't as big as last years where I cut it. I did use some nylon rope cushioned by a piece of blue pool noodle (to keep the rope away from the stem) and pulled the stem back some (to a piece of wood fence) because it was leaning from where the sun had pulled it. ...when you dig yours for winter, do you leave it bare root or do you put it into a container with some soil over the root? Thanks for all you information...I greatly appreciate it....Don't know what I am doing with this plant yet. What do you use for a high potassium fertilizer?.......The only thing I can find locally that has a high potassium # is Miracle Grow Tomato soluble fertilizer. 18-18-21.[IMG]
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