New addition to a young collection!
 

Since I rekindled my interest in growing musa at home early-spring 2017, things are going well! I started by raising 3 musa sikkimensis from seed, of which the largest one is almost shoulder height now, and then earlier this summer I ordered a Veinte Cohol and a Namwah from Asean Plant Export in Thailand (formerly called Gekko). Both are catching on really well:

The Namwah is the larger one in the back. Both just finished producing their 3rd leaf.
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Being five plants and 3 species in, I again ordered 2 Musa Hom Kreaks from Asean last week, and yesterday they arrived!



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I decided on the Hom Kreak after asking Peter for recommendations for indoor musas. It is a mutant of the Super Dwarf Cavendish, which will stay even smaller but still produce edible fruit, so they sound very promising :08:

One will stay at home, the other might move to my office as soon as their jet lag has passed and they get used to living in Belgium :D

Why is it so addictive to collect bananas?

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All your plants are beautiful!

I do agree. It's very addicting to collect banana plants, and I myself can't seem to stop collecting them even though I've run out of garden space! So far I have Truly Tiny (Which has not produced any edible bananas in 2 years. Huh.), Dwarf Cavendish, Raja Psiang, Goldfinger, Hua Moa, Dwarf Maoli, Double Mahoi, and Dwarf Iholena. Trying to collect an Ice Cream banana plant from a local seller. It's like collecting pokemon.

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may be some one needs to get something going like alcoholics anonymous. instead of calling it aa they could call aab. but don't look at me to attend I am not addicted I can quit anytime. :waving: :waving: :waving:

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Just 1 more and that's it.
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Thanks!!
The winter has had it's effects on their looks, but they are still all 7 alive and healthy. I can't wait for spring to see them take off again!

You seem to have an interesting selection of plants as well. Let's hope for edible fruit in the near future! ;)

As for a bananas anonymous group... I'm too far down the rabbit hole too:ha:

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:2141: ok. ok. ok. I have a serious banana problem. I confess I only joined this forum to grow bananas. there. :nanadrink:

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I need to figure out how to increase the addiction so locals will buy more banana plants like the cigarette companys did in the 50s/60s/70s.

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With clever advertising! :ha:

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you wanted it max you got it :ha: :ha:

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Update:

Both plants are thriving after a slow, sad winter. Almost one new leaf per week now but they stay tiny! Soon I'll repot them and put them on a regular feeding schedule to try and get them to flower! ;)

I bought them as a pair with the idea to give one as a present to a friend, but as you can see that turned out differently :ha: Perhaps I'll give him one of the pups later. Perhaps.

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Nanas are looking good!.......Awesome job!.....






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It has been a while..

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Both are doing really well!