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TTP, Fred · 09-10-2008, 08:10 AM

All,

I posted a couple of photos of my ice cream bananas, a zebrina which bananaman88 traded with me, and a general view of my yard.

Re: the ice creams--both flowered around 5/31 (see other photos). On 6/9, I posted more photos showing the emerging bananas and the supports I made. On about 8/23, I cut the flowers off both plants. By that time, the flowers extended well over a foot below the bananas, and I read at http://webebananas.com/culture.html that doing so may allow the fruit to mature quicker (If I were smart, I would have only cut one flower, to see the difference in the way the two plants reacted....sigh...). I can tell you this, the bananas started plumping after I cut the flowers.

I'm figuring on taking a hand off in about a month to see how it ripens and tastes.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Questions?

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TTP, Fred TTP, Fred's Photo Gallery Location: Katy, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 BananaBucks : 21,973 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New photos of ice creams, zebrina All, I posted a couple of photos of my ice cream bananas, a zebrina which bananaman88 traded with me, and a general view of my yard. Re: the ice creams--both flowered around 5/31 (see other photos). On 6/9, I posted more photos showing the emerging bananas and the supports I made. On about 8/23, I cut the flowers off both plants. By that time, the flowers extended well over a foot below the bananas, and I read at http://webebananas.com/culture.html that doing so may allow the fruit to mature quicker (If I were smart, I would have only cut one flower, to see the difference in the way the two plants reacted....sigh...). I can tell you this, the bananas started plumping after I cut the flowers. I'm figuring on taking a hand off in about a month to see how it ripens and tastes. Thoughts? Suggestions? Questions?