Spring? - Page 2

edwmax · 04-26-2018, 11:09 AM

My Gros Mich and Dwf Red, both have a pup showing this morning. The current soil temp is holding at 69 1/2° -70° at 4" to 6" depth. This is about 3 or 4 weeks earlier than last year for the Gros Michel. .... zone 8b/9a ...

beam2050 · 04-27-2018, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by edwmax

My Gros Mich and Dwf Red, both have a pup showing this morning. The current soil temp is holding at 69 1/2° -70° at 4" to 6" depth. This is about 3 or 4 weeks earlier than last year for the Gros Michel. .... zone 8b/9a ...

darn it ed. my gros Michel and dwarf reds all pupped out in February. had one red thro out 9 pups. right now my tallest pstem heighth on both is roughly 10 inches. mother plants on all died except for one red and she's the smallest of all right now. maybe next winter will be better.

now if it would rain?

edwmax · 04-27-2018, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by beam2050

darn it ed. my gros Michel and dwarf reds all pupped out in February. had one red thro out 9 pups. right now my tallest pstem heighth on both is roughly 10 inches. mother plants on all died except for one red and she's the smallest of all right now. maybe next winter will be better.

now if it would rain?

Your current soil temp @ 3" depth is 78° / 79°. My soil temp just got up to 71° (@ 4"/6") in the past couple of days. In February my soil temp was in the low 50°s. ... You need to fertilize the hell out of them if you want Nanas.

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Iowa · 04-27-2018, 04:19 PM

We are getting warmer, some daytime 70's but 40's at night. Couple cooler days this week and then hopefully warmer. Soil temp 52F.

edwmax · 04-27-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa

We are getting warmer, some daytime 70's but 40's at night. Couple cooler days this week and then hopefully warmer. Soil temp 52F.

Keep watching the soil temps and report which nanas pup or shoots.

aruzinsky · 04-28-2018, 10:10 AM

The good measure of Spring coldness is the time that the leaves develop on the trees. I doubt that meteorologists keep records of that, but, I take mental notes. In the Chicago area, trees usually turn green during the last week of April. Right now, tree buds are barely visible and I can't tell whether leaf development will be during the first week of May. If I remember correctly, last year, the trees turned green during the second week of April. If this year it's during the second week of May or later, wow, I don't remember that ever happening before. I'll see and keep you posted.

aruzinsky · 05-14-2018, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by aruzinsky

The good measure of Spring coldness is the time that the leaves develop on the trees. I doubt that meteorologists keep records of that, but, I take mental notes. In the Chicago area, trees usually turn green during the last week of April. Right now, tree buds are barely visible and I can't tell whether leaf development will be during the first week of May. If I remember correctly, last year, the trees turned green during the second week of April. If this year it's during the second week of May or later, wow, I don't remember that ever happening before. I'll see and keep you posted.

Spring sprung during the first week of May.

My street on 5/1/18:

My street on 5/8/18:

Now, if it would just stop raining, I could get my planting done.

SixtySix · 05-17-2018, 04:48 PM

Musa Basjoo putting out pups prolifically in Athens, Georgia, USA.

Soil temp at 2" 80f!

04-26-2018, 11:09 AM	#21 (permalink)
edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 92,218 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,740 Times Was Thanked 4,437 Times in 2,093 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: Spring? My Gros Mich and Dwf Red, both have a pup showing this morning. The current soil temp is holding at 69 1/2° -70° at 4" to 6" depth. This is about 3 or 4 weeks earlier than last year for the Gros Michel. .... zone 8b/9a ... __________________

04-27-2018, 04:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
Iowa Location: Burlington,Iowa Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Mike Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 706 BananaBucks : 46,159 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 572 Times Was Thanked 1,022 Times in 384 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 601 Times	Re: Spring? We are getting warmer, some daytime 70's but 40's at night. Couple cooler days this week and then hopefully warmer. Soil temp 52F. __________________ Growing Musa Orinoco since 1993 - Added 2018-Basjoo, Zebrina' Rojo, Ensete Red Abyssinian - Added 2019-Goldfinger - Added 2020-Kokopo (Short Cycle), Double (Mahoi), Highgate, Super Dwarf Cavendish - Added 2021-Pisang Ceylon(Mysore), Musa Margarita, Ensete Ventricosum - Added 2023 - Siam Ruby

04-28-2018, 10:10 AM	#26 (permalink)
aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 499 BananaBucks : 171,415 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 788 Times in 317 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Spring? The good measure of Spring coldness is the time that the leaves develop on the trees. I doubt that meteorologists keep records of that, but, I take mental notes. In the Chicago area, trees usually turn green during the last week of April. Right now, tree buds are barely visible and I can't tell whether leaf development will be during the first week of May. If I remember correctly, last year, the trees turned green during the second week of April. If this year it's during the second week of May or later, wow, I don't remember that ever happening before. I'll see and keep you posted.

05-17-2018, 04:48 PM	#28 (permalink)
SixtySix Six A Peel Location: Dirty South Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Richard, also Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 104 BananaBucks : 10,580 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 129 Times Was Thanked 146 Times in 61 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 10 Times	Re: Spring? Musa Basjoo putting out pups prolifically in Athens, Georgia, USA. Soil temp at 2" 80f! Last edited by SixtySix : 05-17-2018 at 04:50 PM. Reason: added soil temp

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