All Choked Up :-(

My Dwarf Cavendish is suffering from choke. I decided to try to do surgery to liberate the lower portion of the inflorescence. I had to sacrifice two leaves in the process, and the remaining leaves have weakened petioles. I have tied them up to help them withstand the stress. We'll see what happens.

Big Bubba Bud

The dwarf Cavendish plant is putting out, what I consider to be, a large bud. I have only had 3 banana plants flower thus far, and this is the healthiest looking inflorescence to date. On a side note, I checked my outdoor, mulched and wrapped over-wintered bananas. They seem to be alive. Our lowest temperature this winter was 19 degrees. Still lots more winter left. I hope they make it.

Dwarf cavendish

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Banana flower

The banana flower is looking pretty inpressive.

Progress

the dwarf Cavendish inflorescences coming along.