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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-19-2013, 07:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,526
Posted By Figaro
Re: Are These Baby Bananas???

Thanks guys...I didn't think they would. What about trimming the bud? Should I do it, and if so, should I leave the "babies" or trim them with the flower?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-19-2013, 02:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,526
Posted By Figaro
Are These Baby Bananas???

My first banana, a DC, is fruiting. It has choke, but there's a nice bunch of bananas forming at what would be the "top" of the bunch:

http://cyop.net/jac/garden/DSCN2802.JPG

But, towards the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-30-2013, 02:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,357
Posted By Figaro
Re: Please help my banas have a fungus

Try this:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=54739&size=1...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-30-2013, 02:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,071
Posted By Figaro
Re: Ho Ho Ho its not Christmas yet.. Its just Pre Flag Time.. :^)

Nice! Congrat's!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-24-2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,966
Posted By Figaro
Re: Azomite and Sul-Po-Mag Application Rates?

Richard, thanks for your reply! There are still two things I'm not clear on.

First is the original question of why, if all the elements the plant wants are available, does the NPK ratio need to...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-23-2013, 05:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,966
Posted By Figaro
Re: Azomite and Sul-Po-Mag Application Rates?

I'd like to understand this more. I am a big fan of using rock dust on all my plants. I do not work for any company that sells it, I'm simply a guy that grows a lot of different fruits and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-20-2013, 09:32 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,685
Posted By Figaro
Re: Best Fruiting Banana for Small Space?

I grow a number of figs along with the bananas (and several other tropicals). The reason you don't see the flower on the fig tree is that a fig fruit, itself, is actually an inside-out flower.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-20-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

I haven't been able to get an exact count, but so far, something like 60 baby bananas and more bracts to open!

http://cyop.net/jac/garden/DSCN2750.JPG
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-16-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

Thank you!

I do imagine that getting ripped from her roots the way she did would have caused quite a bit of stress, although, she does seem happy (albeit, the choking), lately.

Should I expect...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-16-2013, 10:03 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

The DC seems to be doing great! The first few bracts have opened and there's approximately 40 baby bananas currently visible.

The thing that appears odd to me is that the flower hasn't really fully...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-14-2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,639
Posted By Figaro
Re: Banner year for Bananas!

Very nice! Congrat's!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-13-2013, 09:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

And, here comes the bud!

http://cyop.net/jac/garden/DSCN2740.JPG

http://cyop.net/jac/garden/DSCN2741.JPG
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-07-2013, 11:39 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

OK...it's been another couple of months and if I'm not mistaken, she now has a half-leaf with a flag leaf coming right out behind it!

Here she is from...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-25-2013, 11:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,861
Posted By Figaro
Re: Pre-Flag ?

Very nice! Good luck on beating the weather!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-01-2013, 09:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,554
Posted By Figaro
Re: First post just found the site I am excited

Welcome! Sounds like a nice big project and I look forward to seeing the pics.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-01-2013, 03:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,255
Posted By Figaro
Re: Question about fruiting bananas.

It would probably depend on how mature the plant was when you planted it. My understanding is that it takes about a year for the DC to flower and about another 6 months for the fruits to ripen, so,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-25-2013, 03:38 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

I really thought that last cigar leaf was going to turn out to be a half leaf and now that it's unrolled completely, I can't tell if it's a half leaf or just a deformed leaf.

Here's the pic with the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-22-2013, 03:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,005
Posted By Figaro
Re: Oriole bird nest under banana leaf

Very cool!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-16-2013, 07:58 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

Thanks everyone. I'm fairly new to bananas, but not new to growing fruits & vegetables. Generally speaking, I can notice the changes in plants (usually!) when they are going into bloom.

I had...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-15-2013, 01:56 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

Thanks guys! It looks like you're right. That "skin" I mentioned above does, in fact, look & feel like a piece of petal, but that 3rd leaf has unrolled some more today, and it was just a small...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-13-2013, 06:17 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

Now, I Think I'll Cry For Joy - Looks Like Flowering!

I think the Dwarf Cavendish is starting to flower! It's been about 45 days since she was ripped from her roots in the storm and lost all of her...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-08-2013, 10:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,239
Posted By Figaro
Re: My growing banana collection

Nice plants - congrat's! What types are they?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-05-2013, 01:57 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,988
Posted By Figaro
Re: I Think I'm Gonna Cry! :(

Thanks Guys!

It's been another week and we now have two leaves out and another one coming, so she should be out of trouble, now. I just hope she gets enough roots and leaves out now before she goes...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-05-2013, 03:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 964
Posted By Figaro
Banana Diseases

I was doing some reading on Bananas today and came across this PDF from the National Horticulture Board of India that gives some good detail on identifying & controlling various banana plant...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-02-2013, 05:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,843
Posted By Figaro
Re: Pineapple - growing

I have grown pineapples. Sprouting from another top is very easy, just make sure you peel off a good amount of the lower leaves which will expose the new "roots-to-be".

For whatever it's worth, I...
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