damaclese

I feel like such a slacker




We are all stewards of this planet

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Dean W.

Your gonna have to go plant something, damaclese. LOL!!!

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damaclese

Well that sounds good in thery but the practical side and this is what pepol that dont live in a desert sould understand that summer here is like winter where you all live its dangeras out side so in esins if the plants arnt in the grownd by april 1 then its all over untill sept nothing i plant right now will be abal to take the heat the bananas i planted yester day are probly going to have to come inside in anather month or so but im playing that day by day all just have to wate and see how they respond to the heat iv already notest that my thym is heat streesed and is probly going to die so far in 10 years iv never had it grow throw the summer mabe al replant it in the fall realy thats the best time to plant here any way it stayes in the 60 dering the day for most of the winter with just a few dayes here and there where it will be coold enuff to have to cover things up im thinking the bananas are going to grow in the winter if i put them on the west side of the house its quite hot there even in the winter iv gotin teps in the 80 dering the day even whene the thermomiter reads 60 in the shade

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Dean W.

I potted up a Musa balbisiana and a Rajapuri pup.

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Richard

Correct, there are native plants which are dormant during the desert summer heat.

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billabong

Things have been hopping for me the last few months! As far as bananas go in the few weeks i potted up over 500 bananas; rajapuri, basjoo, manzanos, dwarf cavendish, and 100 Ruby Siams, 100 Pisang Susa, and 100 Double Mahoi - the last 3 courtesy of inkcube via Honduras.

frankthetank

Had one Basjoo left in a container, and was going to plant it in the "banana patch", but decided i wanted something a little more visible and movable. This bad boy is going to get 12ft or more... I can feel it.



I drilled a good size hole in the bottom, put some wood chips down and then pure compost (i think its mostly composted leaves). Threw some lawn fertilizer in there with it and will probably need a chainsaw to get it out of there next October!!! We don't have a tree big enough for a treehouse, so this will have to do.

Richard

Wow.

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Richard

That naner is sure to be happy in its new home. Nicely done.

What are those fruit trees on the left of the photo?

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Dean W.

Do you have a nursey or what?

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frankthetank

Peaches...



from today (winter was really bad and my trees flower buds got killed, except for the ones that were covered with snow...only 11 peaches)

Also have plums, cherries (sweet and sour), apricot, apples, 1 pear, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries...etc etc...my neighbors must think i'm nuts.

billabong

I co-own, I have a silent partner who is minority share holder, a wholesale nursery and tissue culture lab that does strictly contract growing for a handful of retailers. I have 5 greenhouses totaling almost 15552 sq. ft./1445 sq. m. not counting the headhouse plus 3 seperate houses that are 3000 sq. ft. each for a total of about 25000 sq. ft. This does not included 12000 sq. ft. of shade units. Currently we have new house being constructed and will hopefully be ready for the fall.

Dean W.

billabong,

That explains it. I thought that was alot of bananas. Good luck w/ your new green house.

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Billabong, that's a great industry position to be in.

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billabong-

My nephew plays for the Cornhuskers (baseball). He's a freshman.

qwkslver

I planted red dwarf and super dwarf, tiny little things, in pots. These are the first I have had in years. We lived in a cold place but recently relocated to SC. Do they grow well in SC and year round or do you have to take them up? We are ordering a greenhouse unless we can find one at costco tomorrow but I would rather be able to plant them in the ground and leave them if possible. Where do yall get your plants/corms?

musa_monkey

A litttle ensete glaucum bottom right.
Nice little pup

chong

qwkslver, Welcome again!

I don't know what part of the state you're in, but SC is either Zone 7 to the NW, or Zone 8 to the SW. In any case, those plants that you planted won't make it outside in the yard without generous protection. I'm in Zone 8b (allegedly) in Seattle, WA and I've been growing several banana varieties that I thought would do well outside with some protection, i.e., visqueen over the plants in the winter, or a cold greenhouse. But even those were pretty difficult so far. If you don't mind seeded varieties, you might try planting M. Basjoo and Mussella Lasiocarpa. I've seen pictures of them in snow. Though, personally, I give them some minimal protection.

Along the same lines, with a little extra protection, in my experience, D. Orinoco, CA Gold, and TX Star would be great plants to plant outside, if you want seedless fruit.

My results have fluctuated over the years, as I get closer and closer to some varieties that have survived despite the varying temperatures and sunlight conditions in our area. In the mid 90s, I had 2 Red Abyssinian bananas that survived several winters, where they even got snowed in, without a scratch. They grew even taller the following summers. Then one winter, even though we did not have much freezing weather, I noticed one of them was tilting. When I touched the plant to check on it, it fell and exposed a rotting corm. Lesson learned: Do not let the root of you banana be soaking in water in the cold weather. So happened that during that time, Seattle experienced daily rain for almost 2 months, stopped a day, then rain again for several weeks. And the temperature was around 34°F! Those plants lasted me 4 or 5 years. Ironically, they were from Ty Ty Nursery ( they were much milder then). I tried to buy replacements but they didn't want to sell any plants to WA state residents, due to some kind of restrictions or something.

In the winter of 2006, 98% of my plants survived our temperatures that dipped into the single digits, even when we lost power for 7 days and 6 nights, when it was 5° - 6°. Last winter, all my Super Dwarf Cavendish perished. So did 5 Dwarf Brazilians (2 sword pups & 3 TC), my 2 remaining Dwarf Niños, Ice Cream, Goldfinger, 2 Raja Puri, 2 Zebrinas and several others. What remained were CA Gold, Thonsonii, Balbisiana - all green! Also, but not so green are a dozen D. Orinocos that I've had from TC from Agristarts. When the sun shows up in Seattle, I'll be having a memorial service for my fallen friends.

I just got several bananas from eBay. I got my CA Gold, 1 D Barazilian, and 1 Zebrina from my esteemed friend, Mr. Joe R. My D. Orinocos and D. Niños are from Agristarts. Thomsonii and Balbisiana from our Moderator Gabe.

When I finish my hot section of my greenhouse, I'll be on the hunt for a Ae'Ae. Well, actually, I already know where I'm gonna get them. Right now, I'm ordering some bananas from Mr. Ben Poirier in San Diego.

chong

Are you in NE? Does it take much to have a TC lab? I'm planning to start a TC lab in the Philippines. I read that the Owner of the biggest TC lab in the Philippines started with PhP500,000 in 2003 (that's equivalent to less than $10,000), and is now producing 375,000 banana plantlets (4" - 6") per month. Is this possible? Or marketing ploy?

Thanks.

Zacarias

Chong, I'm originally from the Seattle are and will move back there next year likely. I was wondering if you have ever had one of your orinocos or CA gold bloom there?

Zach