TC Vigor

DaveE · 06-17-2010, 04:11 PM

More than a few times I have read that TC plants aren't as vigorous as pups separated from a mother plant. This Dwarf Orinoco was a 4"-5" TC that I picked up at Jimmmy's in March and planted in the ground late April. The p-stem is now 38" and the base is the size of a softball. Not too bad for a TC.

Abnshrek · 06-17-2010, 04:31 PM

Well Dave looks like your having some great success :^) I'll show you mine come Monday.. but its not a T/C. :^) I can see Dave walking around the yard with his tape measure in hand & a clipboard.. Keeping track of progress.. lol :^)

Dean W. · 06-17-2010, 08:50 PM

Looks good, Dave! this is my Saba that was a tc.

Gabe15 · 06-17-2010, 09:28 PM

It completely depends on how they are taken care of, many people simply do not know how to handle TC plants and they end up being slower to start. If done properly, TC plants can actually be significantly faster than suckers in some cases.

nph · 06-17-2010, 10:17 PM

Tc = ?

AV1611Corbin777 · 06-17-2010, 10:21 PM

Nice growth! Thanks for sharing.
I have some Tissue Cultures from Jimmmy as well. Hope my DO looks that good come seasons end. Should be planted soon.

DaveE · 06-17-2010, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nph

Tc = ?

TC = Tissue Culture.

Dave

sunfish · 06-17-2010, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nph

Tc = ?

Info:Tissue Culturing - Bananas Wiki

Dean W. · 07-20-2010, 06:38 PM

I just wanted to bump this thread and show how a few of my TC plants are doing now.
Saba

Praying Hands, planted a little close to the pepper.

DaveE · 07-20-2010, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean W.

I just wanted to bump this thread and show how a few of my TC plants are doing now.
Saba
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Thanks for keeping it going Dean. Looks very nice! We can make a few good comparisons since many of our plants came from the same cell pack.

My two best performing tc plants from this spring are Saba at an even 5' and a Raja Puri at 57". I moved the Dwarf Orinoco so it has not grown very much since I started this thread.

How tall is your Saba?

Dave

Dean W. · 07-20-2010, 09:25 PM

I guess the Saba is about 4.5 - 5' tall now with huge leaves. I'm thinking of wrapping it with freeze cloth.

Abnshrek · 07-21-2010, 03:18 PM

Bump Bump..lol A Dwarf Orinoco T/C 4ft + P-stem 5'7" or so :^)

No special soil just gets banana fuel and partial shade 20% or so. :^)

cheson74 · 07-21-2010, 05:43 PM

What do you guys do differently with TC plants? I got 2 tiny TC plants from Greenearth Pub (never buying from them again) and they are still tiny. The soil is a mix of compost, perlite and peat moss. Separated pups on the hand took off the past few months.

DaveE · 07-22-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cheson74

What do you guys do differently with TC plants? I got 2 tiny TC plants from Greenearth Pub (never buying from them again) and they are still tiny. The soil is a mix of compost, perlite and peat moss. Separated pups on the hand took off the past few months.

I don't do anything differently with them. I just try to get them in the ground as soon I can. Our soil is like beach sand so I mix in a little compost, which down here is like mulch. Then feed and water regularly. I experiment with many different fertilizers and feeding schedules to see what works best.

Next time your looking for Bananas, send Jimmmy a pm. I get almost all my tc plants from him. My best growers all came from him and you can't beat his prices.

Abnshrek · 07-22-2010, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveE

Next time your looking for Bananas, send Jimmmy a pm. I get almost all my tc plants from him. My best growers all came from him and you can't beat his prices.

I second that motion :^) No Doubt about that..

Nicolas Naranja · 07-23-2010, 09:21 PM

My entire farm (2000 plants) came from tissue culture. The one piece of advise I would say is that they need a little shade, wind protection, and adequate fertility and water it took me 18 months to go from 6" plants to harvest and it would have been fewer months if we would have had a normal winter instead of utter cold.

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