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Clare_CA · 02-03-2010, 02:44 PM

Thanks Gabe and mjd!

Gabe, I understand what you are saying. I did fertilize it this past summer with MiracleGro, and a few times, I gave it a handful or two of dried chicken manure. I was quite busy so I'm sure that I didn't fertilize enough. I did use good rich dark garden soil when I planted it initially. It's been quite a mild winter and has only started to get cold this past January. The flower is now at about 5 feet tall, I think. I know that my friend got bananas from this plant before he gave it to me (or at least from it's mat, I guess). You are the expert so I won't get my hopes up for fruit. Thanks for the info.

Mjd, I'm sorry to hear about your young plants succumbing. I have a 'Truly Tiny' banana plant in a container that seems to be doing all right. Maybe I can send you a 'Truly Tiny' pup in the spring. It is supposed to bear fruit, and I think it would be fairly easy to move inside in the winter. It is tough to grow stuff in a duplex backyard. Thanks so much for the encouragement.

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Clare_CA Clare_CA's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 590 BananaBucks : 188,809 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,156 Times Was Thanked 844 Times in 277 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: My Sweetheart has a flower Thanks Gabe and mjd! Gabe, I understand what you are saying. I did fertilize it this past summer with MiracleGro, and a few times, I gave it a handful or two of dried chicken manure. I was quite busy so I'm sure that I didn't fertilize enough. I did use good rich dark garden soil when I planted it initially. It's been quite a mild winter and has only started to get cold this past January. The flower is now at about 5 feet tall, I think. I know that my friend got bananas from this plant before he gave it to me (or at least from it's mat, I guess). You are the expert so I won't get my hopes up for fruit. Thanks for the info. Mjd, I'm sorry to hear about your young plants succumbing. I have a 'Truly Tiny' banana plant in a container that seems to be doing all right. Maybe I can send you a 'Truly Tiny' pup in the spring. It is supposed to bear fruit, and I think it would be fairly easy to move inside in the winter. It is tough to grow stuff in a duplex backyard. Thanks so much for the encouragement.