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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-07-2017, 10:58 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? I think you have a very sharp machete but you're cutting the wrong forest. I believe it is within your means to grow specific cultivars from pups in the springtime and then overwinter them to...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-07-2017, 04:11 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? There are many different kinds of PGRs. Some are general in function while others are very specific; e.g. shortening internode lengths in plant stems. I've known ethylene as a means of accelerating...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-07-2017, 03:14 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? The PGR was a pint sample from a colleague that worked for Abbott. Apparently it is used in aerial spray on row crops to induce uniform flowering. Target crops include brassicas and...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-06-2017, 08:25 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Bleeck.

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-06-2017, 08:22 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Actually, you have other possibilities ... including learning to overwinter bananas indoors or in a greenhouse. Much cheaper than moving!

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-06-2017, 01:37 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Those were my own trials at my former residence in Rancho Peñasquitos, CA. In each case the plant flowered early in comparison to other mats. The buds were anemic and when ripe the fruit taste was...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-05-2017, 10:00 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? These were all performed in USDA hardiness zone 9 on pups that arose in the summer in a single mat. By fall they were 4' to 5' tall. The mats were at least 2 years old. Only one pup per mat was...

Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-05-2017, 06:19 PM

Replies: 28 ethlyne gas to force flowering ? Views: 2,900 Posted By Richard Re: ethlyne gas to force flowering ? In my experience, forcing flowering on bananas is a poor practice. In particular, the fruit isn't worth eating.

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