Dwarf Cavendish

Bonnie · 04-08-2016, 08:28 PM

I live in NC and have several Dwarf Cavendish that I winter in a heated greenhouse. This year we will have bananas! One has 2 buds that started in mid-March and another one that is just starting to get a flower bud.

I am so stoked because it has been 2 years since we had bananas.
What can I do to insure I have a flower every year?

The latter one, the huge pot has split so I don't think it can be divided now without a risk.
Any thoughts?

Botanical_Bryce · 04-08-2016, 10:08 PM

I chop my bananas up so many ways that I'm not sure what risk there could be. My dwarf cavendish are my hardiest so far even though they are the most cold sensitive. I get bits and pieces popping up all around from parts I toss out. I would guess there would be no risk.

JP · 04-08-2016, 10:19 PM

Pics would help...

Gabe15 · 04-09-2016, 12:08 PM

If they are near to fruiting size, separating them could really mess up and stunt it's fruiting process, so better to wait, but as JP said, if we can get some photos it would be a lot easier to give you specific advice.

As for getting them to fruit regularly, as much continuous growth as possible is ideal, if you are growing them in pots, keeping them to only one shoot at a time (meaning you take off all suckers as they appear) can help to focus the growth on only the main shoot which will allow it to fruit easier.

Bonnie · 04-09-2016, 01:27 PM

I have 2 different pots of bananas in the greenhouse. They are both dwarf Cavendish. I posted about them under the pictures. Any help, especially the over grown pot would be greatly appreciated. Click the link to see my pics. They come out of the greenhouse in the spring. I am in zone 7, NC.

Bonnie · 04-11-2016, 05:52 PM

If someone can tell me how to post the actual pictures here I can do that instead of posting a link to a page I put them on.

Kat2 · 04-11-2016, 06:10 PM

Pictures? Muddle thru this How to post images in your threads. Ask questions if needed; people are nice about helping here.

I'm going to be the maverick I assumed someone else would be. You have DC that produce right on schedule. Their schedule. If they require 3 years, they take 3 years. So you get fruit every 3 years even from their progeny. Want to mess that up? Bring in some strange. Plants that aren't on the others' schedule. I could be wrong but I could be right. Right? LOL

Bonnie · 04-11-2016, 06:28 PM

Link says page not found

Kat2 · 04-11-2016, 06:50 PM

It does. Well, darn, I coped the link. Sorry. Okay, go search in Site Help and Feedback. About pictures. If you have issues, ask there.

Kegas76 · 04-11-2016, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonnie

Link says page not found

click the link she provided (How to post images in your threads) and then remove "than" which appears after the .html tag and hit enter.

Hammocked Banana · 04-12-2016, 05:56 AM

To me, your first pot with lots of pstems looks like zebrenia not DC. It is not an edible banana due to all the seeds in the fruit. The second fruiting plant does look like DC.

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

To me, your first pot with lots of pstems looks like zebrenia not DC. It is not an edible banana due to all the seeds in the fruit. The second fruiting plant does look like DC.

Is your comment on that banana based on the leaves you can see? The overgrown one has one banana in the pot that may be zebrenia. Not even sure how it got in that pot because we have many different bananas growing here and not all are fruiting.

Hammocked Banana · 04-12-2016, 07:42 AM

Yes, I based it on the pup and the flowering plant's leaves. DC lose their wine spots on the leaves as the mature. The banana in your pic still has wine marks at flowering, plus petioles are a yellow/red colour. Also the new cigar leaf coming out is redish which is not a trait of DC. It's hard to tell in the pic but the fruit also appear to be red.

Botanical_Bryce · 04-12-2016, 07:45 AM

Looks more like a super dwarf than a dwarf to me. Has chitin and my dwarf cavendish do not have it.

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 07:48 AM

Back to my original question. The one that is over crowded, can it be divided while in flower?
Also I don't know what chitin is?

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Botanical_Bryce

Looks more like a super dwarf than a dwarf to me. Has chitin and my dwarf cavendish do not have it.

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The one with 2 flowers is not super dwarf, I have several of those and this one is way to tall to be super dwarf. It is about 6 ' tall.
I will get a better picture of the leaves today.

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 10:11 AM

http://www.bonniesplants.com/bananas/pot5.jpg

Do I repot this with the bloom?

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 10:12 AM

So do I repot this even though it has a flower bud. Will it be edible? Actually I am not sure of the variety because I have many bananas in the greenhouse. I "think" it is dwarf cavendish...

Bonnie · 04-12-2016, 10:18 AM

Here is the pot that is no longer round but oval

Thanks for all who helped me learn how to post images!

JP · 04-12-2016, 10:18 AM

I'm sure it's not DC. I would NOT repot it at this time because of the stress it can cause to the plant. I would wait after fruiting.

04-08-2016, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Dwarf Cavendish I live in NC and have several Dwarf Cavendish that I winter in a heated greenhouse. This year we will have bananas! One has 2 buds that started in mid-March and another one that is just starting to get a flower bud. I am so stoked because it has been 2 years since we had bananas. What can I do to insure I have a flower every year? The latter one, the huge pot has split so I don't think it can be divided now without a risk. Any thoughts?

04-08-2016, 10:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Botanical_Bryce Location: Inverness, Florida Zone: 9a Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 881 BananaBucks : 93,373 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 1,459 Times in 636 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish I chop my bananas up so many ways that I'm not sure what risk there could be. My dwarf cavendish are my hardiest so far even though they are the most cold sensitive. I get bits and pieces popping up all around from parts I toss out. I would guess there would be no risk.

04-08-2016, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
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Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish I have 2 different pots of bananas in the greenhouse. They are both dwarf Cavendish. I posted about them under the pictures. Any help, especially the over grown pot would be greatly appreciated. Click the link to see my pics. They come out of the greenhouse in the spring. I am in zone 7, NC. Last edited by Bonnie : 04-11-2016 at 05:34 PM.

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Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish If someone can tell me how to post the actual pictures here I can do that instead of posting a link to a page I put them on.

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Kat2 Location: Now nesting in Titusville, FL Zone: 10A or 9B ish. Like it matters? Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,153 BananaBucks : 298,887 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,921 Times Was Thanked 2,669 Times in 1,322 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 595 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Pictures? Muddle thru this How to post images in your threads. Ask questions if needed; people are nice about helping here. I'm going to be the maverick I assumed someone else would be. You have DC that produce right on schedule. Their schedule. If they require 3 years, they take 3 years. So you get fruit every 3 years even from their progeny. Want to mess that up? Bring in some strange. Plants that aren't on the others' schedule. I could be wrong but I could be right. Right? LOL __________________ Last edited by Kat2 : 04-11-2016 at 06:15 PM. Reason: Edited to add link---Doh!

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Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Link says page not found

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Kat2 Location: Now nesting in Titusville, FL Zone: 10A or 9B ish. Like it matters? Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,153 BananaBucks : 298,887 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,921 Times Was Thanked 2,669 Times in 1,322 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 595 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish It does. Well, darn, I coped the link. Sorry. Okay, go search in Site Help and Feedback. About pictures. If you have issues, ask there. __________________

04-12-2016, 05:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Hammocked Banana Relaxin Under the Nanners Location: Toronto, ON and Peterborough, ON Find me on the map! Zone: 6a and 5a respectively Name: Brady Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 958 BananaBucks : 62,703 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish To me, your first pot with lots of pstems looks like zebrenia not DC. It is not an edible banana due to all the seeds in the fruit. The second fruiting plant does look like DC.

04-12-2016, 07:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hammocked Banana Relaxin Under the Nanners Location: Toronto, ON and Peterborough, ON Find me on the map! Zone: 6a and 5a respectively Name: Brady Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 958 BananaBucks : 62,703 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Yes, I based it on the pup and the flowering plant's leaves. DC lose their wine spots on the leaves as the mature. The banana in your pic still has wine marks at flowering, plus petioles are a yellow/red colour. Also the new cigar leaf coming out is redish which is not a trait of DC. It's hard to tell in the pic but the fruit also appear to be red.

04-12-2016, 07:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
Botanical_Bryce Location: Inverness, Florida Zone: 9a Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 881 BananaBucks : 93,373 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 1,459 Times in 636 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Looks more like a super dwarf than a dwarf to me. Has chitin and my dwarf cavendish do not have it.

04-12-2016, 07:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Back to my original question. The one that is over crowded, can it be divided while in flower? Also I don't know what chitin is?

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Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish http://www.bonniesplants.com/bananas/pot5.jpg Do I repot this with the bloom? Last edited by Bonnie : 04-12-2016 at 10:14 AM.

04-12-2016, 10:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish So do I repot this even though it has a flower bud. Will it be edible? Actually I am not sure of the variety because I have many bananas in the greenhouse. I "think" it is dwarf cavendish... Last edited by Bonnie : 06-14-2017 at 12:14 PM.

04-12-2016, 10:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
Bonnie Bonnie Location: Newton NC Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107 BananaBucks : 42,468 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 161 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Here is the pot that is no longer round but oval Thanks for all who helped me learn how to post images! Last edited by Bonnie : 04-12-2016 at 10:20 AM.

04-12-2016, 10:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
JP Location: Trois-Rivières, Québec Find me on the map! Zone: 4 Name: JP Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,227 BananaBucks : 158,796 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,969 Times Was Thanked 1,694 Times in 817 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 304 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish I'm sure it's not DC. I would NOT repot it at this time because of the stress it can cause to the plant. I would wait after fruiting.

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