We've gone BANANAS!! (7-27-08 Pictures Added!)
 

What a difference a day makes....

Wednesday July 16, 2008




Friday July 18, 2008



Saturday July 19, 2008



Can't believe how fast that happened. Am I going to have to start taking pictures twice a day?

Aside from the obvious bananas, look at the still closed petal on the left, see the bit of green peaking out? More bananas!:0519:

I'm going to add photos to this post every day so I can look back and see how it progressed. And my new camera should be in on Wednesday, so no more of the cell phone foolishness!!


Sunday July 20, 2008



Thursday July 24, 2008





Friday July 25, 2008





Sunday July 27, 2008

Re: We've gone BANANAS!!
 

there be bananas!:goteam::goteam::goteam:

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:woohoonaner:

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Bananas grow so fast. Congratulations on your bloom.

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Very nice!:woohoonaner: Those are good photos to be taken with a cell phone.:ha:

2nd bunch!
 

Added pictures from Sunday. The little green spot showing on Saturday opened all the way overnight to reveal the full second bunch of bananas!

How many should I expect to get out of this bloom? No signs of a third one yet.

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Congrats! Your banana and my Dwarf Brazilian are about on the same pace. I think my 4th hand is showing today. What variety is yours?

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From what they tell me on this board, it's an Orinoco. Do you have pictures of yours?

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Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats

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Remember your going to have to eat them just as fast........lol:waving:

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I have a thread with mine as well at http://www.bananas.org/f2/dwarf-braz...loom-5108.html.

I have a couple of Dwarf Orinoco that I thought should have bloomed by now, but no flag leaf in sight!

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Gary and Harvey, I'm right there with ya. My flower is in the state as yours.

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I don't know how big your nana is but mine is leaning pretty bad already. Guess I'll have to stake it up so it doesn't snap.

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Mine are not really heavy enough to cause leaning. I looked this morning though and there are also two other leaf stalks right underneath the flowering stalk, giving it added support. If you look at the picture from Wednesday, you can see what I'm talking about.

I am going to keep an eye on it though and add support if necessary, I have some two by fours standing by.

No added picture today as it looks exactly like it did yesterday.

I do have a question though, what's the deal with the sticky stuff dripping all over the other leaves and my deck rail? An unexpected bonus is that the flowering bananas sure do smell good!

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Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

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the sticky goo is called nana sap. from what ive read on here dont get it on your clothes it wont come out. ive never smlt a nana flower....maybe soon and congrats on your nanas!!!!

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That's the nectar coming from the flowers. Hummingbirds love it!

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Boo-hooo!
I don't have one yet!!!
I've been waiting for so long now.

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I bumped my flower when I was crawling on my back taking a picture the other day and it got on me and my clothes but washed off easily. It wasn't very sticky either, very watery. I have humming birds around here but they don't seem to have discovered the banana yet, they are busy with lantana and other flowers. I do see wasps and other insects hanging around, though.