john_ny

Take lots of pictures

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John

Darkman

I'm sure pictures will be taken. Posting will be the issue!

My gallery is full and I need to cull some

But

I won't cull any that I have posted so I'm limited.

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Darkman in Pensacola

AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!!

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barnetmill

I purchased my Ice cream banana plant from just fruits and exotics some years ago. Last Time I Looked it was still alive and I am not happy with it since it did not do anything. Yes, I plan to go to the "nana meet".

Darkman

We had a really great meet.

Those of you that could not attend missed a really good time.

We will be having more of these so maybe you can make it next time.

For a more detailed report see

Report on the Upper Gulf Coast Banana meet! - Bananas.org

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Darkman in Pensacola

AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!!

Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong!

Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable!

Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them.

hydroid

It was alot of fun and thanks to the folks that came, also thanks to Charles for adding to my collection of new plants. It was great to meet all the new people and learn from them. I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Bo

barnetmill

Darkman on Sunday I took a closer look at my one banana plant that was originally tagged as an icecream banana. I cleared a little of the brush away to look at it and it is certainly not growing a lot since I abandoned it 5-6 yrs ago after thinking it was not going to make me any bananas. It does have closed stems and from what you told me that does indicate a cold hardy banana. I just got my Husky 335 weed eater equipped with a saw blade back today and if the repair is good I will clear that area and apply a lot of nitrogen rich compost and if it grows any I will protect against the cold weather this winter. It is currently about 40 inches tall and it grew taller when i first got it when I was fertilizing it. I planted it near my creek in a raised bed filled with good soil and compost. I will add new compost as you suggested to the banana plant and also to the near by seedling grown paw paw trees that I have that are also not growing a lot to which I have just left there on their own with occassional weeding. Some plants like blueberries with minimal care under my conditions will grow very well and others will not. Bananas and Paw Paws evidently will not.
I also plan to clear and prepare areas for more banana plants.

Jose263

The 'nana meet' was super -

Barnet - sounds like you are on target with your nana? all that work will definitely pay off. be sure it gets plenty of water also - after your nana puts out new leaves if they have reddish center stem (seen best on bottom side) and thin red outlines it may be a namwah -

I visited a paw paw grower near LSU last year - he had several large trees and said they like lots of fertilizer and compost. I have one paw paw tree about 4 ft - it bloomed for the 1st time this April. (but two trees are needed)
Have you had paw paw fruit?
I am looking for a second pawpaw plant or graftwood or both -
I'll pm you and Darkman maybe we can exchange scions or plants this winter..

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Growing: Orinoco, Rajapuri, Dwarf Cav, SDC, TT, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Namwah, Tall Namwah (aka Ice Cream), Dwarf Brazilian, Veinte Cohol, California Gold, Double Mohai, NOT-Goldfinger, Gran Nain, Velutina

barnetmill

My paw paw trees have not really grown and so I have not gotten any fruit yet. Since they are seedlings the characteristics of fruit from them is currently unproven. I will be on the look out for established paw paw cultivars once I see if what I have will start growing.
Relative to water it seems to rain here more days than it does not. This has been a wet summer.

john_ny

Don't see any pictures.

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Darkman

Make sure you try to get as many nutrient robbing roots out of the banana bed. Pull all weeds especially grasses. Make sure it's in a sunny location, feed it and it should take off especially with therain we've been getting. If we hit a dry spell you'll have to water for optimum growth.

Make sure your small Paw Paws are shaded. They will not do good in the bright sunlight until they get larger.

Who was the grower you visited? What varieties did he have?

We only got a few but Bo has them and will see they get posted.

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Darkman in Pensacola

AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!!

Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong!

Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable!

Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them.

Jose263

Darkman - Jerry lives in Greensburg, La. does pawpaws & grafting for a hobby - his trees are grafted from LSU varieties - he raises and :0517furnishes seedlings to a local nursery.
I visited him last September (too late to sample fruit) and there were mature pawpaws thriving everywhere in the woods and river beds.
I'll send you a pm -

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Growing: Orinoco, Rajapuri, Dwarf Cav, SDC, TT, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Namwah, Tall Namwah (aka Ice Cream), Dwarf Brazilian, Veinte Cohol, California Gold, Double Mohai, NOT-Goldfinger, Gran Nain, Velutina