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dgadberry · 04-13-2012, 06:47 AM

I live in Houston, and I have a Monzano banana. Every year it starts to fruit in late summer, but does never mature before we have a frost.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get it to fruit earlier?

I've tried fertizing with a high potassium fertilizer to no avail.

alias · 04-22-2012, 07:50 AM

If the shape of fruit is completely done, but still green, you can cut the fruit when it's green and treat it with Ethylene gas. Or, put a blue bag around the fruit when it's on the tree and make holes for oxygen. Put in the bag few apples or blueberries which release ethylene gas when they rot.

dgadberry · 04-22-2012, 08:10 AM

Thanks. That would work if the fruit was grown to the mature size, but in mist cases the fruit is only about 2 inches long.
What I was wondering is if there is any way to force the plant to fruit earlier in the summer, so it's ripe or at leat mature and green before the frost hits?

alias · 04-22-2012, 08:36 AM

Yes, you can change the growing condition.
By puting banana plant in artifical inviroment you can change her blooming season.
You must put her in warmer and sunnier place than before, so she can 'think' that her time to bloom has come.

RandyGHO · 04-22-2012, 10:25 AM

Are wintering this one in the ground?

04-13-2012, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
dgadberry Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 1,904 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Freeze I live in Houston, and I have a Monzano banana. Every year it starts to fruit in late summer, but does never mature before we have a frost. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get it to fruit earlier? I've tried fertizing with a high potassium fertilizer to no avail.

04-22-2012, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
alias Location: Rijeka, Krk- CROATIA Zone: 8b Name: Edi Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 216 BananaBucks : 31,434 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 151 Times in 85 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 20 Times	Re: Freeze If the shape of fruit is completely done, but still green, you can cut the fruit when it's green and treat it with Ethylene gas. Or, put a blue bag around the fruit when it's on the tree and make holes for oxygen. Put in the bag few apples or blueberries which release ethylene gas when they rot. __________________ Edi

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dgadberry Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 1,904 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Freeze Thanks. That would work if the fruit was grown to the mature size, but in mist cases the fruit is only about 2 inches long. What I was wondering is if there is any way to force the plant to fruit earlier in the summer, so it's ripe or at leat mature and green before the frost hits?

04-22-2012, 08:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
alias Location: Rijeka, Krk- CROATIA Zone: 8b Name: Edi Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 216 BananaBucks : 31,434 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 46 Times Was Thanked 151 Times in 85 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 20 Times	Re: Freeze Yes, you can change the growing condition. By puting banana plant in artifical inviroment you can change her blooming season. You must put her in warmer and sunnier place than before, so she can 'think' that her time to bloom has come. __________________ Edi

04-22-2012, 10:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
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