My Dc Has So Many Damn Fingers Growing!!! Too Bad They Wont Ever Grow To Full Size =(

Viper1436 · 01-03-2014, 04:09 PM

I've just about given up on this plant.

Hammocked Banana · 01-04-2014, 01:43 AM

Those little ones are male flowers, not bananas. U can cut the flower bud off now if you want but don`t have to. It may speed up the filling-out of the bananas, and will clean things up a bit.

Viper1436 · 01-04-2014, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

Those little ones are male flowers, not bananas. U can cut the flower bud off now if you want but don`t have to. It may speed up the filling-out of the bananas, and will clean things up a bit.

They're not?

Abnshrek · 01-04-2014, 10:33 AM

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They're not?

Nope.. but you can leave them there as a conversation piece unless they start to mold then I'd cut them.. :^)

Viper1436 · 01-04-2014, 10:50 AM

I'm lost, why do some of the flowers turn into bananas and the rest not?

Abnshrek · 01-04-2014, 11:08 AM

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I'm lost, why do some of the flowers turn into bananas and the rest not?

Cause if they all turned into banana's we'd have more banana's than we need. How many hands and how many fingers per hand would really have no merit if they all turned into banana's.. :^)

Kat2 · 01-04-2014, 12:36 PM

Hijacking for a dumb and poorly worded question. Obviously bananas that don't produce viable seeds have no use for the "boys" so they're just there but would they be instrumental if you were attempting to cross seeded with non? Or are they really forever worthless? (Common figs have no male parts; they're inverted flowers.)

Viper1436 · 01-04-2014, 01:35 PM

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Hijacking for a dumb and poorly worded question. Obviously bananas that don't produce viable seeds have no use for the "boys" so they're just there but would they be instrumental if you were attempting to cross seeded with non? Or are they really forever worthless? (Common figs have no male parts; they're inverted flowers.)

I'm trying to be less confused, not more.

Kat2 · 01-04-2014, 01:48 PM

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I'm trying to be less confused, not more.

Sorry. I know very little about growing bananas but I do know that, since the seedless ones are very dedicated virgins, the flower and the little boy fingers contribute nothing to what you'll harvest. In other words, if they bother you, you can get rid of both without harm. Would I? Probably not. My DC hasn't bloomed and the 4 other potted pups I have aren't close. And I can't even prick out seedlings growing too close together; even though I have far too many I'll try to transplant them.

sunfish · 01-04-2014, 03:44 PM

Google

Kat2 · 01-04-2014, 03:52 PM

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Google

Google what?

ez · 01-04-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper1436

I'm lost, why do some of the flowers turn into bananas and the rest not?

With banana cultivars like Dwarf Cavendish small fingers are common, in the image below hands and fingers are reduced in size and have become hermaphroditic before the male flower.

Dwarf Cavendish

Small underdeveloped fingers can be caused by environment, less than favorable growing conditions will cause stress and reduce yield for example cold temperatures, low lighting, too much or too little water are just some of the factors that can affect bunch weight. There is a direct link between K (Potassium) and the amount of hands, size of fingers and the time it takes for a bunch to mature. That being said adding more K does not always equal larger bunches because there are other factors that can reduce K uptake and affect bunch weight.

I am not a cold weather basement growing banana expert, to me they look fine and I would follow Migael's advice leave it alone unless you start to see signs of mold.

sunfish · 01-04-2014, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kat2

Google what?

to find an answer for your question

Viper1436 · 01-04-2014, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ez

With banana cultivars like Dwarf Cavendish small fingers are common, in the image below hands and fingers are reduced in size before the male flower.

Dwarf Cavendish

Small underdeveloped fingers can be caused by environment, less than favorable growing conditions will cause stress and reduce yield for example cold temperatures, low lighting, too much or too little water are just some of the factors that can affect bunch weight. There is a direct link between K (Potassium) and the amount of hands, size of fingers and the time it takes for a bunch to mature. That being said adding more K does not always equal larger bunches because there are other factors that can reduce K uptake and affect bunch weight.

I am not a cold weather basement growing banana expert, to me they look fine and I would follow Migael's advice leave it alone unless you start to see signs of mold.

Thanks EZ!

sunfish · 01-04-2014, 05:44 PM

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sunfish · 01-04-2014, 05:47 PM

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sunfish · 01-04-2014, 05:58 PM

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sunfish · 01-04-2014, 06:01 PM

blooms are blasting off with no hands

Kat2 · 01-04-2014, 06:10 PM

I honestly wish you'd answer a question just once, Tony. I know how to search (my first degree was in history) but part of participating in a forum is sharing what you know or think you know. I do my best to do that very stupidly when I think I might have something to add. Trust me--I don't post nearly all the dumb responses I could--here or other places.

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