thar she blows! - Page 2

Richard · 11-18-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

I'll guess 36 fingers

Each hand has 10 fingers, so far there are 5 hands showing.

harveyc · 11-18-2009, 01:07 PM

Oh, I meant 72. That's impressive for a bud that developed as a potted plant!

CValentine · 11-18-2009, 01:18 PM

AWESOME AND Beautiful Richard!!

~Cheryl

Dalmatiansoap · 11-18-2009, 01:22 PM

Great looking Richard!
Still isnt too late for contest??

Richard · 11-18-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harveyc

Oh, I meant 72. That's impressive for a bud that developed as a potted plant!

It was in a 15 gallon for a year, then a 25 gallon tub, then (finally!) into the bed for the last few months.

You're expecting 8 hands, one with only 2 fingers?

harveyc · 11-18-2009, 06:24 PM

Some hands may have more or less than others and often the last hand will be a mixture of female and male flowers. It's a guess and only worth the price of admission!

momoese · 11-18-2009, 07:48 PM

The Misi Luki from my last contest had 2 fingers on the last hand.

Greenie · 11-19-2009, 08:36 PM

congrats

LilRaverBoi · 11-21-2009, 05:08 AM

Yeah, um....you don't wanna see that little graph from Iowa. There would have to be another one for snowfall (and a foot of snow equals an inch of rain.....so 1.5" of rain....yeah, um.....suckage). And honestly, we don't even get as much snow as MN and WI. I really give ultimate props to everyone in zone 5 or less that grows bananas for this reason!

Richard · 11-24-2009, 07:30 PM

7 hands and counting!

harveyc · 11-24-2009, 08:38 PM

Still 10 fingers on each hand? If so, just 2 more fingers before I win the phantom contest!

NANAMAN · 11-25-2009, 09:17 PM

Congrats!!!!

ron_mcb · 11-25-2009, 10:04 PM

congratulations on your dwarf o fruiting. all my dwarf orinoco have under 5 feet of p stem too. it has never been in a container since i bought it.its still holding the bunch fine. i just posted an updated pic today.

Richard · 12-05-2009, 02:35 PM

It appears the male flowers are starting. I'm inclined to cut the rachis off below the first set of males so that the plant can put more resources into the fruit.

frog7994 · 12-05-2009, 11:33 PM

all ways nice to see one break through.

harveyc · 12-06-2009, 01:36 PM

Looking good Richard.

Gabe once posted something about a study that showed no difference in fruit formation if the bud was cut off or not. But cutting it off does make it easier to bag the fruit and I've seen some things to support doing that (can protect from insects but also act as a mini-greenhouse). I did once read that it should be cut several inches below the last fruits as the cut can become infected. I never saw any infections on mine, but it did shrivel up an inch or so.

How many fingers did you end up with?

Richard · 12-06-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

... Gabe once posted something about a study that showed no difference in fruit formation if the bud was cut off or not. ...

I believe the study was conducted in essentially summer weather?

harveyc · 12-07-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

I believe the study was conducted in essentially summer weather?

I believe so. If no significant difference is noted in warm weather, I see no reason to expect a difference in cooler weather. If a modest difference was noted in warm weather, I might expect a bigger difference in marginal conditions. I've seen no report of a difference in cooler weather. In 2009 I had 3 bunches and left the bud on my 1 Dwarf Brazilian but it didn't ripen very well at all, but the other 2 were different varieties so it really isn't comparable. It may help to cut off the bud but it might not. It would be great to have someone with enough plants with fruit to do a comparison.

Have you counted the fingers yet?

Richard · 12-09-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by harveyc

How many fingers did you end up with?

I cut the bud off below the 3rd full set of male flowers. There are currently 58 fruits on the plant.

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