What did you plant today (bananas)?

[venturabananas]

Yangambi KM5 and three FHIA-18's.

[plundccre]

Thai Rock (Ensete Superbum), Mekong Giant, Burmese Blue, Goldfinger and moved a Siam Ruby.

[sunfish]

California Gold that's been stuck in a 5gal' pot for two years

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42923&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42923&ppuser=2868)

[ryboyer]

Yesterday I planted a Saba.

[trebor]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43075
Pretty cool because my friends just went to the Florida Keys for the week . On the way back they stopped at "Going Bananas" in Homestead just to buy me these two plants .. Haha Freebies for me :) I just planted them at 6 o'clock PM .. Ive always wanted a Double and well the dwarf Cavendish is another good one for growing here in Margate .. So just though Id show off a bit

[saltydad]

I've pulled all the plants out of my basement now except for some plumeria; they'll come out when I make room on the patio. Planted my huge E. glauca (7+ft. tall and have to use a dolly to move it). My Siam Rubies are still in pots, as are a sikkim and another two that have lost labels. Put in the ground a E. Maurelli, Orinoco, zebrina, double dwarf cav (the plant is two separate p-stems). Additionally planted a host of ee's and cannas from the basement. Need to get my camera connection replaced before I can post more pics. The basjoo clumps are pushing up p-stems all over; they didn't mind the past winter at all even with no protection.

[laserlight]

I planted this banana plant. =D Mom bought it for me cuz I had to stay home all day yesterday. I dont know what kind it is yet so i will find out when it gets some leafs.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43063&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43063)

[nannerfunboi]

havent put any bananas in the ground yet.. did plant the rest of the cannas
this morning..
were "supposed " to have a cold front come thru this weekend..so im holding off on putting bananas in yet.. just in case we have our last frost..
never know..
ive been leaving basjoo's out overnite though..and they are doing fine..
biggest potted clump is sending out pups.. i will have a nice clump this
fall off that pot.. theres 3 nice sized basjoo in it..with 4+ pups comming up..
im anxious to see how big my ensete maurelli and glaucum..and sabas get
this summer.. :goteam:

[venturabananas]

Cardaba and Kluai Khai

[orinoko]

Planted three Dahlias bought yesterday

A lot was planted early march but due to no sun its taking an absolute age to appear, signs of growth but painfully slow.

I bought a yellow and a purple Zantedeschia to plant out today . I have been admiring those for two weeks and yesterday took the plunge.

http://www.katecorner.com/flora/zantedeschiayellow.JPG

[trebor]

Haaaa I forgot the other day I was going to post my lettuce machine ! So I guess Ill do it today . Plus its Sunday and I can take the time to do it too , That's Romain :08: there is 28 stations and once its under production it's a head a day for the cost of nutrient.


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[venturabananas]

Monthan

March 31, 2011
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43758&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43758&ppuser=7760)

June 17, 2011
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43757&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43757&ppuser=7760)

[orinoko]

Hmmm..a lettuce machine

Nice one!

OMG, I just realised it should have been a Banana, not flowers. So sorry guys n gals.

Can someone delete my posts please?

[sunfish]

California Gold that's been stuck in a 5gal' pot for two years

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42923&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42923&ppuser=2868)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43202&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43202&ppuser=2868)

[ArchAngeL01]

Separated and potted up my grand nain pups, now I have three !!

[Willow87]

Musellas
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43207&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43207)

[cheson74]

Planted a Thai Black in the ground and potted a SDC for the patio.

[palmtree]

I also planted a thai black in the ground. I had an ensete Maurelli in its spot, but I dug it up and potted it because I just dont think its going to get very tall this year. My thai black was crawling along last year, but so far this year its growing great so I think it deserves to be in the ground. My ice cream banana finally decided to start growing so I do think it has a chance to be a very nice sized plant by fall since its already 5 feet tall.

[venturabananas]

Mona Lisa (maybe) from Sunfish. Big pup with 4' p-stem.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43752&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43752&ppuser=7760)

[pitangadiego]

Williams and Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain.

[trebor]

These just arrived yesterday. 3 tissue cultures, they look great ! So i put them in these pots to get them use to the sunshine . Im sure they are use to sun but wanted to keep them where I can keep an eye on them.. before I stick them in the ground!

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[saltydad]

Mekong Giant from Brian. Really looking forward to this. Supposedly pretty hardy. Considering leaving it out this coming winter. Choices, choices.

[cherokee_greg]

Mekong Giant from Brian. Really looking forward to this. Supposedly pretty hardy. Considering leaving it out this coming winter. Choices, choices.

I got one too from Brian ! I think they will be so cool to grow. :woohoonaner:

[venturabananas]

"Belle" from Jon (pitangadiego) and "maybe Mona Lisa" from Tony (sunfish). Kept them in pots for 5 weeks so they had healthy, new roots before I put them in the ground. Great roots on both. It's probably an unnecessary step, but it keeps me from worrying about overwatering a newly barerooted plant in the ground.

[plundccre]

This weekend it was Goji Berry, Macadamia Nut tree, Hua Moa and Red Iholena. Trying to figure out where to plant my Mexican Guava and Kiwi. I'm running out of room,

[saltydad]

This weekend it was Goji Berry, Macadamia Nut tree, Hua Moa and Red Iholena. Trying to figure out where to plant my Mexican Guava and Kiwi. I'm running out of room,

That seems to be the common thread that we all share- where to squeeze in another one (or three) bananas, etc. :ha:

[plundccre]

That seems to be the common thread that we all share- where to squeeze in another one (or three) bananas, etc. :ha:

I have to stop buying more. I have 26 banana varieties at the moment plus a whole host of citrus, other tropical fruit (mango, papaya, etc.), palms, cannas, flowering vines, heliconias, Alocasia, Caladium, Jade vines, orchids. I need to stop! My wife says its going to be either her or the plants - and the plants are wining.:08:

[marenmar]

bananas!
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[ArchAngeL01]

I planted a variegated Musa Basjoo that I chopped back . It was so lanky and weak in its pot; I hope it has more vigor now that I planted it in the ground.

[cherokee_greg]

I planted a Ensete glaucum 'Snow Banana'!:08::08::08:

My snow banana today

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45893&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45893&ppuser=5959)

[laterita]

Two Musa Ornata "Red" seedlings.
They came out of the seeds after 6 weeks in perlite.
Stems just over 2 cm (ca 1 inch)
Greetings,
Simon

[Yug]

Just acquired this Gros Michel 'Cocos'. I hope it grows well. The corm has good size on it, so I'm confident it will begin to take off soon.

(Mahalo Plenty! :08: You know who you are)

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[trebor]

I did a little work for a neighbor ! Wile I was there I convinced her she needed Bananas in her back yard its about a ½ acre so plenty of room for banana plants . She asked what I wanted to plant her bananas … So I added a Dwarf-Orinoco and Ice Cream to her order ..
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46359 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46319&ppuser=7970)



Oh I might as well go ahead and brag on myself.. I made another 12 station hydro table last week just got it done yesterday and its in place ready for tomatoes and whatever else I decide on .. In this part of Florida its now growing season . then I replant in January /February also
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46360 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46359&ppuser=7970)



Also planted Mustard Greens!
This summer I went to Chinese food store ! All the peeps were buying a melon for $2.25 per pound . So I bought one to see why so many peeps were talking in Chinese and smiling wile buying the melon ! BINGO it was very good :ha: big score for me because I saved seeds and I planted 4 mounds today in the rain .. Woo Hoo ! Think they are called “winter” melon saw a pic online :waving:

[RAINFOREZT]

I did a little work for a neighbor ! Wile I was there I convinced her she needed Bananas in her back yard its about a ½ acre so plenty of room for banana plants . She asked what I wanted to plant her bananas … So I added a Dwarf-Orinoco and Ice Cream to her order ..
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46359 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46319&ppuser=7970)



Oh I might as well go ahead and brag on myself.. I made another 12 station hydro table last week just got it done yesterday and its in place ready for tomatoes and whatever else I decide on .. In this part of Florida its now growing season . then I replant in January /February also
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46360 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46359&ppuser=7970)



Also planted Mustard Greens!
This summer I went to Chinese food store ! All the peeps were buying a melon for $2.25 per pound . So I bought one to see why so many peeps were talking in Chinese and smiling wile buying the melon ! BINGO it was very good :ha: big score for me because I saved seeds and I planted 4 mounds today in the rain .. Woo Hoo ! Think they are called “winter” melon saw a pic online :waving:

Good work on that hydro station...looking good ..May be one day i will make one too.

It's a good day to apply some fertilizer for bananas...Don't miss any rain..work on the yard and be safe.

[T-Black]

Apple seeds, Kiwi seeds, and Key Lime seeds! Hoping they do good!

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[SoBe Musa]

African Rhinohorn Banana..i got it today plant it today,Thank you Richard.!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_3365.jpg
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[Basjoofriend]

Hi,

in the future I will stay in Brazil for 4 to 5 months every year, from November to February, I'm partly retired and have one part time job from March to October every year, it is better for me because of my health. Yesterday my friend Helton from Frutas Raras visited me and brought me many banana pups and many fruit trees.

Today I planted:
Musa ornata x velutina from Anestor
Musa thomsonii
Musa sikkimensis
Musa itinerans
Musa microcarpa
Musa mannii
Musa Figo alias Orinoco
Musa unknown from very large seeds
Musa unknown wild species, probably one form of itinerans
Ensete ventrichosum

Tomorrow and in the next days I will plant the rest:
Musa Mysore (is very good here and one even fruits, therefore 2 more new pups, now total 4 plants)
Musa Figo alias Orinoco (one specimen more and transplant other bad grown 2 specimens to grow better, total 4 plants)
Musa Pacovão
Musa Terra
Ensete ventrichosum (two are already planted today, the third will be planted tomorrow or in the next days)
Musa itinerans "Blue Java"

I gave Helton one pup from Musa basjoo for Frutas Raras. He will propagate and grow to try to produce seeds.

Best wishes from Brazil
Basjoofriend

[sunfish]

Hi,

in the future I will stay in Brazil for 4 to 5 months every year, from November to February, I'm partly retired and have one part time job from March to October every year, it is better for me because of my health. Yesterday my friend Helton from Frutas Raras visited me and brought me many banana pups and many fruit trees.

Today I planted:
Musa ornata x velutina from Anestor
Musa thomsonii
Musa sikkimensis
Musa itinerans
Musa microcarpa
Musa mannii
Musa Figo alias Orinoco
Musa unknown from very large seeds
Musa unknown wild species, probably one form of itinerans
Ensete ventrichosum

Tomorrow and in the next days I will plant the rest:
Musa Mysore (is very good here and one even fruits, therefore 2 more new pups, now total 4 plants)
Musa Figo alias Orinoco (one specimen more and transplant other bad grown 2 specimens to grow better, total 4 plants)
Musa Pacovão
Musa Terra
Ensete ventrichosum (two are already planted today, the third will be planted tomorrow or in the next days)
Musa itinerans "Blue Java"

I gave Helton one pup from Musa basjoo for Frutas Raras. He will propagate and grow to try to produce seeds.

Best wishes from Brazil
Basjoofriend

Nice load of plants :woohoonaner:

[robguz24]

This week I planted an 'ele 'ele, Praying Hands, Monkey Fingers, with a FHIA-18 tomorrow and an African Rhino Horn on the way. Still just a few left on my list to get and running out of room in the yard!
Also ended up planting a Dwarf Namwah, which I also tried for the first time, and think it might be my new favorite, along with a green Kru, because the red version I haven't been able to find. Any time of year is a good time to plant here in Hawaii. It's been a wet winter so far after 2 dry ones so everything has been growing like crazy. Also tried my first Awak, Kluay Khai, Cardaba, Hua Moa, and another the seller called Berry, but who knows what that really was. There were about 10 ripe varieties to try at my farmers' market.

[cheson74]

Over the past few days I planted 3 Dwarf Brazilians. One was an 8 ft pup I received from a member on this site. Also planted a Mysore, an Ice Cream and Williams Hybrid. I'll post pics later.

[GreenFin]

It's such a sad letdown when banana plants don't arrive on the USPS's expected delivery date...and all the postman hands you is a bill.

Sad banana.

[GreenFin]

Box arrived 1/28/2012 from Wellspring Gardens:
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Box contained from left to right: Gran Nain, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Cavendish, and Truly Tiny --

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Gran Nain on 1/31/2012 --
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Truly Tiny on 1/31/2012 --
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[sunfish]

Box arrived 1/28/2012 from Wellspring Gardens:
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Box contained from left to right: Gran Nain, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Cavendish, and Truly Tiny --

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adorable :woohoonaner:

[trebor]

HEY Mr. GEENFIN.... You got them in a EB and FLO SYSTEM ?

[GreenFin]

HEY Mr. GEENFIN.... You got them in a EBB and FLO SYSTEM ?

No, I do constant flood. The water level is a couple of inches below the surface of the gravel. (I use an industrial strength blower to aerate the water so the plants don't drown or rot.)

[GreenFin]

adorable :woohoonaner:

I watched all day, but they never sent up any flag leaves.

Maybe tomorrow... :drum:

[GreenFin]

This box arrived today from Florida Hill nursery (4 day delivery):
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The box contained, from left to right:&nbsp; Ice Cream, Double (Mahoi), Dwarf Namwah, and Raja Puri.&nbsp; I was pleasantly surprised at how big they were, as I was expecting 3" tall plants like I got from Wellspring Gardens.
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Musa Double (Mahoi) freshly planted in the grow bed:
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Dwarf Namwah:
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Ice Cream:
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Raja Puri, ant's-eye view:
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[GreenFin]

Raja Puri:
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If you click on that photo, you can see that there appears to be a disease of some sort on the Raja Puri's leaves. Is that Black Sigatoka?

I cut off the infected leaves and burned them off-site. Will that solve the problem or is the plant hopelessly infected? Should I just throw out the whole plant and hope it hasn't infected any other plants yet?

[Richard]

If you click on that photo, you can see that there appears to be a disease of some sort on the Raja Puri's leaves. Is that Black Sigatoka?

Looks normal to me.

[venturabananas]

If you click on that photo, you can see that there appears to be a disease of some sort on the Raja Puri's leaves. Is that Black Sigatoka?

I cut off the infected leaves and burned them off-site. Will that solve the problem or is the plant hopelessly infected? Should I just throw out the whole plant and hope it hasn't infected any other plants yet?

I just see damage to the leaves that left black areas. Physical damage (e.g., from getting rattled around in the box during shipping) will cause black spots. I don't think you have a disease problem, from what I see. Also seems unlikely given that these were disease-free, tissue cultured plants, that were most likely grown in a greenhouse.

[GreenFin]

I just see damage to the leaves that left black areas. Physical damage (e.g., from getting rattled around in the box during shipping) will cause black spots. I don't think you have a disease problem, from what I see. Also seems unlikely given that these were disease-free, tissue cultured plants, that were most likely grown in a greenhouse.

My concern was that, while these plants arrived at the retailer's nursery as disease-free tc's several months ago, they have been sitting in the retailer's greenhouses for months...and these greenhouses pump in a lot of outside air...and right outside these greenhouses are probably many, many large adult plants that could harbor and transmit diseases.

But I'm glad you and Richard don't think it looks like anything nasty. You guys have a heck of a lot more experience than I do, so that certainly helps dial down the panic :)

Being a first-time banana grower is apparently like being a first-time parent. ("OMG the banana plant has a blemish--does it have sigatoka?!?" = "OMG the baby's crying--does it have ebola?!?")

[venturabananas]

Being a first-time banana grower is apparently like being a first-time parent. ("OMG the banana plant has a blemish--does it have sigatoka?!?" = "OMG the baby's crying--does it have ebola?!?")

I hear that! :ha: My more experienced banana growing pals have had plenty of chuckles at my expense!

[GreenFin]

My 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' arrived today from Northern Tropics. Check out how huge it is!

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This is what it looked like after I washed off the roots and stuck it in the gravel grow bed (it's in the upper right; you can see the Truly Tiny in the bottom left and the Dwarf Cavendish in the upper left that I recently got from Wellspring Gardens...and about 25 little Red Lady papaya plants coming up in the opening off of seeds from Aloha Seed):
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Ants-eye view of my majestic monster:
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:woohoonaner:

Thanks for the awesome plant, Sandy! :03: :bananas_b

[GreenFin]

Anyone have a guess as to how old my new SDC is?

Also, if the 3" tall DC in the upper left of the middle pic grows well, about how long will it take to get as big as the SDC currently is? (just looking for a rough estimate)

[robguz24]

New in the ground this week-Ebun Musak, African Rhino, Goldfinger, Kru, Pitogo, and Golden Pillow. Now I'm up to 30 varieties! Had to yank a couple Dwarf Brazillian to make room, and the neighbor was happy to take them.

[venturabananas]

Anyone have a guess as to how old my new SDC is?

Hard to say, depends on whether it was a TC plant (almost certainly) or a pup, and the growing condition. At least months old.

[venturabananas]

New in the ground this week-Ebun Musak, African Rhino, Goldfinger, Kru, Pitogo, and Golden Pillow. Now I'm up to 30 varieties! Had to yank a couple Dwarf Brazillian to make room, and the neighbor was happy to take them.

Given how easy it is to get Dwarf Brazilian fruits in Hawaii, that seems like a reasonable tradeoff!

[GreenFin]

Some new plants came in today from Florida Hill.&nbsp; I've been trying to build up a collection of the smallest dwarfs to test in my tunnel greenhouse, and FH was the only business I could find that was currently shipping tc's of Zan Moreno and Little Prince (since I'm temporarily constrained on space, I specifically want tc's right now for their smaller starting size and slower initial growth).&nbsp; And of course I then had to get a Gluay Kai and a pineapple plant, too, to take advantage of their 4-for-1 shipping deal lol.

When I arrived at the post office to pick them up, the postmaster apologized and said that the package had been crushed in transit and looked terrible.&nbsp; She was right--the package looked like it had been bent in half in multiple directions, and a fairly large hole had been torn in one end (big enough to push a golf ball through).&nbsp;

I was anticipating some pretty bad plant damage, but they seem to have survived their ordeal.&nbsp; One of the plants had gotten too cold (it doesn't help when USPS rips big holes in the packaging) and had a blackened leaf that I removed, and another plant had a broken leaf, but all of the p-stems were intact and the plants all seemed to have healthy roots.&nbsp; The US Postal Service had tried its best to kill them, but the little naners were just too tough :)

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Here's a pic to show some perspective on size.&nbsp; The package was sitting on a blue milk crate which was itself sitting over the top of a 5-gallon bucket.&nbsp; The four other banana plants in this pic with 16-18" p-stems (30-36" tall overall) arrived from Florida Hill 5 weeks ago with 7" p-stems (about 12" tall overall).&nbsp; They pushed out about a leaf a week throughout February and seem to be accelerating.&nbsp; Pretty cool :)
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And here are the new additions after being planted in the grow bed.&nbsp; If we use the Truly Tiny that is in the very center of this pic as our reference point, then the Zan Moreno is at 3 o'clock, the Gluay Khai is at 1 o'clock, and the Little Prince is at 9 o'clock.&nbsp; [The beautiful plant with wine marks at 10:30 is a Dwarf Cavendish, and the potted plants (along with the little plants in the center of the pic) are Red Lady papaya.&nbsp; Green beans are at the bottom and left, butternut squash is at the top, and there are a couple of pepper plants in the bottom right.]
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[Yug]

I won't buy from florida-hell nursery since they stole my photo of a Dwarf Brazilian, and refuse to remove it, or even acknowledge the theft.

edit - they finally removed it. Hell, if they'd have just asked, I probably would have said go ahead. (how hard is that?)

[cheson74]

Planted this Dwarf Namwah about a week ago.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48080&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48080)

and Williams Hybrid

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48081&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48081)

[trebor]

Yikes! Was at Wall Mart with a friend who wanted to go looking at something inside the store! I said Id be in the plants area :) I saw Ice Creams for $7.50 each.... This one has 28 inches of PS its over 36 inches tall . I bought 3 of them and planted two of them at his house.. ha ha I kept the largest one . I wil plant it in a few minutes


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48142&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48142&ppuser=7970)

[john_ny]

Nice deal!

[GreenFin]

Yikes! Was at Wall Mart with a friend who wanted to go looking at something inside the store! I said Id be in the plants area :) I saw Ice Creams for $7.50 each.... This one has 28 inches of PS its over 36 inches tall . I bought 3 of them and planted two of them at his house.. ha ha I kept the largest one . I wil plant it in a few minutes


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48142&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48142&ppuser=7970)

Nice! :08:

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/11/17/129029642956074556.jpg

[nannerfunboi]

i finally got some praying hands!! got them off ebay..from FL
i bought 2 pups .. OMG..one is huge.. almost 30" and huge Pstem
yea !!!
still would like to get couple more and couple sabas... hint..hint
:)

[oakshadows]

Picked up one also and it is doing good, there were several there when I got there but the next day all were gone. Bananas plants sell good around here and ours go on the block next week. Wish me luck. Thanks

[oakshadows]

Put 6 Basjoos in the ground and repotted 4 Maurielii. The weather is warm and the irrigation need is rising. We hope to have 4 more in the ground soon so they can get a good long season to grow. We are growing them mostly for fodder for the cattle. Some fruit would be nice but we're not sure if we will get any.

[RAINFOREZT]

Musa 'Dwarf Puerto Rican' Plantain

[amantedelenguaje]

I re-potted three Dwarf Cavendish plants and one mystery banana.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZNsLW28m3Q/T3jp3iV2kSI/AAAAAAAABD0/EtFWqo6j8u8/s1600/PB130001%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPGhttp://http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meD6rEjcL64/T3jp4pgFL8I/AAAAAAAABEU/whBxNJicqaw/s1600/PB130004%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPG

[GreenFin]

I re-potted three Dwarf Cavendish plants and one mystery banana.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZNsLW28m3Q/T3jp3iV2kSI/AAAAAAAABD0/EtFWqo6j8u8/s1600/PB130001%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPGhttp://http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meD6rEjcL64/T3jp4pgFL8I/AAAAAAAABEU/whBxNJicqaw/s1600/PB130004%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPG

Lookin' good!

[GreenFin]

Bananas plants sell good around here and ours go on the block next week. Wish me luck. Thanks

How'd you do? Hope you sold out quick.

[RAINFOREZT]

dwarf super plantain and hua mua

[oakshadows]

How'd you do? Hope you sold out quick.

Not to bad for crowd that came through. Swap meet next week and hope to do better, will at least get some exposure.

[Bradford]

Transplanted 3 Basjoos from pots into the ground. Moved 2 other Basjoos to different spots in the yard. Bought a bunch of cannas and a big Ginger plant in a 5 gallon bucket at a garage sale for 5 bucks! Planted an Elephant ear that I salvaged from the neighbor's yard trash during the winter, so far has put off 4 leaves. Picked up a Siam Ruby from Ace Hardware for $7.50.

:03:

[amantedelenguaje]

I planted 4 pineapples today. I got the crowns from a display in the supermarket. The manager said I could have them for free. In about 2-3 years, I should have some pineapples.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gOkMzHwrXxk/T4TMbqNriII/AAAAAAAABH8/l6DxJHPKcDU/s320/P4100015%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPG
The picture below is of some pineapples that I've had since April 2010. I forced them to fruit this year by wrapping them in a plastic bag with some ripe apples for one week. Two months later I noticed a change in the center of the pineapple plants. This was the flower forming.
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[caliboy1994]

Ice cream and Mysore (finally!)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48440&size=1

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48439&size=1

:08:

[trebor]

I planted 4 pineapples today. I got the crowns from a display in the supermarket. The manager said I could have them for free. In about 2-3 years, I should have some pineapples.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gOkMzHwrXxk/T4TMbqNriII/AAAAAAAABH8/l6DxJHPKcDU/s320/P4100015%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPG
The picture below is of some pineapples that I've had since April 2010. I forced them to fruit this year by wrapping them in a plastic bag with some ripe apples for one week. Two months later I noticed a change in the center of the pineapple plants. This was the flower forming.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xznrMGu6qTg/T4RZyVXFwoI/AAAAAAAABG0/f3OFP0h_GI0/s320/P4100007%2B%2528Medium%2529.JPG

Hey Great tip there . I have 3 plants about 3 yrs old. My friemd has lots :) we are going to bag a few up this week end and give the apple test a try

[amantedelenguaje]

Good luck with your pineapples. It will take a couple of months to see the result.

[RandyGHO]

Good luck with your pineapples. It will take a couple of months to see the result.

I got two great pineapples last year. Go to my blog and click on the pineapple page at the top.

Georgia Home Orchard (http://georgiahomeorchard.blogspot.com/)

[amantedelenguaje]

I got two great pineapples last year. Go to my blog and click on the pineapple page at the top.

Georgia Home Orchard (http://georgiahomeorchard.blogspot.com/)
Great blog. I blog about my plants too. I wish I could grow my pineapples outside. Too cold here.

[palmtree]

Planted my Saba and Ice cream banana in the ground this past week! So far they are off to a good start. Saba already has 3 pups (Im getting scared of this plant now, its going to be a giant soon!) and my ice cream banana has 1 pup (this one is a pretty moderate grower, not as fast as saba but the leaves are bigger so they need more room).

Here's my Saba! I got a really nice Alocasia "Stingray" at a local nursery today (finally selling summer annuals here!) and I planted it between the saba and the ginger. Hopefully they wont interfere with each other!
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[Bradford]

Bought another Zebrina rojo and an Orange Trumpet Creeper vine from Ace.:0519:

[palmtree]

Got a huge 6 foot tall Ensete and planted it in the ground to the left of my saba and brugmansia (see the pic 2 posts below, its not in that pic but would be just to the left of the area that is in the pic). I'll take a pic of it soon! Im very excited to see how big it gets this year.
Any ideas how tall a 6 foot Ensete (3-4 foot psudeostem) will get by October with days in the 80s from May - September with 90s common in July and August? End of the growing season is usually early-mid November, lately it has been more like late November!

[bananawendy]

i am going to plant a Ruby Siam today.:goteam:

[caliboy1994]

i am going to plant a Ruby Siam today.:goteam:

:pics:

[cowboyup4christ]

two Mekong Giants, 2 musa velintena, tow Chinese Yellow, 4new variates of variegated Cana.

[Magilla Gorilla]

I'm trying to get my potted plants into the ground before our big move in June. I planted on my hill today:
One black trunk Fishtail palm
Four Triangle palms
One Jamaican Red banana
One 8' tall Ensete Maureli
One 8' tall Giant Bird of Paradise
Variegated Brugmansia
Two Dypsis ambrositrae Plumbosa palm
One Majesty palm
Two Black Bamboo in 24" inch boxes
Two birds of paradise
Two Hedychium butterfly gingers
Two Hedychium Greenei Orange gingers

I still have a ton of plants in pots! Next weekend I will get more in.

[plundccre]

Several Hawaiian Apple, a Dwarf Brazilian, Namwa a bunch of "fire & Ice" heliconia and some ginger. Thank to Momoese for the plants!

[auburnfan28]

Musa Basjoo.

[kaczercat]

2 Gros Michel.
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[Bradford]

Planted a couple of decent sized sago palms someone dug up and took to the dump.:(

One has about a 3 1/2 ft trunk. We'll see if they make it.

EDIT: 6/20/12 Both are still alive one has put off another row of fronds. I think they'll make it!

[Dean W.]

Planted a couple of decent sized sago palms someone dug up and took to the dump.:(

One has about a 3 1/2 ft trunk. We'll see if they make it.

I would say it was me, but you live in another state. I dug one up and threw it away to make room for some pots.

[2woodensticks]

today i came accross hua moa...hawaiian plantain i think...someone left it at the gas pumps near where i work..they get tall right???cooking plantains right???any help is always needed..still looking for red colored banana what virety should i try..as always its all about the fruit...thanks:birthdaynana:

[Magilla Gorilla]

[QUOTE=2woodensticks;193769]today i came accross hua moa...hawaiian plantain i think...someone left it at the gas pumps near where i work..they get tall right???cooking plantains right???any help is always needed..still looking for red colored banana what virety should i try..as always its all about the fruit...thanks:birthdaynana:[/QUOTE

Why don't I find things like that! :ha:

[2woodensticks]

today is a good day..going into the ground is 2 real nice looking praying hands...2 others i have to question type..was told carbada,but they look a lot like dwarf cavendish..little red stains on leaf...red color on stem...and the other 1 going in is a hua moa plantian...great story how i came accross that one.........have a great day all...:2738:

[RAINFOREZT]

http://www.bananas.org/f2/rajapuri-15642.html

[Abnshrek]

I planted a Raja Puri that actually survived at my neighbors and had 2 and they gave me one.. So now I have 3 varieties.. :^)

[Dalmatiansoap]

Unknown
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4865.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[Abnshrek]

A Pisang ceylon.. :^)
Banana Gallery - Pisang Ceylon (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49031&cat=1990)

[sunfish]

Musa balbisiana I believe

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[Chatoyant]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49050&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49050&ppuser=13310)

These are the Pups I transplanted Saturday. There are 3 photos in the gallery showing the source of each type. The new Banana Bed is just outside my window on the North West corner of my house. This will give the plants morning shade, which seems to be working for the other patches and sun all afternoon. I used a mixture of potting soil, mushroom mulch and black cow. Because of a discussion I had with the nurseryman when I was purchasing the supplies, i ripped the plastic bags apart to line the trench before planting the pups. This will keep the nutrients available to the plants much longer, though I did puncture holes to prevent excessive moisture. I'll keep posting photos as my experiment continues... Bwahahaha!

:2738:

[Kostas]

I ground planted my Pisang Ceylon at my Pyrgos garden 1 and a half weeks ago. Here is a(bad) photo of it in the ground!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Pyrgos%20Garden/IMG_3460a.jpg

:woohoonaner:

[Julian]

Trying to join the club. Aloha


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r74/jkrbigboy/IMG_43692.jpg

[crazy banana]

I have planted a Blue Java/Ice cream today from pietangadiego. Beautiful plant. Hope it will fruit and that the fruits will be as good as their reputation......

[trebor]

Haaa got two Gros Michel TC's today. from Chance1945 . Great packaging, in great shape . With the largest root balls on a TC I've seen in recent years :ha:
Now I'm happy !


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49111&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49111)

[Julian]

Trying to join the club. Aloha


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r74/jkrbigboy/IMG_43692.jpg

Forgot to say, Dwarf Red and Saba.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Unknown from seed, a volunteer plant
:woohoonaner:

[kaczercat]

Grand nain
<a href="http://s665.photobucket.com/albums/vv17/Kaczerm/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0679.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv17/Kaczerm/IMG_0679.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Abnshrek]

Planted an Orinoco in my neighbors front yard.. I just found my phone so no pic... :^)
I planted a Goldfinger from Brandon as well. :^)

[Coug99]

I planted a Blue java ice cream and a huge Orinoco Corm from Kat. I can't wait to see them grow.

[amantedelenguaje]

TC Gros Michelhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pqMwYblZotU/T9o3dgSp6JI/AAAAAAAABbg/OnDRUeDwueo/s320/019%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg

[Abnshrek]

I planted an Orinoco at my neighbors.. :^)
Banana Gallery - Orinoco (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49420&cat=1990)

[trebor]

I went to the DUMP :ha:
I know sounds like real fun don't it .. Was removing construction trash, my friend needed someone to share his dump trip . OK so , we drive in all the employes are eating lunch. One takes the $ 35 fee and away we drive to where you toss your garbage.. I looked next to where we are pulled in, I see 10 or 12 Papaya trees cut into pieces and all manor of other stuff piled on them .. BUT my trained eye saw some roots! I jumped over and lifted up some debris and found my TREASUERE of the week .. Yes a small Papaya tree with roots . The dirt was still damp :) I quickly place it in the truck and away we go . ha ha ha I don't know what kind it is and I don't care .. after all it was a freebie.. But but the general length of all the tree trunks I saw I'd guess it is a 10 footer .. So maybe a Hawaiian type ..
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49429&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49429)

[Abnshrek]

My unk banana in the yard... :^)

[Kelso]

I planted a California Gold that I drove clear to Oregon City and back for.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49551 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49550)

The man gave me another not so healthy California Gold that I re-potted and gave some root stimulator.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49552 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49551)

And I bought this poor little dwarf Cavendish for $5 but I doubt it will make it. I re-potted it in a smaller pot and gave it root stimulator.:waving:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49550 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49215)

[kelehawaii]

Can't plant Gros Michel here in Hawai'i anymore as they soon succumb to Panama Fusarium Wilt. It is too bad as it is a fine dessert variety. We also have problems with Banana Bunchy Top Disease mostly with our Cavendish varieties. There is no hope of eradicating it so we either have to live with it or get rid of all our Cavs and stick to things that are less susceptible such as the two Brazilian varieties that I grow in my own yard.

TC Gros Michelhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pqMwYblZotU/T9o3dgSp6JI/AAAAAAAABbg/OnDRUeDwueo/s320/019%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted a Nice Cali-Gold. :^)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted an awesome Cali-Gold. :^)
Banana Gallery - Cali-Gold w/ 3 Monster Ice Cream Corms (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49740&cat=1990)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted the biggest monster Ice Cream Corm w/ pup.. :^)

[Kostas]

I ground planted my ''Brazillian Tall'' at my Pyrgos garden at the end of June! Here is a photo of it right after ground planting!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Pyrgos%20Garden/IMG_3525a.jpg

:woohoonaner:

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted an Ice Cream Corm. I have more grass to get rid of.. but getting there.. :^)
Banana Gallery - Ice Creams (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49792&cat=1990)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted an Ice Cream. So now the three amigo's are in place. :^)

[Caloosamusa]

I started a new mat of SH 3640 with a 5 foot pup.!! :jalapenonaner:

[robguz24]

My first Pisang Raja in the ground today. Had transplanted to a bigger pot a few weeks ago. Decided to kill a bisexual papaya to make room.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49844&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49844)

[Kelso]

It's not a banana but I was given a pregnant onion bulbet and planted her!!!:woohoonaner:

[robguz24]

Red Kru put in the ground this week. I also have a green Kru, and the pstem on this new one is very red in comparison.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49869&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49869)

[teamjbar]

Today I put my new Musa Double plant into a huge pot, mulched it and found the sunniest spot in my SF Bay Area backyard. Hoping for good things. Will be looking for tips around the site on watering and fertilizer!
Janet
http://www.thebugsmith.com/images/photos/banana_1a.jpg
http://www.thebugsmith.com/images/photos/banana_2a.jpg

[rootsdr]

Planted a Blue Java/Ice cream (first edible banana for me), and planted in a pot- Blood banana for around the pool- excited to watch them grow

[Snookie]

Well........As usual I'm not to sure what variety I planted all I know is that is a large pup from a plant i bought from Lowes that the tag said Ice Cream.

The plant has been in the ground about 90 days or so and it's approx 7' tall the pup was about 3'

I moved the pup and took pictures of both Mom & Pup and my Black pup lol

See pictures:} Any help with identification would be appreciated.

Thanks

Snookie

MOM

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50089&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50089&ppuser=13202)

PUP

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50088&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50088&ppuser=13202)

Mom Again

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50086&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50086&ppuser=13202)

Pup & my Pup Daisy Mae

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50087&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50087&ppuser=13202)

[sunfish]

Any snapping turtles in the creek ?

Call of the Wildman, aka Turtleman : Animal Planet : Animal Planet (http://animal.discovery.com/tv/call-of-the-wildman/) :woohoonaner:

[Snookie]

Any snapping turtles in the creek ?

Call of the Wildman, aka Turtleman : Animal Planet : Animal Planet (http://animal.discovery.com/tv/call-of-the-wildman/) :woohoonaner:


Meh...Awe Ya!

We got to eat Turtle Sauce Picant on Fridays during Lent we Catlick down heah:}

[Snookie]

Turtle Sauce Picante' and Fried Catfish
I like Dat Me! Poo Yah!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50115&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50115&ppuser=13202)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted a D. Orinoco w/ 2 pups (no roots). :^)

[sunfish]

:woohoonaner:Turtle Sauce Picante' and Fried Catfish
I like Dat Me! Poo Yah!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50115&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50115&ppuser=13202)

[Abnshrek]

I planted a Prayinghands, and D. Braz.. :^)

[Yug]

I planted a pup of this Hawaiian banana that has never been given
a name as far as I, or the collector know. Although many 'nanners
lose their color as they grow, the 2nd photo is from a banana with
about 12 ft of p-stem, so I don't think these lose their color.

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46175><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46175&size=1 border=0></a>

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46176><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46176&size=1 border=0></a>

Unless you know of some others, the only ones I know to exist are the isolated mat where it was found, some in the yard of the guy that collected a pup, and now mine. The gentleman that located it initially is familiar with the ones in the local botanical gardens, and has never seen it in any of them. The fruit is similar to those in the Iholena group, but more tapering on the end. The ones in my friends yard had p-stems that topped out at about 12-14 ft. If anyone has a guess for the ID, please let me know. Here are some links to photos of the mother plant on flickr. The collector calls it musa-2 (since it is un-named), and also has a slightly different one at his place that is partly variegated with what he thinks is an Iholena Lele or something similar that he calls musa-27. Mine shows none of the Lele traits, and should have good reddish color to it.

musa-2 bunch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53193377@N02/5712780970/in/photostream/)

musa-2 partly variegated with musa-27 traits (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53193377@N02/5708979083/in/photostream/)

musa-2 partly open leaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53193377@N02/5708957623/in/photostream/)

musa-2 on left, variegated with musa-27 on right (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53193377@N02/5709495148/in/photostream/)

If mine lives, :08: I'll post pics as it progresses.

[venturabananas]

Yug, it is definitely in the Iholena subgroup. The leaf coloration and shape, as well as the bunch structure are the giveaways. I agree that the very lengthily-pointed fruits seem a bit extreme for known Hawaiian Iholena cultivars. It could be an unknown variety, lost in Hawaiian history and now recovered, or it could fall within the wide phenotypic variation known for, say, Iholena Lele. I'd contact Angela Kepler. She'd be interested and able to pin it down.

[Yug]

Yug, it is definitely in the Iholena subgroup. The leaf coloration and shape, as well as the bunch structure are the giveaways. I agree that the very lengthily-pointed fruits seem a bit extreme for known Hawaiian Iholena cultivars. It could be an unknown variety, lost in Hawaiian history and now recovered, or it could fall within the wide phenotypic variation known for, say, Iholena Lele. I'd contact Angela Kepler. She'd be interested and able to pin it down.

Ah, she is connected with the Hawaiian 'nanner book, no? Seems there are a number of books about Hawaiian plants with her name on them. I hope there is a real interest in the plants, and not merely getting one's name on rather pricey books. I've left an email with the UH Press, and will follow up with a call. Even better if I can find a Maui number for her. The co-author is her husband.

[Abnshrek]

I like how it has the green stipe down the center on the backside of the leaf. A R. Iholena's is pretty much just red. :^)

[Yug]

Yeah, I like the unusual color pattern, too. If not for that, I may not have even noticed it much. I'd probably have thought it was an Iholena-something with skinny fruit. :waving:

[venturabananas]

Ah, she is connected with the Hawaiian 'nanner book, no? Seems there are a number of books about Hawaiian plants with her name on them. I hope there is a real interest in the plants, and not merely getting one's name on rather pricey books. I've left an email with the UH Press, and will follow up with a call. Even better if I can find a Maui number for her. The co-author is her husband.

Yes, she is the lead author on the Hawaiian banana book. Take my word as an academic author, there is no big money to made in writing books like hers. I bought in on Amazon for about $60. Given that it weighs about 10 pounds, is nearly 600 pages, has over 1000 beautiful photos, and is the only source of good keys to many banana cultivars and subgroups -- it's a bargain at twice that price! And yes, she has a real passion for the plants. She had been very kind and generous with her time in my communications with her. If you do a bit of internet sleuthing, you can find her direct email address.

[Yug]

Spoke with the lady, and she believes it is an Iholena Lele since from here experience they are somewhat variable. Nice long conversation with her. She also knows the guy I got it from, and she also knows Gabe. Small world.

I guess this would be a red variant with skinny fruit.

(she said she had just spoken to someone from CA on this very same subject... I wonder who that could be? :08: )

[Dalmatiansoap]

Orinoco
:nanadrink:
I hope it will root till winter :)

[Abnshrek]

A Cali-Gold (L) and Orinoco (R).. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50404&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50404)

[Snookie]

A Cali Gold and whatever else Abnshrek sent me lol
Pictures in daylight tommorrow to follow:}

[GreenFin]

Got this awesome Goldfinger pup in the mail from Abnshrek today :08:

I love it when the mailman plays Santa, especially when it gives me a good reason to take a break from painting the house!

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Here it is freshly planted behind a Raja Puri on the left and a Double on the right:

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Thanks Michael!

[Snookie]

Got this awesome Goldfinger pup in the mail from Abnshrek today :08:

I love it when the mailman plays Santa, especially when it gives me a good reason to take a break from painting the house!

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Here it is freshly planted behind a Raja Puri on the left and a Double on the right:

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Thanks Michael!

Looks great....

That Abnshrek is a HECK of a plant Rapper too!:}

[Abnshrek]

Looks great....

That Abnshrek is a HECK of a plant Rapper too!:}

I'd like to wrap the banana you planted today.. Nice leaf.. & Thanks lol :^)

[GreenFin]

That Abnshrek is a HECK of a plant Rapper too!:}

I envision him and a fellow rap partner up on stage performing under the name "2LiveKru," spittin' out lyrics while dressed like red banana plants :)

[Greenie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/oneeyedmullet/untitled8888.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/oneeyedmullet/untitled55555.png
Finally got the Gluay Namwah and Chini Champa in the good stuff!

[sloot95]

Hi Guys

First post here. Im from Australia, north qld in the tropics :).

Planted a blue java today that my wife and I bought from the markets. We have a few other banana plants growing I believe they are lady fingers planted those a couple of months ago and growing really well.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x4bGLW3auDU/ULCgDNlbQUI/AAAAAAAAApk/qUSop0wc0v8/s640/20121124_181717.jpg

The little one with bricks either side of it previously died so I mowed it over. Couple of weeks later a leaf sprang up.

[cheson74]

I found some Musa Velutina at a local farmer's market for $8 each. It was the first time I've seen them available on Oahu.

[amantedelenguaje]

Truly Tiny. Why is there so little information out there about this cultivar? The information I find seems inconsistent. Some sources say it fruits; others say no. Some say it is a tiny Cavendish; others say it is a tiny Brazilian. Some say the plant is a deeper green and darker stemmed than the similar-sized Little Prince cultivar; others say they are about the same. I love a mystery. I guess I will have 2-3 years of banana observations to find out the truth.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f1NZAV4_VJw/UMey3Y1plBI/AAAAAAAACXU/3xmYDi3XesU/s1600/PC080005%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg

[trebor]

Truly Tiny. Why is there so little information out there about this cultivar? The information I find seems inconsistent. Some sources say it fruits; others say no. Some say it is a tiny Cavendish; others say it is a tiny Brazilian. Some say the plant is a deeper green and darker stemmed than the similar-sized Little Prince cultivar; others say they are about the same. I love a mystery. I guess I will have 2-3 years of banana observations to find out the truth.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f1NZAV4_VJw/UMey3Y1plBI/AAAAAAAACXU/3xmYDi3XesU/s1600/PC080005%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg


ok I had one one my porch for a few years:) mine produced a bloom in 2 1/2 years I kept it a few more years after that. I don't think a lot if fertilizer is needed for them. I found a few handfuls of compost monthly did best.. I'm South Florida so we have pretty good amounts of sunlight. Where I kept the plant it got only morning sun till about 11 AM then the roof kept it from seeing any direct sunlight. it was a nice medium green and I water every other day . but if it rained it got rain water. 2 inches of wood chips on top of poting soil 15 gallon container

[robguz24]

My 3rd attempt at an Ele Ele. I'm pretty sure this one is a real one since it was dug up just for me from Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden where they have Ele Ele and other Hawaiian varieties. My 1st attempt was a TC from Aloha Tropicals--no idea what it really is. My 2nd turned out to be either a Hapai or Sucrier, bought at the Hawaii Breadfruit & Banana festival last Sept.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file-1788.jpg

[parillo12]

I planted a very pretty ensete ventricosum abyssinian banana tree, Iv been growing it since it was token from the mother tree, i think it was a water sucker.

[robguz24]

Planted a Lakatan last week. Helped remove the pup from a mat that was fruiting and could see the clearly rounded bud. I was not interested in getting the Lacatan, or cavendish type, so I wanted to make sure it was the Philippine kind. The little rocks around it are what my "soil" consists of. That and a few years of decayed free mulch.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file-1586.jpg

[venturabananas]

Planted a Lakatan last week. Helped remove the pup from a mat that was fruiting and could see the clearly rounded bud.

Very cool. I'm looking forward to you telling us all what they taste like -- in a year or so!

[robguz24]

Very cool. I'm looking forward to you telling us all what they taste like -- in a year or so!

Me too! Probably more like 2 years. That seems to be typical from pup planting to ripe fruit for me. Have gotten more like 18 months from some TCs. I think I've got maybe 20 varieties in the yard planted in the past year or so that I've never even tried. Next up is the Monkey Fingers that began flowering after 12 months. Next 2 years should mean lots of new fruit that I taste for the first time!

[sloot95]

I still have no idea what most of the banana varieties you guys are talking about. I got myself a pup from my neighbor today, its a dwarf something. He recons its a dwarf cavendish of some sort but I recon its a dwarf ducass as they are on the allowed list for the region of australia I live in.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ykgAICFCP5w/UOfmh0dwjbI/AAAAAAAAAsI/8kcGrpXd5uM/s512/20130105_182639.jpg

[JodoGarden]

I put in about 8 plants today. Problem is I have no idea what they are b/c they were given to me. I'm hoping to get help identifying them. I do know that they are all edible types... so that's the main thing :08:

[brod]

Some recent plantings and a few updates.

Dwarf Ducasse (Kluai Namwa Khom)

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130121_111134_zpsf4e61ff2.jpg

Blue Java. Whats the milk bottle doing there you may ask. I fill it with water and a little hole to drip during heat of the day. These TC seedlings are small.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130121_111103_zpsd895c4f9.jpg

Goldfinger

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130121_101633_zps471b797b.jpg

Update on Pisang Ceylan

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130116_163152_zps4a34bd03.jpg

Update on Ele Ele or Pacific Plantain?

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130109_173324_zps44319c21.jpg

Dwarf Cavendish

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130108_170311_zpsea1caf86.jpg

Ladyfinger

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130108_170331_zpsedbf54ee.jpg

Watch this space for emerging Red Dacca (Tall Red)

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130130_112556_zpsccebcca8.jpg

[robguz24]

Planted a Gold something today. The seller could not remember if it was Goldfinger or Golden Pillow. I bought both previously from Aloha Tropicals. One is a Namwah, the other is 1000 fingers, and I figure I'll be able to tell which Gold it is since they are quite different. No pictures as it's just a sword sucker with a fat corm.

[Westwood]

Today i planed a sprouted coconut ................ CROSSING FINGERS and Yes i have a green house ,.

[Abnshrek]

Planted a Goldfinger.. :^)

[robguz24]

Haven't quite planted it yet but today I purchased a Mai'a 'Upehupehu, a Hawaiian Iholena type which is very rare. It's in the Kepler & Rust book on bananas in Hawaii. From the Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, HI. I'm sort of on a mission to get any rare Hawaiian variety I can, since I'm in a BBTV free area (as far as I know) where they have a good chance of surviving.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/720B07CD-70B1-4690-A6B3-BE1A9B1DA44D-9607-00000744A720E884_zps08b806b2.jpg

[venturabananas]

Very cool Rob. Have you fruited any other Iholenas yet?

[trebor]

Got this from bananimal who got it from Nicolas Naranja...
Ima Plantain Man now........
Just have to find a place to plant it ;)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52623 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52620)

[Yug]

Haven't quite planted it yet but today I purchased a Mai'a 'Upehupehu, a Hawaiian Iholena type which is very rare. It's in the Kepler & Rust book on bananas in Hawaii. From the Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, HI. I'm sort of on a mission to get any rare Hawaiian variety I can, since I'm in a BBTV free area (as far as I know) where they have a good chance of surviving.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/720B07CD-70B1-4690-A6B3-BE1A9B1DA44D-9607-00000744A720E884_zps08b806b2.jpg
What is different about this one?

[robguz24]

What's different about 'Upehupehu is that the fruit are more round like a maoli type, so they look quite different. Supposed to be a good dual purpose banana that tastes like other Iholenas.

The only Iholena I've fruited is "Red Iholene" which is a mutation of Iholena Lele. It was pretty good tasting that I can recall.

[Illia]

Planted my tallest Namwah from a wee little 5 gallon pot to the freedom of the outdoors. Yes it's still mildly frosty on occasion this time of year but I've got protection and it really needed a better home.

[Nicolas Naranja]

Got this from bananimal who got it from Nicolas Naranja...


Who would have thought that banana plants would be a commodity. I know that Dan has more stuff than he has room for, so he could be the Bank of Bananimal.

[Nicolas Naranja]

I finally got a FHIA-2 at the Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council Sale. I am beyond overjoyed.

[venturabananas]

I finally got a FHIA-2 at the Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council Sale. I am beyond overjoyed.

What took you so long? Going Bananas has been selling them for years. At least, from what I can tell, it's the real FHIA-02, Mona Lisa.

[trebor]

I finally got a FHIA-2 at the Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council Sale. I am beyond overjoyed.

I went there also. I was the 7th person through the door. Was looking for a giant Plantain then for some unknown reason I wondered off ending up at the Dragon plants where I got one of them and some fertilizer..

[Illia]

What took you so long? Going Bananas has been selling them for years. At least, from what I can tell, it's the real FHIA-02, Mona Lisa.

haha, That's what I was thinking. But, then again, sometimes I seem to look all over for varieties and forget that Going Bananas has them. Cheaper too.

[Nicolas Naranja]

What took you so long? Going Bananas has been selling them for years. At least, from what I can tell, it's the real FHIA-02, Mona Lisa.

I couldnt bring myself to pay $20 plus shipping or driving 180 miles. If I could get him to reply to.e-mail it would be different. I am competition so I am sure I get treated differently

[Illia]

Competition as in, you sell bananas?

[venturabananas]

Nick, I figured you had a good reason, I was just curious to know what is was.

Good luck with the FHIA-02. You seem to do well with all of them, so I'll be interested to see what you think of this one. It has been a slow grower for me, but that's true of all the varieties that I grow that have only A genes. They seem to need more warmth to thrive than my climate provides.

[Nicolas Naranja]

Competition as in, you sell bananas?

Yes, NK Lago Farms is my farm and it's mostly for fruit but i am expanding the nursery side of things. But, its hard to beat $15 for a 3 gallon plant, unless of course you are buying suckers from me. I have tried before to get fhia 21 AND FHIA 23 from Don and I get no response. I might use a straw buyer to see if i could get a different answer.

[Magilla Gorilla]

Yes, NK Lago Farms is my farm and it's mostly for fruit but i am expanding the nursery side of things. But, its hard to beat $15 for a 3 gallon plant, unless of course you are buying suckers from me. I have tried before to get fhia 21 AND FHIA 23 from Don and I get no response. I might use a straw buyer to see if i could get a different answer.

It took over a month for them to email me back. That's not good customer service. I'm not their competition.

[Illia]

Yes, NK Lago Farms is my farm and it's mostly for fruit but i am expanding the nursery side of things. But, its hard to beat $15 for a 3 gallon plant, unless of course you are buying suckers from me. I have tried before to get fhia 21 AND FHIA 23 from Don and I get no response. I might use a straw buyer to see if i could get a different answer.

You don't ship fruit by any chance do you? Because I'm having a darn hard time trying to find someone who ships banana fruit that isn't Cavendish, normal Plantains, or Ninos.

ETA: - Just received a Mysore today and planted it. Very excited for this one, now just waiting for enough $$ to expand to a Pisang Klotek :)

[Nicolas Naranja]

You don't ship fruit by any chance do you? Because I'm having a darn hard time trying to find someone who ships banana fruit that isn't Cavendish, normal Plantains, or Ninos.


If you are really in Washington, it might be difficult. I've got some Goldfingers that should be ready at the beginning of May, it might be worth trying. The main issue is the transit time, and the temperatures.

[Illia]

I'll PM ya.

[Nicolas Naranja]

I potted 3 Pisang Rajas today. I've got a bunch of njalipoovan to pot up this week.

[caliboy1994]

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/musamaniac/Musa/20130419_152926_zps1d9c67c7.jpg

Blue Java. This should be the real Ice Cream....finally! :ha:

[abjones116]

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/musamaniac/Musa/20130419_152926_zps1d9c67c7.jpg

Blue Java. This should be the real Ice Cream....finally! :ha:

Out of curiosity, where did you get yours?

[kaczercat]

Blue Java. This should be the real Ice Cream....finally! :ha:

Hope it does well. It Looks great!

[caliboy1994]

Out of curiosity, where did you get yours?

I got it from Jon, an Org member who lives in San Diego. He had one in fruit at the time.

[abjones116]

I got it from Jon, an Org member who lives in San Diego. He had one in fruit at the time.

Good deal. I did as well, I was just curious.

[robguz24]

I managed to find another spot in the yard that can take another banana. Having tasted mysore again recently, I was blown away by how good they are, so dug up a pup and planted a new one. This one will also help block the neighbor house.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps82d68bf9.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps82d68bf9.jpg.html)

[Julian]

I managed to find another spot in the yard that can take another banana. Having tasted mysore again recently, I was blown away by how good they are, so dug up a pup and planted a new one. This one will also help block the neighbor house.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps82d68bf9.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps82d68bf9.jpg.html)



Are they better than DB?

[robguz24]

Are they better than DB?

I'd have to eat them both every day for a while to decide. When I had them, I went for them first since they were something different. Definitely more complex flavors. I look forward to having them more frequently. DBs are still my regular daily banana that I usually like to have in the house.

[robguz24]

Found 2 more spots in "my" yard. Ok, they're on the lot next to me, but nothing else is there but rocks and weeds.

Kru
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps31d85874.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps31d85874.jpg.html)

FHIA 18
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps9c260fe0.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps9c260fe0.jpg.html)

[Arachnotron]

Orinoco. The pseudostem is 9' tall.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y505/arachn0tr0n/orinoco_zps91f41964.jpg

[kaczercat]

Manzano came today planted that. (not a TC plant) good chunk of corm came with it:)

[Abnshrek]

I planted a D. Namwah.. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52918&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52918)

[Abnshrek]

A Cali-Gold I planted this evening. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52921&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52921)

[Abnshrek]

I transplanted this Bad Boy ( small orinoco that made it thru winter w/o protection) to an area where it will get more sun.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52927&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52927)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted this White Iholena.. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52934&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52934)
Still have a FHIA03 & VC to go..

[frog7994]

Went to Clueston here in south florida. The South Bay area. about 50 or so miles away from where I live now. That area has some of the richest soil in the world there is so much grown there. I past by the one nursery that at least 1000 banana plants. I stopped in and negotiated a price on a couple of banana pups. I was in banana heaven. :woohoonaner:

[pmurphy]

Snow banana
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52976&size=1

Red Abyssinian
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52977&size=1

[crazy banana]

Pisang Klotek

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52978&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52978&ppuser=13376)

[sunfish]

AE AE

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/008-4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/008-4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 008-4.jpg"/></a>


:)

[Dalmatiansoap]

AE AE

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:)

Famous non-varigated AeAe!?
WoW!
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

AE AE

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/008-4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/008-4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 008-4.jpg"/></a>


:)

Bump

[Julian]

Hawaiian Bananas... Use this chart, it's took thousands of years to perfect.

Ke Ala o ka Mahina (http://www.kamehamehapublishing.org/multimedia/apps/mooncalendar/)

[Abnshrek]

Veinte Cohol I planted this evening. :^)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52994&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52994)

[Nicolas Naranja]

Went to Clueston here in south florida. The South Bay area. about 50 or so miles away from where I live now. That area has some of the richest soil in the world there is so much grown there. I past by the one nursery that at least 1000 banana plants. I stopped in and negotiated a price on a couple of banana pups. I was in banana heaven. :woohoonaner:


Were you at Rufino's or Fred's?

[Nicolas Naranja]

I ripped out my sumatranas and replaced them with a FHIA-2 and a Chini Champa. They are in the sandier areas of my property so I amended the planting area with 150 lbs of Black Kow.

[JCA433]

I planted a Goldfinger FHIA 1 yesterday. Here is a picture below.


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53023 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52430&ppuser=7368)

[sunfish]

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[venturabananas]

Tony, that's a funny looking Passiflora. Oh, you still have bananas?! What kind it is?

[crazy banana]

Tony, that's a funny looking Passiflora. Oh, you still have bananas?! What kind it is?

Aeae 😜

[Abnshrek]

Aeae ��

Aka Orinoco? :^)

[sunfish]

Tony, that's a funny looking Passiflora. Oh, you still have bananas?! What kind it is?

This is the Lady Finger ? I do not think it is orinoco

[sunfish]

Temple Banana.

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/009-6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/009-6.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 009-6.jpg"/></a>

[venturabananas]

This is the Lady Finger ? I do not think it is orinoco

All roads lead to Namwah? :ha:

Just kidding.

[sunfish]

All roads lead to Namwah? :ha:

Just kidding.

Maybe .Doyou still have yours ?

[sunfish]

TY TY Gold :08:

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/007-3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/007-3.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 007-3.jpg"/></a>

[venturabananas]

Maybe .Doyou still have yours ?

I didn't get a lady finger from you (though you might have given me the finger :ha:), but I do still have all the ones I got from you. The "not Mona Lisa" is putting out a bud right now, and the Dwarf Namwah has already produced some tasty bananas. The rest are still coming along. I think the "probably Manzano" should flower this year, and maybe some others.

[sunfish]

Separated and re-potted CG's

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/user/musanamwah/media/001-21.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/001-21.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 001-21.jpg"/></a>

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[Julian]

Today is the best day of the month for planting. Mahealani moon.

Ke Ala o ka Mahina (http://www.kamehamehapublishing.org/multimedia/apps/mooncalendar/)

[Omaha_Banana]

I planted my garden on May 25, so hopefully that Mahealani moon will bring me good luck!

I have about 15 banana plants that I planted. They were all brought inside for the winter, so bringing them outside gave them some sunburn and the wind blew many leaves over. I'm excited to see what this year will bring. Last year was a drought, and my garden was pretty disappointing (at least for me).

Far left is a Thai black that is about 8 feet tall. It is 3 years old. The three main ones you see are Ensete maurelii, also 3 years old. The two limp guys by the air conditioner are ice creams, 1 year old. They REALLY didn't like the sun. The little guys up front are a few years old and fully grown. I think they are just the hardware store special. Also a rajapuri, two Thai black babies, a mekong giant, some alocasia, impatients and some hostas.

http://i.imgur.com/SJmF3Ys.jpg

[brod]

Should be a blast by the end of the growing season

[cheson74]

Planted a Double Mahoi which I got friend a member on this forum. It's a good size "pup" with about 5 feet of pstem height and has 3-4 tiny sword pups of it's own. Pictures later.

[robguz24]

Planted a Double Mahoi which I got friend a member on this forum. It's a good size "pup" with about 5 feet of pstem height and has 3-4 tiny sword pups of it's own. Pictures later.
At 5' it should be almost ready to bloom!

[cheson74]

Yea I'm hoping it'll bloom quick. Last year the main plant bloomed for the first time so I'm hoping this one has a double.

[Julian]

I planted my garden on May 25, so hopefully that Mahealani moon will bring me good luck!
http://i.imgur.com/SJmF3Ys.jpg

Many believe that the Hawaiians were some of the best Banana farmers ever. So it would be best to do what they did. Best of luck. You did plant it on the best day possible. Aloha

[Abnshrek]

I planted a Sweetheart (front) and DB (Back) this fine evening.. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53223&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53223)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted 6 Orinoco's.. :^)

[sunfish]

Today I planted 6 Orinoco's.. :^)

:pics:


BEAUTIFUL :woohoonaner:

[Dalmatiansoap]

:pics:


:woohoonaner:

[Snookie]

Well today I planted two more of the I don't Know variety of banana plants lol

As most of you know by now I have no clue to the variety of bananas I have planted according to the merchants I purchased them from the all are Ice Cream lol or cotton candy as far as I know; but I believe the 9-10 different varieties I purchased were mis-marked:}

All good in the neighborhood though...anyway here's two more I Don't Know's that are pups from the previous I don't have a clue matts:08:

Here's the pics..U tell me:}

Peace B with U!

http://s12.postimg.org/n1iw6rl6l/007.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/n1iw6rl6h/full/)

http://s11.postimg.org/nlbtm229v/002.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/y85mrhaf3/full/)

These two below are from last years Guess What we are Variety they are 10-12 feet tall..

http://s11.postimg.org/telvmmdxf/006.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/ama0j1hj3/full/)

[sunfish]

Ice Cream

[robguz24]

Unknown Fe'i type after 5 months in a pot. Harvested some Williams and that opened up a space.
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps505804a5.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps505804a5.jpg.html)

[Abnshrek]

Today I planted a Raja Puri Pup.. :^)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53581&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53581)

[orinoko]

From pot to ground,

Amazing rootball of my Agapanthus.

http://www.katecorner.com/flora/DSCN0195.JPG

:03:

[Nicolas Naranja]

Not so much today, but over the last couple of weeks

Chini Champa
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170852_zps088e1fef.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170852_zps088e1fef.jpg.html)

FHIA-2
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170751_zps7fdd1fc9.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170751_zps7fdd1fc9.jpg.html)

Veinte Cohol and the Datil La Lima that isn't
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170737_zps6dc2a0c4.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170737_zps6dc2a0c4.jpg.html)

The closest is Dwarf Brazillian
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170719_zps2c49f0ec.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170719_zps2c49f0ec.jpg.html)

SH-3640, Manzano, Red Iholena
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170637_zps73a94612.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170637_zps73a94612.jpg.html)

The closest is Morado
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-11170703_zps02a93b84.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-11170703_zps02a93b84.jpg.html)

[robguz24]

Killed off one of my 1000 fingers that was supposed to be a Golden Pillow.

After 3 months in the pot, planted this rare Mai'a 'Upehupehu, a Hawaiian Iholena type.

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zpsc634453b.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zpsc634453b.jpg.html)

[Snookie]

Well let me just say these pups/young adults are SUPPOSED to be from a Cali Gold banana I purchased on line last year. I took these again from an alleged Cali gold what do you folks think?

Thanks in advance S.

We'll see if they survive lol

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53744&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53744&ppuser=13202)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53743&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53743&ppuser=13202)

[Nicolas Naranja]

FHIA-3, FHIA-25, Pisang Ceylon at the house. Giant Cavendish, 2 Dwarf Brazillians, 2 Baloys, and 5 FHIA-17 at the farm.

I just crossed the 30 variety threshold.

[Dalmatiansoap]

FHIA-3, FHIA-25, Pisang Ceylon at the house. Giant Cavendish, 2 Dwarf Brazillians, 2 Baloys, and 5 FHIA-17 at the farm.

I just crossed the 30 variety threshold.

:pics:
:nanadrink:

[Nicolas Naranja]

:pics:
:nanadrink:

There's not much exciting about short banana plants, but I'll get to it.

[Nicolas Naranja]

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-07-28123237_zps4443753a.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-07-28123237_zps4443753a.jpg.html)

Left Side
FHIA-25, Giant Cavendish, Baloy, Mysore

Right Side
FHIA-3, Jamaican Lacatan, Pisang Ceylon, Dwarf Red

[eddiemunozep]

I just planted a gran nain in the ground from a 5 gallon pot, had a little pup and I left it. I know its August.

[sunfish]

I just planted a gran nain in the ground from a 5 gallon pot, had a little pup and I left it. I know its August.

No problem you live in Southern CA.

[Illia]

A rose banana. Had it for almost a week now, but I've been holding off planting it due to greenhouse design conflicts.

[robguz24]

3rd attempt at Goldfinger. The other 2 I purchased were other types.
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/file_zps80dc368a.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/file_zps80dc368a.jpg.html)

[venturabananas]

Well Rob, I don't see anything that says it's not a Goldfinger, so maybe you got the right thing this time! Good luck.

[brod]

Hey Rob,
It looks just like my Goldfinger TC when it was that size