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Originally Posted by jen
I missed this post and this is a tree that was recommened I purchase. How is it doing? Do you have any updated pictures? I was wondering what you do with these dwarf nana's if they hit the ground like yours looks like it might? Dig a whole? Also, I have ants on the ground whenever a leaf drops they swarm it so I would worry that if I get one of these the ants will find there way up the plant.
Jen
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Hi Jen,
The plant/flower have done well and I'll try to take an updated photo soon. I ended up with something like 42 fingers, I believe, with several hands of male flowers after that. I was waiting for at least 12 inches of flower after the last fruits before cutting it off but now I'm less than a foot from the ground and I may just let it go a bit further for the heck of it. I don't see it as a problem, though. I'll cut the flower before digging a hole. The largest pup of this plant is already a little taller than the original plant (from a pup given by Joe Real last year) so I don't think one needs to worry about the fruit touching the ground.
I don't have an ant problem and I have a messy farm yard so I'm not worrying about spent male flowers, etc. There are lots of honey bees enjoying them and no ants so far. I'm somewhat afraid of using borax around plants for ant protection since boron is already high in my soil and can become toxic. Around homes, sidewalks, etc. it can be very helpful, I've heard. I heard a while back that coffee grounds around some plants has worked great to deal with ant problems. Worth a try, though your problem doesn't seem to be around the plant itself.