Here's a DC blooming at just 3.5' of pstem. It doesn't have many leaves because they kept getting fried from too much light/heat and not enough water.
Here's an updated pic of the Williams Hybrid bunch:
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
Bananas in the Mist
Freezing rain has been pelting down outside all day. In the greenhouse, where the air is about 20F warmer, a misty haze hangs in the air.
Fruiting Progress in the Semi-Pit Tunnel Greenhouse
The Williams Hybrid is fruiting:
The Dwarf Cavendish just sent up a flag leaf (this DC is a pup of the DC that fruited earlier):
The Double is loaded with 16 leaves and should be sending up a flag leaf at any time:
The Fake Ice Cream (actually a Namwah) also looks like it's about to burst:
The Dwarf Namwah, Raja Puri, and Dwarf Orinoco all seem like they could throw up a flag at any time, too.
The Dwarf Cavendish just sent up a flag leaf (this DC is a pup of the DC that fruited earlier):
The Double is loaded with 16 leaves and should be sending up a flag leaf at any time:
The Fake Ice Cream (actually a Namwah) also looks like it's about to burst:
The Dwarf Namwah, Raja Puri, and Dwarf Orinoco all seem like they could throw up a flag at any time, too.
Banana Pit in the Banana Pit
The weather had been getting too cold for the six bananas that I planted outside this summer, but they were too big to go back into the semi-pit greenhouse, so I decided to dig a pit in the pit.
Once more the trusty shovel and wheelbarrow were called into action, along with a hand saw to remove some of the larger roots.
Gros Michel on the move:
All tucked in:
Left side, front to back: Williams Hybrid, Gros Michel, Kluay Khai
Right side, front to back: SH-3640, Grand Nain, Dwarf Brazilian
Once more the trusty shovel and wheelbarrow were called into action, along with a hand saw to remove some of the larger roots.
Gros Michel on the move:
All tucked in:
Left side, front to back: Williams Hybrid, Gros Michel, Kluay Khai
Right side, front to back: SH-3640, Grand Nain, Dwarf Brazilian
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