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I've lived in several climates that were just short of producing plants that can produce fruit to maturity. I just moved into a house in South Florida. I'm about to empty out Going Bananas to fill my property! Here is an existing unknown variety of "plantain". More to follow...
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Awesome, climate trumps everything! Waiting for updates! Please say hello to Don and Katie from Chris!!
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I seriously think the most memorable thread on this site was the one when I saw your Sabas!! When I saw that thread I was living in Las Vegas where I couldn't get anything to thrive with the intense heat during the summer and cold freezing nights of winter. I recall you used shrimp shells or something to combat nematodes.
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Looks good. Wished I had more property to fill with more plants....
And apparently you have some nice organic fertilizers running around there, too. It is a symbiotic relationship: the chicken manure is great for the banana plants and the chickens love the banana fruits. |
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Wow..awesome memory! Those plants were epic. Thank you for the nice words! Chris If you've seen aHUGE banana plant pic here, please read... |
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[quote=Velutina;298348]I've lived in several climates that were just short of producing plants that can produce fruit to maturity. I just moved into a house in South Florida. I'm about to empty out Going Bananas to fill my property! Here is an existing unknown variety of "plantain". More to follow...
Hi Adam Must be great to move to a climate zone where you can basically grow in banana variety you want, which variety's will you be planting.Going bananas on your door step you must feel like kid, having keys to a sweet shop |
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I made some progress today, but not with the bananas. I planted 6 varieties of papaya (very close I know). Half are Hawaiian varieties that apparently succumb to disease quickly.
Here are the bananas I'll be working on tomorrow. I don't know the variety, but they look like dwarf and/or super-dwarf cavendish. They are currently growing in pretty much 100% sand. There is very little organic matter in the soil. |
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Nice dark soil.....
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I need to do whatever you did. I was already trying to find a source for shrimp shells with no luck lol. All I added was compost created from wood chips/yard clippings. I need to get some manure and mulch... and shrimp shells.
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Never heard of Unbelievable Acres. I'll need to check it out! It's not too far.
First up for planting will be this Ice Cream. That's the variety I had the best success with in Las Vegas. I planted around the plantain with super-hot peppers. I added 8 wheelbarrows full of compost to this section. It was nearly 100% sand. It drains very well at least. |
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The sandy soil is surprisingly easy to dig, something i've never experienced. I'm used to working clay soil that you would need to soak with water overnight in order to dig even a small hole. My area has a deep layer of "Hallandale sand". I feel fortunate I don't need to hire somebody with an auger to drill through limestone.
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I find that piling green grass clippings around the plants works well...As it rots, the bananas send out roots into it and it soon becomes a mesh of roots and before you know it there are no discernible clippings left. Which is why I keep piling them on. In winter it's tough to keep them from turning to straw, though as it rarely rains here in winter. I compost it a few weeks first then so it holds moisture better.
I also add some of this when no fresh can be found. It is at walmart for around $2 and is supposed to be the same as black kow ($5) at .5-.5-.5
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