Red Abyssinian

rocco · 05-22-2011, 04:47 PM

Bought this a couple of weeks back, been watering and fertilizing it with MG, bone meal and watering religiously. It looks like it's producing a new leaf every week, what can I do to get height, girth and continuous leaf output?

cherokee_greg · 05-22-2011, 07:46 PM

nice plants

palmtree · 05-22-2011, 09:39 PM

Very nice! Mine was about that size and it was taller than me by fall. It started off as my smallest banana plant and became my largest and best of all, I did nothing to help it get that tall. this year I think my Saba is going to beat all by bananas. It also started off as my smallest and now its the same height as my others (and its only may!)

Beautiful plant! Yours is growing faster than mine right now! Watch for Aphids indoors during the winter, they seem to like ensetes more than musas from my experience.

Bananaman88 · 05-23-2011, 03:15 PM

Sounds like you are doing everything right so far. All that you asked about will come in time (height and girth).

nannerfunboi · 05-23-2011, 03:54 PM

rocco..super looking nanner !! watch out..ensetes can get huge..
which is what i want in my plants.. my very 1st ensete maurelli was maybe
3'..potted up in a much bigger pot late winter.. living in utah..zone 5..
i took out on sunny warm days.. that summer it got over 14' tall..
its over 9' now..so im hoping it will get 16-18' this summer..
there are super people here to get great advice from..i sure have..
best of luck

gander54 · 05-25-2011, 06:37 PM

Very Very pretty. I like your lawn and sidewalk too. I garden in pots a lot also.

sandy0225 · 05-26-2011, 07:00 AM

All you need is some time. You can't get the height overnight. But it will get wider and wider really fast!

nannerfunboi · 05-26-2011, 06:34 PM

? question..? whats the biggest anyone has gotten on their
ensete maurelli planted out? not in tropics..
i was super pleased with my biggest one..even the 2 smaller ones
got over 6' in one summer..and they were just 2' plants when i put them out..
i haul mine out still.. going to wait another week or so before i plant them out
we usually have a last frost around memorial day..
thanks.. hope to hear from alot.. even pics.. and sigh.. ive got to start taking
pics..and posting.. my bad...

rocco · 07-06-2011, 12:51 PM

Update folks.....here is how the ensete is looking

Notice the growth and develop since last pic. My question for you folks, what should I feed it to get some height? I just give it miracle growth right now

rocco · 07-16-2011, 11:47 AM

Update

Update

TrailGaiter · 07-25-2011, 09:02 AM

Hey Rocco, your plants are amazing!! What are those plants which leaves look like starfish? I don't know a whole lot about them, but are they castor beans? Those are beautiful!!

lcweber69 · 08-05-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocco

Bought this a couple of weeks back, been watering and fertilizing it with MG, bone meal and watering religiously. It looks like it's producing a new leaf every week, what can I do to get height, girth and continuous leaf output?

Don't know when this was posted, but the second and third photos show the burn' type problem I'm having with one of my red's. What is this happening to the leaves??

nannerfunboi · 08-05-2011, 04:31 PM

great looking plants lcweber!!
seems your giving good fertilizing..i think i tend not to give enough..
im giving mine more last few weeks..and my maurelli..and glaucum
are shooting out huge leaves.. 8' YEA !!!
here in utah i may have sort of similar situation as u.. not a longggggg
summer.. im guessing you have even shorter than here..??
that may be thing for your maurelli.. warm/hot days.. and nites..
better more experienced growers are here than me..but i find when we
start getting warm nites here..my tropicals go bonkers..and grow like
crazy..so..maybe your situation too...???
keep up the good work..
lookin great!!!

lcweber69 · 08-06-2011, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nannerfunboi

great looking plants lcweber!!
seems your giving good fertilizing..i think i tend not to give enough..
im giving mine more last few weeks..and my maurelli..and glaucum
are shooting out huge leaves.. 8' YEA !!!
here in utah i may have sort of similar situation as u.. not a longggggg
summer.. im guessing you have even shorter than here..??
that may be thing for your maurelli.. warm/hot days.. and nites..
better more experienced growers are here than me..but i find when we
start getting warm nites here..my tropicals go bonkers..and grow like
crazy..so..maybe your situation too...???
keep up the good work..
lookin great!!!

Thanks nannerfun! The photo is of the one Aby that I actually cut back (to the center leaf) and bring into my studio from (sadly) Sept to May. By the time spring comes around, she was looking so so awful, this past spring I thought I'd lost her. But she really rallied! As of now, August, she's over 13 ft tall, in the same pot, same place on the deck as in the photo.
I have two more much younger ones, around 5 ft tall, first year with me, and one of them is really sick with something. (I think) The leaves are looking burned, yellow/brown and transparent in areas. It gets the exact same treatment as all my tropicals do, same sun, food, soil, water. I have posted on this site looking for help, but despite the much apprieciated replies, none has shed any light yet. What do you think?

rocco · 09-13-2011, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nannerfunboi

great looking plants lcweber!!
seems your giving good fertilizing..i think i tend not to give enough..
im giving mine more last few weeks..and my maurelli..and glaucum
are shooting out huge leaves.. 8' YEA !!!
here in utah i may have sort of similar situation as u.. not a longggggg
summer.. im guessing you have even shorter than here..??
that may be thing for your maurelli.. warm/hot days.. and nites..
better more experienced growers are here than me..but i find when we
start getting warm nites here..my tropicals go bonkers..and grow like
crazy..so..maybe your situation too...???
keep up the good work..
lookin great!!!

Hey...they are my plants, I think you are asking the wrong person the questions?

rocco · 09-13-2011, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrailGaiter

Hey Rocco, your plants are amazing!! What are those plants which leaves look like starfish? I don't know a whole lot about them, but are they castor beans? Those are beautiful!!

Sorry about the late replies, I was on military duties. Yes that is a castor bean plant.

rocco · 09-13-2011, 05:17 PM

Update

nannerfunboi · 09-14-2011, 01:11 PM

great pics rocco !!!
also super on your alocasia pups ...
this yr was weird for me.. my EE got good sized..not huge..
but sent out a TON of pups.. if they overwinter ok..im going to have
a whole lot of EE's.. yea.. more plants.. LOL
has it gotten real cold at nite there yet???

rocco · 09-15-2011, 03:46 PM

Question about the Alocasia pups for the xperts........How do I turn the pup into a tuber on its own? I ask because frost is just around the corner and don't know how to separate or propagate the young pups

please advise

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 364,029 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian All you need is some time. You can't get the height overnight. But it will get wider and wider really fast! __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!

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rocco Location: Ottawa Ontario Zone: Zone 5a Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 62 BananaBucks : 67,836 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian Update folks.....here is how the ensete is looking Notice the growth and develop since last pic. My question for you folks, what should I feed it to get some height? I just give it miracle growth right now Last edited by rocco : 07-06-2011 at 12:54 PM.

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rocco Location: Ottawa Ontario Zone: Zone 5a Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 62 BananaBucks : 67,836 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian Update Update

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nannerfunboi nannerfunboi's Photo Gallery Location: provo utah Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 393 BananaBucks : 34,175 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 692 Times Was Thanked 481 Times in 251 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 23 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian great looking plants lcweber!! seems your giving good fertilizing..i think i tend not to give enough.. im giving mine more last few weeks..and my maurelli..and glaucum are shooting out huge leaves.. 8' YEA !!! here in utah i may have sort of similar situation as u.. not a longggggg summer.. im guessing you have even shorter than here..?? that may be thing for your maurelli.. warm/hot days.. and nites.. better more experienced growers are here than me..but i find when we start getting warm nites here..my tropicals go bonkers..and grow like crazy..so..maybe your situation too...??? keep up the good work.. lookin great!!!

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rocco Location: Ottawa Ontario Zone: Zone 5a Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 62 BananaBucks : 67,836 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian Update

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nannerfunboi nannerfunboi's Photo Gallery Location: provo utah Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 393 BananaBucks : 34,175 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 692 Times Was Thanked 481 Times in 251 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 23 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian great pics rocco !!! also super on your alocasia pups ... this yr was weird for me.. my EE got good sized..not huge.. but sent out a TON of pups.. if they overwinter ok..im going to have a whole lot of EE's.. yea.. more plants.. LOL has it gotten real cold at nite there yet???

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rocco Location: Ottawa Ontario Zone: Zone 5a Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 62 BananaBucks : 67,836 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Red Abyssinian Question about the Alocasia pups for the xperts........How do I turn the pup into a tuber on its own? I ask because frost is just around the corner and don't know how to separate or propagate the young pups please advise

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