Ok ... to update
Several weeks ago I was put in contact with Dr. Esendugue Greg Fonsah. I ask what was the best practice to grow TC bananas as received from Florida Hills nursery or Agri-Starts.
After a week or so he replied with links to 3 research reports and 3 you-tube vids. Not a direct answer to my question; but 2 of the reports (Georgia experiments 2003 & 2004) did state how they handled new TC from Agri-Starts. The links are:
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstrea...1/35010086.pdf
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstrea...1/36010048.pdf
2003: The TC were put into 3L pots with 15 g of Osmocote and placed in the greenhouse (March 3rd to April 24th).
2004: The TC were treated the same, but were grown in the greenhouse for 6 weeks. The platelets were about 12" tall p-stem when transplanted. ... A recommendation was made in this report for the TC to be grown 12 weeks in the greenhouse.
The two reports basically shows my steps (recommendations) and assumptions above for growing young TC plantlets are not off base. ... All my potted bananas are doing much better with misting a couple of times a day. The GM TC is now about 10" tall with 5 new leaves.