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nick has contributed to 29 posts out of 2610 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Jul 15, 2007 10:00 AM
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The best way to understand the dynamics of a banana mat, is to picture a hug potato type bulb underground, in which all the plants sprout from, this is the corm of the banana plant, the true stem, in which all sprouts develop; when the first plant develops, its called the mother, the next is the daughter, etc. The best way to manage this mat, is to allow the first pup (daughter) to grow to about 3 feet, then sever her from the underground corm, by using a long bladed shovel and cut perpendicular down the shafte of the larger plant (where she is growing next to) and pop it away, in essence, you are severing off a section of that "undeground potato", the corm with roots attached, then you simply plant this section elsewhere. The less plants the corm has to handle, the more robust the bunch will be on the older plants, leaving one, two or even three pups to develop next to the mother is fine, the problem is when a mat is not managed, and you get numerous pups popping up everywhere, then there just isn't enough energy from the corm to put into a substantial bunch of bananas. When too many pup start popping up, and they are all too small to transplant, then yes, you should pop them off (killing them) to deter taking away from the mothers quest to grow a bunch.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Jul 14, 2007 08:46 AM
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The reason you remove suckers from a banana is to improve not only the time to achieving a bunch of fruit, but also the size of the bunch; the less energy the corm (rhizome) has to distribute throughout the mat (the growing group), the more it can put into the main plant for optimum results. There should be no more then 4 plants to a mat at any given time, and the removal process is simple; when the suckers are about 3 feet high and have about 3-4 leaves of their own, take a long bladed shovel, and dig down parallel to the mothers pseudostem (main stalk) until you hit resistance then cut through that section and the pup will pop away from the mothers stalk, then just dig up the root ball and section of the corm and replant elsewhere.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Oct 2, 2006 01:47 PM
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thats right! I don;t know of any other plant that gives a tropical ambiance that compares to a beutiful well cared for banana mat! Nick
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Questions about banana flowers and pictures Oct 2, 2006 08:52 AM
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I prefer them to ripen individually, that enables you to enjoy them longer because of their short shelf life; therefore I hang them inverted in a cool dark area at around 65 faranheit and they do just fine..
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Oct 1, 2006 04:44 PM
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..if you are located in an area where the ground freezes it is very difficult to achieve an inflourescence; most species need around 13-20 months to break flower..
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Questions about banana flowers and pictures Oct 1, 2006 04:39 PM
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if you are located in an area where the winter is going to terminate your plant, then all bets are indeed off; however if it gets to winter over without freeze damage it will continue to plump out in spring and you should cut the bunch off and hang it in a cool area...you "do not" need to put it in a barrell?? with ethylene gas....just hang it and in about 2 weeks it will ripen.....
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Questions about banana flowers and pictures Oct 1, 2006 08:50 AM
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if there are any pups now and they have their own leaves, then you can excise them and pot them (until you can determine what you are going to do with them); the mother is at least 2 months from those bananas being ready to harvest, :green and plumped" , if you allow them to ripen on the plant they won't be as sweet as being cut off green and ripened in a darker, cooler area. The mother is cut down after you harvest, for she will dies anyway. and its not a tree but rather a herbaceous perennial; its in the herb family.
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
2' Tall Banana Tree Sep 27, 2006 07:50 PM
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I'm in port charlotte, fl....it sounds like a survivor, if its only 2 feet tall its probably not worth spending much on....it is probably stressed to say the least. I would go to home depot and get a new plant with a clean bill of health and start out right......I grow bananas and its what we refer to as a water sucker, . once you get your new plant I will be happy to help you with advice..I;m also a Master Gardener...good luck
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Questions about banana flowers and pictures Sep 27, 2006 07:45 PM
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Bonnie,, a lot of questions, but basically your plant only produces one bunch and dies...pup or daughters are future generation plants; the reason for the small bunch with limited hands is the plant was weakened by either cold stress, or not enough fertilizer/hydration; its difficult to determine what type,,because of its imature stage...but most likely its cavendish...good luck
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Sep 18, 2006 02:29 PM
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A new "daughter" should appear, along with several others long before your mature plant fruits; after your plant fruits, it will remain on the mother for about 2-3 months, "plumping" out; after the bunch has swelled and plumped out to their fullest you will sever it from the plant and hang it "inverted" in a cool dark area...like the garage; in a week or so your bunch should begin ripening. This is when you cut the mother down from the base...leave the corm alone, for it will be the root system for the new additions.....good luck!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Help with Pisang Raja,Please Aug 4, 2006 07:34 AM
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any time! you might consider obtaining a "super dwarf cavandish" if you are growing them in pots; it only gets to be about 4 feet high and thrives in a large pot (25 gallon is what I use). the fruit is about three quarters the size of a standard cavandish..(chiquita type you buy in store) but unlike the store bought you don't have the logistical problems of picking them somewhat premature and controlling their ripening process so as to get them from south america to your grocer without them rotting; thus you have a much sweeter tasting fruit!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Help with Pisang Raja,Please Aug 3, 2006 07:57 AM
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when you do separate and replant the pups, bear in mind that the root system on them is limited and needs to take hold; so dont over water them, or you take the risk of root rot, a common affliction with newly planted banana plants. I've found that some pups are just more robust then others and those are the ones I move, to increase the chance of them prospering...good luck!
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Jun 14, 2006 07:55 AM
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....not to convolute the banana issue any more then it has been, but I have had very good success in south florida by allowing the mother to maintain 2-3 pups "while" fruiting and excising any others; the benefit i find here is that the 1 pup, will be breaking an inflouresence while the mother has already produced a bunch (and in my case a substantial bunch) and after waiting about 3 months to cut the stalk and ripen it inside my garage,will find the second bunch already formed; at this point I cut the original mother back and watch the develpment of the second bunch.......and yes! at this point the third pup is ready to break her flower development....and i continue the clump in this manner, at all times there is 3 -4 banana plants with one in fruit and one in flower......my bunches average 15 lbs...more then enough for my taste...(Raja Puri is the species) Nick
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Help with Pisang Raja,Please Jun 11, 2006 12:26 PM
(Total replies: 5)
I have grown raja here in south florida....as with all bananas the old saying (and its true) is it is next to impossible to overfertilize a banana plant..they love to eat! so i miracle grow em (a gallon a week of mix) and once a month a good balanced palm fertilizer...about a pound per clump...try to limit the daughters growing out of the base to 3 at most...sever the others and replant..(when they are about 2 feet tall) a long blade spade vertically down the mothers trunk into the attached daughter..(pup as some call it) and then dig it up and replant..by limiting the group to 3 babies and the mother, u will enable the mother to still produce a nice bunch without much trouble and the ensuing 3 babies will be your future producers...remember only one bunch per plant and then u wait for the bunch to plump out fully before u sever the bunch and hang it inverted inside your shed or garage...they will ripen up much quicker then waiting for them to ripen on the plant( plus u wont run the risk of losing them to thieves, both 2 legged and 4!)..Nick
General Discussions. »
No, I Have NO Bananas... Nov 17, 2005 07:59 AM
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exactly! but be patient, as long as the banana plant looks healthy and keeps sending out new leaves, it will eventually produce a bunch and then the subsequent fruit will come from the pups, try to keep only about 3 pups with each mother, so she can put more energy into producing fruit rather then raising daughters.....and try the dance,, u never know!
General Discussions. »
CAN I CUT THE STULK? Nov 17, 2005 07:54 AM
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you can to reduce weight on the main pseudostem, but tests have proven that its not necessary....Nick
General Discussions. »
Banana tree-Got in Oct/Nov. - looks terrible Nov 17, 2005 07:51 AM
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i dont believe it was separated correctly from the mother; if you dont get the cut right from the mother and collect the entire rootball from the pup, this is what usually happens, but it will come back if u give it time..sometimes quite a while; or, get another and make sure it is separated correctly, if u have neigbors with bananas, im sure they will be more the happy t share apup with you..Nick
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Banana Growing Tip Of The Week! Nov 14, 2005 07:34 AM
(Total replies: 62)
...make sure you let the bunch plump out to its fullest and then sever the bunch and tie a rope around it and tie it "inverted" (opposite of the way it was growing on the tree) in a cool area, ie: garage etc...then in a three week period, cut back the mother, for she is still nurturing her daughters, and then they will be the next generation...if there are more then 3 of them,,, sever the extra ones from the mother and replant..Nick
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
when do i cut the bananas off Nov 14, 2005 07:29 AM
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when you sever the bunch from the mother, make sure you hang the bunch "inverted" in a cool dry place (garage) or when they ripen they will unpeel themselves, due to gravity., letting them ripen on the tree is fine,,but takes much longer and exposes them to insects and animal damage...Nick
Getting to know other members ... »
Preparing Tropicals for fall and Winter Nov 14, 2005 07:24 AM
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when u separate pups from a mother (banana) use a long bladed spade and make sure you cut vertically right down the side of the mother...and close to the mother then when u hit resistance thats when u apply the pressure and u will hear a snap as the separation takes place, then and only then do you dig up the pup root ball and all and replant; also dont attempt this until the pup has at least 3 leaves on it and is around 3 feet tall. this may be the reason 2 of your 3 didnt take...and I dont believe u can save the two that haave declined...the majesty palm grows well in a large container, but is frost sensitive, not cold sensitive; as long as you dont have a frost you can move it outside., and keep in mind that majesties prefer being out of the direct sun....place it under a tree or nearer the bananas so its shaded somewhat...good luck and if anything else let me know....Nick |
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