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MSmith 06-26-2012 09:41 AM
New flower
 
I was checking out the leaves on my dwarf brazilian and noticed a big red flower that I didnt see before, it was hiding. This is my first banana plant. What do I need to do now if anything different? I'm really hoping for fruit soon. Also all the plants are really producing pups now.

sunfish 06-26-2012 09:55 AM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by MSmith (Post 198805)
I was checking out the leaves on my dwarf brazilian and noticed a big red flower that I didnt see before, it was hiding. This is my first banana plant. What do I need to do now if anything different? I'm really hoping for fruit soon. Also all the plants are really producing pups now.
Do you have a pic ? You don't need to do anything different just keep doing what you have been doing.

venturabananas 06-26-2012 11:20 AM
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Congrats! The first one is super exciting. Good timing.

momoese 06-26-2012 11:53 AM
Re: New flower
 
Congrats! You may need to prop up the bunch depending how big it gets. That said I've never had to prop a DB bunch, but my stand does have some wind protection.

MSmith 06-26-2012 02:00 PM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 198806)
Do you have a pic ? You don't need to do anything different just keep doing what you have been doing.
The camera was the next thing I thought about after I saw it, but the wife took all the sd cards with her on her trip.

Hey Tony this is the DB i got from you, thanks.

sunfish 06-26-2012 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MSmith (Post 198829)
The camera was the next thing I thought about after I saw it, but the wife took all the sd cards with her on her trip.

Hey Tony this is the DB i got from you, thanks.
Yes I remember.I hope it's a real DB:ha::ha:

MSmith 06-26-2012 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 198833)
Yes I remember.I hope it's a real DB:ha::ha:
Ill just have to send a sample out for DNA testing.

Well I got a 4gb sd card at walgreens for $8 Ill have a pic later.

Is there a set of pics out there that shows the progression of the flower, I think mine might have been there for a while because it looks like its already opening.

venturabananas 06-26-2012 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by momoese (Post 198819)
That said I've never had to prop a DB bunch, but my stand does have some wind protection.
Yes, my neighbor who has about 10 mats of DB around his house never has to prop them -- and some are pretty exposed to wind.

MSmith 07-01-2012 06:20 PM
Re: New flower
 
Finally got some pics, I bought an SDHC card and didnt realize that they wont work with all cameras. So I just waited for the old SD cards. I took a few pics, its hard to take a good shot because theres leaves that cover it.
The flower already opened and now has several bananas, those red leaves are falling and a sticky substance is falling from the flower attracting wasps.

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sunfish 07-01-2012 07:08 PM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by MSmith (Post 199231)
Finally got some pics, I bought an SDHC card and didnt realize that they wont work with all cameras. So I just waited for the old SD cards. I took a few pics, its hard to take a good shot because theres leaves that cover it.
The flower already opened and now has several bananas, those red leaves are falling and a sticky substance is falling from the flower attracting wasps.

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Looks good.You have white fly under the leaf in last pick. You can spray them off with water

MSmith 07-01-2012 07:33 PM
Re: New flower
 
yea those white flys came from my plumerias, I could never get rid of them. I cut all the leaves off in the winter hoping to get them all, I have used neem but they come back. I was going to spray the leaves yesterday with water and a lil micronutrient but as I was pumping the sprayer it exploded

Yug 07-01-2012 07:48 PM
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Nothing like seeing that first bloom.

sunfish 07-01-2012 07:51 PM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by MSmith (Post 199241)
yea those white flys came from my plumerias, I could never get rid of them. I cut all the leaves off in the winter hoping to get them all, I have used neem but they come back. I was going to spray the leaves yesterday with water and a lil micronutrient but as I was pumping the sprayer it exploded
use the hose.

MSmith 07-04-2012 02:44 PM
Re: New flower
 
more photos, p-stem looks about 7.5 feet, not sure how to get exact measurement, that shoot off to the right is where the flower connects.
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venturabananas 07-04-2012 03:17 PM
Re: New flower
 
Beautiful.

I think the "proper" way to get the height at fruiting is to measure to the bottom of the peduncle, i.e., the bottom of the fruit stalk where it emerges from the pseudostem.

sunfish 07-04-2012 03:21 PM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 199523)
Beautiful.

I think the "proper" way to get the height at fruiting is to measure to the bottom of the peduncle, i.e., the bottom of the fruit stalk where it emerges from the pseudostem.
So is it D.Brazilian ? Isn't the bunch at that angle right for D.B. ?

MSmith 07-04-2012 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 199525)
So is it D.Brazilian ? Isn't the bunch at that angle right for D.B. ?
Heres the circumference of the p-stem if that helps
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venturabananas 07-04-2012 05:46 PM
Re: New flower
 
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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 199525)
So is it D.Brazilian ? Isn't the bunch at that angle right for D.B. ?
Sure looks like DB to me.


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