Moved my SDC Outside

Pallen · 06-23-2014, 11:31 AM

Moved Caven outside, gave him a good watering and fertilized him with Fruit Fuel. I started this plant from a 4" potted pup in July 22 of last year as a gift from my wife, so he is now 11 months old.

Taken the day I got him on July 21,2013.
His pups are now larger than this 4" pup he started from.

siege2050 · 06-23-2014, 11:54 AM

Be careful of the sun at first, I burned all the leaves off of my DC lol

Pallen · 06-23-2014, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by siege2050

Be careful of the sun at first, I burned all the leaves off of my DC lol

Thank you, Yes I am concerned about that too. If the sun gets too hot on it right away I may have to duck him just under a southern tree spot I have for him that will protect him from the high noon sun but yet let the morning and evening light to him.

That dolly he is on is permanent for him so I can roll him around as needed.

Pallen · 06-23-2014, 01:08 PM

You were right, it did not take long to show signs of burning, so I did move him to that southern under tree location.
And of course I had to take another shot of him while in this new photo op spot.

siege2050 · 06-23-2014, 01:14 PM

I put mine under a tree too, with filtered light for about a week, then move them into the sun. I have a Thai black under a tree right now, hopefully it will be able to take full sun soon, and will develop the dark color on its trunk.

Pallen · 05-13-2015, 11:57 PM

After being outside all summer the plant got so big I could not bring it back in so I had to plant it in the ground and put a plastic tent around it. The winter was rough on the plant but a pup is putting out some new green leaves. i look forward to how fast it grows from the original corm.

Longwoods Tropicals · 05-14-2015, 06:11 AM

That is awesome, I was skeptical when I read that you were leaving it out last year.

RRedBBeard · 06-01-2015, 06:40 PM

A few practical questions for you from a newbie:

How large (gallons/inches) was the pot you last had him in?
How tall had he gotten at the point you decided to plant him outdoors?
What bananas have actually born fruit for you regularly?

Thanks for posting your experiences here!

Rick in CT
banana wrangler

wannabee....

Pallen · 06-01-2015, 10:16 PM

RRedBBeard it was in a 21 gallon pot and was almost 3 ft. tall and filled out quite well. In my climate zone it has never fruited. I will post another picture when it has re-filled out some.

RRedBBeard · 06-02-2015, 01:32 AM

It looked like you had it going pretty well. If you had kept it indoors, would it have become unmanageable? I ask because my space here is probably about like yours, but I don't have the option of planting outdoors. In fact, If I could get away with a 15 gallon pot, I would. I posted a question just now, trying to determine just how large/awkward these plants can become, and while I'd like very much to grow a double mahoi, maybe I'm smarter to stick with a red dwarf, or maybe 'Truly Tiny'?

Thanks for describing your experiences with this.

Rick in CT
banana wrangler

wanabee

06-23-2014, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pallen Container SDC Hobbyist Location: Eugene, OR, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Paullen Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 138 BananaBucks : 30,873 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 573 Times Was Thanked 241 Times in 82 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 113 Times	Moved my SDC Outside Moved Caven outside, gave him a good watering and fertilized him with Fruit Fuel. I started this plant from a 4" potted pup in July 22 of last year as a gift from my wife, so he is now 11 months old. Taken the day I got him on July 21,2013. His pups are now larger than this 4" pup he started from. __________________ It all started with one Super Dwarf Cavendish pup (My Blog) Last edited by Pallen : 06-23-2014 at 12:35 PM. Reason: Added a picture from 11 months ago.

06-23-2014, 11:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
siege2050 Hobby obsessor maximus Location: Oklahoma Find me on the map! Zone: zone 7 Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,092 BananaBucks : 360,770 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 854 Times Was Thanked 1,295 Times in 614 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 85 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside Be careful of the sun at first, I burned all the leaves off of my DC lol __________________ If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any Banana pudding! How can you have any Banana pudding if you don't eat yer meat?! Click for weather forecast

06-23-2014, 01:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pallen Container SDC Hobbyist Location: Eugene, OR, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Paullen Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 138 BananaBucks : 30,873 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 573 Times Was Thanked 241 Times in 82 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 113 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside You were right, it did not take long to show signs of burning, so I did move him to that southern under tree location. And of course I had to take another shot of him while in this new photo op spot. __________________ It all started with one Super Dwarf Cavendish pup (My Blog)

06-23-2014, 01:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
siege2050 Hobby obsessor maximus Location: Oklahoma Find me on the map! Zone: zone 7 Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,092 BananaBucks : 360,770 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 854 Times Was Thanked 1,295 Times in 614 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 85 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside I put mine under a tree too, with filtered light for about a week, then move them into the sun. I have a Thai black under a tree right now, hopefully it will be able to take full sun soon, and will develop the dark color on its trunk. __________________ If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any Banana pudding! How can you have any Banana pudding if you don't eat yer meat?! Click for weather forecast

05-13-2015, 11:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pallen Container SDC Hobbyist Location: Eugene, OR, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Paullen Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 138 BananaBucks : 30,873 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 573 Times Was Thanked 241 Times in 82 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 113 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside After being outside all summer the plant got so big I could not bring it back in so I had to plant it in the ground and put a plastic tent around it. The winter was rough on the plant but a pup is putting out some new green leaves. i look forward to how fast it grows from the original corm. __________________ It all started with one Super Dwarf Cavendish pup (My Blog)

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05-14-2015, 06:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Longwoods Tropicals Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 104 BananaBucks : 31,394 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 53 Times Was Thanked 244 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside That is awesome, I was skeptical when I read that you were leaving it out last year.

06-01-2015, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
RRedBBeard banana wrangler wanabee Location: New London, CT Find me on the map! Name: Rick Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 23,325 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 83 Times Was Thanked 73 Times in 36 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside A few practical questions for you from a newbie: How large (gallons/inches) was the pot you last had him in? How tall had he gotten at the point you decided to plant him outdoors? What bananas have actually born fruit for you regularly? Thanks for posting your experiences here! Rick in CT banana wrangler wannabee....

06-01-2015, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pallen Container SDC Hobbyist Location: Eugene, OR, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Paullen Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 138 BananaBucks : 30,873 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 573 Times Was Thanked 241 Times in 82 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 113 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside RRedBBeard it was in a 21 gallon pot and was almost 3 ft. tall and filled out quite well. In my climate zone it has never fruited. I will post another picture when it has re-filled out some. __________________ It all started with one Super Dwarf Cavendish pup (My Blog)

06-02-2015, 01:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
RRedBBeard banana wrangler wanabee Location: New London, CT Find me on the map! Name: Rick Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 66 BananaBucks : 23,325 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 83 Times Was Thanked 73 Times in 36 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Moved my SDC Outside It looked like you had it going pretty well. If you had kept it indoors, would it have become unmanageable? I ask because my space here is probably about like yours, but I don't have the option of planting outdoors. In fact, If I could get away with a 15 gallon pot, I would. I posted a question just now, trying to determine just how large/awkward these plants can become, and while I'd like very much to grow a double mahoi, maybe I'm smarter to stick with a red dwarf, or maybe 'Truly Tiny'? Thanks for describing your experiences with this. Rick in CT banana wrangler wanabee

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