Musa 'Darjeeling Giant'

Joe K · 03-21-2008, 01:01 PM

Nice fresh seed, about 85/90% germination rate. Conditions are heated glass greenhouse, bottom heat. Seed was very fresh.

D_&_T · 03-21-2008, 01:14 PM

WOW, what kind of prep work did you do?

tropical-pete · 03-21-2008, 01:14 PM

Wow!!!!! Where are you, Joe? USA? Europe? And how many seeds did you plant lol there must be loads there! What kind of temps were they at, and did you give them any fluctuation?

Thanks, take care

Pete

Joe K · 03-21-2008, 01:25 PM

I'm in New Jersey USA. The seed was not prepared as that does not do anything (in my opinion) but I don't know what you mean, maybe soaking? What else would you do, maybe knick the outer shell? But this was very fresh seed, and I think that this is the only issue with banana seed propagation.

They were sown in Pro Mix PGX and put on a bottom heat that is set at 90 degrees. Sunny days would see temps in at least the 80s or higher in the greenhouse.

But yeah I have a ton of them. I was going to list them for sale on here but it says I need credits or something. I don't know if any nursery people read this though who would be interested in those quantities.

D_&_T · 03-21-2008, 01:43 PM

We would be interest in same, as we live in COLD climate winters!

believe with your banana bucks you buy credits to post sales or auctions.

bigdog · 03-21-2008, 10:50 PM

Hey Joe! Dude, I'm sorry I didn't mention the "bananabucks" thing. They just started it on here. I have no idea how you could post a for sale add, but seeing as you have several hundred of those babies to get rid of, I'm sure Jarred can figure something out. Or maybe I can just give you mine.

D_&_T · 04-19-2008, 11:30 PM

Any updated photos?

Chironex · 04-20-2008, 01:09 AM

That is fantastic, I sure hope to have such great success with the seeds I have.

Thanks for the pic too.

mskitty38583 · 04-20-2008, 10:24 AM

wth the nana bucks you can donate nana bucks to people.ok you can exchange your nana bucks for credits. you need the credits to "purchase" your add on the classiffieds. i had to read the fine print. lol.

mrbungalow · 04-20-2008, 04:03 PM

I think that's very impressive joe!!

But I would get them in individual pots ASAP!

Erlend

Dean W. · 04-20-2008, 10:11 PM

Cool! Nice germinating!

Dean

Tropicallvr · 04-21-2008, 01:47 AM

Last year when I was growing my first one, I was was like "damn this thing grows so fast you could actually sell a crap load of 5 gallon plants in one season, started from seed in December". Nice seedlings, I wish I had a greenhouse.

dablo93 · 04-21-2008, 02:04 AM

wow, that are LOTS of new naners, congrats with it!!

griphuz · 04-21-2008, 09:37 AM

Has anybody got some more infor on the species maybe?
Just a collection of Big Sikki's from Dajeerling, or real separate characteristics?
Regards,
Remko.

Tropicallvr · 04-21-2008, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griphuz

Has anybody got some more infor on the species maybe?
Just a collection of Big Sikki's from Dajeerling, or real separate characteristics?
Regards,
Remko.

It's definatly a hybrid, and based on the leaf characteristics likely a balbisiana hybrid.

bigdog · 04-21-2008, 06:50 PM

Nobody's done any DNA work on it yet, and that's not likely to happen anytime in the near future, so we will be left to speculate as to what its parentage (other than sikkimensis) is. It does have balbisiana leaf characteristics, as Kyle said, but so do a lot of other bananas. Seeing as how balbisiana grows nearby (relatively), it's not too much of a stretch to think that it could be.

51st state · 04-21-2008, 08:03 PM

Yup thats my understanding of it

Sikkimensis X Balbisiana

Impressive germination %... WOW springs to mind.

03-21-2008, 01:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
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tropical-pete Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 36 BananaBucks : 1,384 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 24 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Welcomes: 14	Re: Musa 'Darjeeling Giant' Wow!!!!! Where are you, Joe? USA? Europe? And how many seeds did you plant lol there must be loads there! What kind of temps were they at, and did you give them any fluctuation? Thanks, take care Pete

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Joe K Location: Southwest New Jersey, USA Zone: USDA 7a - AHS 7 Name: Joe K (swnj7a) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 931 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Musa 'Darjeeling Giant' I'm in New Jersey USA. The seed was not prepared as that does not do anything (in my opinion) but I don't know what you mean, maybe soaking? What else would you do, maybe knick the outer shell? But this was very fresh seed, and I think that this is the only issue with banana seed propagation. They were sown in Pro Mix PGX and put on a bottom heat that is set at 90 degrees. Sunny days would see temps in at least the 80s or higher in the greenhouse. But yeah I have a ton of them. I was going to list them for sale on here but it says I need credits or something. I don't know if any nursery people read this though who would be interested in those quantities.

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bigdog Title-less bigdog's Photo Gallery Location: Knoxville, TN Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,447 BananaBucks : 13,842 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 74 Thanked 355 Times in 145 Posts Welcomes: 81	Re: Musa 'Darjeeling Giant' Nobody's done any DNA work on it yet, and that's not likely to happen anytime in the near future, so we will be left to speculate as to what its parentage (other than sikkimensis) is. It does have balbisiana leaf characteristics, as Kyle said, but so do a lot of other bananas. Seeing as how balbisiana grows nearby (relatively), it's not too much of a stretch to think that it could be.

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51st state Mimi's dad's grown a Nana 51st state's Photo Gallery Location: salisbury, UK Find me on the map! Zone: 8b ish Name: Kev Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 275 BananaBucks : 7,303 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 50 Thanked 61 Times in 44 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Musa 'Darjeeling Giant' Yup thats my understanding of it Sikkimensis X Balbisiana Impressive germination %... WOW springs to mind. __________________ a>

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