Any and all information will be appreciated. S.E. Marion Co.
While I love Flowers, My passion is growing Food and it has the added bonus of keeping me out of the Produce Dept., where I don't know where, or how it was grown.
The two most common bananas (Cavendish, which is your grocery-store type, and lady finger...much smaller) grow 6-14 feet every year and produce bananas if they are protected from a freeze for 12 months. They are common in our area but fruit is hit-or-miss. Their is a dwarf varietry that produces fruit in 7 months, but it's hard to find a nursery that carries them.
James
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oldhippie01 Member # 7780
Posted 09/30/2009 07:12 PM
Thanks James, I am definantly interested in the Dwarft type, any idea's where to look?
While I love Flowers, My passion is growing Food and it has the added bonus of keeping me out of the Produce Dept., where I don't know where, or how it was grown.
PS: I tryed emailing you at; Fernviewnursery@aol.com But recveived an error.........
While I love Flowers, My passion is growing Food and it has the added bonus of keeping me out of the Produce Dept., where I don't know where, or how it was grown.
Lady Cavendish Dwarf varity, is available at most Home Depots in South Florida. I bought three to plant in a cluster for around $10.00 ea. Having grown them in Miami, they were requested by my daughter to remember her childhood. They taste slightly different than grocery store bananas, sweeter with pineapple overtones. The fruit is rounder and shorter, between 3" to 6" long. After a stalk bears fruit it throws pups (suckers) and dies, leaving two or three replacements. This makes them a nce plant to share or trade. We composted below them. They are heavy feeders and like moist roots. Remember they are tropical jungle plants by nature.
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Oldhippie01 Member # 7780
Posted 10/31/2009 11:43 AM
Thanks a lot AKAMom, yes I have already found two of those and have them in the Ground. I have also purchased a Raja Puri,(India Native) from, justfruitsandexotics.com. It has been acclimated to zones 8&9 and fruits in 9 months. I re-potted it in a larger Pot and am waiting till Spring to put it in the Hole I have prepared. 3' Dia.x 4' deep, back filled with Compost, Cow Manure,Straw, pine needles and Top Soil, 50/50 mix layered. They recommend a slow release 10-10-10 for the first year, then the second year they have a special blend that is 20-0-50 at a rate of two cups each Month till Frost. They say it will throw a 30 to 40 pound Hand of Fruit, we will see. Thanks for the response........
While I love Flowers, My passion is growing Food and it has the added bonus of keeping me out of the Produce Dept., where I don't know where, or how it was grown.
If you ever get to the Fort Myers area there is a demostration farm called ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization). I suggest you go to their site and take a look at what they do. They sell seeds and plants of unusual plants at great prices. Their seed bank has 335 different varities. They have a PDF on Banana, Coconut and Breadfruit I went on a your last week and it was great. $5 for seniors $8 if your not. I'm thinking about doing some volunteer work in the Tropical Fruit Nursery.
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Posted 09/20/2009 05:24 PM