Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Flag is up flower is emerging. She's 29" @ a meter, and the stem is 9'9".. :^)

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Flower is up.. :^)

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

I am new to bananas. Is it common to have so many plants flower this late? I have two just blooming and Abnshrek has what, three, just now throwing out a flower?

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Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Probably depends on how many plants one has

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I have 2 hanging in Ark, 4 hanging, and 2 on the way out in La. Of course the a Caligold is fixing to pop too.. :^)

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Well after flowering the Banana's all got fried and the stem fell over here in N. La..

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Bummer

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Drat.

That was such a fat and beautiful p-stem, wish it could have filled its bunch for you.

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There will be other seasons w/ less winter.. :^)

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At my previous home I had an active banana plat. Pups needed to be thinned on a regular basis. But when the main plant was fruiting or near fruiting, I liked to select one pup that had a good chance of maturing in next year's spring and remove the rest. It's an art that comes with experience of each variety in your climate. I wasn't always successful but each year I got better at it.

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

I should've just wrapped my monster pup instead.. :^)

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OT -- I'm not sure why, but when I post replies, Richard's 'welcome wagon' avatar often appears directly underneath my avatar inside my info box (between my avatar and my other info). This happens regardless of whether Richard has posted in the given thread. If I then hit F5/refresh, the page reloads correctly without that extra image.

This may deserve its own thread, but it just happened again with my prior post so I decided to finally mention it here.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

It just did it again. Here's a copy/paste of my personal info box to the left of my post:
Where it says "welcome wagon" is where I'm seeing the pic from Richard's avatar, but when I copy/paste it into this post editor, it just pastes the words "welcome wagon" rather than the pic of the welcome wagon itself.

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

This exact thing just happened to me when I replied in my "why does this happen" thread. The welcome wagon pic was a little circle though not the full sized rectangular avatar.

Edit: just happened when I posted this also. Im currently posting on my phone if that makes a difference.

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Yeah, mine's a circle, too.

Desktop here.

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

My theory is that Richard is taking over the world.

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Getting so close and then having everything fall apart really sucks! :(



I'm not trying to tell you what to do, this is just my opinion.
In your microclimate you know how long it takes for sweetheart to go from pup to flower just add 4 months or so to complete the cycle (harvest).

It's all about timing.
It seems to me you should grow sweetheart in a large pot (25 gallons) by separating a pup or starting a new plant at the right time of year, in doing so you can grow it 80% the first year, bring it inside for winter and then in the spring plant it outside in the ground.

Your technique of storing plants inside is very effective, as long as the plant has recovered from storage and grown 8 to 12 new leaves before it flowers you should be a able to achieve a good harvest.

Don't rely on good weather next winter, if it can be done you will be one of the first to prove it. :waving:

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

The Mat is coming along after last Winter.. I'm not rehashing what was from 3 Corms & no Movement thread.. This pic is from Last Weekend.. :^)

Re: FHIA 03 Sweetheart
 

Michael - did you ever get a bunch for taste testing? i lost my SH and not coming back -
BTW - how does one give feedback?