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sputinc7 · 03-13-2016, 05:10 PM

In the ground. My Manzano is a very happy plant with lots of pups and until very recently, no sign of disease. My avatar is actually my first (and only) bunch of bananas so far. The flower came in late Nov last year, and they are not only still green but don't seem filled out yet, either. How long between flower and ripe fruit is it, usually? The other two I bought at the same time struggled and died in about 6 months. I regularly water every other day and I fertilize with compost n manure as well as grass clippings and fruit remains, such as melon rinds, etc.

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 130,586 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: Fungal issues, I think. In the ground. My Manzano is a very happy plant with lots of pups and until very recently, no sign of disease. My avatar is actually my first (and only) bunch of bananas so far. The flower came in late Nov last year, and they are not only still green but don't seem filled out yet, either. How long between flower and ripe fruit is it, usually? The other two I bought at the same time struggled and died in about 6 months. I regularly water every other day and I fertilize with compost n manure as well as grass clippings and fruit remains, such as melon rinds, etc. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.