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Old 10-23-2007, 01:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Container size?

Here goes one of these what if questions. Maybe I should separate the pups in the spring and plant mom in the ground? The separated pups could grow outside all summer in 20 gallon containers, then trough the winter in the greenhouse. At that point they should be fruiting or ready to fruit. Mom is going to make more pups and die after fruiting right? So why not move the pups to a nice warm greenhouse to grow and replace her the next year, This could cycle year after year of having uninterrupted growth from pups in containers to the ground where they could really take off and fruit. This sounds to simple so what have I overlooked?
I live on the gulf coast of Louisiana and I do get stalks of bananas most years but maybe only 20 bananas to the stalk. I really would like to produce a full stalk of fruit and maybe this is the way to achieve it.
I have seen the demo of how you dig up the moms, cut the leaves off and store in the cellar. This is similar to what I do but we leave the trees outside and cut off the dead parts in spring.
If it’s a dumb idea then please do be candid, you won’t hurt my feelings and may save me a lot of work. Just can’t get it out of my mind why it wouldn’t work really well.
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