OK>>>> Seeds are ready on the velutina!!! - Page 14

Randy4ut · 08-21-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by austinl01

About how many seeds does a pink banana have?

I know when I harvested mine last year, I could expect to get at least 100 or so seeds per... Now, I harvested and shipped out well over 6000 seeds last year, so you do the math. I will not be doing quite that many this year even if I wanted to. I actually had access to an ultra sonic bath last fall, and it did really well with lab sand added in the mix. I don't know if I will have access to it again this year...

austinl01 · 09-06-2008, 05:31 PM

Randy, my velutina bananas are starting to split open now (the same bananas as in my avatar). They are very fat and plump. I'll have to monitor them and get a pic!

dylancgc · 09-26-2008, 06:54 PM

How long does it take for this variety to bloom from seed?

austinl01 · 09-26-2008, 07:32 PM

I got mine to bloom in 7 to 8 months from seed.

Randy4ut · 09-26-2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dylancgc

How long does it take for this variety to bloom from seed?

Normally, it takes two years to get them from seed to fruiting. I didn't realize you got the to fruit for you the first year from seed, Austin. That is amazing. I know most grown from seed only produce nice foliage and the second year is when they usually produce fruit...

austinl01 · 09-26-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy4ut

I didn't realize you got the to fruit for you the first year from seed, Austin. That is amazing. I know most grown from seed only produce nice foliage and the second year is when they usually produce fruit...

Looking back at the pics, it may actually be closer to 10 months. It looks like the seed germinated during the winter. I kept it inside near an east window and then planted it out in the garden in late March. It started flowering in early July. This plant bloomed when it was very short compared to my other velutinas that flowered this year.

Randy4ut · 09-27-2008, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by austinl01

Looking back at the pics, it may actually be closer to 10 months. It looks like the seed germinated during the winter. I kept it inside near an east window and then planted it out in the garden in late March. It started flowering in early July. This plant bloomed when it was very short compared to my other velutinas that flowered this year.

Hey Austin,
The first pic is dated 1/0/08, and the plant looks quite a bit larger than 2 months old. Are you sure the plant in the first pic didn't sprout at least six months earlier? Whatever the case, your second pic is a very nice looking plant. Thanks again for the info...

austinl01 · 09-27-2008, 10:27 AM

Thanks, Randy, you may be right. I guess that's what happens when you don't write things down! Sorry for the misinformation, guys. I really thought it sprouted in the winter.

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austinl01 Got ripe pink bananas? austinl01's Photo Gallery Location: Little Rock, AR Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Austin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,155 BananaBucks : 33,962 Feedback: 12 / 100% Thanks: 1,383 Thanked 633 Times in 291 Posts Welcomes: 489	Re: OK>>>> Seeds are ready on the velutina!!! Thanks, Randy, you may be right. I guess that's what happens when you don't write things down! Sorry for the misinformation, guys. I really thought it sprouted in the winter. __________________ Austin Arkansas River Valley Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F Extreme Winter Lows: 12-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 105-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches Last edited by austinl01 : 09-27-2008 at 10:54 AM.

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