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Old 11-28-2020, 05:01 PM   #1681 (permalink)
 
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YOU ARE KIDDING SPAUGH! That is AWESOME! Congratulations!
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Old 11-30-2020, 12:25 PM   #1682 (permalink)
 
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Old 12-04-2020, 06:58 PM   #1683 (permalink)
 
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AEAE blooming yay!

How long do you think it will take for the Florida to flower? Weren't they planted at the same time? Grow tips?
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How long do you think it will take for the Florida to flower? Weren't they planted at the same time? Grow tips?
It should flower soon. I dont do anything special for my bananas, they are just on a sprinkler timer and grow themselves really. Shoot some fertilizer into the irrigation line a few times a year, thats it. Your trees look better than mine. The wind shreds my trees here.
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I went to look at the aeae today and the wind storm we had knocked both of them over. I think they wont make fruit now.



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That SUCKS. Can you stake it up? Some way to save it?
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Oh no thats terrible! Such beautiful plants and fruits!! Looks like the chickens are already moving in on it!
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Sorry to hear about your banana plants and fruits.
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praying hands threw out a flower even after bei g blown over and repropped. the AEAE is repropped and still looks ok also.

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Brilliant pictures, if I show my musa think they might get the idea??!!!? Lol
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First flower of the season for me! Super stout Raja Puri:





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Wow, that p-stem looks impressive!!
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OMG that thing is an absolute UNIT!

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I'm going with a 55 Gallon drum......VERY nice plant Akula
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That is a monster of a plant.
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She is just beautiful!!! Strong, strong. Strong! I grow her as well but thus far havnt tasted her fruit. You will have to give us a taste report.
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Haha. Here you go:





Thanks everybody. This RP is comparable to my big namwas in the lower pstem. I've got 7 hands so far with the first hand showing 22 fingers and the last hand showing 14 fingers. Maybe I will get another hand.
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Thanks everybody. This RP is comparable to my big namwas in the lower pstem. I've got 7 hands so far with the first hand showing 22 fingers and the last hand showing 14 fingers. Maybe I will get another hand.
I'll have my wife point to the base of my plants and snap a pic. She has small hands. Oldest trick in the book haha

Amazing stuff you have going on down there. Seriously, thank you for sharing.
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Man, looks like that flower is no slouch either!
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