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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-14-2010, 12:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,451
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Basjoos look ratty

Hort-

After thinking about it i think your exactly right. Day length would make a lot of sense. My soil temps right by the basjoos as i type are 72.8F... That should be plenty warm for them. ...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-13-2010, 03:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,451
Posted By frankthetank
Basjoos look ratty

What is the deal with them when the temp turns "cooler". I've dropped to 48F so far with many nights in the 50s and now the basjoos are looking really tough. Lots of yellow/lime green... the...
Forum: Other Plants 08-31-2010, 01:40 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 124,634
Posted By frankthetank
Re: What did you harvest today (other plants)?

A 74 lb Carolina Cross.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/august31.jpg

I bet we could have got it bigger, but we left 2 going to being with, before getting rid of the smaller of...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-30-2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,131
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Question About Pups

I just checked on 4 of my potted up basjoos without roots because they looked really rough. All of them were slimey/had a white mold growing on them and were starting to rot in the interior. So...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-26-2010, 01:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,131
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Question About Pups

I'm having the same problem, except all of my pups i'm digging have no roots, even big ones. I have no idea if i'm not digging out far enough or what. The pups are RIGHT NEXT to the mother plant. ...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 08-23-2010, 12:40 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,314
Posted By frankthetank
Re: I'm gonna have a bloom soon on my ice cream again

Do you find this to be an easy one to get fruit off of up here? I need to get a banana to fruit.. I would prefer one of the small bananas like 1000 fingers ...?

Good job on the fruit..
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 08-20-2010, 10:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,563
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Pot size for sdc?

25 gallon pot? That seems huge... I would think a 15 gallon should be sufficient for a good size SDC...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/IMG_3626.jpg
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-20-2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,759
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Bananas in a Greenhouse in SE Michigan

I was in Minneapolis at their big conservatory and they had bananas with fruit...i've also seen fruit on bananas in Madison, WI inside Olbrich Conservatory.

The issue is how warm are you going to...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-19-2010, 12:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,308
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Backyard - August 2010 (lots of bananas inside!)

That is very neat. Looks like a resort. I'm moving in.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-13-2010, 09:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,869
Posted By frankthetank
Summer update

Its been a long and hot and HUMID summer. We are right around 20 inches of rain since June 1st... its just been soggy. Growth on the bananas has been impressive, yet maybe not quite as much as i...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-24-2010, 03:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,438
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Before and After pics

Plums... Alderman is the big one, and then there is an Imperial Epineuse and a Superior plum (VERY GOOD!)... I'm getting rid of the Imperial...its doing fine and flowered this year, but i have no...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-24-2010, 12:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,438
Posted By frankthetank
Before and After pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/IMG_9034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/july24.jpg

This first pic was from April..i think
The second pic is from...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-11-2010, 11:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,951
Posted By frankthetank
Re: 2nd year Musa Basjoo is growing like crazy!

I measure to the top leaf :) Looks good...my tallest is about 6.5ft... I'm hoping for 12ft or better.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-21-2010, 07:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,379
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Musa Basjoo in NW Ontario

I've noticed mine have gone nuts with the warm nights (above 60F) and constant rainfall we've been having (over 5 inches this month). Even with warm ground temps, i still wasn't seeing a whole lot...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-20-2010, 12:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,313
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Corms coming out of dormancy

Yeah..i know..just keeping it simple. I'm not the greaetest with spelling :) so Pseduwhatever isn't part of my vocabulary (ouch)! I did attend public schools :)

I'll see what we have in another...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-19-2010, 11:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,313
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Corms coming out of dormancy

Corm is bigger..but it was a pig last year... Corm is about a hair over 5ft, the pup from last year is roughly 4ft... It will be interesting to give them another month...and see what happens... ...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-19-2010, 10:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,313
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Corms coming out of dormancy

Here are a couple of what i'm talking about...Do remember that the second pic looked like a corn stalk for the last 2 months... it is looking good now.

This one was a pup/overwintered/greenhouse in...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-17-2010, 11:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,313
Posted By frankthetank
Corms coming out of dormancy

To me it seems like when you store corms they take FOREVER to wake up. I put mine back in april and only now are they unfolding leaves. These aren't small plants, these are 6ft+ corms. They did...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-16-2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,102
Posted By frankthetank
Re: 10 days after planting in Wisconsin

Still growing them, but after this year..its only basjoos... Im also done storing corms. After the difference i've seen between pups i overwintered inside (then moved to the greenhouse in March) vs...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-11-2009, 02:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,983
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Dividing pups

I've potted up a lot of pups the last few days, although everything is coming inside. Still warm and dry around these parts...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-08-2009, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,507
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Overwintering nana corms?

I dig them them up...drag them into the basement...throw them on some cardboard, cover them (not sure if that is even necessary) and forget about them...

I'll take a bunch of pictures of what i do...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-08-2009, 03:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,841
Posted By frankthetank
Re: September update from SE TN

Randy-
Your yard is amazing. Throw in some Plumeria, bird of paradise, maybe some mangoes/pineapples and you would think your in Hawaii or south Florida :)

I like the castor bean...adds some good...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-28-2009, 02:47 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,050
Posted By frankthetank
Re: Giant Wisconsin Basjoo

I keep as much of the stem as possible. Just cut off the leaves. The big corms i think survive the winter even better then smaller plants. I just threw the big corm/roots in a plastic garbage bag...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 07-28-2009, 01:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,050
Posted By frankthetank
Giant Wisconsin Basjoo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/Screenshot-7.png

Do i have the biggest one growing in Wisconsin? Who knows, but i really like the idea of storing the biggest corm possible for...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-19-2009, 12:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,544
Posted By frankthetank
Re: How do I feed banana plants on a shoestring budget?? Eleanor’s VF-11

Last fall i grabbed 4 bags of 10-10-10 (40lb) bags someone was throwing out! Can't get any cheaper then that. The stuff was really old and some was kind of wet, but i don't care.
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