HMelendez

Bill,



Thank you!.....Musa Tu'u Ghia is approx. 10 ft. at flowering/blooming!.....Awesome Nana collection you have too!....

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HMelendez

LOL!..........Thank you Mushtaq!.....I appreciate the kindly words!.....Trust me!.....There is more to come!....Surprises, surprises!.....

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*****Update!*****



Musa Paggi (Gros Michel Subgroup) keeps positioning down the flower!.....Very beautiful flower!...


Pictures from 07/11/2019....



















Musa Maricongo Plantain just opened, unrolled the new leaf!....She is growing in amazing rate now!....Nice colors!....


Pictures from 07/10/2019....

















*****An Update is coming soon!*****

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Tytaylor77

Looking amazing bro! That Paggi flower is very pretty! I can’t wait to see her open!

My Tu’u ghia has a flower out! Woohoooo!

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HMelendez

Woohooooo!.....Musa Tu'u Ghia is flowering!......Congrats Ty bro!.....

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Best day

Congrats Ty. How tall would you say your Tu’u Ghia is?

Bill

beam2050

gongratulations.

that in the greenhouse or out???

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npk of wood ash 0/1/3 to 0/3/7

npk of banana leaf ash 1.75/0.75/0.5

Tytaylor77

Inside the greenhouse. It’s about 8.5’ feet. I had to cut her way back after winter and the move into the greenhouse. Same growth point pushed after awhile but I was thinking she reset. So it was a surprise looking up and seeing the flower!

imclumbi

Looks great!!! Thank you for all the awesome pictures!

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HMelendez

Awesome bro!....

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HMelendez

Thank you John!.....

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RareFruitForester

Hi Hector,

I was curious about the bed rings you have set up. Is that so you can keep the beds defined and deliver nutrients more effectively?

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Collector and general freak about Banana's, Passiflora, Annonaceae, Garcinia, Artocarpus, Plinia, Euginia, and any other fruit I can get my hands on!

Current Nanners
Saba, Double Mahoi, Manzano, Gros Michel, Hua Moa, Truly Tiny or Princes, Raja Puri, an unconfirmed "ice cream", a balbasiana seedling I grew, a gifted unidentified plantain, and about 10+ rescue banana's

Wish List:
EVERYTHING!!!!! But i'd like to round out with some Hawaiian varieties and some plantain diversity.

RareFruitForester

I would be interested in seeing a sample of anyone's record layout. I had never considered doing this but I'd like to start keeping more meticulous records across all my plant collections. Hopefully thats not to personal a request

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Collector and general freak about Banana's, Passiflora, Annonaceae, Garcinia, Artocarpus, Plinia, Euginia, and any other fruit I can get my hands on!

Current Nanners
Saba, Double Mahoi, Manzano, Gros Michel, Hua Moa, Truly Tiny or Princes, Raja Puri, an unconfirmed "ice cream", a balbasiana seedling I grew, a gifted unidentified plantain, and about 10+ rescue banana's

Wish List:
EVERYTHING!!!!! But i'd like to round out with some Hawaiian varieties and some plantain diversity.

HMelendez

RareFruitForester,




As you mentioned, I use the bed rings to deliver the nutrients, irrigation and mulch more effectively!....You can find/buy them at Home Depot......https://www.homedepot.com/p/2-ft-W-x...1034/206449737


As for the Nana info, data, record's they are not hard to make!....As I mentioned, I kept tracking the first three generations of a Nana Variety!....As an example of including info with pictures are P-Stem height/circumference, leaves, petioles, Nana bunch, peduncle, male flowers, etc.....My suggestion is keep taking detail pictures and add notations/notes to them, from when the plant is small until fruit harvest time!.....

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*****An Update!*****



I haven't posting in the forum for a while!.....I'm baaack!....





FHIA-3 Sweetheart was harvested in 08/30/2019.....Approx. 86-90 pounds!......Pictures don't do justice!.....This thing was huge and heavy!....














Woohooo!....I harvested my first Gran Nain bunch!......Nice size Cavendish bunch!...

Picture from 09/11/2019....















Musa Maricongo Plantain keeps growing nicely!....Look at her size!....

Picture from 09/17/2019....














Musa Patupi (Kokopo, Vudu Papua) Mat #1.....She keeps growing fast now!.....Getting big, tall!....

Picture from 09/17/2019....












Musa FHIA-18 Bonanza keeps growing nicely!.....Beautiful reddish/burgundy P-Stem!....

Pictures from 09/17/2019....















Musa FHIA-17 Kabana is growing fast now!....So pretty!....

Picture from 09/08/2019....















Musa Common Harton Plantain took off growing!...Look at her size!....From left to right; Maricongo Plantain and Common Harton Plantain.....

Picture from 09/10/2019......















Another one that took off growing, Musa Red African Rhino Horn Plantain!......She keeps growing fast!....A beautiful and stunning Plantain Variety!...

Picture from 09/08/2019......















Musa “Frenchie” French Red Plantain!....She is growing beautiful!....One of my favorites!....A stunning Plantain Variety!....

Pictures from 09/13/2019......

















Musa Señorita 40 Days (Cuarenta Días)!....Approx. 7 ft. tall and she keeps growing fast!....Look at her size!....Beautiful colors!....No doubts is an AA Nana Variety!....

Pictures from 09/06/2019......

















Woohooo!....Finally Musa Niño is taking off growing!....She keeps pushing out the new cigar leaf!.....

Pictures from 09/19/2019......
















Musa Paggi #1 (Gros Michel Subgroup) keeps fill-in the Nana bunch nicely!....

Picture from 09/19/2019......
















Also, Musa Paggi #2 (Gros Michel Subgroup) started to fill-in the Nana bunch nicely too!....

Picture from 09/21/2019......















Musa Variegated Florida #1 keeps growing nicely, fast now!....She developed a nice reddish/burgundy P-Stem!....Getting bigger now!...Stunning colors!....

Pictures from 09/21/2019......

























A nice picture of Musa Paggi #1 with Musa Praying Hands (17 1/4 ft. tall) hanging higher!....










*****An Update is coming soon!*****

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Akula

Hey Hector! Awesome looking plants!

How old is your patupi? Eight months? Can your provide the height and circumference of the pstem? Looks like its starting to top out/crown. Mine's at six feet and I got my first peeper this week. Hoping its more on the fruits at 6' side of things vs. 8' side per the WIKI. Haha.

Good stuff!

HMelendez

Thank you Donald!....



She is about eight months approx.......She is 8 ft. tall right now!....Circumference it shouldn't be no more than 24 inches, since Musa Patupi is on the "medium" size of circumference comparing to other Nana Varieties!....


Your are right!.....Good eye buddy!....She's starting to "stack" the leaves before flowering!.....Usually Musa Patupi grows approx. 9 ft. tall before flowering on my growing conditions!.....She should be flowering soon!....Yours might not grow that tall at flowering/blooming given the up north colder conditions!....Let's see!....Congrats on the pup!....She is a heavy pupper, once she gets established!.....

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hdynad

Hector, wow! I said this once I will say it again, you are one gifted grower!!! Your garden is spectacular!!

Always love your posts,
Darla

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HMelendez

Thank you Darla for the kindly words!....I appreciate them!....Your Dwarf Gros Michel Highgate pup is doing awesome!....She will go to the ground soon, joining the rest of the stellar Nana lineup!.....Your are doing an awesome job with your Nanas!....Keep it up!....

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Hector

The banana paradise is looking beautiful as ever, cant believe how tall praying hands is