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Old 03-14-2023, 04:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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so i had given up on the seeds i was germinating and i guess i used that soil to plant sugar canes.. the animals were messing with the canes so i put gravel over them and one day a banana plant popped up right in the middle of the pot


during its first winter indoors it went dormant
it came out of dormancy nicely in the spring



last summer i separated the banana from the sugar cane




it got a little bigger through the season and i chopped it down before bringing it inside
it bounced back and at first was in the shadow of the dwarf iholena but now is growing over it






this plant could be a beast by the end of the outdoor growing season... i will keep you posted
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Old 04-11-2023, 12:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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and to think you once gave up on it
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i know eh!
seeds require patience
i have another little one sprouting up in another pot
it will be interesting to see what it is
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so the glaucum is now outside in a 55 gallon pot and working on putting out its 2nd leaf since coming outside
the leaf blades are longer than the pstem



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update pic and i think the other mystery seedling which popped up is another ensete glaucum


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Very exciting!
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the stem is getting thicker by the day... currently 23 inches circumference





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Is this the one in the 55 gal pot or in the ground. How many years old is it?
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it is in the 55 gallon fabric pot which is low and wide
it is on the left side of the last pic

i went back and looked at an old thread and it sprouted around 2 years ago

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Wow, 23 inches and what, 4 feet tall? That thing is going to be a beast. Do you presently own a forklift
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check out the progress since just this morning and it is now 5pm
the leaf has changed the direction it is facing and you now see the next leaf coming out as well


i forgot to mention that i transplanted the seedling i suspect is another glaucum into its own pot a week or two ago
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So I had to go out and measure mine. About 2 years from seed. Dug and brought in for the winters.

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nice size plant!

i will have to dig mine out of the pot in the fall as well

i hope mine gets as many leaves as you're plant did last year
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So I had to go out and measure mine. About 2 years from seed. Dug and brought in for the winters.
Well...I guess we'd better see a pic of the whole plant .......
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little overdue for an update
here are some pics from a couple weeks ago and also now that it has been dug up and brought inside (oct 8th)




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looks like it's going to flower next year.
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Dug this last week.





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Beast of a plant and how lovely to see no shredded leaves!!!
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Wow!
#plantgoals!
great pics ellenmarie!
I will re measure my stem but I know it is not nearly that big lol
thanks for posting
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