Re: Experimenting with creating filtered coarse sand for corms
 

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Is the variegation good enough on this plant to put some effort into propagating it?

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For myself it would be, because even if others recognize some negative trait such as maybe large variegated patches that may burn in the sun, I have enough space to plant it and see what babies it throws. I see a lot of varied color there.

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Quick note - I was able to log onto this site right now, but short on time, if and when site starts running better, I will post all sorta "sandy stuff" - I have had mixed results, but still a goin' at it!!!

To the moderator/owners of bananas.org - I plead with you again, as I did last year to make some changes to get this site up and running again. So much great info in the archives that has been down for me the past year. If you need help with another moderator, or anything I can do on my end to assist, happy to help. Thank you!

Re: Experimenting with creating filtered coarse sand for corms
 

Its a beautiful plant!

Re: Experimenting with creating filtered coarse sand for corms
 

Here's a variegated banana I found growing in a pathway that I stomped on a couple times this past month thinking it was a seedling and would easily die. The second time it grew back I realized it had to be from a vegetative cutting so I potted it up. The great thing about these tiny corm pieces, especially when they're in good condition like this one, is how quickly they'll acclimate.

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If anyone is curious about the yellow powder on the cut part of the rhizome, it's 99.99% pure sulfur. Sulfur is very inexpensive when purchased pure but is more expensive when purchased as a plant fungicide powder. It works great and also repels moisture where it is applied. I don't know what it sells for now but when I bought it was less than a Dollar a pound.

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It seems strange that you've had mixed results. The main 3 growing factors are soil temperature, soil aeration, and soil moisture. The coarse sand allows for complete control of the aeration and moisture which should makes things easy if you've got decent temperature.

Post what you're doing, maybe there's something simple you're overlooking.

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Started pushing on Day 12