Time for a trim?

11 years ago

String of bananas is out of control! Nearly 3' long now. Maybe time for a trim? But maybe not... Hmmmm

Ps. I'm watering right now. That's why the shelf under it is empty. I have to catch all the water since I'm in a 3rd floor balcony. My neighbors probably wouldn't appreciate fertilized water all over their balcony/patio.

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ewwmayo
11 years ago
It's so tempting to get one of these or Senecio rowleyanus but I just KNOW they're going to take over everything around them. Soon your neighbours will have bananas coming through the balcony too! =P
deva33 Z8 Atlanta
Original Author
11 years ago
My boyfriend suggested getting a new pot for it that hangs, and can hang high. I got two little pots to move it to. I will just keep trimming.
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laticauda
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Why not buy one of those hanging 3-tear produce baskets? Line it with coco fiber in the top and as it grows, have it grow down into the baskets below.

I had a rowleyanus, it was doing really well, flowered and then the aphids came.

I threw it away because everything I tried just made the plant miserable.
nomen_nudum
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Had just gave a nice lil' upward trim to my S. rowleyanus (string of pearls) and removed some of the stringy emptiness. Some of the smaller ones seem to have swollen a little bigger and removed some of the less empty strings here and there.
deva33 Z8 Atlanta
Original Author
11 years ago
I don't really have a good spot for hanging a 3 tier like you described. I've thought of that before for some of my other plants. It ps just not feasible right now.