Question on the fruiting process

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 11:39 AM

My third banana year. I live in North central Florida, which does freeze, so I've had blossoms and fruit before that didn't make it before freeze.

This year, however, one of my ice cream banana plants put out a flag and subsequent fruit in late April.

Now, however, four months later, the fruit doesn't seem to me like its grown at all. They look like stubby green cigars, but not getting any larger or turning any other color.

Is that normal?? I mean, I had heard it takes four months, so I figured I'd have plenty of time before freezing weather, but I did rather expect larger fruit by this time.

Am I doomed yet again??

Jack Daw · 08-28-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Nana Nut

My third banana year. I live in North central Florida, which does freeze, so I've had blossoms and fruit before that didn't make it before freeze.

This year, however, one of my ice cream banana plants put out a flag and subsequent fruit in late April.

Now, however, four months later, the fruit doesn't seem to me like its grown at all. They look like stubby green cigars, but not getting any larger or turning any other color.

Is that normal?? I mean, I had heard it takes four months, so I figured I'd have plenty of time before freezing weather, but I did rather expect larger fruit by this time.

Am I doomed yet again??

Try to post a pic, to let us see how much time they need.

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 12:04 PM

Here it is:

sunfish · 08-28-2009, 12:17 PM

Something is not seem right. here is a pic of mine two months apart

7/27/09

Today

Today

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 12:21 PM

Well, I'm bummed!!!! Mine have looked just exactly the same for months now. They get hot sun, plenty of water, food, humidity. Don't know what else I can do.

sunfish · 08-28-2009, 12:30 PM

It would be interesting to know whats going on. I have no idea. Could they be something other than Ice Cream

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 12:34 PM

Nope, they're ice cream, blue java.

Gabe15 · 08-28-2009, 01:25 PM

Can you post a photo of the whole plant? How tall is it (without leaves)?

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 01:29 PM

It's about 8 feet tall. I can't take a photo of the whole plant because there's a fence in the way.

stumpy4700 · 08-28-2009, 02:19 PM

Is it just my monitor. or is that ice on the plant? if so would that be a reason?

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 02:21 PM

No, it's 85 degrees. It was raining.

stumpy4700 · 08-28-2009, 02:24 PM

guess I need a new monitor.....

momoese · 08-28-2009, 02:24 PM

I have had Hawaiian Apples do that and then slightly plump about a month before ripening. That paticular bunch took 7 months from bloom to harvest. The fruit quality was ok, but not as good as the others. I have no idea why it happened.

Bob · 08-28-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by stumpy4700

guess I need a new monitor.....

No, I thought there was some on the newest forming hand on the last photo too.

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 02:30 PM

Well, again, that would be RAIN. It's 85 degrees outside with 1,000% humidity in north central Florida. The only ice around here is in one's refrigerator.

It was actually pouring down rain when I went out to take that photo, per request. I can't help it if looks like ice, but believe me, it's RAIN water.

Jack Daw · 08-28-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by momoese

... I have had Hawaiian Apples do that and then slightly plump about a month before ripening. That paticular bunch took 7 months from bloom to harvest. ...

Now that's some damn bad luck, if it's the first bunch in a long time that could have been edible.

momoese · 08-28-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Now that's some damn bad luck, if it's the first bunch in a long time that could have been edible.

It wasn't so bad, I had others that were normal from the same stand and some of those were ready for harvesting before the "bad" bunch was.

Jack Daw · 08-28-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by momoese

It wasn't so bad, I had others that were normal from the same stand and some of those were ready for harvesting before the "bad" bunch was.

Bud I meant that it's bad luck for Nana Nut.

momoese · 08-28-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Bud I meant that it's bad luck for Nana Nut.

Nana Nut · 08-28-2009, 02:54 PM

Seven months would put it into November. It normally doesn't freeze until late December, early January here, but who knows what "normal" is these days.

So I guess there's still a chance, but I don't understand what stunted this thing. It's been an extraordinary growing season here this year, lots of warmth, sunshine and moisture.

That said, I DID have quite a time earlier with the stupid squirrels biting off the new leaves. They were SO bad that they killed two of my larger plants that wintered over. I now have the squirrel problem solved, but I do wonder if maybe all that leaf-biting stunted the plants somehow. Guess I'll never know for sure.

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Nana Nut Junior Member Nana Nut's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 69 BananaBucks : 45,101 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Question on the fruiting process Well, again, that would be RAIN. It's 85 degrees outside with 1,000% humidity in north central Florida. The only ice around here is in one's refrigerator. It was actually pouring down rain when I went out to take that photo, per request. I can't help it if looks like ice, but believe me, it's RAIN water.

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