Exotic Life

Hi,

I like the picture's, congrats with you're bloom. Also here in the garden i want that my banana's gorw so strong, but i do something wrong.

Robbin

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Lowest minium winter 2006/2007: -2,8C/28.4F
Lowest minium winter 2005/2006: -6,1C / 21F
Lowest minium winter 2004/2005: -6C / 21F

kenboy

I was thinking Orinoco also but some of the bananas are only 4 or 5 inches long and they are not as pointed as I have seen in pictures of Orinoco bananas. I will try to get an updated picture. Thanks.

kenboy

First an update; the first pup is now 12&1/2 inches in diameter 18 feet tall. We have had a light frost and I moved it to it's Winter shelter. Now the questions; we cut the bunch of bananas off the mother plant and I have read that you can ripen them in a bucket of water. Is this correct? I believe the mother plant dies after she produces but if I was to keep her in Winter storage and planted her out in the Spring, would she at least put out more pups? Thanks.

kenboy
www.vonrussellfarm.com

Gabe15

Ive never heard of ripening in water, I don't know why you would really under normal circumstances. You can just hang them up or let them lay around if you want to ripen like normal.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.

kenboy

Thanks for answering the first question. What is your openion on the second?