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jeff55
01-08-2008, 05:32 PM
HI Folks Iam new to your wonderfull Forum Iam currently growing Fig Trees and love growing all types of plants.Iam very much interested in trying to grow some Bananas would like to know of a good eating bananas and were to purchase some. Iam not famillar with the correct names of bulb or roots or what the right name is for parts of the bananas.So you with have a good laugh. I live in Conn zone 6 any information how to get started and where to purchase Banana bulbs or plants and educate me on the proper names of the Bananas parts will be greatly appricated. Thanks Jeff
buzzwinder
01-08-2008, 06:00 PM
Welcome to the forum Jeff,:nanadrink:
CookieCows
01-08-2008, 07:34 PM
Hi Jeff, Welcome!
jellyfish_sky
01-08-2008, 08:29 PM
Welcome Jeff, I learned most of the banana info by surfing the forum; you can find pretty much everything!
mskitty38583
01-08-2008, 10:02 PM
this is a great source of the different types of bananas. it tells you their habits, growing conditions, and if its a desert nana. i visit there quit often. its and awsome page. there is a lot of info here in the archives also. welcome to the forum.. fig trees huh? i love fig newtons!! :bananarow: :bananarow: lol
http://webebananas.com
klemmthamm
01-09-2008, 06:51 AM
Don't forget about the bananas.org wiki
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Main_Page
The link to it can be found on the bar at the top o' the page.
mskitty38583
01-09-2008, 10:02 AM
thanks for the remind...i did forget the wiki, and i was there before i post the last post. duh.. lol.
Lagniappe
01-09-2008, 01:57 PM
this is a great source of the different types of bananas. it tells you their habits, growing conditions, and if its a desert nana. i visit there quit often. its and awsome page. there is a lot of info here in the archives also. welcome to the forum.. fig trees huh? i love fig newtons!! :bananarow: :bananarow: lol
http://webebananas.com
If you like figs then visit his other site : http://figs4fun.com/
Or link to the fig forum and/or see available plants (Trees or cuttings thereof in this case ) from the home page : http://encantofarms.com/
jeff55
01-09-2008, 05:57 PM
Hi mskitty thanks for your reply I never get tired of that sight I have been using it for 8 months it great.jeff55
D_&_T
01-09-2008, 07:45 PM
welcome jeff55
look in photo gallery there are a few diagrams of banana trees
buzzwinder
01-09-2008, 08:08 PM
Go to the PhotoGallery in top tool bar( 2nd from the left ). Gabe has a really good diagram of a Banana plant in his gallery, Thanks Dan and Tara for reminding me of this:bananas_b , sorry I couldn't figue out how to post the diagram in this reply :nanadrink:
MediaHound
01-09-2008, 11:21 PM
Welcome!
The bulb root matter on the banana plant is commonly called the "corm". It's the potato-like mass that lies under the soil line from where the pseudostem emerges.
So you know, we have a special category in the photo gallery just for banana diagrams.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=593
Make sure to look for the page 2 link and click it so you see everything on all the pages inside that category.
Also note that when you click the little thumbnail photo to see the larger photo, if you then again click the larger photo, it may get even larger, depending on the original size if the photo.
Welcome aboard, once again!
jellyfish_sky
01-09-2008, 11:26 PM
I didn't know about that gallery! It is useful! Thanks :)
MediaHound
01-09-2008, 11:30 PM
Sure thing!
All the gallery categories are listed on the gallery homepage:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery
( somewhat like the forum categories from the main homepage )
There's a lot of information presented on our website. Finding it and using it requires a bit of a learning curve in places, but we try and keep it organized and easy.
sandy0225
01-10-2008, 08:10 AM
I have a couple e-bay guides about growing bananas potted as houseplants and one about growing banana plants outdoors in cold areas.
They can both be reached easily for reading by going to my website, www.northerntropics.com and then looking at the right side of the home page. They are clickable links. I think they would help someone new to bananas. I know it took me a while to learn what I have about them. When I started, I didn't know anyone who could give me any suggestions with them at all. All I got was "You can't grow them things up here!"
Have fun! most of all
jeff55
01-10-2008, 05:53 PM
Thanks Sandy That was a nice articles on information.The banana that I would like to try to grow would be Ice Cream but dont think it would work for me here in Connecticut,wish it came in dwarf size hoping to find some dwarf varaties that could work.Iwould like to thank you and all the folks for being so helpful on trying to get started with bananas.Question do people on the banana forum offer plants or cromes for sale to other members Jeff
mskitty38583
01-10-2008, 08:14 PM
yes they sure do offer for sale or trade. we have a thread for that. just find what kind of nana or other plants you want and put a want to buy or trade post on the board. thats how i have gotten all but one of my nanas.:2742:
magicgreen
01-10-2008, 08:16 PM
:hiddenbanana: Yes, to your question Jeff! Just ask for what you want!
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