Growing TC bananas

the flying dutchman · 04-04-2007, 12:07 PM

It was allways my believe that TC-plants grow very slow the first
months but now I have 5 of them and I have to disagree with this.
They grow at least as fast as seedlings I have from other bananas from about the same height.
I gave them as lot as water as I would do with any other banana and they
started growing immediately.
I have read not to water them too much in the beginning but I did and they
are doing just fine.
They are on a South Window in the house and I think they love it, I just
protected them against the full sun in the afternoon.

Ron

MediaHound · 04-19-2007, 10:20 PM

I agree. Tissue cultured bananas grow pretty fast, considering.
They won't produce keiki as fast as a natural pup will, but they're fast growers, nevertheless.

the flying dutchman · 04-23-2007, 09:49 AM

Hey jarred, great those links to WIKI-infopages in a thread.

ron

bigdog · 04-23-2007, 08:00 PM

Tc plants will grow as fast as a seedling, but nowhere near as fast as a pup with a piece of corm attached. The thing about a tc plant also, is that if you have to cut it back close to the base, it may not recover, since there is no corm (or almost none). That all being said, it is a great way to get a lot of plants really fast!

mrbungalow · 04-24-2007, 05:28 AM

How long before a TC-plant starts to behave like a regular plant then? Will the first pup it sends out be considered "normal"? Afterall, most cultivars on the market today has a "sister" or "mother" that started its life as a TC.

Erlend

MediaHound · 04-24-2007, 09:51 AM

The first pups are still quite some bit less vigorous compared with the pups of pups that were cut from corms.
The way it seems to me, is that everything happens on a smaller scale. It takes several years for a mat started by TC to get enough kinetic energy going for things to happen as fast as if you started with a keiki that was cut and dug up.
I have had TC bananas put up pups rather quickly (weeks/months), and I have had others that push up very few, if any, even after years have passed. But these f1 and f2 (per sé) pups from TC are much smaller than they would have been if they were from many generations of mothers passing pups.
If you have the choice, go with cut corms! If you have no alternative, and your after a certain kind that you can only locate in TC, get it anyway, but still be on the lookout to grab a cut pup whenever you can, it will save you YEARS of waiting.

04-04-2007, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
the flying dutchman Fried Banana the flying dutchman's Photo Gallery Location: HOLLAND Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Ron Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 906 BananaBucks : 3,604 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 20 Thanked 55 Times in 49 Posts Welcomes: 10	Growing TC bananas It was allways my believe that TC-plants grow very slow the first months but now I have 5 of them and I have to disagree with this. They grow at least as fast as seedlings I have from other bananas from about the same height. I gave them as lot as water as I would do with any other banana and they started growing immediately. I have read not to water them too much in the beginning but I did and they are doing just fine. They are on a South Window in the house and I think they love it, I just protected them against the full sun in the afternoon. Ron __________________

04-19-2007, 10:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,040 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: Growing TC bananas I agree. Tissue cultured bananas grow pretty fast, considering. They won't produce keiki as fast as a natural pup will, but they're fast growers, nevertheless.

04-23-2007, 09:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
the flying dutchman Fried Banana the flying dutchman's Photo Gallery Location: HOLLAND Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Ron Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 906 BananaBucks : 3,604 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 20 Thanked 55 Times in 49 Posts Welcomes: 10	Re: Growing TC bananas Hey jarred, great those links to WIKI-infopages in a thread. ron __________________

04-23-2007, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigdog Title-less bigdog's Photo Gallery Location: Knoxville, TN Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,447 BananaBucks : 13,763 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 74 Thanked 355 Times in 145 Posts Welcomes: 81	Re: Growing TC bananas Tc plants will grow as fast as a seedling, but nowhere near as fast as a pup with a piece of corm attached. The thing about a tc plant also, is that if you have to cut it back close to the base, it may not recover, since there is no corm (or almost none). That all being said, it is a great way to get a lot of plants really fast!

04-24-2007, 05:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
mrbungalow Freezing member mrbungalow's Photo Gallery Location: Bergen, Norway Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Erlend Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 591 BananaBucks : 7,425 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 12 Thanked 83 Times in 49 Posts Welcomes: 3	Re: Growing TC bananas How long before a TC-plant starts to behave like a regular plant then? Will the first pup it sends out be considered "normal"? Afterall, most cultivars on the market today has a "sister" or "mother" that started its life as a TC. Erlend __________________

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 14, 11-13-2007. No one is currently using the chat.

04-24-2007, 09:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,022 BananaBucks : 54,040 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 929 Thanked 1,099 Times in 383 Posts Welcomes: 246	Re: Growing TC bananas The first pups are still quite some bit less vigorous compared with the pups of pups that were cut from corms. The way it seems to me, is that everything happens on a smaller scale. It takes several years for a mat started by TC to get enough kinetic energy going for things to happen as fast as if you started with a keiki that was cut and dug up. I have had TC bananas put up pups rather quickly (weeks/months), and I have had others that push up very few, if any, even after years have passed. But these f1 and f2 (per sé) pups from TC are much smaller than they would have been if they were from many generations of mothers passing pups. If you have the choice, go with cut corms! If you have no alternative, and your after a certain kind that you can only locate in TC, get it anyway, but still be on the lookout to grab a cut pup whenever you can, it will save you YEARS of waiting.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
What is the ideal pH for growing bananas?	Bonheur	Main Banana Discussion	2	07-15-2008 07:04 PM
Do bananas do most of their growing at night?	gman68558	Main Banana Discussion	1	10-27-2005 05:46 PM
Anyone growing 'Rose'	Marc	Main Banana Discussion	6	10-07-2005 11:35 PM
Bananas I'm Growing...Pics	Jetstream	Main Banana Discussion	19	09-16-2005 03:48 AM
Growing bananas in a cold climate.	JoeReal	Main Banana Discussion	1	08-04-2005 03:01 PM