What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) - Page 44

robguz24 · 03-20-2014, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Good Luck Rob, Hope you get a great bunch.

Thanks for the weevil info, I'm lucky that the Morado is resistant to weevils and so far the Verdin appears to be also. I actually planted the Verdin in a weevil infested ARH corm, it was easier than adding compost.

Thanks Keith, I wish I knew more about the reds or what specific variant this is. Everyone here just calls them Tall Red or Cuban Red if they aren't clearly Dwarf Reds. Where I live is pretty dry (for this area, only 75" of rain last year) and ones I've seen just a few miles away where they get almost double that they seem to be much more vigorous, taller, thicker stemmed even with no care. The bunch is puny. Only 4 hands and now putting out male flowers.

My Dwarf Red has been much faster growing with many pups, but still no flower after 2.5 years. Thought it started to choke 6 months ago after a very dry summer but it still putting out new growth extremely slowly while the pups are close to overtaking the original p-stem in height.

caliboy1994 · 03-21-2014, 03:48 AM

Raja Puri back in Los Angeles. I'll get to see it on Saturday when I fly home. Unfortunately it doesn't look very big. At least I get to harvest this time though.

eddiemunozep · 03-21-2014, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

Raja Puri back in Los Angeles. I'll get to see it on Saturday when I fly home. Unfortunately it doesn't look very big. At least I get to harvest this time though.

Looks big to me, of course I am a rookie.

caliboy1994 · 03-21-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiemunozep

Looks big to me, of course I am a rookie.

I surely wish it was. But that Raja Puri has about 5' of p-stem. In person it probably looks really small for a banana bloom.

venturabananas · 03-24-2014, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Mark, please post again after the immature bananas become visible.

Rob, here you go. This is what I have as FHIA-18. I have no reason to doubt this ID (though I'd be hard pressed to distinguish it from FHIA-01). The bud is long at emergence (first bract was 27") and narrow, but seriously fattens up. The picture of the first bract that was covering fruit (bract 3) gives you an idea of just how big the inflorescence of this variety is -- massive. The p-stem is very thick at base, too.

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Nicolas Naranja · 04-02-2014, 09:31 PM

Dwarf Brazillian

Nicolas Naranja · 04-06-2014, 07:36 PM

Came to me as Jamaican Lacatan, but doesn't seem tall enough. Also had no sigatoka even though all nearby Cavendish types had it.

robguz24 · 04-07-2014, 10:32 PM

Yet another banana that turned out to be a Namwah. This seems more of the Misi Luki size, rather than the very tall size. Bought this as a "Kru" from a local seller who had never even heard of Krus being red. I think this is now the 5th type of banana sold as something else that turned out to be a Namwah for me. Good thing I like them!

venturabananas · 04-09-2014, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Yet another banana that turned out to be a Namwah… I think this is now the 5th type of banana sold as something else that turned out to be a Namwah for me. Good thing I like them!

Yes, for me the misidentified ones have usually been Namwah or Pome. Just had the first harvest of one that was supposed to be Manzano, but was actually a Pome ("Brazilian" type). I have 4 plants that weren't supposed to Namwah but are, plus a couple Pome varieties that were supposed to be something else (+ 2 that were). End result, I lot less variety than I was aiming for! But at least they are varieties that do well here.

ez · 04-14-2014, 06:05 PM

Grand Nain - 6' 5" p-stem

Hammocked Banana · 04-14-2014, 07:31 PM

How long does it take your GN from bud to harvest? I like how cavendish or GM varieties have a little yellow/orange colour in their bracts.

ez · 04-14-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana

How long does it take your GN from bud to harvest? I like how cavendish or GM varieties have a little yellow/orange colour in their bracts.

3 to 4 months

Olafhenny · 04-14-2014, 10:17 PM

Hi Ed,

in HZ6 The grand main is firmly outside of my reach. However, I am intrigued by
that frog in your avatar. I believe, that I have seen a similar frog in you Flickr site,
but I do not remember it as quite as colourful. Do you have a special line on these
critters?

On another matter, I am trying to start a new thread since a few days now, but
I can not figure out how.

I had stored the URL for the procedure in my computer, but when changing from
Windows XP to Windows 7, it got lost. I cannot find it in this website either. so,
PLEASE, you have helped me out before, if you can get me on the right track, I will
appreciate it, especially since I have posted that request in other threads. and
also emailed it to the admin twice without getting any response.

Thanks,
Olaf

ez · 04-14-2014, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olafhenny

Hi Ed,

in HZ6 The grand main is firmly outside of my reach. However, I am intrigued by
that frog in your avatar. I believe, that I have seen a similar frog in you Flickr site,
but I do not remember it as quite as colourful. Do you have a special line on these
critters?

On another matter, I am trying to start a new thread since a few days now, but
I can not figure out how.

I had stored the URL for the procedure in my computer, but when changing from
Windows XP to Windows 7, it got lost. I cannot find it in this website either. so,
PLEASE, you have helped me out before, if you can get me on the right track, I will
appreciate it, especially since I have posted that request in other threads. and
also emailed it to the admin twice without getting any response.

Thanks,
Olaf

Red-eyed Tree Frog
(Agalychnis callidryas), photographed near Playa Jaco in Costa Rica

This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Careyjamesbalboa at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.

PM me Olaf

robguz24 · 04-30-2014, 09:15 PM

Well I wondered why my Maia 'Upehupehu's cigar leaf was coming out so slowly. Noticed something was busting out 2/3rds of the way up the p-stem. On closer inspection, it was the flower. Did a little surgery and we'll see. There was no way it was going to make it up out of the top of the p-stem. In the ground just over a year.

Richard · 04-30-2014, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robguz24

Well I wondered why my Maia 'Upehupehu's cigar leaf was coming out so slowly. Noticed something was busting out 2/3rds of the way up the p-stem. On closer inspection, it was the flower. Did a little surgery and we'll see. There was no way it was going to make it up out of the top of the p-stem. In the ground just over a year.

That photo belongs in a textbook!

thestockmann · 05-05-2014, 04:39 PM

My Musa Sikkimensis has Bloomed here in Maryland. See my new postings
Banana Gallery - thestockmann Gallery
Does anyone know what happens to a tree which has no leaves when it blooms?
Does the tree produce any more leaves once it is blooming?
Will the bananas mature?
This tree also had no roots while it was stored indoors but should have some now after being in soil for 3 weeks.

venturabananas · 05-05-2014, 05:24 PM

It will not make any more leaves on that "trunk".

robguz24 · 05-05-2014, 06:46 PM

My post-op 'Upehupehu seems to be working it out. Should be able to tell soon if this plant is the real thing (with more stout Iholena fruit) or is actually an Iholena Lele, which I was told it might also be. This pup was collected in the wild in a remote part of North Kohala.

servatusprime · 05-09-2014, 03:34 PM

Gros Michel!!!! Finally!!! I went on vacation for a week and got a pleasant surprise when I got back. I thought it would flower soon, but not till after I got back.

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 251,226 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Hi Ed, in HZ6 The grand main is firmly outside of my reach. However, I am intrigued by that frog in your avatar. I believe, that I have seen a similar frog in you Flickr site, but I do not remember it as quite as colourful. Do you have a special line on these critters? On another matter, I am trying to start a new thread since a few days now, but I can not figure out how. I had stored the URL for the procedure in my computer, but when changing from Windows XP to Windows 7, it got lost. I cannot find it in this website either. so, PLEASE, you have helped me out before, if you can get me on the right track, I will appreciate it, especially since I have posted that request in other threads. and also emailed it to the admin twice without getting any response. Thanks, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.

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robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 267,504 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) Well I wondered why my Maia 'Upehupehu's cigar leaf was coming out so slowly. Noticed something was busting out 2/3rds of the way up the p-stem. On closer inspection, it was the flower. Did a little surgery and we'll see. There was no way it was going to make it up out of the top of the p-stem. In the ground just over a year. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

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05-05-2014, 06:46 PM	#879 (permalink)
robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 267,504 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas) My post-op 'Upehupehu seems to be working it out. Should be able to tell soon if this plant is the real thing (with more stout Iholena fruit) or is actually an Iholena Lele, which I was told it might also be. This pup was collected in the wild in a remote part of North Kohala. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

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