Signs of life
 

The Mysore plant that I got last November really took a beating from the Santa Ana Winds over the off season. It lost three leaves, and pushed out a really unhealthy looking one. I thought that it would probably have a slow recovery. But then, today, I saw this poking out of the soil...



It'll be interesting to see how fast it grows, as it's coming off of an underground corm. I'll keep you guys posted.

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Cool.

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Here it is, just two days later, and it's almost doubled in size.



I'd say this is pretty good considering nighttime lows here are still in the 40s.

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Still growing despite the cold weather and rain.

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They should really pick up the pace of growth over the next few weeks. Longer days and warmer temperatures.

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That would be nice.

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Yeah, because some of my friends and relatives are expecting banana pups from me...:ha::ha::ha:

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It's getting big. Any reason why it's growing to the side?

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It should straighten up once it gets a leaf or two out.

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Wow, talk about impressive growth! What really amazes me is that it's growing like this and nighttime lows are still in the 40s. Thanks Richard for the Banana Fuel! :D

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Pups can really grow fast -- there's all that stored energy in the mother corm. The rate of growth is speeding up, now that Spring has sprung.

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I just hope that things get even warmer soon. Spring still hasn't fully sprung yet for us here. The other plants are growing, but very slowly.

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WOW! I can't believe how much this thing has grown in just four days! I come home from Las Vegas to find that this pup has almost doubled in height! Pictures coming tomorrow.

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Here it is...



I also noticed that one of the pups on my Not Ice Cream has actually began to actively grow. It's been sitting doing almost nothing for months.

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That looks good, It's comming along . I'm hoping for some pups this year! my plants are getting pretty big.

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I'm getting this in the ground hopefully next Saturday. I can't wait to see it take off!

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It's making tons of progress! Unfortunately, I lost the main stem :(

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Well, don't feel bad about losing the main stem, you have company. That happened to me with a couple of plants last winter, but the pups that came up grew very rapidly and outgrew the main stems of some other plants. The lesson I learned was don't buy bananas before winter. But when banana fever takes hold, it's hard to take that advice!

PS -- Mulch your bananas. Especially in your hot, dry climate, they will appreciate it.

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Thanks. I've already put some cocoa mulch down, maybe an inch thick layer. Should I put more?

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Go for at least two inches of mulch. Four inches would be even better.