Thursday, October 21, 2010

Banana big and tall

The two plants were little babies way back in February this year. Now they are making their presence felt, with leaves spreading far and higher than anything else in the garden. They seem to feed on the compost heap at the base.

a pair of banana plants, 9 month old pisang tanduk


I can see little seedlings appearing at the base of their trunk. I know, fruiting is coming soon.


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13 comments:

  1. LonaOctober 21, 2010 6:10 AM

    Hi Bangchik.My how those trees have grown. The look good in your garden.Have a great week.

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  2. rainfield61October 21, 2010 7:16 AM

    The only fruit that I take everyday is banana.

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  3. Pam's English GardenOctober 21, 2010 9:23 AM

    Dear Banchik, Wow, that is amazing! It seems your February hopes came true. Pam

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  4. miruku October 21, 2010 11:37 AM

    Your garden is really... something. You have almost everything in your garden LOL

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  5. MalarOctober 21, 2010 2:30 PM

    It takes 9mths for banana plant to reach maturity and produce fruits? Wow, same like human pregnancy! Hope to see your pisang tanduk soon!

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  6. p3chandanOctober 21, 2010 3:35 PM

    Yours have grown so big..mine just planted 2 days ago, so have to wait 9 mths to see them bear fruits..such a long way to go!

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  7. Sue GarrettOctober 21, 2010 6:29 PM

    We have banana plants in our garden but just as ornamentals - no chance of any fruit and they have to be protected over winter with straw.

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  8. walizOctober 21, 2010 8:59 PM

    nice pisang tanduk! when its fruiting kak dah will be busy making banana fritters for tea! and dont forget to invite me as well!

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  9. Rebecca @ In The GardenOctober 22, 2010 1:45 AM

    Only 9 months old? Amazing growth. They are beautiful trees.

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  10. kitchen flavoursOctober 22, 2010 10:29 AM

    Wow, looks like your tea time snack shall be goreng pisang with teh tarik, very soon! I miss the fresh daun pisang, my mom used to cook nasi lemak and we would wrap it up with our own daun pisang!

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  11. AndreaOctober 22, 2010 12:19 PM

    Bangchik, i hope you can control them. Their spaces move because of those suckers which move away from the main trunk to get sunshine. They need a wider space. But of course you will be happy with their fruits. Is the pisang tanduk the table type? I only know pisang mas which is actually known as var 'Latundan'.

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  12. OneOctober 23, 2010 2:46 PM

    Bangchik, Hi! Do you use the flower for cooking?

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  13. AnonymousMarch 28, 2012 6:06 AM

    Awesome!

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