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07-16-2011, 07:57 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Picked up my first set of Bananas!
So I finally got some time to drop by Starfish's Nursery, aka Tony's house, and pick up some banana plants for myself. It was quite the pleasure to his collection and it felt like a kid in a toy store. I want this, I want that now, now, now!
Originally I was just going to get 1 plant for my tiny place. But I ended up taking 2. Wait... you said you took only 2 home but i count 4.... Well the Super Dwarf Cavendish actually had 2 pups. 3 for the price of 1! Super Dwarf Cavendish SDC pup Mystery Banana Plant. I couldn't pass on it. I mean, its a mystery! Now I also got some plants for my mom. Dwarf Namwah Dwarf Brazilian Goldfinger (+1 pup) Another mystery banana plant yea, the goldfinger was larger than i had expected and the leaves got damaged during transport. Wanna try to identify the Mystery Plant? I'll post more pics as these plants progress. I sure hope my mom gets her plants in the ground soon.
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07-17-2011, 05:39 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Good deal. You got yourself and your mom some nice plants.
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Re: Picked up my first set of Bananas!
Me either, but the one I got from you is doing great. Thanks Tony.
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Re: Picked up my first set of Bananas!
Any clues on the mystery banana in the container?
California gold?
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Re: Picked up my first set of Bananas!
hehe. I figured it would not be a CG. But I could wish. The pup is way small to make any guesses. I hope it doesnt get too big as I may not have the space for it. Guess it will go to my mom if it gets higher than 10'. When it gets more height and leaves will play the guessing game again.
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Looks like Tony gave you a good deal. I wish I could persuade him to ship some to me, but I guess I'll still have to rely on the little TCs from Florida.
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I wish i lived in San Diego, so i could pick up some from tony's Starfish's Nursery.
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Good looking group of plants!
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Re: Picked up my first set of Bananas!
I got home today and found brown blotches on my SDC. The leaves seem to be wilting also.
The other plants look okay. Am I over watering? I will post pictures when I get a chance.
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Sunfish not that it matters
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You're a star to us Tony. Sunfish, starfish, whatever. Neither are what you like to fish for, not being fish and all.
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Sunfish to Starfish --- demoted?
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Re: Picked up my first set of Bananas!
Here are the pictures of the brown drying blotches.
I water them daily between 8am to 9am before I head off to work. I let the water run on them until i see the water flow out of the drain holes in the bottom. That usually takes 1 to 2 mins. I'm using pure Miracle Grow Palm/Cactus Mix. Its really fast at draining. Today I did not water the SDC as I will see if it will do better if I only ater every other day.
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I guess i threw her into the deep end then. I will start to water them twice a week from now on. Soon as the new leaf come out I will introduce some fertilizer on them. Gotta get hold of Richard since he is a few blocks away from me. YAY! For NANA Neighbors
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I really need to stop reading about bananas. Now I want to pick up another plant. I really want a dwarf red.
Maybe I will be paying Tony another visit soon. Drop by Sunfish Nursery (not Starfish ).
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