Welcome to the Bananas.org forums. You're currently viewing our message boards as a guest which gives you limited access to participate in discussions and access our other features such as our wiki and photo gallery. By joining our community, you'll have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast and simple, so please join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. |
|
Register | Photo Gallery | Classifieds | Wiki | Chat | Map | Today's Posts | Search |
Main Banana Discussion This is where we discuss our banana collections; tips on growing bananas, tips on harvesting bananas, sharing our banana photos and stories. |
Members currently in the chatroom: 0 | |
The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat. |
Email this Page |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
06-26-2009, 06:42 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 786
BananaBucks
: 401,976
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 225 Times
Was
Thanked 598 Times in 209 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times
|
Is it possible?!
One of my banana friends living in zone 9a told me that his Helen's hybrid
planted outside in the ground and overwintered there with strawmat protection starts to flower only in 14 months including the dormant period of say 4 months from Dec.-March, that means the actual growth period was only about 10 months(14 months of total growth-4 months of dormancy). My understanding is that the normal growth period of ordinary musas to start flowering can be converted to the accumulated numbers of its leaves that are 30-40. But I don't think it possible to open this amount of leaves in the growth period of say 10 months. My shortest length of period of other musas was 20 month, that means actual period was about 16 months(20 months-4 months of dormant pediod). Although Helen's hibrid is a kind of mysterious banana, is it possible for this musa to start flowring in such a short period? |
Sponsors |
06-26-2009, 09:15 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Moderator
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Zone: 12
Name: Gabe
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,892
BananaBucks
: 13,340,056
Feedback: 5 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 1 Times
Was
Thanked 8,237 Times in 2,200 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times
|
Re: Is it possible?!
The number of leaves until flowering is irrelevant, each variety will act differently in different environments, it is not possible to say that in general bananas will flower within range of number of leaves.
If you grew a certain variety in the same conditions and had it flower multiple times and counted the leaves until flowering, you would probably be able to come up with an average and be able to predict after how many leaves that variety would flower in those conditions, but this number should be considered non-transferable to all other varieties and situations. As to your question, 10 months of active growth sounds pretty normal for a banana to flower.
__________________
Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties. |
Said thanks: |
06-27-2009, 03:09 AM | #3 (permalink) |
I think with my banana ;)
Location: BA, SK, CEU
Zone: Dfa (Köppen-geiger) <-> 7b/8a? (USDA)
Name: Jack
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,525
BananaBucks
: 209,358
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,771 Times
Was
Thanked 2,461 Times in 1,355 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 383 Times
|
Re: Is it possible?!
Yep, 10 months is normal, some will take less, and some (like Ice Cream) more. Look in the Wiki, there are also blooming times somewhere there. To add one detail: the situation varies with climate as well. Even the amount of rainfall, average humidity... is important. So it's quite possible, that what blooms at his place in 10 months will bloom in yours in 12 months of active growth.
__________________
Thnx to Marcel, Ante, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar and Francesco for the plants I've received. Zeitgeist - Corporatocracy 101 (~2hrs) Zeitgeist - Moving Forward (~2.5hrs) |
Said thanks: |
Email this Page |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|