Welcome to the Bananas.org forums. You're currently viewing our message boards as a guest which gives you limited access to participate in discussions and access our other features such as our wiki and photo gallery. By joining our community, you'll have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast and simple, so please join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. |
|
Register | Photo Gallery | Classifieds | Wiki | Chat | Map | Today's Posts | Search |
Container Grown Banana Plants This forum is for discussions about growing banana plants in containers. |
Members currently in the chatroom: 0 | |
The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat. |
Email this Page |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
07-07-2009, 12:50 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Location: Lowestoft, UK
Zone: 8a
Name: James
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 766
BananaBucks
: 121,216
Feedback: 4 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 192 Times
Was
Thanked 799 Times in 373 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 71 Times
|
Truly Tiny
OK call me foolish, but I bought a Truly Tiny from ebay. Am I correct in assuming that it's a cavendish variety. Can I expect fruit, albeit tiny fruit? Does anyone have any experience?
|
Said thanks: |
Sponsors |
07-07-2009, 12:59 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Northern Tropics
Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5
Zone: zone 5
Name: Sandy
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,718
BananaBucks
: 362,749
Feedback: 31 / 97%
Said "Thanks" 38 Times
Was
Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
So far my experience with truly tiny... is that it truly sucks. They don't seem to be very easy to overwinter, and grow so slow...maybe others have had better results. I have one now that I can't seem to kill but it doesn't grow either. It's been stalled at 2 inches tall since January. Of course I haven't tried too hard either.
__________________
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! |
07-07-2009, 01:08 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Zone: 7a
Name: Howard
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,552
BananaBucks
: 183,314
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times
Was
Thanked 4,662 Times in 1,778 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
I have one that I got from Agri Starts. Here's a pic of it today.
Seems to be doing OK so far. (edit- you can see a larger image of this pic in my gallery.)
__________________
Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/ Last edited by saltydad : 07-08-2009 at 09:09 PM. |
Said thanks: |
07-07-2009, 03:00 PM | #4 (permalink) |
Location: Houston
Zone: 9
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 449
BananaBucks
: 50,496
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 0 Times
Was
Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
|
07-08-2009, 01:53 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
Location: Greenville, SC
Zone: 8A
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 849
BananaBucks
: 145,301
Feedback: 4 / 83%
Said "Thanks" 104 Times
Was
Thanked 433 Times in 165 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
LOL!! it is a super duper dwarf banana afterall
Quote:
__________________
Brad |
|
Sponsors |
07-08-2009, 02:28 PM | #6 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
I got mine on a trade in '06 when it was 1 - 1 1/2" high. Don't know if it was tc or a pup. It grew REAL slow till last year & is now taking off. 15 inches high & P stem is 7 1/2 ". Someone said they get to be 2-3 ft tall...maybe it'll get there in another 3 years? I'm hoping for at least a pup this year.
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
Said thanks: |
07-08-2009, 03:15 PM | #7 (permalink) |
Dread Pirate Cavendish
Zone: 6 or 7
Name: Neferset
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 79
BananaBucks
: 9,696
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 48 Times
Was
Thanked 80 Times in 43 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
I did the same thing, from Wellspring. They said it shipped yesterday. I'm looking forward to my banana, but being in the completely wrong zone, I don't expect very much. It will just be nice to have a small banana tree in my kitchen (SE Window), with the hope of maybe eventually having fruit.
From everything I've read, it's supposed to be edible fruit, but I can't get any sources to agree on the size. Some say tiny. Others say medium. |
Said thanks: |
07-08-2009, 07:40 PM | #8 (permalink) |
The causasian Asian!
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Zone: I have no idea
Name: Scot
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,788
BananaBucks
: 121,353
Feedback: 9 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 4,544 Times
Was
Thanked 1,406 Times in 808 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
|
Said thanks: |
07-08-2009, 08:19 PM | #9 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
I'm glad you posted the pic Scot. The girl I got mine from was MOSTLY sure it was T Tiny but a chance it might be Lil Prince. Yours looks like mine with the splotches. How old is yours?
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
Said thanks: |
07-08-2009, 08:34 PM | #10 (permalink) |
Location: Jupiter; Fl
Zone: 10
Name: Scott
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 408
BananaBucks
: 14,107
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 45 Times
Was
Thanked 367 Times in 103 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 49 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
I have the Truly Tiny in a Jack Pot that I keep out doors. It tops out at 30 inches and has been painfully slow growing.
The Logees Dwarf lady Finger seems the same way. They both get plenty of nutrients and sun. Every other Banana in my yard is growing great so it could be the variety; No fruit yet.
__________________
|
Said thanks: |
07-08-2009, 08:57 PM | #11 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Wow, 30 inches! How old is it? Any pups?
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
07-08-2009, 09:59 PM | #12 (permalink) |
Location: Jupiter; Fl
Zone: 10
Name: Scott
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 408
BananaBucks
: 14,107
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 45 Times
Was
Thanked 367 Times in 103 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 49 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
The Truly Tiny is a year or two old. I just posted it in my gallery.
If I could figure out how to put it in this tread I would.
__________________
|
07-08-2009, 10:05 PM | #13 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Why is mine so small being over 3yrs old???
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
07-09-2009, 02:49 AM | #14 (permalink) |
Nanner Time!
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Zone: 5
Name: Bryan
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,937
BananaBucks
: 118,884
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 534 Times
Was
Thanked 2,243 Times in 1,245 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Slow growing? Oh, well that's just disappointing, then! I always enjoyed the fast growth of bananas....it makes them much more charismatic plants. If they grew slow, I'd just be kinda sad about it. They do look like nice plants though.
__________________
BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN! |
Said thanks: |
07-09-2009, 05:31 AM | #15 (permalink) |
Location: Jupiter; Fl
Zone: 10
Name: Scott
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 408
BananaBucks
: 14,107
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 45 Times
Was
Thanked 367 Times in 103 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 49 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Patty, just the zone may be the difference, as for pups there are two plants in the jack pot. I haven't seen any others yet. I may separate them and see what happens. I was at a persons house two years ago that had some small bananas, similar to the truly tiny with fruit on it. Lets see if my photo shows up.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19132&ppuser=3915><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19132 border=0></a
__________________
Last edited by capthof : 07-09-2009 at 05:32 AM. Reason: misspelled |
Said thanks: |
07-09-2009, 06:08 AM | #16 (permalink) |
Location: Jupiter; Fl
Zone: 10
Name: Scott
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 408
BananaBucks
: 14,107
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 45 Times
Was
Thanked 367 Times in 103 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 49 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
__________________
|
Said thanks: |
Sponsors |
07-09-2009, 07:28 AM | #17 (permalink) |
Location: Burnham, Bucks, UK
Zone: 8
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 217
BananaBucks
: 28,430
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 53 Times
Was
Thanked 147 Times in 71 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Treat it like a Mini Cavendish and you wont go far wrong. That means bringing it inside for the winter in the UK. I have seen one pupping but to date haven't seen one fruit.
|
Said thanks: |
07-09-2009, 01:17 PM | #18 (permalink) |
The causasian Asian!
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Zone: I have no idea
Name: Scot
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,788
BananaBucks
: 121,353
Feedback: 9 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 4,544 Times
Was
Thanked 1,406 Times in 808 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
Patty, mine is about a year old from TC.
|
Said thanks: |
07-09-2009, 04:10 PM | #19 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
OK, this is weird. See if you can tell what these are...hint - one is a 3 yr old Truly Tiny.
They look identical to me Closer Another hint...the other is a less than 1 yr pup. Makes me wonder how some ppl here can identify the plants from pics! I potted up my TT just a few months ago & today checked the roots. It was rootbound so is now in a much bigger pot. It should really take off now.
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
Said thanks: |
07-09-2009, 08:13 PM | #20 (permalink) |
tropical nut
Zone: 5
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,115
BananaBucks
: 346,434
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times
Was
Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times
|
Re: Truly Tiny
OK, so with all those 100's of wrong guesses, I'll just tell you that the one on right is a Dbl Mahoi. Neither of these had any red splotches before this summer.
__________________
Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty. |
Said thanks: |
Sponsors |
Email this Page |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|