Just some updates of Bananas - Page 6

kaczercat · 04-05-2014, 04:23 PM

April 5

Passion vine cutting

Hammocked Banana · 04-05-2014, 05:32 PM

Looking good, couple more weeks and spring will be here! This is one of my favourite threads, always waiting for u to update since we are so close. Are u home for the summer this year Matt? If so u will have to keep us up to date. Love your palms, my washy is just pushing its first non-strap leaves finally, and I have a few trachys not far behind. What is the other palm u have on the table in the pic from March 2nd? Keep posting updates when u can.

kaczercat · 04-05-2014, 07:05 PM

Thanks! Yeah I'm working full time now starting monday. I not in school anymore
That is a Trachycarpus fortunei got the seed from a member on here a while back

Hammocked Banana · 04-05-2014, 08:41 PM

Do u ever plan on planting your palms in the ground?

kaczercat · 04-05-2014, 10:24 PM

I could with the cold hardy palm, I actually have a seed that sprouted next to my basjoos outside its very slow. other one's I'd have to protect so I think that's too much work lol

kaczercat · 05-12-2014, 05:50 PM

May 12 14

picked up some new plants today
Dragon fruit- not sure what kind

Musa Pisang ceylon, Musa dwarf Green the tag says

Hammocked Banana · 05-12-2014, 09:08 PM

U got those plants in the GTA??? Where abouts? What other types did they have? Looks like you scored big time!

DF looks like a yellow fruited type based on the thorns, but I'm Canadian so can never be an expert ;-)

kaczercat · 05-12-2014, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

U got those plants in the GTA??? Where abouts? What other types did they have? Looks like you scored big time!

DF looks like a yellow fruited type based on the thorns, but I'm Canadian so can never be an expert ;-)

Yeah! I went up to Bradford greenhouses
they had these two and blood banana, many citrus and so many other tropical ! figs too but they're much more expensive there then say home depot

kaczercat · 05-24-2014, 08:55 PM

Dwarf Cavendish - May 24 14
waiting for a flag hopefully within the next 2 or 3 leaves it'll show up!

Iunepeace · 06-05-2014, 04:42 PM

Looks really good Matt! I agree with Brady on it being a favorite; it's been great to follow your gardening journey over the years with all these pictorial updates

Congratulations on getting employment! I'm working for a while during the summer as a work-study and it's such a good feeling to be working towards a paycheck that I can pump at least a bit of into my plants!

How old is that DC for you to be expecting it to fruit soon?

Abnshrek · 06-05-2014, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaczercat

Dwarf Cavendish - May 24 14
waiting for a flag hopefully within the next 2 or 3 leaves it'll show up!

You need to take a pic during the day.. :^)

kaczercat · 06-10-2014, 03:57 PM

Here's a pic from yesterday June 9

Might put a bit more soil in the bottom and top

Iunepeace · 06-10-2014, 04:35 PM

Wow, I'm in the tropics and your bananas are outperforming mine. Definitely won me over to container gardening; how big's that pot?

Hammocked Banana · 06-10-2014, 05:32 PM

Man that DC is looking pretty close. Your washy looks like its starting to push spears pretty good as well. Mine is still pretty slow, but with this heat hopefully things will speed up. My GN/DC looked like it might have been pushing up a pre preflag on the weekend but I would prefer a leaf or two more first. But like abnshrek said: "3 hands in spring/summer is better than 10 in the fall for us up north."

Abnshrek · 06-10-2014, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Man that DC is looking pretty close. Your washy looks like its starting to push spears pretty good as well. Mine is still pretty slow, but with this heat hopefully things will speed up. My GN/DC looked like it might have been pushing up a pre preflag on the weekend but I would prefer a leaf or two more first. But like abnshrek said: "3 hands in spring/summer is better than 10 in the fall for us up north."

Nice Quote.. but I think Matt has at least a foot of stem to go if its a DC.. So feed her heavy.. You will have BooKoo leaves when it flowers.. :^)

kaczercat · 07-08-2014, 11:52 PM

July 8 2014

kaczercat · 07-08-2014, 11:55 PM

should I remove the damaged leaves? will that help the plant?

Hammocked Banana · 07-09-2014, 08:55 AM

Removing those sunburnt leaves wont help the plant, just make it look a little nicer. There is still some photosynthetic tissue left in those leaves so leaving them there will actually probably help the plant a bit. I always find once there are a few nice new leaves the plant will take off and then drop those leaves on its own.

Anyway we can get some id's on the group photos? Hows your DF?

Iunepeace · 07-09-2014, 11:21 AM

Looking good! (Is that a puddle of water that one on the left in the first photo's in?)

What Brady said; there's still a lot of green in those damaged leaves so the plant is still using them to make food. If you don't want to look at them you can take them off; up to you. Either way your bananas are coming along nicely; thanks for the update

kaczercat · 08-22-2014, 04:13 PM

Aug 22 2014

It's been a while, working and doing various things, this greenhouse being one of them. This is not totally finished but you get the picture.

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kaczercat kaczercat's Photo Gallery Location: Southern ON Find me on the map! Zone: 5b 9b Name: Matt Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,874 BananaBucks : 220,512 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,116 Times Was Thanked 2,111 Times in 750 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas Thanks! Yeah I'm working full time now starting monday. I not in school anymore That is a Trachycarpus fortunei got the seed from a member on here a while back __________________ Matt

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05-12-2014, 05:50 PM	#106 (permalink)
kaczercat kaczercat's Photo Gallery Location: Southern ON Find me on the map! Zone: 5b 9b Name: Matt Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,874 BananaBucks : 220,512 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,116 Times Was Thanked 2,111 Times in 750 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas May 12 14 picked up some new plants today Dragon fruit- not sure what kind Musa Pisang ceylon, Musa dwarf Green the tag says __________________ Matt

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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 : 53,263 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas U got those plants in the GTA??? Where abouts? What other types did they have? Looks like you scored big time! DF looks like a yellow fruited type based on the thorns, but I'm Canadian so can never be an expert ;-)

05-24-2014, 08:55 PM	#109 (permalink)
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06-10-2014, 03:57 PM	#112 (permalink)
kaczercat kaczercat's Photo Gallery Location: Southern ON Find me on the map! Zone: 5b 9b Name: Matt Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,874 BananaBucks : 220,512 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,116 Times Was Thanked 2,111 Times in 750 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas Here's a pic from yesterday June 9 Might put a bit more soil in the bottom and top __________________ Matt

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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 : 53,263 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas Man that DC is looking pretty close. Your washy looks like its starting to push spears pretty good as well. Mine is still pretty slow, but with this heat hopefully things will speed up. My GN/DC looked like it might have been pushing up a pre preflag on the weekend but I would prefer a leaf or two more first. But like abnshrek said: "3 hands in spring/summer is better than 10 in the fall for us up north."

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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 : 53,263 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,178 Times Was Thanked 1,156 Times in 555 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: Just some updates of Bananas Removing those sunburnt leaves wont help the plant, just make it look a little nicer. There is still some photosynthetic tissue left in those leaves so leaving them there will actually probably help the plant a bit. I always find once there are a few nice new leaves the plant will take off and then drop those leaves on its own. Anyway we can get some id's on the group photos? Hows your DF?

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