Forum: Main Banana Discussion
Today, 11:58 AM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
Ensete (C) seedlings heading outdoors (daytime anyway) to start the hardening off process....yay!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=69077...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-15-2024, 11:10 AM
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Re: Corm refusing to grow
So what you are saying is that it is not in any planting medium at all at the moment? Throw us a pic if you feel so inclined, pics are always welcome. And good luck with it, I am sure it will grow...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-11-2024, 09:38 AM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-10-2024, 09:55 PM
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Re: Winter Grow
I thought I would post an update on my winter grow attempt. It's actually gone pretty well once I figured out the watering schedule. I did lose a Meyer Lemon but I think it was suffering from...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-09-2024, 12:43 PM
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Re: Uncovering winterized bananas
Noticed my front basjoos straining out of their winter enclosures so decided to pull the protection. Its a little earlier than usual and we still have some cool nights (0C ish) in the forecast for...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
04-09-2024, 11:12 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2024, 08:54 PM
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Re: Corm refusing to grow
Came back from a few days out of town and found this nice little ray of sunshine coming off my matooke corm :08:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=69065...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2024, 06:31 PM
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Re: All my bananas coming out but not M.basjoo
I have had portions of my basjoos die over winter. In my case I suspect it might have been something eating the plant....voles, rats, mice...dunno...but haven't had a whole plant die. I am assuming...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-29-2024, 02:20 PM
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Re: Corm refusing to grow
So I am looking for a little direction as this is a new experience for me. I am considering doing the soak for my matooke corm but am a bit hesitant as I really don't want to bugger it because I...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-29-2024, 01:01 PM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
SWEET!!! That's fantastic. And you got an A to sprout, nicely done. I am very happy they are doing something for you. Please keep us posted on their progress.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-26-2024, 08:48 AM
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Re: that time of year!!
No Doubt!! I am finding it hard not to just go ahead and pull all the protection off. We are about 3-4 weeks early for our avg last frost, however with the El Nino ENSO pattern, I am tempted to make...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-25-2024, 10:04 AM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
I replied to this yesterday but for some reason I don't see it today - weird.
That is really cool. I was hoping some of the seedlings would be black stemmed varieties (assuming that is proper...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-22-2024, 01:37 PM
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Re: Corm refusing to grow
Excellent info, thank you. I have a similar situation with a matooke corm. The mainstem faded to nothing over the winter and being a little worried about it I pulled the corm. When I did, the corm...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-17-2024, 07:40 PM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
The C group of seeds was taken from the most recent fall of the three. You can see in the pic a few posts up what the flower looked like....all dead but still some obvious structure. And I picked...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-17-2024, 11:31 AM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
Just had 2 more C seedling pop up :08:
Both from a slightly later sowing I did in early December
One of them I tried cold stratifying (1-2 seeds from each group) by sowing them then leaving them...
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Forum: Member Introductions
03-07-2024, 02:40 PM
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Forum: Banana Recipes
02-23-2024, 12:55 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-18-2024, 02:43 PM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
Cool, I'll be interested to see if the two groups have different characteristics.
I hadn't heard that about constant temps....maybe I'll give it a try on my sleepers too.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-18-2024, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
That's awesome, I am so happy they are growing for you :D Thanks for posting. Remind me again how many seeds you were able to germinate so far. If I remember correctly you had seeds from 2 groups...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-10-2024, 12:33 PM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
We did see a few smoke billows from distance we were told were charcoal operations. If that's what they were, they looked pretty small but I don't remember any remarks about legality.
There is no...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-08-2024, 01:30 PM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-05-2024, 11:35 PM
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
Yup, that is definitely a heat mat. I must a bit sheepishly admit that I am not nearly as ambitious as you are when it comes to germination protocol, maybe that’s why you have had better percentages...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-03-2024, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
As an aside: Maybe interesting, maybe not, but the seeds from the plant in my last post, what I am calling group C, with the best germination rates so far, were all floaters. They did sink within a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-01-2024, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Uganda - a few pics
So finally I am having a little success with the Ensete seeds I brought back:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=69026...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-13-2024, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 22
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Re: Winter Grow
Most Rooms are most definitely not made for grow operations ;) - With some creative pvc construction and wiring, you can make "lamps" of any height for just about any purpose quite cheaply. And, take...
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