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aroideana · 01-19-2009, 03:24 AM

Gidday from the banana growing capital of Australia . I have grown many different types before I shifted to the wet tropics , but having to source disease free stock has slowed down my aquiring types I want to grow .
I have 3 acres in Tully , we have very good rainfall approx 4m a year . So a very high % of the area is covered in bananas . A monoculture of either Goldfinger or dwarf cavandish . A local supplier is now doing mail order of some xclnt types .. see Blue Sky Backyard Bananas | Banana Plants for backyards | Australian Bananas I collect Aroids , Bromeliads , Gingers & Heliconias , Palms & Cycads , flowering and exotic tropical fruit trees .
Michael

Chironex · 01-19-2009, 03:40 AM

G'day Michael! Good to have you with us. We are all interested in expanding our banana collections, so you cam to the right place.
Good luck! Hope to hear more about your bananas and see some photos, too!

Tog Tan · 01-19-2009, 04:42 AM

Hi Michael and welcome to the .org!

Looks like we have similar interests in plants except for the flowering types. I am basically a foliage guy. Keep in touch!

lorax · 01-19-2009, 07:48 AM

Welcome aboard! It's nice to see another aroid and ginger nut here on the board.

It's too bad Oz has such tight import restrictions - you'd love the big Anthuriums I've got down here.

frog7994 · 01-19-2009, 07:58 AM

welcome to the Org.

frog7994 · 01-19-2009, 08:05 AM

nice web sight but the same laws do not apply here in the USA very interesting I thought. I did not know that your country regulated Banana growing so much?

01-19-2009, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
aroideana aroideana's Photo Gallery Location: Banana growing capital of Australia Find me on the map! Zone: wet tropics Name: Michael Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 BananaBucks : 21,377 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 43 Times in 21 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New member .. Gidday from the banana growing capital of Australia . I have grown many different types before I shifted to the wet tropics , but having to source disease free stock has slowed down my aquiring types I want to grow . I have 3 acres in Tully , we have very good rainfall approx 4m a year . So a very high % of the area is covered in bananas . A monoculture of either Goldfinger or dwarf cavandish . A local supplier is now doing mail order of some xclnt types .. see Blue Sky Backyard Bananas \| Banana Plants for backyards \| Australian Bananas I collect Aroids , Bromeliads , Gingers & Heliconias , Palms & Cycads , flowering and exotic tropical fruit trees . Michael

01-19-2009, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chironex The causasian Asian! Chironex's Photo Gallery Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Find me on the map! Zone: I have no idea Name: Scot Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,788 BananaBucks : 118,335 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,544 Times Was Thanked 1,406 Times in 808 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Re: New member .. G'day Michael! Good to have you with us. We are all interested in expanding our banana collections, so you cam to the right place. Good luck! Hope to hear more about your bananas and see some photos, too! __________________ Scot

01-19-2009, 04:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tog Tan Ensete nut Tog Tan's Photo Gallery Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Name: Tog Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,757 BananaBucks : 431,312 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,011 Times Was Thanked 2,723 Times in 787 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: New member .. Hi Michael and welcome to the .org! Looks like we have similar interests in plants except for the flowering types. I am basically a foliage guy. Keep in touch! __________________ ____ Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.

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