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Forum: Ornamental Bananas 11-12-2023, 10:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

mine has been slowly pushing its first leaf but it has emerged barely 6"
slowly getting used to its new environment
just measured the base of the stem... 29" circumference...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 10-28-2023, 08:46 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

Wow!
#plantgoals!
great pics ellenmarie!
I will re measure my stem but I know it is not nearly that big lol
thanks for posting
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 10-23-2023, 03:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By all43
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

Beast of a plant and how lovely to see no shredded leaves!!!
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 10-21-2023, 11:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By beam2050
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

looks like it's going to flower next year.:08:
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 10-20-2023, 09:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

little overdue for an update
here are some pics from a couple weeks ago and also now that it has been dug up and brought inside (oct...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-15-2023, 06:24 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 242,311
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

One last pic of the 'new' mother stem for next year. I hated to put her to bed, it has been so warm and looks like it will continue to be for a few more weeks, but due to a confluence of factors it...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-25-2023, 08:26 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 242,311
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

Gonna try a different over-winter set-up this year as I have had so much success in the garage:mad:. I took Cincinanna's suggestion on heat and light to heart and moved the grow into the daylight...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-09-2023, 08:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

Well...I guess we'd better see a pic of the whole plant :D .......:drum:
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-09-2023, 08:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

nice size plant!

i will have to dig mine out of the pot in the fall as well

i hope mine gets as many leaves as you're plant did last year
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-07-2023, 04:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

check out the progress since just this morning and it is now 5pm
the leaf has changed the direction it is facing and you now see the next leaf coming out as...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-07-2023, 02:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

Wow, 23 inches and what, 4 feet tall? That thing is going to be a beast. Do you presently own a forklift ;)
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-07-2023, 12:16 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

it is in the 55 gallon fabric pot which is low and wide
it is on the left side of the last pic

i went back and looked at an old thread and it sprouted around 2 years ago

thanks for the interest!
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 08-07-2023, 11:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

the stem is getting thicker by the day... currently 23 inches circumference

https://i.ibb.co/R6Zs4G7/IMG-3917.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/HqsTRJ4/IMG-3910.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/ZzSqCH2/IMG-3909.jpg
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 07-12-2023, 07:53 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

update pic and i think the other mystery seedling which popped up is another ensete glaucum
https://i.ibb.co/rFfptjG/IMG-0263.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/wNhLKm0/IMG-0285.jpg
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 07-05-2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,964
Posted By Moongrass09
Great germination on pink banana seeds with zero effort.

After trying all the standard methods, I saw a youtube video recommending just putting seeds in a pot outside in the sun. I bought a new batch of 100 seeds (musa velutina) from rarexoticseeds. No...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 06-17-2023, 08:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,662
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

so the glaucum is now outside in a 55 gallon pot and working on putting out its 2nd leaf since coming outside
the leaf blades are longer than the...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 06-13-2023, 02:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 665
Posted By gatorfan
Pups for sale

Hi everyone,

Going to have some pups available in the coming weeks.
Will have true Blue Java, California Gold, Tall Namwah, Viente Cohol, FHIA-01, Raja Puri, Lacatan and Pisang Ceylon.

If interest...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 05-19-2023, 09:50 AM
Replies: 226
Views: 13,693
Posted By mchris752
Re: Seeds From Blue Java Ice Cream Bananas

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=68718&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=68718)

Photo from today.
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 05-10-2023, 07:53 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 13,693
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Seeds From Blue Java Ice Cream Bananas

Originally it was, but after reading some of the early posts I realized being the first member to sell seeds from cultivars wasn't going to be as easy as expected. There's a lot of basic information...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-08-2023, 07:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,653
Posted By Reminosys
Re: "New"(?) Bananas?

'Truly Tiny' is a cultivar in the Cavendish subgroup (AAA genome). It's one of many names given to the 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' archetype as a marketing gimmick, alongside 'Tropicana', 'Little...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-06-2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,883
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Time to separate the variegated pups

Every year I make them available but how many I sell just depends if members are successful or not. It's not enjoyable for me if members fail and I don't want to waste my time shipping substrate or...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 04-30-2023, 04:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: when to bring out of dormancy?

well the fhia 02 did not fare as well as i thought
i pared it down a fair bit
https://i.ibb.co/bQfJ0VV/IMG-9306.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/bN5r344/IMG-9313.jpg
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 04-20-2023, 08:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: when to bring out of dormancy?

update pics first
https://i.ibb.co/Jyhpnxy/IMG-9278.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/sjHfk1Z/IMG-9275.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/bvKtc7q/IMG-9281.jpg

you can see by the older pics that i potted them in rather wet...
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 04-18-2023, 10:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: when to bring out of dormancy?

I logged in today for the first time this season specifically looking for some input on this exact question.....so thank you for your post. How much water have you given them (I'm assuming its...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-18-2023, 09:57 PM
Replies: 609
Views: 242,311
Posted By sirdoofus
Re: Time to put the bananas to sleep for the Winter

First time back on the board this season:-/ Next week is the big day.....:08:
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