My 1st experience with corms - Page 2

Red Sky · 11-19-2015, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Your plant will probably be fine, but I just prefer not to take unnecessary risks.

Soil aeration is important for all cleaned corms but it is very important for the Manini. Most other corms can easily tolerate a less than optimum level without rotting, but not the Manini. I use a specific size range of clean coarse sand to achieve these levels and it should be noted that all sand is not the same. Earthworm castings are terrible, they adversely affect soil aeration and should never be used during the initial stage but would be tolerable after the plant has roots and leaves.

I prefer to peel away and then cut the dead leaf sheaths as opposed to doing it in place. The cuts that damaged the inner sheaths will now rot a little sooner but should not become a problem.

So what is your growing mix for Manini corms or TC starts?

a.hulva@coxinet.net · 11-19-2015, 01:51 PM

Gala your pictures are terrific! Thanks for sharing. Looks good to me. You are ahead of the game.

PR-Giants · 11-29-2015, 03:02 PM

It's been another 2 weeks, how are things progressing?

Gala · 11-29-2015, 05:51 PM

Keith, not much of progress. Maybe it's because of the weather's cooling off, nights specially. But they are pushing leaves. I carefully checked the roots, they look good to me. Could be better I guess but it's my first time. :-)

PR-Giants · 11-30-2015, 08:18 AM

Pushing leaves is great, and I'm thrilled for you...Congratulations.

Looking forward to seeing Manini photos, but no rush. The first few leaves can be ugly and some folks prefer to wait.

Gala · 12-19-2015, 05:33 PM

Pics are coming soon. Manini is hanging on... alive and pushing leaves slowly. The first leaf was weird. The second one is narrow short but cute. Waiting for the 3rd to open then I will take and post pictures. We got a couple of cold nights so I brought bananas inside. I wonder how to water them so I don't overwater or underwater?

Gala · 12-23-2015, 02:00 PM

Here we go.
Manini

Patupi

Dwarf Brazilian

a.hulva@coxinet.net · 12-23-2015, 02:29 PM

They look great!! Tell us your process. We all are look for new thinking.
Merry Christmas.

PR-Giants · 12-23-2015, 06:42 PM

Congrats... and Al's right, it's always great to get info from someone that has actually done it.

Gala · 12-23-2015, 07:54 PM

Thanks guys. How I did it is in this thread. The only thing I can add I didn't water them. When I planted corms the first day I gave them plenty of water and then was just checking the weight of the pots and simply with sticking my finger in the soil. I didn't want the soil to be wet. If the soil on top gets too dry I would just mist but not water with the can or hose. No direct sun light and kept them in warm place when we got cool nights. There was a time I thought the Manini may not survive. Wanted to dig it up and check the roots, give it some water... But I was afraid I will kill it doing that. So I left it alone and decided to be patient. :-)

PR-Giants · 12-27-2015, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gala

There was a time I thought the Manini may not survive. Wanted to dig it up and check the roots, give it some water... But I was afraid I will kill it doing that. So I left it alone and decided to be patient. :-)

Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is nothing.

I'm very glad you were successful and hope you'll help others with your knowledge.

cincinnana · 12-27-2015, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

I'm very glad you were successful and hope you'll help others with your knowledge.

I agree with pR gnats
It is a true banana miracle....
Your first time experience will help all of us to fail...

Please , Please share your secrets to grow .....sand.... sand....

PR-Giants · 12-27-2015, 08:23 PM

Happy Holidays, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cincinnana

I agree with pR gnats
It is a true banana miracle....
Your first time experience will help all of us to fail...

Please , Please share your secrets to grow .....sand.... sand....

cincinnana · 12-27-2015, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Happy Holidays, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for you.

Thank you ,That is a great compliment to a great competitor from the south....My plant are bigger and better in better soil....

Gala · 12-31-2015, 01:08 PM

Today's pics.

Gala · 12-31-2015, 01:13 PM

Patupi...Manini...Dw. Brazilian

PR-Giants · 12-31-2015, 03:34 PM

Gala, your plants look great.

And don't pay any attention to cincinnaner, he was probably just having a bad night.

Gala · 12-31-2015, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Gala, your plants look great.

And don't pay any attention to cincinnaner, he was probably just having a bad night.

Thank you. :-) Happy New Year to you and all forum members!

mushtaq86 · 12-31-2015, 06:23 PM

Don't want to go off topic, but what happened to cincinnaner, what did he say and why did he get banned.

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Gala Location: Central FL Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 28 BananaBucks : 6,403 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 37 Times Was Thanked 92 Times in 22 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: My 1st experience with corms Thanks guys. How I did it is in this thread. The only thing I can add I didn't water them. When I planted corms the first day I gave them plenty of water and then was just checking the weight of the pots and simply with sticking my finger in the soil. I didn't want the soil to be wet. If the soil on top gets too dry I would just mist but not water with the can or hose. No direct sun light and kept them in warm place when we got cool nights. There was a time I thought the Manini may not survive. Wanted to dig it up and check the roots, give it some water... But I was afraid I will kill it doing that. So I left it alone and decided to be patient. :-) Last edited by Gala : 12-23-2015 at 08:14 PM.

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