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Forum: Main Banana Discussion Yesterday, 08:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 346
Posted By harveyc
Re: Variegated Mutation in Madeira?

I posted it with the link so that the original quality image could be viewed. It's a larger file than allowed by the forum gallery.

I decided to get rid of all of my bananas and will start over with...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-04-2025, 11:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 469
Posted By CESARAURELE
Re: History of banana cultivation

Hi

Il semble, selon Pline, qu Alexandre ai ramené les bananiers chez les Grecs,
connu par les Romains donc.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-02-2025, 07:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 451
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: trying to figure out the right amount of wood chips for musa basjoo over winter

oh ok you are storing just the corms
i was trying to keep pstems as well
it was the pstems which were shriveling up
maybe i needed to have them in coarse sand when i planted them out but i have not...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-02-2025, 11:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 451
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: trying to figure out the right amount of wood chips for musa basjoo over winter

Our climates are very different but when I put a rhizome into dry storage it's exactly the same as if I was potting it except I don't add water and I store it in a cool dark area. Because I use clean...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-02-2025, 10:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant

Horses don't normally eat where they shlt so it's fairly easy to keep them away from small plants.

I'm very happy with how the plant is progressing and hopefully there won't be any negative...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-01-2025, 03:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 451
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: trying to figure out the right amount of wood chips for musa basjoo over winter

i havent had much luck with dry storing thus far
it may be that i have not kept the right and consistent temperatures and humidity
humidity has probably been my biggest issue as each time i attempt...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-30-2025, 03:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By PR-Giants
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)
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-30-2025, 03:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 451
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: trying to figure out the right amount of wood chips for musa basjoo over winter

Seeing that the roots can't go dormant and will rot, is there any advantage of leaving it in the ground opposed to digging it up and placing it in dry storage?

It seems like it would re-root earlier...
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 11-30-2025, 03:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 870
Posted By subsonicdrone
Re: brought the plants inside about a week ago and today it snowed!

those ventricosums were fine they are inside now
the other ensete from seed are doing well and they are in a well light part of the room
trying hard to keep them going over the...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-29-2025, 10:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 451
Posted By subsonicdrone
trying to figure out the right amount of wood chips for musa basjoo over winter

last year i believe i did not put enough wood chips on my basjoos in the backyard
in years past i had bought some straw bales which i used to insulate the stone retaining wall which also helped in...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-29-2025, 12:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By PR-Giants
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...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-23-2025, 11:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 892
Posted By ronke
Re: Welcome back, bananas.org!

Fantastic news! I had always recommended the forum and now I can again.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-23-2025, 11:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 892
Posted By harveyc
Re: Welcome back, bananas.org!

I asked Jarred about lack of being able to access the site a few days ago and he told me that it was being moved to a new host and that it should work better than ever. Seems good!
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-23-2025, 03:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,802
Posted By all43
Re: Musa Nono

The nono and a varigated variety are still on my one day wish list, glad yours has taken nice and quick mate.
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 11-17-2025, 03:05 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 9,621
Posted By ellenmarie
Re: tracking the growth of my ensete glaucum

End of season update. The picture with Jim is from Sept. 29, 2025. The rest are from cutting down and harvesting on Nov. 11. Once we get the seeds out we can see if any of them will...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-17-2025, 02:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 469
Posted By Bob
Re: History of banana cultivation

Glad to see you still around HarveyC(hestnuts) I bought and retired from farming since I was last very active here. Taking y first trip to Fla and the Bahamas soon. I'll post some pics. Have a...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-16-2025, 08:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By PR-Giants
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...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-15-2025, 02:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,802
Posted By gingerfkelley
Re: Musa Nono

This banana looks surprisingly unique. The mix of maroon and green makes it seem like a purely ornamental plant at first glance. But knowing it will eventually produce edible fruit makes it even more...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-14-2025, 12:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 469
Posted By harveyc
History of banana cultivation

When I first visited Madeira, Portugal in 2004 I was surprised to discover that bananas were widely grown there as my grandmother never mentioned them and my father never mentioned his parents...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-14-2025, 05:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 892
Posted By mushtaq86
Re: Welcome back, bananas.org!

I have been able to log on the site straight away, for the past 2 days without any issues and no adverts blocking half of the page, like the good old days, just hope i dont jinx it:ha:
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 11-11-2025, 12:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 870
Posted By all43
Re: brought the plants inside about a week ago and today it snowed!

I really like snow and I really banana plants!!

Its still extremely mild over here so the winner move is in no hurry.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-10-2025, 02:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,110
Posted By PR-Giants
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)
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 11-09-2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 870
Posted By subsonicdrone
brought the plants inside about a week ago and today it snowed!

edit: it was 2 weeks ago i brought most of them inside
i tried keeping some of them a bit taller instead of hacking them down to 1 foot tall
actually my maurelli were only dug out of the ground...
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 11-09-2025, 06:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,207
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: Propagating a Variegated Florida - photos only

Yeah, because this is counterintuitive just about everyone is going to choose the worst possible planting material first.

The worst choice is starting with a potted plant because everything relies...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-08-2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 1,853
Views: 278,605
Posted By PR-Giants
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

Thanks. Yeah it's gonna be a heavy bunch, 14 full hands and over 20' pseudostem. It sometimes works out really well for photos that my mountain is terraced.
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