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sandercohen · 07-28-2007, 01:51 PM

Hi everyone,

well, 4 of my 5 protected bananas (4 basjoos and 1 sikk) survived the winter and are now about 5 feet tall. They have not grown the way i had hoped due to the drought all summer, and all my bananas have been madly pupping all summer long. I have separated about 15 pups successfully so far, but the bananas just keep pupping instead of growing taller.

i have watered 3 times a week during this dry spot and fertilized with organic ferts every 2 weeks. Last year i had no pupping until the last few weeks of summer.

It is great that i have a ton of new bananas, but what i really want is a couple of HUGE plants next year, and all the psudostem saving ideas have so far failed for me.

any thoughts on how to proceed would be helpful.

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sandercohen Junior Member Location: Farmington hills Michigan Zone: 6B Name: sander Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9 BananaBucks : 13,785 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	pupping frenzy in michigan Hi everyone, well, 4 of my 5 protected bananas (4 basjoos and 1 sikk) survived the winter and are now about 5 feet tall. They have not grown the way i had hoped due to the drought all summer, and all my bananas have been madly pupping all summer long. I have separated about 15 pups successfully so far, but the bananas just keep pupping instead of growing taller. i have watered 3 times a week during this dry spot and fertilized with organic ferts every 2 weeks. Last year i had no pupping until the last few weeks of summer. It is great that i have a ton of new bananas, but what i really want is a couple of HUGE plants next year, and all the psudostem saving ideas have so far failed for me. any thoughts on how to proceed would be helpful.