Bananas.org

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.

Go Back   Bananas.org > Banana Forum > Main Banana Discussion
Register Photo Gallery Classifieds Wiki Chat Map Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Main Banana Discussion This is where we discuss our banana collections; tips on growing bananas, tips on harvesting bananas, sharing our banana photos and stories.


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.

Reply   Email this Page Email this Page
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 02-16-2006, 06:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
Freezing member
 
mrbungalow's Avatar
 
Location: Bergen, Norway
Zone: 8
Name: Erlend
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 598
BananaBucks : 45,793
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 14 Times
Was Thanked 165 Times in 78 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
Default Musa sp. "Helen"

Musa sp. "helen" is a new species that has popped up on the market. It's supposed to be a cross between "chini champa" (the indian black stemmed type growing in india) and musa sikkimensis. I bought 100 seeds and gave it a try. Soaked them for 3 days. Put them on a heat mat with fluctuating temps, and went on vacation to thailand for 2 weeks.

WOW! When I came home many had sprouted. And in just 2 weeks. The small plants seem to be growing vigourously in our minimum daylight. Another curiosity is that several stems seem to be coming up from one seed. The seeds are not that big by the way, somewhere in the middle between sikkimensis and velutina. Will post photos when they look like banana-plants.

Erlend
__________________
mrbungalow is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To mrbungalow

Join Bananas.org Today!

Are you a banana plant enthusiast? Then we hope you will join the community. You will gain access to post, create threads, private message, upload images, join groups and more.

Bananas.org is owned and operated by fellow banana plant enthusiasts. We strive to offer a non-commercial community to learn and share information. Receive all three issues from Volume 1 of Bananas Magazine with your membership:
   

Join Bananas.org Today! - Click Here


Sponsors

Old 02-16-2006, 07:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
Member
 
Tropicallvr's Avatar
 
Name: Kyle
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,032
BananaBucks : 425,972
Feedback: 6 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 230 Times
Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times
Default Re: Musa sp. "Helen"

Vacation and new bananas! Nice.
How many hours do you have your heat mat set on "on", and off?
I just ordered some of those too.
Tropicallvr is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To Tropicallvr
Old 02-17-2006, 08:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
Freezing member
 
mrbungalow's Avatar
 
Location: Bergen, Norway
Zone: 8
Name: Erlend
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 598
BananaBucks : 45,793
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 14 Times
Was Thanked 165 Times in 78 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
Default Re: Musa sp. "Helen"

I keep the heat mat on for 10 hours. The room temp. is around 60 degrees. I am also trying an unknown variety from thailand that looks just like blue jawa, but these seeds have not sprouted yet.

Erlend
__________________
mrbungalow is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To mrbungalow
Old 03-11-2006, 04:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
Freezing member
 
mrbungalow's Avatar
 
Location: Bergen, Norway
Zone: 8
Name: Erlend
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 598
BananaBucks : 45,793
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 14 Times
Was Thanked 165 Times in 78 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
Default Re: Musa sp. "Helen"

Yup, it is definately the case. Several "plants" or stems are growing from a single seed. Is this normal for most bananas? Never in my growing history has this happened. Could it be it is a very vigourous cultivar? Think it will pup much as a bigger plant?

Erlend
__________________
mrbungalow is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To mrbungalow
Old 03-12-2006, 01:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
Member
 
Tropicallvr's Avatar
 
Name: Kyle
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,032
BananaBucks : 425,972
Feedback: 6 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 230 Times
Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times
Default Re: Musa sp. "Helen"

Hey Erlend,
That has happened a few times for me. Once with a Musa I can't remember, once with E.glaucum, and once with E.ventricosum. If I would have taken better care of them both stems probally would have survived, but usally one stem died. I bet you will be able to make both stems live if you baby them. The one that I had which both stems survived is E.ventricosum. I'm definatly saving the twins, and maybe they will bloom at the same time.
Here's a pic with a regular E.glaucum on the right, and a double E.ventricosum on the left(small at the time of pic)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...r/2Ensetes.jpg
Tropicallvr is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To Tropicallvr
Sponsors

Old 03-12-2006, 05:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
Member
 
Tropicallvr's Avatar
 
Name: Kyle
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,032
BananaBucks : 425,972
Feedback: 6 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 230 Times
Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times
Default Re: Musa sp. "Helen"

Oh yeah I forgot. The Musa acuminata seeds from bananatree had about 5% double sprouts, and most of them grew just fine. The M.acuminata is really surprising me being cold hardy in an unheated glass greenhouse(zone 7) as a 6 inch plant. I contacted them(bananatree) and all they knew was that they were from southern China.
I don't think being a double slows down growth at all.
Tropicallvr is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To Tropicallvr
Reply   Email this Page 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
Musa basjoo hybrids and Musa "Californica Gold" Basjoofriend Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 11 03-04-2010 05:49 PM
Wanted: Musa sp Nov "Big flower" and dwarf namwah pearl tropicalkid Banana Plants Wanted 1 08-07-2006 09:53 AM
Pics from Musa "California Gold"??? Basjoofriend Main Banana Discussion 1 07-15-2006 09:27 PM
Musa "Vino Tinto" bananaman Main Banana Discussion 2 01-09-2006 10:44 PM
Huge, "1 gallon", musa itinerans for sale bigdog Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 5 10-18-2005 12:19 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:55 AM.





All content © Bananas.org & the respective author.