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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants Today, 01:42 PM
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Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Container TC Pups, slow growth/ Care Tips

Yes they can be very slow (for a banana) and not very forgiving as they have no reserves like a larger banana would have in its corm. I gave my NoNo tissue culture no direct sun just artificial light...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction Today, 12:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 29
Posted By PR-Giants
Variegated Dwarf

This nicely Variegated Dwarf from the Pisang Awak subgroup will be for sale once it completes it's vertical macropropagation process. Best offer, PM if interested....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 10:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By Dizchik88
Re: "Triple" Flower dilemma??

Here is a picture of the first plant with triple blooms:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=69091&cat=3340

Plant...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 08:04 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Many members kill their A'ea'e over the winter because of the combination of slower growth rate and poor soil aeration.

By raising the soil level (only 3" in the photo below) the plant will raise...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 07:06 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

I was working with a bunch of A'ea'e pots today that were setup for macropropagation and decided to take a photo specifically because of your post.

Many of my propagation posts are meant to give...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 05:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,795
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: Uganda - a few pics

Well then, into the greenhouse they go :D
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 03:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 113
Posted By Foxhound
Re: Growing Bananas at 8000 feet/searching for A'ea'e

Holy Cow! That is one Beauty!

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Truly was a magnificent plant.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-30-2024, 11:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 113
Posted By WildernessGreen
Re: Growing Bananas at 8000 feet/searching for A'ea'e

Hi, my main banana greenhouse is glazed with a 5 ply polycarbonate. It provides a soft diffused light. I have another greenhouse attached to the front of my passive solar home, that indeed is glazed...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-29-2024, 08:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 113
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Growing Bananas at 8000 feet/searching for A'ea'e

Glad you decided to post. That plant is perfectly grown. No real burned spots on the leaves. I thought you would have bright light at that elevation. How do you protect the leaves from burn? Your...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-29-2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,795
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Uganda - a few pics

To amend my late night post above, I want to post some observations. I am thinking the larger range of temps (50sF -90sF/ maybe even 100F) and uneven and variable ranges of temp contributed to the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-29-2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By Foxhound
Re: "Triple" Flower dilemma??

Sounds like you have the Triple Mah-Floy! Very cool!

Just joking around, sounds cool though, we gotta see some pictures.

Bumping this post for the experts.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-29-2024, 09:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 113
Posted By Best day
Re: Growing Bananas at 8000 feet/searching for A'ea'e

Stunning plant. Beautiful.

Bill
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 10:50 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,795
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Uganda - a few pics

In the 1st week of April I removed the unsprouted Ensete seeds from their heat mat inside my house to my greenhouse and cut the small greenhouse heater off. Days were getting plenty warm and the...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 04-28-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,669
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds

Beautiful in a group together like that!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 08:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 113
Posted By WildernessGreen
Growing Bananas at 8000 feet/searching for A'ea'e

Hi folks, I have been a lurker here for years, thought I would jump in with some details on how I recently killed my gorgeous 18 month old A'ea'e - and to ask if anyone knows of any available now,...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 04:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By Dizchik88
"Triple" Flower dilemma??

Hello! First time posting, I have a rather unique problem I would like advice on. 7 years ago in Orlando, started with a single dwarf Cavendish plant I bought at Home Depot. That single plant has...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 03:56 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By n8-r
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Oh cool, I'll check the photos out, Thanks. All this info is greatly helpful! So what I'm assessing thus far is that anytime one interferes with the natural way a plant wants to grow, it causes it...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 11:59 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Good points.

When the 'Growing Point' emerges from the top of a mature pseudostem it's often referred to as the flower and after the fruit are formed it's referred to as the male bud.

If it's a...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 04-28-2024, 11:34 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,669
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds

I didn't have any information from clients in North Carolina so I used information from a client growing in the banana region of South Carolina that said the fallen seeds grow like weeds.

You bring...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 11:31 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By n8-r
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Wow, this is awesome info, Thanks! So it looks like the horizontal growth won't work, but I'm thinking this could still be an extremely usefully method when the plant is in dormancy to not disturb...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 04-28-2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,669
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds

Agree on all you say here. I also try to take natures way into account. But which nature? Here is my thought process. There are many regions, of the world, that grow bananas, naturally, from seed. I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 10:01 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Agreed that is a very beautiful variegation. Hope that will become available one day.
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 04-28-2024, 10:00 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,669
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds

I look to Nature for information before looking online. Fossil records have shown that bananas were growing in the Americas over 165 millions years ago and it's doubtful someone was soaking the seeds...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 09:58 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By Jeff zone 8 N.C.
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Many thanks for the instruction. I will certainly begin to use this method.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2024, 09:10 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 759
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: New way to grow Bananas in colder climates??

Laying a potted banana plant on it's side is a very efficient technique that's basically a Master Class on "Mass Macropropagation".

Step 1.
Lay a potted banana plant on it's side in order to...
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