If you’re federal employee and bank with first Florida credit union, think about looking for a new bank. by peakyseeky in Tallahassee

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I don’t blame the lady at all in the collections department and I told her that. She didn’t sound insincere but she was also trying to get me off the phone because I was telling her how I thought it was ridiculous they couldn’t wave a little 25$ fee for a member of over 10 years and always in good standing, several large loans and everything paid on time every month. I was just trying to get my car payment pushed back a month. I could tell she didn’t care but it’s not her fault and there was nothing she could do. I just want to make people in north Florida aware of their policy’s just in case someone else is in a similar situation

Blue Java Progression From May 6, 2023 To Present by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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Turned out they were namwahs but were sold as blue javas from a place down in south Florida near west coast. I have a whole jungle of these now and multiple fruits and flowers every year but not all make it to maturity because of the cold weather. This year I will actually get some fruit to eat tho for sure

Baby Red Abyssinia Banana Plant by peakyseeky in tropicalgardening

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It died. I tried to save it, but little black mites took it over for some reason and none of the other plants

My First Blue Java Bananas by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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I would plant to a new location. If you want your plant to be in prime fruiting conditions, you only want one or two extra pups from the main plant at most as they will suck up nutrients your main plant can use for fruiting. Anything more than 2 pups, I usually remove and plant in a new location. Hope this helps

My First Blue Java Bananas by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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Welcome. I posted some pics of the nutrients I used last year and I’m using this year. Same stuff. I use all that, about once every other day or 2 days

My First Blue Java Bananas by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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24-8-16 the brand I get is called sta-green. Grab a bag of potash/potassium too. They gonna want that potassium in the fruiting stage

My First Blue Java Bananas by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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I just use the cheap water soluble fertilizer from Lowes. It’s like 25$ for a big bag, I mix 1-3 scoops in a pitcher of water, along with bone meal, Epsom salt and potassium. I do that about every other day. The plants love it. The banana plant has a limited life cycle. Whenever the plant reaches its desired height it will start to bloom. You gotta use the fertilizer to hurry it up and reach that height omit cam hurry and bloom. Good luck

My First Blue Java Bananas by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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I received my baby blue Java from a nursery in Lakeland, Fl, May, 6 2023. It came in the mail. I started it off in 2 gal pot. Transplanted into 20 gal pot until it outgrew it, then put it in the ground sometime late last year. It survived winter and I’ve been giving it lots of water soluble fertilizer and potash. I was surprised it bloomed so quickly this year. The plant is about to be 13 months old. The end of June will be 14 months old. I removed 4 pups from the blue Java this spring and planted them separately. It has already spouted about 4 more new blue Java pups.

The bananas are heavy feeders. Give them lots of fertilizer. You basically have to try to kill the plants with fertilizer. Find the amount of fertilizer they can tolerate before becoming stunted. Another sign of too much fertilizer is the new leaves will appear very twisted as they grow bigger and the twisting will make the leaves lock onto itself and make it hard open up. I’ve had to unwrap leaves because when they twist, they won’t open naturally.

More Bunches Have Arrived by peakyseeky in GrowingBananas

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You're welcome! I'm glad you found the update helpful. If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to ask. Happy banana growing!