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Buying online
Where do you guys go to buy banana corms or seeds online? I was looking at rarebananas.com. What places have you had success with and would recommend? Also, I live in Minnesota so would now be a good time to start one indoors or should I wait a couple of months until it warms up. I have a 400W HPS metal halide that I would start it under.
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02-24-2008, 08:19 PM
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Re: Buying online
If you are growing for fruit, then seedless bananas are only available in corms. There is general disenchantment with "Ty Ty" nursery in the town of the same name in Georgia - mainly for their advertising practices. Be careful, they have launched their business under multiple names.
One approach to buying is to post a new thread listing the varieties you want in the forum: Bananas for Sale or Swap & Wanted - Bananas.org Over the next several days folks will probably reply to this message with their favorite sources. I can give a strong recommendation for We Be Bananas
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02-24-2008, 09:20 PM
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Cool. I just checked out webebananas and it seems like they have a lot of varieties. Thanks for the link!
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Plant delights and Stokes Tropicals are top notch. I have also had good luck w/the Bananatree.com. There are a lot of dealers on EBay but be sure and read their feedback. -Nate
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Re: Buying online
rarebananas is good. you can post in the want to buy or trade for any nanas you want. people post to sell and trade. i have bought many a banana from on here with good outcomes.
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Re: Buying online
 My vote goes for RareBananas.. though I might be a little biased.  I ship big healthy corms, check my feedback! http://www.bananas.org/itrader.php?u=1
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02-24-2008, 11:26 PM
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Sorry Jarred. Didn't mean to leave you out. Rarebananas is top notch! Shop locally.
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02-24-2008, 11:31 PM
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No problem Nate, it's all good!
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By the way, I'm setting up an awesome platform to make it easier for all our members to post available plants here on the website. It's looking really good so far!
I wasn't happy with the existing way of just posting threads, I think plant sales deserve a special platform.
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Cool.
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That sounds great! I can't wait to see what you come up with! 
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ditto yes this is awesome. The short time that i have been in this site i have seen this site grow with more features and i just wanna say thanks jarred and whoever else does the maintenance on this site. well thanks and hope to see that new option on "for sale stuff"
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Re: Buying online
I have had good luck with Banana Trees Banana Plants
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Re: Buying online
So far I have only purchased from Stokes Tropicals. They send very nice plants although they can be pricey sometimes. If you check their website on a regular basis you can catch things on sale. Last year I bought a 'Bordelon' for $7 and an E. Maurelli for $11. I have an Ornata 'Milky Way' coming in from Brad's buds and blooms along with a heliconia. When it comes in I'll try to remember to post my opinion of what they sent. You can also get great plants by trading here.
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i love to order from the bananatree.com. the only problem is you really have to know your nanas. i ordered one and it turned out to be something totally different. im not complaining, you just have to watch out. i love my little charlie and he is a nana tree, just not sure of what kind he is. lol. rare nanas does ship big croms that are extreemly healthy. my orinoco that i got from there is over4 ft. tall with 5 huge leaves and is fixing to unwrap his 6th. you can see it in my gallery or in my album fun stuff with the monkey hanging from it.
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Re: Buying online
bananatree does have some very nice plants.. and if you have a problem they will fix it..
I have always had good luck with them.. Zone9Tropicals doesn't have much but they do have great plants... Kylie |
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I'm a little biased but Northern Tropics has some good ones
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What is a good shipping temperature? It is still pretty cold here in Minnesota and I don't want to receive dead plants/corms. Thanks.
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