What ever became of? - Page 2

caliboy1994 · 11-26-2012, 05:42 PM

It says 2 feet tall in the article. Probably about the same size in California.

blownz281 · 11-26-2012, 06:12 PM

Interesting

blownz281 · 11-26-2012, 06:50 PM

I still want to try one even if its just for one season to see if I can get fruit out of it. What do board members usually sell a nice size pup for ? Like a 2 ft?

sunfish · 11-26-2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by blownz281

I still want to try one even if its just for one season to see if I can get fruit out of it. What do board members usually sell a nice size pup for ? Like a 2 ft?

You have to make sure it wasn't overwintered

blownz281 · 11-26-2012, 07:07 PM

Yeah guess that's true from what was said. So I would have to start small and hope it make its to full size in one season?

Abnshrek · 11-26-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by blownz281

Yeah guess that's true from what was said. So I would have to start small and hope it make its to full size in one season?

Or grow it in a pot over winter.. and hope the mother & a pup fruits in the same season.. :^)

caliboy1994 · 11-27-2012, 12:24 AM

I was thinking along the same lines of Abnshrek. Maybe obtain a small plant and grow it in a pot inside over the winter to as large as possible and then plant it in-ground outside. You can cut off a small pup and keep it inside for the winter for use in the next season, and so on.

Abnshrek · 11-27-2012, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

I was thinking along the same lines of Abnshrek. Maybe obtain a small plant and grow it in a pot inside over the winter to as large as possible and then plant it in-ground outside. You can cut off a small pup and keep it inside for the winter for use in the next season, and so on.

My only problem is I need to slow down indoor growth.. :^)

Nicolas Naranja · 11-27-2012, 05:02 PM

If you had a greenhouse, you could easily grow 600-700 plants to 3' tall and plant them in March in Georgia and have them fruit. You just need a banana with a fast cycle. I'm harvesting Hua Moa right now that I planted in early April. Granted, I'm in South Florida but Georgia has warm summers too.

If I had a lot of money to invest in something, I would go into growing bananas under cover like they do in the Canary Islands. You cut down on the wind and the cold.

You could easily grow Gran Nain in a high tunnel, probably well into southern Georgia.

RobG7aChattTN · 11-29-2012, 06:10 PM

They were overwintering VC as pups in a greenhouse and then planting out in the spring. I "think" they were overwintered bare root with minimal heat, stacked like cord wood and then planted out in the spring. Back in the day I was really searching for one and talked to a guy at the tropical fruit testing station in Miami. He said that it was a very weak, uninteresting Musa, at best. I explained about the short fruiting time but being in Miami he was unimpressed. A friend got ahold of one and it performed so poorly he just let it die at the end of the season. It barely grew and did not fruit even though it should have been large enough. I figure as long as you have to protect it you may as well go with one of the better species.

Abnshrek · 11-29-2012, 09:07 PM

If I was in Miami I wouldn't be impressed w/ VC either, since you can grow anything down there. I think they grow great in full sun w/ proper soil & care. Whether the bananas are worth eating I hope to find out in the coming year if mine don't flower in the pot before hand. :^)

blownz281 · 11-30-2012, 07:53 AM

I still want to try one.

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