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Francesco
05-19-2007, 11:50 AM
As I writed some weeks ago, I finally found some hard to find var. of banana plants for the Italian Market:
Belle, Dwarf Brasilian, Misi Luki, Dwarf Double Mahoi, Mona Lisa and Zan Moreno.

As some of you kindly adviced me, I waited patiently some time for planting them...but now it was surely the right time!...
:-)

Their pics...
http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/3603/2970474590085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2970474590085599911epVWkH)
DWARF DOUBLE MAHOI

http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/4998/2830820030085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2830820030085599911CplYCn)
MONA LISA

http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/3392/2130007380085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2130007380085599911IQWtkS)
DWARF BRASILIAN

http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/6207/2385600240085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2385600240085599911PLPIsR)
BELLE

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/4945/2077460460085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2077460460085599911dAjzvj)
MISI LUKI

http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/3450/2377227250085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2377227250085599911AtepdZ)
ZAN MORENO (will remain some other days in the pot....too much little!...)

MediaHound
05-23-2007, 01:47 PM
Very nice collection!

Like I was telling Jo in another thread - soon you'll go from watching a new leaf per day in your collection to a new pup per day in your collection!
I'm yet to reach the new bunch per day status but I'm hard at work to get there!
:woohoonaner:

Francesco
07-25-2007, 07:11 AM
Some progress....
:0513:


http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/7219/2981670200085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2981670200085599911WVfTiK)
Double Mahoi

http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/6549/2638399020085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2638399020085599911yAKcKC)
Dwarf Brsilian

http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/5070/2300442490085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2300442490085599911YezBDh)
Zan Moreno

http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/5990/2080232120085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2080232120085599911rnStfm)
Belle

http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/7340/2785556420085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2785556420085599911wIwdoE)
Misi Luki

http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/4338/2232603170085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2232603170085599911YJAUKH)
Mona Lisa

http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/3597/2651497320085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2651497320085599911VDweQK)
Whole sight

Kylie2x
07-25-2007, 04:07 PM
Jarred is right!!! They will grow so fast.. and you will be showin us pic's of new pups...CONGRATS!!!!
Kylie

NANAMAN
07-25-2007, 10:59 PM
Congrats on all the plants, they're looking good!

Francesco
08-09-2007, 02:58 AM
The above shown var. "Belle" and "Misi Luki", have more yellowing leaves than the others. Do you think it is normal, or it depends from a nutritional deficiency, or maybe becouse they had more hot temperatures (they are in a south facing location...)?

MediaHound
08-09-2007, 09:25 AM
Give them more water and maybe some weak food!

Tobi
08-09-2007, 10:14 AM
Wow, your bananas are very nice! :banana_az

cactus6103
08-09-2007, 03:19 PM
Very nice. Red

Francesco
11-15-2007, 05:59 AM
Here my ending season banana report for you:

Dwarf Brasilian:
It was the most surprising one: comparing with the others, it was growing double in velocity, vitality and robustness. Same for its babies: 3 beautifully 35 ÷ 45 cm tall plants, with nice pink reflex on the bottom face of their leaf and some violet stripes on the top faces.


http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/29245/2249290830085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2249290830085599911fpNKST)
Dw. Brasilian zoom on the little babies

Misi Luki:
Not too much bad and nor too much good impression until now! But I have big expectations on its fruits!... It has not (togheter to FHIA-02 Mona Lisa one) the generousity of gifting me a borning of a little banana plant. Maybe it was too much exopsed to our hot and dry mediterranean climate. Also if I
helped it with regular watering, Misi Luki and Belle one becomed yellowing. Anyway it seems were of little help some applications of iron and other mineral traces.


Belle:
Almost same considerations of Misi Luki, but at least has ended with a little nice baby of 6 cm!!


FHIA-02 Mona Lisa:
Non special results: strangely remained more little than the dwarf ones (Brazilian, Double Mahoi and 'Zan Moreno'), and not borning of little plants.

http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/28641/2094964520085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2094964520085599911CGaqRB)
Mona Lisa very little progress

Dwarf Double Mahoi:
It was another nice surprice: maybe becouse I know it is very rare and particular, I was convinced it should have bad growth. Instead it was growing very healthy and with good vitality. Wonderful the foliage and the almost dark pseudostem rendering! And, the more, 3 little plants 6 ÷ 30 cm tall is
satisfatory no?
http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/15457/2693994700085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2693994700085599911oPSrkN)


Dwarf Zan Moreno:
A truly banana for potting: little, nice foliage with some violet stripes on the top faces.And a welcome to its almost 5 cm tall.



http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/29028/2632737480085599911S600x600Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2632737480085599911tdoIhn)
A view with (in progress) "Comune di Sicilia", Dw. Double Mahoi and Dw. Brasilian.


Now it is two weeks of uncommon november cold weather her in Sicily (Italy), and I covered the ground with some mulch and dry leaf.
Do you think I need to protect more them, at least the baby of few cm tall?

Florida
11-15-2007, 08:31 AM
Hey Francesco,

wonderful plants you have there!
I live in Germany and it is not possible for me to plant my dessert Musas into the garden. I have to take Musa basjoo and Musa sikkimensis to plant them outside.
I think you don't have to protect your plants till it is freezing.

Greetings Oliver

the flying dutchman
11-15-2007, 05:35 PM
Those are good looking plants Francesco, what lows do you get there in the winter?


Ron

Francesco
11-16-2007, 02:40 AM
Here my average minimum:

Month| Tmin
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1 | 7,5 |
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2 | 7,1 |
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3 | 8,4 |
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4 | 10,7|
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5 | 14,8|
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6 | 19,2|
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7 | 22,5|
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8 | 23,1|
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9 | 20,5|
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10 | 16,6|
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11 | 12,5|
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12 | 9,3 |
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The extreme minimum, from historical data, has never been, between January and March, less than -4!