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Originally Posted by bigdog
Frank, those look great! On your tallest orinoco in the first pic (the one that fruited for you), were you able to save any of last year's leaves, or did it grow four leaves by May 1? I've decided that corm size doesn't help bunch size, but the number of leaves does! My puny bunches on huge corms are a testament to that.
And in comparison, my bananas still hadn't opened up their first leaf completely by May 1.  |
Frank,
None of my Plants had any leaves when stored. The big one (the one that Fruited this year) was just a "post" when I planted it in April, 1 leaf was coming out. I re-checked the date of the Photo and it's...June 6 !!!! Very good observation!! Thanks for the kind comments!
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imdocrob....I fertilized about once every 3 weeks, watered about twice a week. Used 10-10-10. Started out giving them 1/4 cup and later this summer 3/4 cup of fertilizer every 2 to 3 weeks. Had to cut back some they were growing so fast I was getting broken limbs on the leaves.
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments!!
Frank