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Dreaminofthetropics
05-07-2012, 09:10 PM
Even though I really couldn't afford to do it LOL! I went and purchased a AE AE and also a TANEE.... Should have the Ae Ae the end of this week and TANEE in a few weeks and I can't wait. Hopefully I'll have good luck with them. I had a Ae Ae about five years ago and got it at about a foot tall and it was 7ft tall and gorgeous and I forgot to bring it in ONE night and it was done. This one I will be more careful with!

palmtree
05-07-2012, 10:58 PM
Congrats! Ae Ae will always be a favorite banana of mine and Tanee might even replace Ae Ae's one day since they are beautiful and more hardy. Looking forward to some updates!

Qbstacy
05-08-2012, 09:59 AM
Why do you have to bring your Ae Ae in? Is that just in the winter? I am in south Florida and have never touched mine...it does really well here.

Dreaminofthetropics
05-08-2012, 10:22 AM
Why do you have to bring your Ae Ae in? Is that just in the winter? I am in south Florida and have never touched mine...it does really well here.

Yeah up here in north florida we get a few nights in the teens! So better safe than sorry

RAINFOREZT
05-08-2012, 05:39 PM
Congrats,,,:woohoonaner:

I remember that i was so happy when i got my ae ae pup.

pics please

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 10:53 AM
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sunfish
05-15-2012, 10:57 AM
Just cut it at the bend it will be fine

momoese
05-15-2012, 11:04 AM
Looks like it has a new growing point already?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/aeae.jpg

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 11:08 AM
Yeah I noticed that this morning I was hoping since I staked it as soon as it came and straightened it up that it would push through, however I'm not sure if that was there before the break or after. I know when we cut bananas by the time we repot a few hours later there is some new growth just in the few hours... So, I guess I will watch it a week or so to see if it continues to grow. Do you think fertilizing it at this point would be a good idea?

momoese
05-15-2012, 11:13 AM
I generally wait until I know my pups are rooted before feeding or watering much (about 2-3 weeks) They get an initial watering just after potting then I wait.

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 11:35 AM
They shipped it in the pot so its pretty rooted into a 1 gallon pot. I'm hoping thats new growth and will wait before I cut it. If it was ANY other banana I wouldn't hesitate to wack it LOL. Only thing has me worrying is the $$$!

RAINFOREZT
05-15-2012, 06:34 PM
Don't worry your pup looks just fine..take the stake off cut off the brocken parts and plant it in a big pot or on the ground. since you got a large size corm and good weather if you cut it off ..plant will comes up strong and beautiful. The new leaves may look strange but the plant will fix it.

momoese
05-15-2012, 06:53 PM
They shipped it in the pot so its pretty rooted into a 1 gallon pot. I'm hoping thats new growth and will wait before I cut it. If it was ANY other banana I wouldn't hesitate to wack it LOL. Only thing has me worrying is the $$$!

I'd still let it get a little new growth before going too wild with food and water. Right now it has no way of transpiring any water so as long as the soil is moist that should be fine.

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 10:04 PM
You guys think bump it up to a bigger pot say 3, 5 or 7 gallon and let it take hold before putting in the ground would be the safest (more control over watering etc)

sunfish
05-15-2012, 10:09 PM
You guys think bump it up to a bigger pot say 3, 5 or 7 gallon and let it take hold before putting in the ground would be the safest (more control over watering etc)

If it's already fully rooted in the pot it came in,I would up the pot size or plant in ground.IMO

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 10:20 PM
If it's already fully rooted in the pot it came in,I would up the pot size or plant in ground.IMO

Do you see an advantage of doing one over the other?

harveyc
05-15-2012, 10:38 PM
Do you see an advantage of doing one over the other?

I'm assuming you have very warm days and warm nights with high humidity since you're in Florida. If that's the case, I'd say planting in the ground is to your biggest advantage as long as you properly prepare the soil. In my location with low humidity and cool nights I have left mine in a pot and in my greenhouse until they got quite large so that they've got more vigor when I planted them in the ground but your conditions should be much more favorable.

sunfish
05-15-2012, 10:44 PM
Do you see an advantage of doing one over the other?

If you plant in ground now you won't have to replant later. :)

palmtree
05-15-2012, 11:00 PM
Sorry to hear about the damage through shipping, I hope that it does well for you. It looks like it has new growth coming up already so it might be okay! I think you can file a claim within 60 days, Im not sure about that though.

Clare_CA
05-16-2012, 12:43 PM
I agree with the others that it will be fine, and you have new growth showing already. If you would have purchased a Tanee from me, I would have sent you one twice as big and packed it extremely well. You can check with Randy and others on this forum who have gotten one from me. I hope you got a good deal at least.

Edited to add: Since you are in a zone that freezes, you probably shouldn't plant it in the ground unless you plan to dig it up later.

harveyc
05-16-2012, 12:57 PM
I agree with the others that it will be fine, and you have new growth showing already. If you would have purchased a Tanee from me, I would have sent you one twice as big and packed it extremely well. You can check with Randy and others on this forum who have gotten one from me. I hope you got a good deal at least.

Edited to add: Since you are in a zone that freezes, you probably shouldn't plant it in the ground unless you plan to dig it up later.

Clare, this is a photo of the Ae Ae that was bought. Are you selling those too? When I shipped pomegranate plants to Florida the state required a snail certificate which is a pain (and $25 in Sacramento County).

Dreaminofthetropics
05-16-2012, 01:01 PM
I agree with the others that it will be fine, and you have new growth showing already. If you would have purchased a Tanee from me, I would have sent you one twice as big and packed it extremely well. You can check with Randy and others on this forum who have gotten one from me. I hope you got a good deal at least.

Edited to add: Since you are in a zone that freezes, you probably shouldn't plant it in the ground unless you plan to dig it up later.

Clare its so funny that you posted here. Someone over on Daves just recommended getting one from you to me yesterday haha! How much do you sell yours for? I got this Ae Ae from someone in Hawaii and my Tanee from Thailand (it has not arrived as of yet) For the Ae Ae I paid 155 with the shipping and the Tanee 112. Hopefully it will be bigger and in better condition. I dig my Dwarf Reds each year so I guess I can dig this one too LOL.

Clare_CA
05-16-2012, 02:15 PM
Kat, you probably will want to keep them both in containers since it freezes in your area. They will get to be quite large, and so digging them up will be quite a chore, especially the Tanee which pups very easily. My recommendation is to pot yours in five-gallon containers, and when the soil dries out quickly, repot to a ten-gallon container. Eventually, you'll probably need to go to a 25- or 30-gallon container (like next year).

I do sell both AeAe and Tanee pups on occasion. I do have one large AeAe pup right now, but it doesn't look super terrifically variegated, and so I may not sell it because I think it will disappoint. There are small AeAe pups coming up that look like they have much more white on them, and so those will probably be much more attractive. I'll sell those when they get bigger.

I do have lots of Tanee pups right now, but they are too small to separate. In another month or two, I will probably start digging them up. I have some other Tanees in five-gallon containers that are too large to ship, and I think a nursery in my area is going to buy those from me soon. Those could be shipped, I suppose, but they would have to have the tops cut. I generally don't like to cut off the top as I think it sets back the banana a little bit and because people want to see the variegation right away when they get their new banana.

I'm a little concerned about the one that you ordered from Thailand. The last time I ordered from Thailand from an eBay seller, the entire box was confiscated by Customs and destroyed. Fortunately, the seller was very nice about it and refunded my money with proof, and so I scanned the forms that I got from Customs notifying me of the destruction of my plants. I hope that doesn't happen to you.

I do know who recommended me over at Dave's. She told me about you. She's great. I plan to charge $100 for an AeAe pup. I haven't sold any of these yets. My AeAe has been very slow to pup, and these are the first pups in the two years that I've had the AeAe. I charge $75 for my Tanee pups. And then I charge actual shipping charges, which can run from $25 to $45, depending on the weight of the banana.

Hi Harvey. Yes, I sell both when I have them. I'm just a private owner selling my property and not a nursery, and so I don't have a license, and I don't go through the inspection process. I've never had a problem with someone not receiving a banana from me. All the bananas that I ship are thoroughly cleaned and all dirt is removed, and so that way I can be sure that no snails or bugs are being shipped. If I was going to do this long term, I would seek out a license.

Here is an example of what I shipped to a bananas.org member. These are bigger than what I typically send, but he requested as large as possible and was wiling to pay the extra shipping. I just wanted to show how clean they are before they are sent.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/bananas/variegated%20bananas/P1010722.jpg

Dalmatiansoap
05-16-2012, 03:09 PM
Nice corms! What are they?

Bananaman88
05-16-2012, 03:24 PM
Nice looking plants! I might be interested in a 'Tanee' pup sometime. I'd like to compare them to 'Ae-Ae'.

harveyc
05-16-2012, 03:32 PM
Clare, the license requirements are separate. Other states don't care how plants arrive; they still want their laws complied with. I think you're plants should be safe but I know when I checked with Florida even leafless pomegranate scions were required to have a snail certificate. Richard said his county has a program for snails and slugs so his officials have said he's okay to ship without but I think that's a special situation. California also has strict requirements for things coming in but the requirement for what I'm talking about is what Florida requires from California shippers. California also wants you to have a nursery license but there are many who go without. It's a hassle, ask Tony. He waits months for someone to come inspect and clear him to sell.

Here is where folks can find summaries of laws for various states in the U.S. National Plant Board - Laws and Regulations (http://www.nationalplantboard.org/laws/index.html)

Clare_CA
05-16-2012, 04:46 PM
Hi Ante, they are 'Tanee' variegated banana corms with some stalk. I know the stalks don't look very variegated in the picture, but they were. They were a little beat up from winter.

Brent, just send me a message when you are ready.

Harvey, thanks for the info. I understand. I'll look into it. Thanks for the link, but it seems that applies to nurseries, and I'm not a nursery, just a owner of property that I'm selling.

harveyc
05-16-2012, 07:56 PM
Harvey, thanks for the info. I understand. I'll look into it. Thanks for the link, but it seems that applies to nurseries, and I'm not a nursery, just a owner of property that I'm selling.

Those laws apply to anybody sending plant material. Think of it this way: if you go into Nevada and stop at an agricultural check point in your way back into California and the inspectors want to look into your ice chest, do you think they'll back off if you tell them you're not a nursery? How did we get citrus greening disease into California? Some backyard grower obtained scionwood from an individual (not operating a nursery, apparently) who had smuggled it into the U.S. That's why states pass laws on plant material inspection requirements that apply to everyone.

I'm not telling anyone what to do and not reporting anyone, but I do want people to know what the laws and risks are.