Greetings and Salutations

Baphijmm · 02-28-2015, 10:07 PM

Hello! I live in the US, southern New Mexico, just outside of a little town called Mayhill. It's high up in the mountains, where the difference between USDA Zones 6 and 7 depends entirely on what the weather decides to do in a given year. As such, naturally, my banana experiments have been container-bound, but still. I don't remember when I started trying to grow bananas from seed, but I do know my first experiment was with Musa sikkimensis; naturally, this got me pretty discouraged pretty quickly. This year however, in addition to trying new varieties (Ensete glaucum, Ensete ventricosum, Ensete lasiocarpum / Musella lasiocarpa), I also tried a few new techniques, including thus far my most successful method, the "Gladware container" method. Most of the seedlings ended up dying when I had to travel for 10 days (being out in the mountains, there aren't very many people I can ask to water my plants while I'm gone), but a few have survived and the initial success rate has me more confident in trying my hand with these same varieties and more.

All that having been said, hello!

kubali · 03-01-2015, 09:08 AM

Welcome aboard,
pull up a chair and have some fun learning.

cincinnana · 03-01-2015, 10:49 AM

Welcome to the Jungle..

Snarkie · 03-02-2015, 07:22 PM

Welcome to the board.

Yeah, you live in an odd area. The first time I went through Cloudcroft, I was amazed to see Douglas firs and a ski area. Within ten minutes, I was down into Alamagordo. I'm assuming you're in a similar situation, although I'm not familiar with Mayhill.

Baphijmm · 03-02-2015, 07:34 PM

Mayhill's on the opposite side of Cloudcroft from Alamogordo, about the same distance away; yeah, we're surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest: Douglas firs, ponderosa pines, and alligator junipers everywhere. We don't have quite the same microclimate as Cloudcroft itself, but it's pretty similar.

Snarkie · 03-02-2015, 07:39 PM

Ah, I know exactly where you are now. I came through there on my way from Artesia to LC. I remember all the junipers set against the yellow grass. Nice area.

Baphijmm · 03-02-2015, 07:43 PM

The grass actually does turn green for about four months! Assuming we've had enough rain during the monsoons in a given year. :P Actually, it's really lovely when the fields down in James Canyon (the valley the highway runs through) erupt in wildflowers. Lots of yellow and lavender blooms!

Snarkie · 03-02-2015, 07:47 PM

I'll bet! I've been fortunate enough to visit every state except Hawaii, and I remember most of the places I've been just as vividly as though it were yesterday.

02-28-2015, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Baphijmm Location: Mayhill, NM Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 2,463 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Greetings and Salutations Hello! I live in the US, southern New Mexico, just outside of a little town called Mayhill. It's high up in the mountains, where the difference between USDA Zones 6 and 7 depends entirely on what the weather decides to do in a given year. As such, naturally, my banana experiments have been container-bound, but still. I don't remember when I started trying to grow bananas from seed, but I do know my first experiment was with Musa sikkimensis; naturally, this got me pretty discouraged pretty quickly. This year however, in addition to trying new varieties (Ensete glaucum, Ensete ventricosum, Ensete lasiocarpum / Musella lasiocarpa), I also tried a few new techniques, including thus far my most successful method, the "Gladware container" method. Most of the seedlings ended up dying when I had to travel for 10 days (being out in the mountains, there aren't very many people I can ask to water my plants while I'm gone), but a few have survived and the initial success rate has me more confident in trying my hand with these same varieties and more. All that having been said, hello!

03-01-2015, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
kubali kubali Location: lakeland,fl Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Name: kub Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 996 BananaBucks : 34,147 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,940 Times Was Thanked 1,438 Times in 627 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,567 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations Welcome aboard, pull up a chair and have some fun learning.

03-01-2015, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
cincinnana container grower Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸 Find me on the map! Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8,535 BananaBucks : 52 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,842 Times Was Thanked 11,361 Times in 4,745 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,816 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations Welcome to the Jungle.. __________________ Cincinnana/Hostafarians Photo Gallery 🌴

03-02-2015, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,103 BananaBucks : 137,732 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,218 Times Was Thanked 1,963 Times in 1,139 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,052 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations Welcome to the board. Yeah, you live in an odd area. The first time I went through Cloudcroft, I was amazed to see Douglas firs and a ski area. Within ten minutes, I was down into Alamagordo. I'm assuming you're in a similar situation, although I'm not familiar with Mayhill. __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"

03-02-2015, 07:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Baphijmm Location: Mayhill, NM Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 2,463 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations Mayhill's on the opposite side of Cloudcroft from Alamogordo, about the same distance away; yeah, we're surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest: Douglas firs, ponderosa pines, and alligator junipers everywhere. We don't have quite the same microclimate as Cloudcroft itself, but it's pretty similar.

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03-02-2015, 07:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,103 BananaBucks : 137,732 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,218 Times Was Thanked 1,963 Times in 1,139 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,052 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations Ah, I know exactly where you are now. I came through there on my way from Artesia to LC. I remember all the junipers set against the yellow grass. Nice area. __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"

03-02-2015, 07:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Baphijmm Location: Mayhill, NM Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 2,463 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations The grass actually does turn green for about four months! Assuming we've had enough rain during the monsoons in a given year. :P Actually, it's really lovely when the fields down in James Canyon (the valley the highway runs through) erupt in wildflowers. Lots of yellow and lavender blooms!

03-02-2015, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Snarkie The Cat Whisperer Location: Charlotte, NC Zone: 8b, pushing 9a Name: D.A. Hänks Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,103 BananaBucks : 137,732 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,218 Times Was Thanked 1,963 Times in 1,139 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,052 Times	Re: Greetings and Salutations I'll bet! I've been fortunate enough to visit every state except Hawaii, and I remember most of the places I've been just as vividly as though it were yesterday. __________________ Doug (D.A. Hänks) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2955582/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Only Eastern Redwood Forest in America "Nuke my 'nanners, will you?!"

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