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After 4 years my banana tree decided it was time to fruit! (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/houseplants@mander.xyz
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I bought a banana tree in August of 2021 and never thought it would actually fruit. I was walking by it the other night and saw something purple/maroon out of the corner of my eye. Popped my head between some leaves and was greeted by some baby bananas!

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

Wow okay. If mine gets that big I’ll be prepared with how I’ll keep her in my pond. Let’s see!!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Good luck. That's a cool pond to have in the house. Any fish in it?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Yep! Some platinum medaka (japanese rice fish), a whole dozen white cloud mountain minnows, some shy peacock gudgeons, and a bunch of goofy gold laser corys. And so many orange shrimp and some snails.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's really cool. Is there much maintenance involved?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    So far not really. The plants keep the water clean, the fish produce fertilizer for the plants. A bunch of different microfauna help with the cycle and also provide tasty snacks for the fish in between feedings. I can leave for about a week at a time and everything is fine.

    Two things recently were I had to set up a snail trap to reduce their population, and I’m currently dealing with a cloudy water situation where normally it’s crystal clear.

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