Lagniappe

Hi Y'all,
I have read a lot of threads on the net regarding ensete germination and most say the same.."ensete are easy compared to musa". Last year this was the case for me as well. I had 70 % success with ensete and 0 with musa. I used all sorts of soils and moister/heat combinations and 10 seed varieties.
This year I decided to try again with both. I ordered 100 each e.glaucum , e.ventricosum and m. sikkimensis "daj giant" plus 8 E.superbum.
I planted these in straight "mulch" which consists of decomposing wood and almost nothing else. I theorised that my losses last year were from overwatering so this mix may save me from myself. As far as heat is concerned , I decided to let them germinate outside and endure mother natures vast mood swings. These were all planted in small cups and placed in a frame on concrete and covered with plastic.
It has now been 3 weeks and one (1) E . glaucum has sprouted AND 20 or so m.sikkimensis are breaking the surface .One of which is an inch tall .
I realy hope that the 8 or part of the 8 E.superbum sprout .
Sooo, I'm at 20% musa and 1% ensete glaucum. and striking out so far with superbum and ventricosum.
This is all fine and good as it took 4 months to get my fith e.glaucum last year and I really am suprised to have bananas to "hatch" this soon musa or otherwise .

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