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LilRaverBoi · 04-14-2009, 11:06 AM

Just FYI...you can always edit any previous post (as many times as you want) by clicking the 'edit' button at the bottom.

And as for Ebay....they have some good listings. Some are overpriced, some are decent. I've never ordered any plants from ebay, though I did order some seeds recently. The one thing to watch is their shipping time. I've seen some that quote a month or more....and let's be honest...most of us bananaheads are WAY to anxious about these things to wait a month!

Sailfish · 04-15-2009, 01:47 PM

X2 for Ebay, you can even get Ae Ae seeds on there

(just kidding, I have seen some good deals on Ebay)

Might I suggest bananas.org (if you haven't already). I think it is a fantastic site.

If I recall I originally used Greenearth. Had no problems.

Now I am out of room. But when I do need a plant or have the opportunity for a new plant a nearby member has kept me well stocked. Which as always I am grateful.

frog7994 · 04-15-2009, 02:33 PM

I have a lot of luck with >Welcome to Going Bananas of Homestead, Florida! they all ways call back if you have any problem or questions.

LilRaverBoi · 04-15-2009, 05:17 PM

Yeah, Going Bananas is a pretty good site. I've never ordered from them, but they have a great selection! I'm not sure where my bookmark for that site went...had it bookmarked at one time, but it wasn't now. Musta been before my hard drive crashed.

And I gotta say:

Quote:

Might I suggest bananas.org (if you haven't already). I think it is a fantastic site.

LOL...definitely a GREAT site!

saltydad · 04-15-2009, 07:27 PM

I haven't tried eBay yet for bananas, but I've bought many plumeria cuttings via them....all positive. Of course, if the vendor is in Thailand, you know it's going to take a while.

larzam · 04-17-2009, 07:31 AM

i used WELLSPRING NURSERIES in florida[they have an ebay store]. good banana selection,average cost of plant is $5,great shipping. i bought from them at least 4 times in the past 2 years.sam in ms

harveyc · 04-17-2009, 09:19 AM

I think the biggest problem with eBay plants is that many of these operations have so many things going on and, perhaps, don't have good operating procedures to handle a wide variety of things and might be more likely to mislabel plants.

It took me 2 or 3 years to learn that the Dwarf Orinoco I bought from Wellspring on eBay were something else. It's a 10' plant that produced some good fruit for me last year even though it bloomed in late August and it's quite cold hardy, but it bugs me that it's an unknown. It might be a tall Namwah.

Chironex · 04-17-2009, 11:52 AM

Harvey, IF it is a tall Namwa, I would be elated! I have been looking for one of those. You know what I will say next, so I won't bother to ask. hehe
I bought 3 bananas from them last year. They were my first bananas. A Dwarf Namwah, Raja Puri and Truly Tiny. We will soon find out what I really have. So far, so good. I think I have baby pictures in my gallery.

sunfish · 04-17-2009, 12:08 PM

I have bought a lot of plants from wellspring. I did receive the wrong passion vine and let them know,and it was replaced with the correct one. You can't go wrong ordering from them.

Gecko · 04-17-2009, 10:06 PM

I got my order from Green Earth today. One was unmarked but could figure it out from the invoice.

All were good looking plants well wrapped for shipping, nice root balls.

Here are the baby pics.

(found the missing sticker in the packing paper)

I am happy with the order, fast shipping, and the look of the plants.

Gecko

conejov · 04-17-2009, 11:59 PM

Those look really good gecko. I think I might order one or two from Green earth since everyone has given great reviews, I'm also considering ordering some from ebay. Im also looking for bamboo but I dont want to pay and arm and a leg.

Chironex · 04-18-2009, 12:15 AM

I received my 2 Ebun Muzak from another member here, Extreme Banana. Thanks Ed! Super good communication, gave me two for the price of one and they were good sized pups. Excellent packaging, too. Nice job!

LilRaverBoi · 04-18-2009, 11:02 AM

Nice looking plants, Gecko! I'm sure they'll do great for ya...I've had mine about two months now and they're doing quite well.

steven · 04-18-2009, 11:42 AM

im planning on getting, Rajapuri, Siam Ruby, and williams hybrid from wellsprings on ebay. any thoughts?

Gecko · 04-19-2009, 12:12 AM

Let us know how the transaction goes Steven. My Banana budget is shot for this year, but I do want to increase my collection, and different companies have different types.

(I went with Green earth kinda blind, but they had the species I wanted I just hoped for the best.)

Gecko

ewitte · 04-19-2009, 09:25 AM

There is a nursery right next to me with good prices on bananas. I was going to go visit yesterday but there was very heavy rain all day. I think my rajapuri cost me like $12 or $15. Now I have 4 of them growing off that one purchase lol.

steven · 04-19-2009, 02:56 PM

sounds like a good deal. too bad i dont live near you though lol.

PHILDAVE · 04-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Not a Banana I know - but just purchased a Alocasia calidora through Ebay (UK) - interesting to see what I get for £4.49p.

PHILDAVE · 04-23-2009, 10:09 AM

Just got my Alocasia Calidora I bought on Ebay (UK) arrive ....................

Not bad for £4.99.

perhaps another photo when its 5 ft tall methinks !!!

alpha010 · 04-24-2009, 05:14 AM

I am gonna have to relist my picks for best sites to go .....Green Earth AND Logees. Logees may be a bit more expensive but, I recieved the 2 naners I ordered and they both arrived very healthy and properly ID'ed. Plus, I bought my Musa "Double" mahoi from them roughly a week before they put that on sale, and the day they shipped it they sent me an email saying they read on "The Org" that I payed full price for it and that they are giving me a credit for the price difference. If that isn't wonderful customer service...I don't know what would be! Gota respect a company that actively seeks out and pays attention to what customers are saying/posting.

04-14-2009, 11:06 AM	#21 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,937 BananaBucks : 114,530 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,243 Times in 1,245 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant Just FYI...you can always edit any previous post (as many times as you want) by clicking the 'edit' button at the bottom. And as for Ebay....they have some good listings. Some are overpriced, some are decent. I've never ordered any plants from ebay, though I did order some seeds recently. The one thing to watch is their shipping time. I've seen some that quote a month or more....and let's be honest...most of us bananaheads are WAY to anxious about these things to wait a month! __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

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frog7994 Junior Member frog7994's Photo Gallery Location: West Palm Beach Zone: 10 Name: james Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 506 BananaBucks : 9,497 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 21 Times Was Thanked 105 Times in 63 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant I have a lot of luck with >Welcome to Going Bananas of Homestead, Florida! they all ways call back if you have any problem or questions.

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saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,552 BananaBucks : 175,084 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times Was Thanked 4,662 Times in 1,778 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant I haven't tried eBay yet for bananas, but I've bought many plumeria cuttings via them....all positive. Of course, if the vendor is in Thailand, you know it's going to take a while. __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

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larzam Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 657 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant i used WELLSPRING NURSERIES in florida[they have an ebay store]. good banana selection,average cost of plant is $5,great shipping. i bought from them at least 4 times in the past 2 years.sam in ms

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04-17-2009, 09:19 AM	#27 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,117 BananaBucks : 262,081 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,024 Times Was Thanked 4,453 Times in 1,894 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant I think the biggest problem with eBay plants is that many of these operations have so many things going on and, perhaps, don't have good operating procedures to handle a wide variety of things and might be more likely to mislabel plants. It took me 2 or 3 years to learn that the Dwarf Orinoco I bought from Wellspring on eBay were something else. It's a 10' plant that produced some good fruit for me last year even though it bloomed in late August and it's quite cold hardy, but it bugs me that it's an unknown. It might be a tall Namwah. __________________

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sunfish Banned sunfish's Photo Gallery Location: San Diego Find me on the map! Zone: 9-11 Name: Tony Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 18,429 BananaBucks : 951,680 Feedback: 8 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,210 Times Was Thanked 20,591 Times in 7,760 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,716 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant I have bought a lot of plants from wellspring. I did receive the wrong passion vine and let them know,and it was replaced with the correct one. You can't go wrong ordering from them.

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Chironex The causasian Asian! Chironex's Photo Gallery Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Find me on the map! Zone: I have no idea Name: Scot Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,788 BananaBucks : 118,665 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,544 Times Was Thanked 1,406 Times in 808 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant I received my 2 Ebun Muzak from another member here, Extreme Banana. Thanks Ed! Super good communication, gave me two for the price of one and they were good sized pups. Excellent packaging, too. Nice job! __________________ Scot Last edited by Chironex : 04-19-2009 at 05:48 PM.

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Gecko Gecko's Photo Gallery Location: Monte Alto / Edcouch Tx Find me on the map! Zone: 9-10 Name: Gecko Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 51 BananaBucks : 9,945 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 13 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant Let us know how the transaction goes Steven. My Banana budget is shot for this year, but I do want to increase my collection, and different companies have different types. (I went with Green earth kinda blind, but they had the species I wanted I just hoped for the best.) Gecko __________________ MoltenGecko Glassworks moltengecko.etsy.com molten.geckoglassworks.com

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ewitte ewitte's Photo Gallery Location: Houston Zone: 9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 449 BananaBucks : 49,761 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant There is a nursery right next to me with good prices on bananas. I was going to go visit yesterday but there was very heavy rain all day. I think my rajapuri cost me like $12 or $15. Now I have 4 of them growing off that one purchase lol.

04-19-2009, 02:56 PM	#37 (permalink)
steven steven's Photo Gallery Location: Connecticut Find me on the map! Zone: 7 Name: Steve Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 194 BananaBucks : 98,487 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 84 Times Was Thanked 49 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: what is the best website to buy a banana plant sounds like a good deal. too bad i dont live near you though lol. __________________ [/html]

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