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Banana Seed Germination Forum As one of the toughest seeds in the plant kingdom to figure out the keys to germination success with, this is a forum with banana seed germination tips. Please entitle posts like "Musa balbisiana," or "Musa cheesmani," etc. People would then post a reply under that heading, sharing their germination successes (and failures), what materials and methods they used, germination percentage, etc.


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Old 07-13-2008, 02:00 PM   #241 (permalink)
 
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Old 07-13-2008, 07:37 PM   #242 (permalink)
 
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Here's my seedlings! I got the seed from, Randy!
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Update of my pink bananas. Another plant has a flower emerging! The entire Velutina grove.

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Old 08-01-2008, 01:31 PM   #245 (permalink)
 
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Thanks! I never knew how amazing this banana was until I started growing it this year! I wish I would have had this great ornamental many years ago. I must thank my good friend Randy for the seeds and for sending me a corm earlier this year. He really deserves all the credit.
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I may be slow, but i'm consistent. Sorry for the late post!

About two weeks ago the weather went sideways,rainy and down to 7c low and 12c high for over 8 days. Sounds right for a Vancouver summer. Checked the seeds on the side of the house to find 80% + started to sprout. I've only let them dry out about 3 times this summer.Soil temps up to 39.7c.







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Great job!!!! I was wondering if you were having any luck... 80%, huh!?!?! Wow, that is better than I would have thought. Best of luck with them and keep me posted as they mature!!!!
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We planted 4 outside about 10 days ago will post few pictures when shade
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Sorry about the math....

Planted Sprouted

18 18
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75 58 = 77.333%


Close though.... maybe by the end of this week?
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Congratulations on your success!
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Hey Randy!!
I planted your velutina seeds where I grow my kale and 2 came up!

Thats them on the right. I'll post another pic next week.
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Congrats Lynn!!!
Hopefully more will be right behind them. Keep me posted...
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Way to go, Lynn! Are you going to leave them there?
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I love Velutina!
Wait till you guys taste them, mmm, tasty! Just be careful!
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Musa velutina makes a nice grove quickly. This spring I started with one sprouted seed of Randy's (that was 1.5 feet when I planted it in March) along with a few corms that I received in the mail. Here's the grove today! I like the slender leaves compared to musa basjoo. I think this banana grows to the perfect height and is wonderful for smaller yards.



Progress of the fruit. They seem to be getting very plump.
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About how many seeds does a pink banana have?
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