Welcome to the Bananas.org forums. You're currently viewing our message boards as a guest which gives you limited access to participate in discussions and access our other features such as our wiki and photo gallery. By joining our community, you'll have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast and simple, so please join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. |
|
Register | Photo Gallery | Classifieds | Wiki | Chat | Map | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
Cold Hardy Bananas This forum is dedicated to the discussion of bananas that are able to grow and thrive in cold areas. You'll find lots of tips and discussions about keeping your bananas over the winter. |
Members currently in the chatroom: 0 | |
The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat. |
Email this Page |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
04-29-2007, 05:57 PM | #1 (permalink) |
*********
Location: Gainesville, FL
Zone: 8b
Name: Frank
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,002
BananaBucks
: 730,724
Feedback: 7 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 212 Times
Was
Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times
|
My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
I've been keeping it at the greenhouse on the UT campus, where I work and attend school, since it sprouted last Fall. The only germination out of 80 seeds. Well, I finally brought it home this weekend, and will plant it soon (final exams are this week and next). I darn near killed the poor thing a couple of months ago, when I was spraying it with Insecticidal Soap. I accidentally used the same sprayer that we spray Roundup with (oops). It sent out a bunch of deformed leaves, and grew real slowly for awhile. Had me worried, but it's grown out of it (no thanks to me). A positive thing that resulted from it is the pup! I think it must have formed it out of stress to the apical meristem. You can still see one, slightly deformed leaf on the left side in the first pic. Anyway, here's a few pics I just took. Warm day here today, so the leaves were folded. And yes, that is my bare, plastic-covered, banana-free garden in the background. Just no time to plant yet, with school and stuff. Hopefully this week or next!
This is the newest leaf on the pup. All leaves have reddish-purple midribs on the topside of the leaf, and this one is starting to show some streaking. And here's just another angle, showing the Virginia Pine in the background that just won't fall down. We had storms here in December, and it halfway uprooted and fell into a Shortleaf Pine (not pictured), and got hooked on it. It's going to be planted near my Musa sikkimensis 'Red Tiger', so comparisons can more easily be made (for cold hardiness and looks). |
Sponsors |
04-29-2007, 07:38 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Zone 10, South Florida
Location: Royal Palm Beach
Zone: 10
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 870
BananaBucks
: 139,804
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 30 Times
Was
Thanked 590 Times in 298 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Frank,
It's a beautiful plant. I cant wait to see it when it fruits! |
04-29-2007, 09:44 PM | #3 (permalink) |
*********
Location: Gainesville, FL
Zone: 8b
Name: Frank
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,002
BananaBucks
: 730,724
Feedback: 7 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 212 Times
Was
Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Thanks, Jeff. I'm looking forward to that also! I'm leaving it in the ground this next winter though, so depending on how much of the pseudostem survives, it may never fruit in my climate. I am going to protect the pseudostem with a bag-o-leaves, so we'll see how it does like that. My Musa sikkimensis pseudostem survived, and it was pretty small, so we'll see. Maybe sometime in the future I'll dig one pseudostem and store under the house with the fruiting plants.
|
04-30-2007, 12:55 AM | #4 (permalink) |
Tally-Man
Location: Florida
Zone: 10
Name: Jarred
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 5,260
BananaBucks
: 1,983,445
Feedback: 66 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 3,855 Times
Was
Thanked 5,075 Times in 1,352 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,086 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Very nice, Frank!
__________________
Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent. |
07-17-2007, 06:51 PM | #5 (permalink) |
*********
Location: Gainesville, FL
Zone: 8b
Name: Frank
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,002
BananaBucks
: 730,724
Feedback: 7 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 212 Times
Was
Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
|
Sponsors |
07-17-2007, 07:37 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Garden Diva
Location: Tellico Plains, TN
Zone: 7
Name: Shirley
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 74
BananaBucks
: 19,959
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 37 Times
Was
Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Looking good plant ya got there Frank. Must be very special to grow them from seed.
My plants are starting to grow finally but The plan is to discourage more growth than is necessary . I have them in 5 gal. buckets in 50% shade this year so when we finally get the deal done on our TN house I can just grab em and go . Take care, Shirley
__________________
|
07-17-2007, 09:33 PM | #7 (permalink) |
*********
Location: Gainesville, FL
Zone: 8b
Name: Frank
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,002
BananaBucks
: 730,724
Feedback: 7 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 212 Times
Was
Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Shirley, where in TN are you moving to?
Thanks, Frank |
07-17-2007, 09:55 PM | #8 (permalink) |
Garden Diva
Location: Tellico Plains, TN
Zone: 7
Name: Shirley
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 74
BananaBucks
: 19,959
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 37 Times
Was
Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
|
Re: My Musa 'Helen's Hybrid' has come home...pics
Just outside of Decatur if everything works out as planned.
~S
__________________
|
Email this Page |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Wanted: Helen's Hybrid seeds or small plant | Gabe15 | Banana Plants Wanted | 16 | 05-18-2009 01:58 AM |
Helen's Hybrid | the flying dutchman | Cold Hardy Bananas | 20 | 07-10-2007 05:54 PM |
Helen's Hybrid | PaulOdin | Cold Hardy Bananas | 31 | 05-08-2007 09:58 PM |
The taste of Helen's hybrid? | asacomm | Main Banana Discussion | 0 | 12-21-2006 12:48 AM |
I am so happy! Musa beccarii from Home Depot | Zac in NC | Species Bananas | 12 | 09-14-2006 09:18 PM |