Re: banana bloom ?

David,
Thanks for the quick reply.  I was thinking that would work but wanted to
ask you all first.
Tricia
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] banana bloom ?


> Well I know Jim knows more than I but I've heard you can "fool" the plant
into
> thinking it hasn't fruited yet by cutting them off and therefore the plant
will
> continue it's life.  Haven't tried it yet.
>
> DF
>
> Tricia wrote:
>
> > I help to take care of the plants around an indoor pool at the YMCA here
in
> > Weatherford.  We have 3 banana plants and one is starting to bloom.
Should
> > I cut it off the bloom to keep the plant from dying or just let it go
ahead
> > and try to make bananas?  The last time one of the bananas tried to make
a
> > banana, the fruit got to heavy and bent the stem so that the fruit
withered
> > up.
> > I want the plant more than I want the fruit and thought I had read
somewhere
> > that the mother plant will die after producing the fruit.   Will it die
> > anyway?
> > Thanks for any help you can give.
> > Tricia
> > zone 6b
> >
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