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Showing results 1 to 24 of 24 Search took 0.06 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: PR-Giants

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-04-2022, 07:21 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers A while back I found this water sucker and like most water suckers it was struggling to survive having to compete with the much larger plants around it. It had exceptional variegation so I decided to...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-03-2022, 07:35 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers :08:

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-03-2022, 07:20 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Water suckers are great, they increase propagation without adversely affecting the mother plant's growth. This water sucker is the first pup from this new variety. If you want to read more about...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-26-2022, 09:08 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Here's what the inside of this water sucker looks like. The arrow is pointing to the Growing Point. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51312&size=1...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-26-2022, 08:35 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Here's a bunch of variegated Florida water suckers. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57114&size=1...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-25-2022, 09:58 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Here's a bunch of cuerno de alce water suckers. Water suckers and sword suckers are genetically the same. When someone suggests that water suckers are difficult to grow it's usually based on a lack...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-25-2022, 09:45 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Here's a variegated dwarf pisang awak water sucker. Water suckers have a small connection to the mother plant while sword suckers have a large connection. The photo shows that this water sucker...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-19-2022, 09:39 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Another advantage of being small is that shipping boxes can be stuffed with them making the shipping cost per plant just pennies....

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-19-2022, 09:12 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Water suckers do produce large bunches but one of their advantages over sword suckers is because they are small they can quickly be mass produced when a superior mutation comes along or if you only...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-19-2022, 04:23 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Bunch from a ratoon sword sucker. http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56398&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56398) It's important to understand that not all...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-11-2019, 11:59 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Sometimes we'll plant directly in the field and sometimes we pot them up. What is important is that they receive proper care regardless of where they are planted. Here is a photo of a couple...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-21-2019, 02:05 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers There's a lot of misinformation in this thread. :lurk: It would have been nice to see one of the junior experts realize this without Gabe having to point this out. This is important to...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2017, 02:44 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Update 14 hands :woohoonaner:

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2017, 08:50 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers A common way of increasing yield is to use offshoots from highly productive plants so if there are any members that are interested in a sword pup from this highly productive giant water sucker banana...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2017, 08:18 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers 13 hands so far :woohoonaner: For members that have difficulties counting here's an easy tip. Start at the bract where the next hand should be, that will be zero. Hands are aligned in three...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-26-2017, 03:45 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers WoW top hand about 30 fingers... this bunch is going way over 100 pounds. :08: Water pups are kinda like shelter puppies, provide them a home and care, they'll aim to please....

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-26-2017, 07:47 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52616 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52616)

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-25-2017, 08:58 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers 3 Hands so far... :woohoonaner: http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56968 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56968)

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-24-2017, 08:48 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51705 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51705)

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-23-2017, 09:59 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers With so many members growing tetraploids when I ran across a water sucker I made sure to save it. This past week it put up it's paddle leaf so we should know soon if this one bears fruit....

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-27-2016, 07:34 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers ...it depends on what you're trying to do. If you wanted to produce hundreds of pups from a single plant, it's quicker and easier to do with water suckers. ...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-20-2016, 07:53 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers I've grown thousands of Water Suckers and have always had great success with them. Most of the largest plant crop bunches I've grown were produced by Water Suckers and they consistently produce...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-19-2016, 06:03 PM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Some vigorous suckers http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52283 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52283) http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51704...

Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-13-2016, 08:53 AM

Replies: 216 Water suckers Views: 118,304 Posted By PR-Giants Re: Water suckers Wow.... some great info in this thread!!!:woohoonaner: Pups from most cultivars can be removed successfully regardless of size, with roots or without when given the proper care and...

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