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Old 09-16-2011, 01:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Old 09-16-2011, 01:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Weather looks nice so maybe it will grow swiftly. Nothing in the storm report of any importance but it is Florida and one never knows. Good luck.
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Yikes ! That shell bed looks tuff to grow stuff in!
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Yikes ! That shell bed looks tuff to grow stuff in!
Yes it is tuff. That's all the soil I have, in my backyard. I am taking it as a challenge.
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Make sure you have drainage out of that hole.
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Just planted 2 weeks ago?
Boy do I need to move south!!
Sorry for the sour grapes but, this is pack up time for us here, I really hate this time of year, putting them to sleep and all.
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Yes it is tuff. That's all the soil I have, in my backyard. I am taking it as a challenge.
I feel your pain
I bought this house many years ago . It was built on top of a parking lot for farm machinery. Then when the contractor decided to build on it he pushed all the garbage from his construction company into this lot and placed the house on top of it So I rented a back hoe and dug it up then hauled in some top soil. This was years ago when it was not to expensive to do things like this .. Today it would need a license and a survey plus MONEY galore …
Haaa ... I see pitangadiego has mentioned drainage.. I would consider that hole just like a pot above ground. Best of luck with it
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Just planted 2 weeks ago?
Boy do I need to move south!!
Sorry for the sour grapes but, this is pack up time for us here, I really hate this time of year, putting them to sleep and all.
good luck with your Namwah!!
I know your feelings ...I moved down here about 5years ago.
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Here is an updated picture after two months.
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Here is an updated picture after two months ...
Classic D. Namwa.
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Here is some updated pics. I planted in the grounnd in september 2011. After 8.5 months, Its still in that shell bed, I will be removing the shellbed and replacing them with some good dark top soil. I want to see the fruits this year. It has three pups now.
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Grew pretty good considering the soil you were working with!
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I planted mine about 5 months ago, and I was worried because the next two leaves were almost white. I tossed some composted manure on it, and they gradually turned more green, and the third leaf was a normal green. I still don't know what the problem was, but it seems fine now. Mine seems to be a fast, vigorous grower. I'm still not quite used to the oval shaped leaves, they are almost round. Very unlike the other types I'm growing.
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I'm still not quite used to the oval shaped leaves, they are almost round. Very unlike the other types I'm growing.
I agree. Rainforezt's Dwarf Namwah leaves seem more long and narrow, and the p-stem is not nearly as fat as mine and the other ones I've seen. Maybe things will change when he "spoils them" with some good, dark soil.
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I planted mine about 5 months ago, and I was worried because the next two leaves were almost white. I tossed some composted manure on it, and they gradually turned more green, and the third leaf was a normal green. I still don't know what the problem was, but it seems fine now. Mine seems to be a fast, vigorous grower. I'm still not quite used to the oval shaped leaves, they are almost round. Very unlike the other types I'm growing.
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look at my early pics ... see the color of the leaf on my first picture. I just started to have those long leaves. I think you will see them soon.
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I agree. Rainforezt's Dwarf Namwah leaves seem more long and narrow, and the p-stem is not nearly as fat as mine and the other ones I've seen. Maybe things will change when he "spoils them" with some good, dark soil.
My plant is a tc,bought it from lowes for $4 on clearence ...was sitting down in a 3 gallen pot fror quiet long time before I planted. I will remove those shell bed and replace it with some dark top soil.
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As soon as a spot opens, I am going with a Dwarf Namwah. If I knew what I know now it would be one of my first plants instead of my last.
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look at my early pics ... see the color of the leaf on my first picture. I just started to have those long leaves. I think you will see them soon.
Maybe, but the only similarity I see now is very long petioles. Mine also has a slight blush under the new leaves that goes away quickly when they unroll. I had already taken down the photo with the sickly white/green leaves. It reminded me of those 'pearl' Namwahs I saw, except the rest of the leaves were green - I thought the thing was going to waste away and die.
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Yes you both are right. I think mine is a tall dwarf namwah. Its is not really dwarf. I remember comenting on this post. raja puri?

So I need to get real dwarf namwah...bit disappointed because I wanted to plant a dwarf banana plant in that particular spot.
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