Valor_X

Holy crap! it does!!

It'll definitely be close!

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

cincinnana

Fellas.....

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smeash

Did you plant it in the pot or is that edging?

LaBananaGwr2018

Great update photos. Wish both of y'all the best of luck. This is a variety that I hope to add to my yard in the future.

Valor_X

It's just edging to make it look nice and keep the grass from trying to grow over it.

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

Backyard Banana Joe

Update October 10, 2020


Don’t know about you, but I am noticing some similarities. Pumpkin strategy paying off in the end!

Meet Rocketship’s big brother, Bubba

Valor_X

Not bad!!
I wonder if yours having shade from another banana will give it an advantage.. or detriment!
Mine is in full sun all day... hmmmm... wonder how that would work

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

Backyard Banana Joe

It is actually not in shade all day, just before about noon it is, at least until it gets big

*Dearly Depotted*

I hope you don’t mind me chiming in here! I wish I would have been paying attention all along! This looks fun! I’d like to say Go Go Joe! Go Go Joe! Sorry Valor_X!

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It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream!

Backyard Banana Joe

Thanks! Yay! I Have a fan! Will be receiving fan mail anytime now!

*Dearly Depotted*

Go Team Joe! Good luck! Now you have to win....

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It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream!

Valor_X

Well since you posted an update of yours I might as well put one as well!
Mine is starting to show some vertical growth
Let's Go Rocketship!

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

Backyard Banana Joe

They literally look almost the same! Looks great!

Valor_X

I had to post this update... My Praying Hands has been growing like it's on steroids... Rocketship
Look at the size of this huge leaf that just opened this morning
I call it... MEGA LEAF

Look at how much height it's been gaining too!



My hand for scale

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

Backyard Banana Joe

Looks great! I guess the email notification that I got when you replied was sent to my junk mail, along with about 100 others

Backyard Banana Joe

An update! I have been too lazy to upload pictures, because instead of uploading pictures I prefer to go outside and care for the fruit trees and look at their growth.

It has been growing slowly, but it is growing, and it even made a pup.

But here the update is:

Valor_X

Very Nice BBJ!! Yours is looking great!!

As you saw from my other post & for those that don't know, I was hit by the Texas Winter storm. I covered all my bananas the best I could. My Praying Hands was one of the ones I took EXTRA precaution with and covered it with several bags, a blanket, and topped it off with a huge plastic pot.

Weather has warmed up and it looks like it will be just fine!
I had left the dead material on to help insulate it further in case of any other freak cold fronts. Now that it has warmed up and it's growing I'm going to trim it so excuse the mess for now lol

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

Valor_X

Here is an update

My Praying Hands has recovered very nicely and it's starting to pick up speed!
Even my Orinocos in the back need to catch up!

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

wstrickland1

They're going to jump. Nice I know you're happy

Valor_X

Heck yes! You already know lol

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Varieties I'm Growing

From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart

Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn

From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol