Landyak
11-16-2019, 08:59 PM
Hi everyone-
Well I can say joining this forum was the best thing I could have done to fulfill my quest for variegated bananas- especially the aeae.
I can’t say enough good things about the wealth of knowledge and amount of great information worth researching here.
That said- I reached out to several members, as a new member, and was given great advice from many sources pointing to a member here that is absolutely a joy to work with and has so many varieties - I have to say I was completely blown away.
I reached out to PR-Giants- and he was very receptive to what I was looking for, with examples of all kinds of rare variegated varieties including the aeae I initially had sought out.
Keith provided me with some absolutely sound advice on how to plant them, especially the key substrate needed and how to investigate the rhizome. He even helped me with a recently purchased Florida variegated plant I had bought off eBay from another seller-which arrived looking great but the rhizome was black - I learned from Keith how to shave it back and inspect it, and glad I did, as it had a lot of soft black, dead material on it. We cleaned it up and it’s repotted in the right substrate now. I marked the petiole on that plant after replanting and it has already moved quarter of an inch.
Now back to the beautiful aeae plants I ordered from Keith and just recieved-
They all arrived in perfect shape, considering they were in transit for four days, and are now settling into their pots and new home. I am absolutely ecstatic and over the moon with the quality/health of their roots and rhizome, not to mention the marvelous variegation on them! I opted for a mixed bag of sizes. Keith even threw in a blue java to boot! I will continue to post up their progress with growth as the time progresses through this winter.
I can’t wait for the next box and more of his remarkably wonderful varieties of rare bananas!!
Thank you-
Geoff
Well I can say joining this forum was the best thing I could have done to fulfill my quest for variegated bananas- especially the aeae.
I can’t say enough good things about the wealth of knowledge and amount of great information worth researching here.
That said- I reached out to several members, as a new member, and was given great advice from many sources pointing to a member here that is absolutely a joy to work with and has so many varieties - I have to say I was completely blown away.
I reached out to PR-Giants- and he was very receptive to what I was looking for, with examples of all kinds of rare variegated varieties including the aeae I initially had sought out.
Keith provided me with some absolutely sound advice on how to plant them, especially the key substrate needed and how to investigate the rhizome. He even helped me with a recently purchased Florida variegated plant I had bought off eBay from another seller-which arrived looking great but the rhizome was black - I learned from Keith how to shave it back and inspect it, and glad I did, as it had a lot of soft black, dead material on it. We cleaned it up and it’s repotted in the right substrate now. I marked the petiole on that plant after replanting and it has already moved quarter of an inch.
Now back to the beautiful aeae plants I ordered from Keith and just recieved-
They all arrived in perfect shape, considering they were in transit for four days, and are now settling into their pots and new home. I am absolutely ecstatic and over the moon with the quality/health of their roots and rhizome, not to mention the marvelous variegation on them! I opted for a mixed bag of sizes. Keith even threw in a blue java to boot! I will continue to post up their progress with growth as the time progresses through this winter.
I can’t wait for the next box and more of his remarkably wonderful varieties of rare bananas!!
Thank you-
Geoff