Day Oh! Daylight come and me want

to go home,
Hey tally man tally man,daylight come and me want to go home.
Nanners!!!!!

Congratulations! Nanners in Zone 6a!! How old is that tree?

come mister Tropicman tally me bananas (daylight come and me wanna go home) lift six foot seven foot eight foot bunch! :-)

Good job but how did you do it Tropicman??? I'm dying to know.

What banana is it
I mean what variety?

and congrats


I'm still trying to figure out what kind mine is.....
do you know if yours are edible?

Thats too cool! I only get nanas on the flowering kinds..they don't count!! LOL

oh Don.........you are truly "the Tropicman"!!

You have to keep them over the winter,and palnt again in the spring.
2 years it takes to produce the amount of leaves to flower and fruit,so early in the spring when new growth starts,I pump the nitrogen,46-00-00 mix to tablespoons to gallon water and feed at the base of plant,every 2 weeks.
Plus all the grass cuttings around the base as well,constant feeding,its a set amount of leaves that has to develope before the flower and fruit appear.
Thanks everyone,BTW the banana is Orinoco.

Orinoco??? Then where are MY bananas?!
Looks awesome!

Tropicman, if I cut off leaves do the plants then take longer to flower? The leaves were getting in my way so I chopped some of the lower leaves off my Ice Cream nana and a few other varieties. My Orinoco has most of it's leaves though. I must learn to plant them farther back from the walkways.

Chele,there was reported a monkey on the loose!!!LOL!
Cala,yes the more leaves the faster the growth,and faster to flower and fruit.
Remember they heavy eaters and drinkers,and the leaves gather the sun which turns into energy into food for the roots to take in distribute to the plant.

OK, I'll quit chopping the leaves off!

WTG Don! Question: If the leaves are turned brown...still don't cut them off???

Yes if brown a shreiveled up,cut them off,for they've done there job.

Ok..thought so...thanks.

me want to go home........Don tell your nanners they are much better off in Kansas this year!!

I just seen the lastest on Ivan,It looks pretty darn scary too,after I saw what it did to Grenada,I'm afraid I'd be heading to the hills!

me too!!

Awesome, Don! You will have to let us know how they taste. I bet they taste like sweet victory!

I don't think there will be enough time for them to ripen,before the first frost.but you never know about Kansas weather!!!

Will they continue to ripen in the greenhouse? I hope so! You should be able to taste the fruit of your labor -- literally!

Tropicman

You have done a great job. I still remember the ones that grew in our back yard when we lived in FL.
The flower stalks are pretty awesome, Huh ?

Clare this tree is about 20 ft tall to tip of a leaf,its just to tall to dig up,maybe it will get closer to ripening before a hard frost occurs,yes I'd love to taste the fruits of my labor!!LOL!
SCB,yes the flowers are just awesome and so heavy,and you can smell them 5 ft away or better.

Things always taste so much better when you grow them yourself. I hope winter comes slowly so you can harvest,

Thanks CM,me too!