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08-02-2017, 12:04 PM | #1441 (permalink) |
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Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)
First off, thank you crazybanana for the opportunity to grow the real deal blue java! I acquired a very healthy sword pup around aug. 2015 and almost exactly 2 years later, that same pup is now producing a flag leaf! Here in Northern California, things take much longer to flower and mature, and if you don't get them to bloom at the right time, they won't make it.
Last year, I had an FHIA-1 american goldfinger bloom mid October and it's now ripening! However, I also had one bloom either late October or November (can't remember) and that one didn't make it at all. Unless this variety finishes in 60 days, these bananas will need to endure our cold winter, and should they survive that, they'll likely ripen in early summer of next year. From what I've learned, if you live in a cooler climate and light frosts, as long as your bananas have a few months to thicken up, they can survive the winters. Again, this assumes you have mild frosts and not too many of them. Of course, you're also at the mercy of the weather: if we have a cold autumn and very minimal growth from now until winter, it's quite possible the bananas won't develop enough to withstand the cold winter temps. The goal is to get the fingers out of that young, "asparagus" stage and get them thicker/fatter. It appears the thicker and fatter the banana, the more cold they can tolerate. For sure, this variety leans really hard so it has to be staked or tied up. I have some rope that I can tie to some railing to keep it in place, should be okay. Pretty excited to see the bloom, pictures online suggest this variety is really beautiful when in full bloom. Photos taken 8/2/17: (takes a bow) yes, I understand this is an A+ pic with some serious deep, artistic effects, but had to post it just to show you how much this thing leans! The flowering p-stem is to the very right: To give you perspective, this is the same flowering p-stem Feb. 2017. It didn't start producing a new leaf until end of May this year. Last edited by meizzwang : 08-02-2017 at 12:08 PM. |
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Congrats! Mine just bloomed also! I mean exact same bud position. I will keep you updated how mine does!
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My bunch is all filled in. I was away all weekend and came back to 60 new fingers on the Namwah, a new Goldfinger pup and 4 new GM pups...
Here is a pic of the Namwah bunch... 5 hands of 12 each. How long, realistically, before these should be ready?
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Here's Ice Cream starting to bloom in Northern California. There aren't many fingers per hand, but maybe that's a good thing because there doesn't seem to be a lot of leaves on this p-stem to support a full bunch. Photos taken 8/14/17:
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Mine just finished! 9 hands. On 2nd or 3rd set of male flowers. Such a pretty flower to watch!!! Ours are for sure the exact same!!! For sure 100% blue java!!
Also mine started with not many fingers on the first couple hands. I bet you have more on the rest! I am so surprised how much faster mine developed!!! I'm seriously shocked! I thought you was a little ahead of me!!! It's the heat here I guess been in the 90s daily! Extra high humidity also. This flower seems to make so much nectar!! Anyone else notice that? Compared to other varieties. I have a picture of mine where 5-6 fingers on the same hand are just pouring nectar all at once. Yours looks amazing! You always take the best pictures!!
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thanks everyone!
Ty:wow, 9 hands?! Congrats, that's awesome!!!! Sounds like you have a beast of a plant flowering! For sure, this blue java will take much longer to develop here in Northern California compared to 90+F, hot, humid Texas! . It's been in the mid 60's to low 70's here during the day, and mid to low 50's at night, much cooler than normal for this time of year. Given our poor weather this year, I'm not even sure this bunch will make it thru the winter, but we'll see. If anything, it'll be a great test on the cold hardiness of blue java: by the time frost hits, should this variety be truly cold tolerant, the bananas should be developed enough to tolerate mild, occasional frosts. With regards to nectar production, it's difficult to tell because this time, I can't reach the flower for inspection, it's way too high up. Those pictures are taken from 9 or 10 feet below, it's a little bit deceptive. |
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New at this so not sure this will work but here is a link to an album that I started. This is whats blooming now. Banana Gallery - Message
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CRBP-39. 11 months to flower. It's a big one! Also one of the more beautiful cultivars I have.
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Here is a pic of both my namwah plants flowering together, just a few weeks apart. The first one, in back, has 60 fingers, 5 hands of 12 each. The smaller one blooming now has been leaning since hurricane Matthew and was beginning to fall under it's own weight before blooming. So, I propped it with some wood I had.
Here is a close up of the one blooming now... Here is the bloom on the one that finished a couple weeks ago, now making males.
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Here is my little African Red (photo taken yesterday). I took a quick look this morning between rain squalls (we're just west of Houston and Harvey won't leave), and the flower and hands (a second one has appeared) were absolutely covered with ants. Just sprayed Neem on a neighboring hibiscus because it was covered with mealybugs, and my entire garden is full of little black ants (not fire ants). I am worried that they may be herding aphids or something else that I can't see. Is it normal to see a flower and hands covered with ants?
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Ants are very normal around banana flowers. They love the sweet sap. The fire ants are very bad on fruiting varieties.
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Very nice portulacas, I also have a patch of them!
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