Timing/managing mats

Pmdelnegro · 03-14-2022, 03:16 PM

I’m trying to figure out how to manage my mat so I can actually get some fruit! My plants either bloom too late in the fall or they get triggered by the first chill of winter, November/December. Then I end up losing my leaves to frost. No nanners. I’m on the line of 9a/b, in Florida. I get plenty of sword suckers all year. I’d like to try to have one get about half grown before winter and bloom around June/July/Aug with another sucker coming for the following year at roughly the same timing. I’m growing Namwa, Dwarf Brazilian, Pitogo, and adding Raja Puri & Kokopo.

Patty

pitangadiego · 03-14-2022, 03:35 PM

You could influence it some by choosing the "right" suckers, but without every-day-the -same weather like Panama, it is much harder to do. Ideally you would want flowering in the spring, but that would require a plant close to flowering that would overwinter without loosing leaves and/or vigor. That is a bit like the holy grail. Tall Brazilian, Misi Luki and Fhia-18 seem to take winter better and might be candidates to try.

Backyard Banana Joe · 03-15-2022, 07:12 PM

Hopefully Akula sees this question; he has this all figured out!

Janelle525 · 03-16-2022, 07:45 AM

I found this article from a member here about pushing growth to get a rack quicker: Fertilizer – Bananapups.com

And I just watched a video from a guy in the panhandle that has had much success with sweetheart banana. It definitely got my ears perked up because all of my bananas suffered cold damage this winter.

Art_R · 03-22-2022, 01:29 PM

I also live at the northern end of 9b in Florida. I have a Raja Puri, and a Kokopo. For these two bananas, if you can protect later-season in-ground sword suckers from the cold during the winter so that they take off in the spring, you should get fruit in plenty of time before it gets cold again. As for my Namwa, I really haven't tried to time it. Even when it flowered at the beginning of December, I still got fruit in the spring. (maybe I just got lucky with a warm winter)

sddarkman619 · 03-30-2022, 05:49 PM

I've also read that using MOP helps to get correctly timed fruiting as well as helping it to fill faster.
this is what I use:
https://amzn.to/3wP0TT6

03-14-2022, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pmdelnegro Location: Central FL Zone: 9b Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 2,464 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Timing/managing mats I’m trying to figure out how to manage my mat so I can actually get some fruit! My plants either bloom too late in the fall or they get triggered by the first chill of winter, November/December. Then I end up losing my leaves to frost. No nanners. I’m on the line of 9a/b, in Florida. I get plenty of sword suckers all year. I’d like to try to have one get about half grown before winter and bloom around June/July/Aug with another sucker coming for the following year at roughly the same timing. I’m growing Namwa, Dwarf Brazilian, Pitogo, and adding Raja Puri & Kokopo. Patty

03-14-2022, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,489 BananaBucks : 183,867 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 2,732 Times in 930 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Timing/managing mats You could influence it some by choosing the "right" suckers, but without every-day-the -same weather like Panama, it is much harder to do. Ideally you would want flowering in the spring, but that would require a plant close to flowering that would overwinter without loosing leaves and/or vigor. That is a bit like the holy grail. Tall Brazilian, Misi Luki and Fhia-18 seem to take winter better and might be candidates to try. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

03-15-2022, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Backyard Banana Joe Location: Orlando FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,428 BananaBucks : 113,414 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,976 Times Was Thanked 1,984 Times in 935 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 184 Times	Re: Timing/managing mats Hopefully Akula sees this question; he has this all figured out!

03-16-2022, 07:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Janelle525 Location: Bradenton, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 10a Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 264 BananaBucks : 15,341 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 381 Times Was Thanked 329 Times in 131 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 65 Times	Re: Timing/managing mats I found this article from a member here about pushing growth to get a rack quicker: Fertilizer – Bananapups.com And I just watched a video from a guy in the panhandle that has had much success with sweetheart banana. It definitely got my ears perked up because all of my bananas suffered cold damage this winter. __________________ Super Dwarf Cavendish, Tall Namwah, Goldfinger, Praying Hands, Raja Pisang, Manzano.

03-22-2022, 01:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Art_R Location: Ormond Beach, FL - USA Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 133 BananaBucks : 14,723 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 187 Times Was Thanked 196 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 17 Times	Re: Timing/managing mats I also live at the northern end of 9b in Florida. I have a Raja Puri, and a Kokopo. For these two bananas, if you can protect later-season in-ground sword suckers from the cold during the winter so that they take off in the spring, you should get fruit in plenty of time before it gets cold again. As for my Namwa, I really haven't tried to time it. Even when it flowered at the beginning of December, I still got fruit in the spring. (maybe I just got lucky with a warm winter) __________________ Here's what I'm growing: Grand Naine, Namwa, Blue Java, Raja Puri, Patupi, & a mystery nanner

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