Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-01-2025, 07:34 AM
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Variegated Mutation in Madeira?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yq1brNpr1AtUpc5X7
We've been preparing our land at our vacation home in Madeira, Portugal and hired someone to rototill the land to smooth it out and loosen up the soil so...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-30-2025, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,104
Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant
Inspected rhizome and planted in the ground today.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51394&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51394)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-29-2025, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,104
Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant
10 leaves
3.75" pstem
Things started looking bad with the last two leaves. Leaf #9 was completely white and leaf 10 was also looking completely white until the right leaf blade popped out of the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-16-2025, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,104
Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant
Another stacked leaf. Exactly what would be expected if this is to be a true Super Dwarf Pisang Awak. A green version of this plant could easily become the most desirable banana for indoor growers...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-10-2025, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,104
Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant
7 leaves
2.25" pstem
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=54314&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54314)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-31-2025, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,104
My New Favorite Banana Plant
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51482&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51482)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51933&size=1...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-05-2025, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,336
Re: Dwarf Namwa Nub
This one will be for sale when it gets a little bigger. :woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51933&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51933)
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-05-2025, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,336
Re: Dwarf Namwa Nub
$20 & $20 shipping
Second leaf was an improvement but still not very good.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51227&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51227)
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-20-2025, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,336
Dwarf Namwa Nub
Three weeks ago I removed a nicely variegated offshoot for in-ground planting that had a small nub on it. If the nub is left on a newly transplanted offshoot it sometimes goes dormant for an extended...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-09-2025, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,602
Re: This Beauty Found A New Home
Is it possible the VDN above left a trail of banana breadcrumbs because the VDN below found it's way to the same home. :waving::waving:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51669&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-02-2025, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,264
Re: Variegated Namwa
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57171&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57171)
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-19-2025, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 619
Variegated Dwarf Namwa #2
Variegated Dwarf from the Pisang Awak subgroup for sale.
Best offer. Free shipping. PM if interested.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJz6Sm5vL-s/
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
05-19-2025, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 214
Variegated Dwarf Namwa #1
Variegated Dwarf from the Pisang Awak subgroup for sale.
Best offer. Free shipping. PM if interested.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJz58WDvhDL/
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-13-2025, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,831
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-13-2025, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,117
Re: Vertical Propagation
After getting accustomed to working with these modified leaf buds, the next step is to divide them into a mass of tiny new buds as seen in the photo below.
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-13-2025, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,117
Re: Vertical Propagation
17 days later...
No banana seeds have sprouted yet.
The wet top mat of manure has increased the moisture level in the pot of coarse sand which in turn increased the growth rate of the monstera...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
04-06-2025, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,117
Re: Vertical Propagation
This photo of two Variegated Monstera Borsigiana auxiliary buds was part of the same photo at the bottom but was cropped out.
I added this photo because of the similarities of Vertical Propagation...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-27-2025, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,077
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds
I potted some variegated Tani seeds today.
First photo, seeds placed on some clean coarse sand.
Second photo, a slurry of fresh horse manure poured on the seeds.
Now I just have to keep it...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-15-2025, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,077
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds
I get a lot of these ...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51238&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51238)
because I have some of these...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-15-2025, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,264
Re: Variegated Namwa
Just found a Variegated Namwa bunch and will be hand pollinating the top hand today. 3/15/25
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-15-2025, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,077
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds
The goal should be 16 days to break ground.
Horse manure can be substituted with most fibrous materials. I use horse manure because it's easy to work with, the slurry can be poured to fit any shape...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
03-13-2025, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,077
Re: Variegated Banana Seeds
I'm guessing it's more difficult to maintain the proper moisture for the necessary period on your outdoor seeds because of your heat. Moisture is super important and I like to keep that part of the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2024, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,850
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-04-2024, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,850
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2024, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,850
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