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![]() I purchased a plant from you on eBay and it's taken off very nicely in spite of any missteps on my part. From what I understand, I'll need to put it in the greenhouse here in Oakland for the winter, but I'm very excited about it! A beautiful plant!
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![]() Nice plantain I am missing this one.
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![]() That's my favorite banana and the highest yielding plantain we grow. It also does really well when grown in a pot, we had an average height of under 6'6" feet while producing 35 grade A size fruit.
Many plants will produce nice size bunches at shorter heights when grown in a properly sized container. Here's a container grown Manini that flowered at 7'4".
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![]() French Reds were shipped on Saturday and should be delivered today, Monday.
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![]() from the lands of Puerto Rico [I assume] very very professionally packaged. thank you.
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![]() Never seen a variegated 'Monstera'
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not as pretty as this tho. turning into a monster. one week 3 days from arrival. probably put her in the ground after memorial day. what it looked like the day it arrived
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![]() Time to feed the Monsters.
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![]() This is the bunch harvested from the plant below, it was pruned to 4 hands with about 50 fingers. This high yielding cultivar has allowed us to more than double our per acre profit while growing the same amount of plants.
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![]() I have Monstera fruit for the first time after years of trying. I’m just not sure when to barco.
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![]() I have Monstera fruit for the first time after years of trying. I’m just not sure when to harvest.
As to the French Red plantain, mines about 6 feet now. So it’s still growing. |
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![]() Congrats on getting fruit. A member gave me some monsters but the plants are still young, less than a year old but they seem like cool plants. Hopefully I get some fruit soon. The leaves get huge fast, they're over 40" now.
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![]() Hello KEITH,
Do you have anymore French Red plantain pups ? Thanks E |
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![]() Haaaaa ,
I moved to SW FL, and I can’t grow Musa where I live , but I miss my French Red Plantain Plant I got a few years ago from KEITH . Would like to buy 2 Corms , I made room in my garden for them . Iv been at the TF Forum .. Take care Ed |
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