M. laterita set to bloom

Bananaman88 · 04-09-2009, 09:03 PM

I just noticed yesterday that my Musa laterita already has a bud! I haven't even gotten around to repotting it yet. I have it in about a 30 gal. pot and it has several pups coming up. One of the biggest ones has the bud. This is definitely one of the easiest bananas to fruit-even in a pot.

stumpy4700 · 04-09-2009, 09:35 PM

Pics,pics,pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bananaman88 · 04-09-2009, 09:44 PM

It doesn't look like much at the moment. It still has all the dead leaves from winter. I've just been so busy that I haven't gotten around to doing anything at all to it. Tomorrow I have to cut down a 30' cottonwood and dig out two huge sago palms and then Saturday I have to work our Earth Day event here in Houston. I guess I'll repot it in my "spare time"!

Chironex · 04-10-2009, 12:17 AM

Pups, pups, pups! Congrats on the flower Brent!

btw, I would love to get one of those bad boys. Save one for me please.

Patty in Wisc · 04-10-2009, 10:14 AM

Brent, how tall is it & how big is the biggest base?
CONGRATS! - Esp for being pot grown.

Tog Tan · 04-10-2009, 12:19 PM

Yo Brent, congrats!

Save some sds for me, I will trade you something nice for them.

Chironex · 04-10-2009, 02:45 PM

I had seeds, but they never germinated.

Bananaman88 · 04-13-2009, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Chironex

Pups, pups, pups! Congrats on the flower Brent!

btw, I would love to get one of those bad boys. Save one for me please.

I'll send you a PM later about this.

Bananaman88 · 04-13-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

Brent, how tall is it & how big is the biggest base?
CONGRATS! - Esp for being pot grown.

If you mean currently, the tallest pstem is only 2' max- and that's the one about to bloom. I usually have one bloom very early like this each year. This banana usually reaches about 6-8' tall each year even in the pot.

Bananaman88 · 04-13-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Tog Tan

Yo Brent, congrats!

Save some sds for me, I will trade you something nice for them.

Tog- I've never gotten viable seed from this banana, even though it is regularly visited by bees, wasps, and hummingbirds. Maybe I'll see if I can do some hand pollination this year.

Tog Tan · 04-13-2009, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chironex

I had seeds, but they never germinated.

For a seedhoarder like you, I am not surprised it's not even in dirt, so how can it germ? Go check again.....

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Tog- I've never gotten viable seed from this banana, even though it is regularly visited by bees, wasps, and hummingbirds. Maybe I'll see if I can do some hand pollination this year.

Don't go talking naughty Brent, many ladies here, all I can register are the key words in your sentence ; banana - hand pollination.

chong · 04-13-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tog Tan

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Don't go talking naughty Brent, many ladies here, all I can register are the key words in your sentence ; banana - hand pollination.

Some people have one track minds, by golly!!

Bananaman88 · 04-13-2009, 01:27 PM

Tog- I knew I was going to take some heat for that one!

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