rick2001

Hi Guys.
Just want to share some pics of my nanas enjoying the summer heat !

Chini Champa and Sikkimensis Red Tiger:


Super Dwarf and Dwarf Cavendish:


orinoco:


Pisang Susu:


Basjoo:


Gros Michel:


Dwarf Namwah:


Gran Nain:


Praying Hands:


Mysore:


Dwarf Cavendish:


Sikkimensis Red Tiger:


Musella Lasiocarpa:

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Kostas

Looking great Rick!!!!
Well done!!! You got them all looking good and quite a lot ground planted already!

I just remembered what the necrosis you were getting on your Gros Michelle might be,it can be Potassium deficiency as this deficiency doesnt affect the opening leafs but it affects the leafs afterwards. In other words,some fertilizer might help I see its better already though!

Does your Mysore open leafs with colored underside? In the picture the underside seems plain whitish green. The colored underside of the leafs is a characteristic of Mysore and if it doesnt have it,it probably is something else.


Happy banana growing!!!! And may you get some bananas this year!!!

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rick2001

you are right it is not a mysore.... I've mislabeled it , it is a Rajapuri.


The only strange nana is the Sikki Red Tiger planted in the ground.... you can see how the last three leaves are bent.... I don't know why....

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cherokee_greg

lookin good thanks for posting

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JuniPerez

rick2001

Hi Juniperez.
Currently none of the 2 siki red tiger I have show any sign of red stripes..... they have a red psudotrunk but not on the leaves...
Yes fan palms here are a local palm.... it is the only mediterranean native together with the Theophrasti in Greece.

Bye

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Kostas

Good to hear you know what it is! About the Musa sikkimensis leafs,from what i have read on similar cases,its a deficiency of a certain element(i dont remember which),just add some more macro and micronutrient fertilizer and it should fix itself soon

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rick2001

Hi Kostas..... I don't know if the cause is any lack of nutrient because I'm an heavy fertilizer and ofter my plants end up with burned leaves from over fertilizing rather than a lack of anything....

And strangest of all is that I have two Sikkimensis Red tiger , one with a red pseudotrunk, the other with a green one.... and they are supposed two be two pups from the same plant....

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oakshadows

Maybe organic fertzs could help.

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Kostas

Hi Rick!

Maybe your fertilizer is missing an element? Say Boron,Ca or something else?
On the other hand,it could be an overfertilizing issue. With organics you dont get any burn or have to worry about overfertilizing and with a good schedule,they dont show any deficiencies as well.

The difference of the pseudostem color could be due to different growing conditions of them. I have found pot grown bananas to be more colorful than when ground planted(possibly because they are smaller there as well). An example was my Ice Cream which was really pink everywhere when potted but all new leafs after ground planting it in the same spot i was keeping it potted,never had that much pink,if at all on the pseudostem. I do think your bigger one will eventually get red on the pseudostem as well eventually.

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Kostas

Hi Rick!

I found out what the twisting rachis is caused by as my Kandrian developed it as well this summer. It was excess fertilizer. I didnt fertilize for some time and the problem was over after a few leafs. I now fertilize less at a time and its fine

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