Ae Ae's and pups - Page 4

buzzwinder · 07-22-2009, 07:55 PM

Great job Brian, they all look healthy and beautiful, Wish I had the climate and the time to try an AeAe, truly beautiful plants, Thanks for the photo's and the info!

damaclese · 07-24-2009, 09:34 AM

all my pups are spokin for the nest 10 years sorry guys id have to have 50 pups to saply the request and its not even puped yet

conejov · 07-24-2009, 09:34 PM

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Gosh, upon further reflection, it's not really worth bothering to try to figure out a tissue culture process for Ae Ae (some say it might be possible, including the boss of the lab where Gabe has worked, as I recall) if you can get 20 pups.

Brian, your soil seems darker than what we usually see from someone in Florida. Would you mind saying what you've done to amend your soil? Do you have any idea of your pH and nutrient levels, etc.? I want to mimic your soil conditions...can't do much about my temps and humidity.

Congrats,

Harvey

BLACK GOLD!

That soil looks great I want to be able to get my soil like that, So please share what you did to amend it.
Today 11:03 AM

Dug hole aprx. 5' diameter, added peat, crab or shrimp shell meal, Azomite, and an organic fert. consisting of blood, bone, feather, and cotton seed meals. Tilled it, planted plant, and added 12 to 18 " of horse stable bedding mulch on top. I fertilize monthly with whatever I happen to have on hand,( 10-10-10, palm blend, citrus blend, K-mag, fish emulsion, liquid kelp, etc....). Soil Ph is 6.5 to 7 range , irrigation water ( well ) is Ph 7.2 with low to moderate salinity. I adjust soil Ph with elemental sulfer or an organic fert made for acid loving plants. I don't know what the nutrient levels are, because I've never tested for that, but the soil is all silica sand. Very little top soil 1-2", so the only nutrients are what I add ( I can pretty much tell if they need anything). I mulch 2-3 times per year with horse stable bedding, about 12-18" deep. It has really improved the soil and the worms really love that stuff! I'm going to order another 25 yards of it tomorrow! I also add beneficial bacteria, fungus, microbes, etc. yearly.That's about it!

I've been moving more to using organic ferts. and less chemical ferts., mainly due to the fact that everything I grow, I eat. The soil and the plants seem to be healthier also! The challenge seems to be, supplying heavy feeders ( bananas ), with enough food, ( organically ), to grow and produce large, tasty bunches of fruit. So far so good, but I'm not against supplementing with chemical ferts.. I would like to get to a place where they are used less and less, and eventually, not at all.

Your AEAE seem to be very happy with what you've done to the soil. Thank you for sharing.

Bch Grl · 08-24-2009, 09:26 PM

Well...I went down to the South Fl/Jupiter/Lakepark area to go diving for Lobster...and wouldn't you know it! I came home with an Ae Ae, Dwarf Nam Wah, a Belle and 3 coconuts!!!!
Brian was kind enough to have me over to see his plants. Thanks to his Mom for showing me around, since he was out of town! What huge plants and many with fruit!
Brian, the Ae Ae already has 2 new leaves on it and another pushing out! Pics to follow! Thank you for picking me out such a nice Pup!
Unfortunately, we got blown out from diving on Saturday and no Lobster on Sunday, either!
Thanks again to Brian, and his Mom for showing me the "Plantation"!

Margie

Greenie · 08-24-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bch Grl

I came home with an Ae Ae, Dwarf Nam Wah, a Belle and 3 coconuts!!!!

Awesome huh?.....Brian has it going on right now in his new yard layout!
Here is a new pup from the "special" strain.The older one is doing great at about 9 feet

here is a pic

Bch Grl · 08-25-2009, 09:10 PM

OK, here are pics of 1)the Ae Ae with 2 new leaves since I got it and

2)the dwarf Namwah with a new leave and a Dwarf Red in the back.

Margie

NANAMAN · 08-29-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bch Grl

Well...I went down to the South Fl/Jupiter/Lakepark area to go diving for Lobster...and wouldn't you know it! I came home with an Ae Ae, Dwarf Nam Wah, a Belle and 3 coconuts!!!!
Brian was kind enough to have me over to see his plants. Thanks to his Mom for showing me around, since he was out of town! What huge plants and many with fruit!
Brian, the Ae Ae already has 2 new leaves on it and another pushing out! Pics to follow! Thank you for picking me out such a nice Pup!
Unfortunately, we got blown out from diving on Saturday and no Lobster on Sunday, either!
Thanks again to Brian, and his Mom for showing me the "Plantation"!

Margie

Margie, I'm glad you were able to stop by and check out the yard! Hope the Ae Ae grows well for you up there in Jax. Please keep us updated with it's progress. Thanks again.

NANAMAN · 08-29-2009, 10:59 PM

Just got home today and saw an interesting variation! Hope it stays this way.

Blake09 · 08-30-2009, 08:17 AM

nice

I wish I lived in a warmer zone.

NANAMAN · 09-30-2009, 09:01 PM

After I removed the pups from the mother , I rolled the mother over to the compost pile and left her for dead. I looked out there the other day and noticed a few more pups sprouting. Guess there will be a couple more to pot up!

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Jananas Bananas · 09-30-2009, 09:16 PM

That has been some Ae Ae Momma for you that's for sure!!!!

skybox · 08-08-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NANAMAN

After I removed the pups from the mother , I rolled the mother over to the compost pile and left her for dead. I looked out there the other day and noticed a few more pups sprouting. Guess there will be a couple more to pot up!

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Okay i don't understand why you would roll the mother plant over to the compost pile. Wouldn't it make more sense to leave her in the ground and keep harvesting pups off of her? Am i missing something here? Did you leave the mother corm in the ground and just cut the top vegetation off? Did the plant already produce fruit too?

harveyc · 08-08-2011, 11:32 PM

I think it was because the mother had already fruited and was cut down to make room for new ones to fruit.

revensen · 08-09-2011, 08:34 PM

Great thread and beautiful plants. Did you think about slicing up the corm of the mother? I've done this with manzano's after they fruited and gotten many pups from this method. I think from two corms I ended up with 10 or more pups. Great job!

NANAMAN · 08-14-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by skybox

Okay i don't understand why you would roll the mother plant over to the compost pile. Wouldn't it make more sense to leave her in the ground and keep harvesting pups off of her? Am i missing something here? Did you leave the mother corm in the ground and just cut the top vegetation off? Did the plant already produce fruit too?

I dug the plant up prior to fruiting to harvest the pups. If you look at the picture closely, you can see that it would have been nearly impossible to remove all 20 pups without destroying several of them, had I not dug up the corm. Besides, it produced 3 more viable pups while sitting in the compost pile, for a total pup count of 23. That's far more than I imagined it would ever produce in one season.

07-22-2009, 07:55 PM	#61 (permalink)
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Bch Grl I'm in Zone denial! Bch Grl's Photo Gallery Location: Jacksonville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: They say 9, but I think it's more like 8. Name: Margie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 203 BananaBucks : 47,207 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 339 Times Was Thanked 136 Times in 51 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 90 Times	Re: Ae Ae's and pups Well...I went down to the South Fl/Jupiter/Lakepark area to go diving for Lobster...and wouldn't you know it! I came home with an Ae Ae, Dwarf Nam Wah, a Belle and 3 coconuts!!!! Brian was kind enough to have me over to see his plants. Thanks to his Mom for showing me around, since he was out of town! What huge plants and many with fruit! Brian, the Ae Ae already has 2 new leaves on it and another pushing out! Pics to follow! Thank you for picking me out such a nice Pup! Unfortunately, we got blown out from diving on Saturday and no Lobster on Sunday, either! Thanks again to Brian, and his Mom for showing me the "Plantation"! Margie

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Bch Grl I'm in Zone denial! Bch Grl's Photo Gallery Location: Jacksonville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: They say 9, but I think it's more like 8. Name: Margie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 203 BananaBucks : 47,207 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 339 Times Was Thanked 136 Times in 51 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 90 Times	Re: Ae Ae's and pups OK, here are pics of 1)the Ae Ae with 2 new leaves since I got it and 2)the dwarf Namwah with a new leave and a Dwarf Red in the back. Margie

08-29-2009, 10:59 PM	#68 (permalink)
NANAMAN Pseudostem Therapist NANAMAN's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Park Fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Brian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,696 BananaBucks : 326,124 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 1,118 Times in 320 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Ae Ae's and pups Just got home today and saw an interesting variation! Hope it stays this way. __________________

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harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,130 BananaBucks : 471,874 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,050 Times Was Thanked 4,493 Times in 1,906 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Ae Ae's and pups I think it was because the mother had already fruited and was cut down to make room for new ones to fruit. __________________

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