View Single Post
Old 12-19-2011, 01:55 PM   #29 (permalink)
Yug
 
Yug's Avatar
 
Location: Hawaii
Zone: 10-11
Name: Knobby D. Holme
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,465
BananaBucks : 59,394
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 4,009 Times
Was Thanked 1,742 Times in 812 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 463 Times
Default Re: Ae-Ae bananas on Hawaii Island

Mine is still growing, and has 5 pups, but I can't tell yet if they will be white/variegated/green.
I give it a little less water than the others, and use very liberal applications of composted steer
manure - works as a fertilizer, and as a mulch. With this application, the white areas tend to
green-up just enough to prevent most sunburn. It's not big enough to fruit yet, but still growing steady.



update - now has 9 pups (had 10, but Gabe swapped me a Pisang Masak Hijau for one). Two look white, and the rest are all variegated. Mother plant has a 9 ft p-stem. Looks quite healthy. I use a lot of composted steer manure for mulch & fertilizer.

Last edited by Yug : 04-24-2012 at 09:53 AM.
Yug is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To Yug
Said thanks: