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Old 11-01-2009, 05:53 PM   #19 (permalink)
austinl01
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Originally Posted by Kaye-ccf View Post
WOW, Austin! You have some major banana clumps! I loved the photos in your albums. How do you ever dig them up? It took 3 of us to dig up 2 clumps last weekend and get them divided and potted. And they'd only been in the ground since spring. We didn't even attempt the velutina because it was massive, being in the ground for 2 years. That's one reason I want to get some seeds started.

Your palm tree is outstanding too! I planted one next to the velutina at the same time, but it's only about 4' tall now. I also put a eucalyptus in that area too, and it has spread out all over.

Kaye
Hi, Kaye. I'm glad you enjoyed my photos. I leave my hardy bananas in the ground--basjoo, musella, velutina--but dig up the nonhardy edible ones--orinoco, raja puri, etc to save the trunks and try to get them to produce bananas for me.
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