IF WATER is an issue in your TRNC life - don't grow 'em..!

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 13:07

One of the specialties of Northern Cyprus (for me) are the small, sweet bananas. I've never grown such a banana plant, because I was told on time how much water they need... But other people don't seem to have a water shortage and that's possibly why I saw this fine banana plant in the Hillside Restaurant in Alsancak...

▶ [ http://is.gd/Ya2Oep/keywords/cyprus_bananas_hillside_restaurant_alsancak ].

martinD41


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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 14:01

Thank's DC, you certainly seem to know ......"Your Bananas"...

joandjelly


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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 15:36

I had my first banana today from the first of our four bunches to ripen. The first bunch has been ripening for a few months now but the other three only appeared recently. We have had bananas for the last 3 years, increasing in size year on year. We don't water them that often. Looking forward to having frozen banana in my Winter porrage

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:04

@ msg 3, joandjelly: I envy you..! And they don't need to be watered every day..?!

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:11

we.ve had loads of bananas this year in our garden, thankfully we dont have a water issue and hubby waters them every 2 days.they are small and sweet,they are still green when we pick them but leaving them in the house for a few days they turn more yellow,i think the best thing to do is put them in a dark box for a few days ;)

joandjelly


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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:19

They definitely don't need to be watered every day. Ours are lucky if they get watered once a week.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:20

@ joandjelly: How do you start to grow such a plant? Buy a young plant? Seeds? Or?

vonny


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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:23

dutch,just take a cutting from another banana plant,theres always new shoots growing around it,then plant that new stem in the ground,they take very easy

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:27

Thank you, vonny!

martinD41


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Message Posted:
17/10/2011 16:27

There you go DC .. http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-bananas.html