Dwarf Cavendish Flower/ Fruit Issues

Taevab · 07-25-2023, 07:54 PM

My Dwarf Cavendish flowered about a month ago on June 25. The flower seems to be growing slowly. Today I noticed some mold on the banana tips and bananas seem to be forming inside the stem. Is this normal for the dwarf cavendish, and will the fruit ripen/ mature normally? This plant is grown in a 20 gallon pot and gets about 4 gallons of water a day. The temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s during the day and drop to about 45-55 at night. The first picture is when the flower first appeared, and the last two were taken today.

Jeff zone 8 N.C. · 07-26-2023, 08:55 PM

I think what you are experiencing is called "choke". It happens due to stress on the plant and can be from a variety of issues. In your case likely the colder nights. I am not sure you can save the bunch.

Jeff zone 8 N.C. · 07-27-2023, 08:15 AM

By the way and in case you do not know, after blooming that trunk will die and produce new pups from the base. Dwarf Cavandish usually produces multiple pups. So you can have multiple chances to try again.

Taevab · 07-27-2023, 03:27 PM

Update: I cut a slit down the stem and pulled the stalk out to the point no bananas are left inside. The first hands were about 2 feet down inside the stem. Fingers crossed that they will ripen with no complications. I will update as any changes occur.

beam2050 · 07-27-2023, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff zone 8 N.C.

I think what you are experiencing is called "choke". It happens due to stress on the plant and can be from a variety of issues. In your case likely the colder nights. I am not sure you can save the bunch.

good call.

i figured 4 gallons of water a day in a pot? corm rot.

looks like those nanners are ready for a taste test. [from the pic] or maybe from the choke they might look like that,

Taevab · 07-27-2023, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by beam2050

good call.

i figured 4 gallons of water a day in a pot? corm rot.

looks like those nanners are ready for a taste test. [from the pic] or maybe from the choke they might look like that,

I water most of my potted bananas at 10 gallons a day, and the soil dries out in the top 4 inches. For some reason this one seems to do better at 4 gallons. I'm thinking that the amount of water may have caused the choke as well. The growth rate of this one has been pretty steady at 2 leaves a week for the past 3 months.

sirdoofus · 07-29-2023, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Taevab

Good on you getting that thing to fruit in Zone 4, that's an accomplishment in itself. It almost looks like you have a pot inside a pot setup, or is that something else circling the p-stem, an irrigation line maybe?

Taevab · 07-29-2023, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sirdoofus

Good on you getting that thing to fruit in Zone 4, that's an accomplishment in itself. It almost looks like you have a pot inside a pot setup, or is that something else circling the p-stem, an irrigation line maybe?

That's a drip line. I use drip for the potted bananas and sprinklers for the ones in the ground.

07-25-2023, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Taevab Find me on the map! Zone: 4 Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 10 BananaBucks : 2,008 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Dwarf Cavendish Flower/ Fruit Issues My Dwarf Cavendish flowered about a month ago on June 25. The flower seems to be growing slowly. Today I noticed some mold on the banana tips and bananas seem to be forming inside the stem. Is this normal for the dwarf cavendish, and will the fruit ripen/ mature normally? This plant is grown in a 20 gallon pot and gets about 4 gallons of water a day. The temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s during the day and drop to about 45-55 at night. The first picture is when the flower first appeared, and the last two were taken today. Last edited by Taevab : 07-25-2023 at 07:57 PM.

07-26-2023, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jeff zone 8 N.C. Junior Member Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 268 BananaBucks : 9,933 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 743 Times Was Thanked 525 Times in 242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 26 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Flower/ Fruit Issues I think what you are experiencing is called "choke". It happens due to stress on the plant and can be from a variety of issues. In your case likely the colder nights. I am not sure you can save the bunch.

07-27-2023, 08:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jeff zone 8 N.C. Junior Member Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 268 BananaBucks : 9,933 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 743 Times Was Thanked 525 Times in 242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 26 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Flower/ Fruit Issues By the way and in case you do not know, after blooming that trunk will die and produce new pups from the base. Dwarf Cavandish usually produces multiple pups. So you can have multiple chances to try again.

07-27-2023, 03:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Taevab Find me on the map! Zone: 4 Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 10 BananaBucks : 2,008 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Dwarf Cavendish Flower/ Fruit Issues Update: I cut a slit down the stem and pulled the stalk out to the point no bananas are left inside. The first hands were about 2 feet down inside the stem. Fingers crossed that they will ripen with no complications. I will update as any changes occur.

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