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hdynad · 08-26-2020, 10:13 AM

Ensete Glaucum, my 1 success story!

It all started summer of 2019. i acquired 10 seeds, now seeds of all types are hit and miss for me but i knew the only way to get this banana was to grow it from seed. this is what i did, soaked seeds for 10 days changing water daily, added a tiny drop of super thrive. to the water. Then I planted put them in peat moss, kept them in the shade and watered daily. 3 sprouted, yay for me, happy dance over here. Well as many of us has experienced before. the seedlings grew to about 3 inches and for what ever reason 2 died. i had one little seedling left and i will admit it looked pitiful but i had faith. Fast forward to fall, Ensete Glaucum was now about 8 inches tall, she along with many other pups were over wintered in the greenhouse. Fast forward to April 2020 al pups removed from greenhouse, here is my Little Ensete Glacum holding its own maybe another inch in growth. Well in June i decide to stop babying it and i found a place in the garden to plant all 8 inches of her. Though it was a big mistake, all the leaves shriveled up and died but then something magical happened, the next week she pushed 1 new leaf, i was so happy. Now as of today she is still quite small but is 1.5ft and going strong!

So you ask yourself are seeds worth your time, i think so, after all their just seeds right?
here is my ratio. 10 seeds =3 seedlings = 1 Ensete Glaucun=Success!!!!!

118269281_3860614260620074_5537694930581164986_n by Darla Reasner, on Flickr

118472237_3860614337286733_8374518788297745954_n by Darla Reasner, on Flickr

08-26-2020, 10:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
hdynad Location: LaFollette, Tennessee Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Darla Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 461 BananaBucks : 55,029 Feedback: 2 / 75% Said "Thanks" 1,769 Times Was Thanked 797 Times in 318 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 53 Times	Ensete Glaucum. :) Ensete Glaucum, my 1 success story! It all started summer of 2019. i acquired 10 seeds, now seeds of all types are hit and miss for me but i knew the only way to get this banana was to grow it from seed. this is what i did, soaked seeds for 10 days changing water daily, added a tiny drop of super thrive. to the water. Then I planted put them in peat moss, kept them in the shade and watered daily. 3 sprouted, yay for me, happy dance over here. Well as many of us has experienced before. the seedlings grew to about 3 inches and for what ever reason 2 died. i had one little seedling left and i will admit it looked pitiful but i had faith. Fast forward to fall, Ensete Glaucum was now about 8 inches tall, she along with many other pups were over wintered in the greenhouse. Fast forward to April 2020 al pups removed from greenhouse, here is my Little Ensete Glacum holding its own maybe another inch in growth. Well in June i decide to stop babying it and i found a place in the garden to plant all 8 inches of her. Though it was a big mistake, all the leaves shriveled up and died but then something magical happened, the next week she pushed 1 new leaf, i was so happy. Now as of today she is still quite small but is 1.5ft and going strong! So you ask yourself are seeds worth your time, i think so, after all their just seeds right? here is my ratio. 10 seeds =3 seedlings = 1 Ensete Glaucun=Success!!!!! 118269281_3860614260620074_5537694930581164986_n by Darla Reasner, on Flickr 118472237_3860614337286733_8374518788297745954_n by Darla Reasner, on Flickr __________________ Currently growing, , DGM Highgate, Blue Java, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Brazilian , Ensete Glaucum, Pitogo, Hoa Moa, Raja Puri, Thai Black, VG Chaing Rai, Manzano, Praying Hands. Yunnan, Hawiaan Crown, Dwarf Red Plantain Last edited by hdynad : 08-26-2020 at 10:59 AM.