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nph · 09-02-2013, 07:59 PM

I have been growing Nam Wah (Dwarf) for several years and last year I got 4 big stocks really heavy! Barely had time to eat them before they ripened and still I gave away a lot.
This year after storing the biggest pups in the garage like last year the stocks on all but one are abysmal. Of course the one that was great actually broke and I think the p-stem was rotten and it only had two leaves. But still huge stock , just like last year and I was too slow to prop it up. Haven't made that mistake again!

The other 3 Dwarf Nam Wah, even though the P-Stem in one instance is Huge, the biggest ever since it managed to survive outdoors and is at least 3 foot higher than my biggest in the past still I only get a few hands on all of them, granted my giant has maybe one more hand 5 instead of 3-4 like the others. What am I doing wrong?
They grow in the same place as last year, I added some new soil when planting them in the spring and I have been using Richard Banana Fuel, just like last year.

I am at a loss why the small bunches/stocks. Any idea of what I am doing wrong?

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nph nph's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 364 BananaBucks : 294,774 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 22 Times Was Thanked 365 Times in 173 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Nam Wah fruit stocks have abysmal size! I have been growing Nam Wah (Dwarf) for several years and last year I got 4 big stocks really heavy! Barely had time to eat them before they ripened and still I gave away a lot. This year after storing the biggest pups in the garage like last year the stocks on all but one are abysmal. Of course the one that was great actually broke and I think the p-stem was rotten and it only had two leaves. But still huge stock , just like last year and I was too slow to prop it up. Haven't made that mistake again! The other 3 Dwarf Nam Wah, even though the P-Stem in one instance is Huge, the biggest ever since it managed to survive outdoors and is at least 3 foot higher than my biggest in the past still I only get a few hands on all of them, granted my giant has maybe one more hand 5 instead of 3-4 like the others. What am I doing wrong? They grow in the same place as last year, I added some new soil when planting them in the spring and I have been using Richard Banana Fuel, just like last year. I am at a loss why the small bunches/stocks. Any idea of what I am doing wrong?