Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-22-2012, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: 2 urgent questions
I overwinter most of mine in pots in the garage. I remove all the leaves and allow them to dry out then put the pots on pallets so they are raised off the concrete floor. This insulates them from...
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Forum: Species Bananas
12-14-2011, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 69
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Re: ensete maurelii red-creating pups
I wouldn't cut the corm apart, just cut it down and scoop out part of the meristem to start the process. If you can add some bottom heat that will speed it up. You should see pup growth within...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-26-2011, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: What to do with them?
and if you cant do that simply remove all the compost from the roots and repot in the same pots making sure they are upright. I do this every season as i always have a few in pots that seem to grow...
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-03-2011, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 24,769
Re: ensete maurelii red-creating pups
These were taken a while ago. I am over wintering them inside and will see how they grow on next year. In the second photo i removed a few pups that had developed individual...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-25-2011, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: Cats and bananas
I make a "collar" out of cardboard that goes around the stem of the banana and covers the pot. This stops our cat from using them as a lavatory in the winter !
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-30-2011, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,603
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Forum: Species Bananas
09-18-2011, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Musa Sikkimensis Gigantea
Very nice James, I really like this plant, they colour up well and are obviously different to a Red Tiger when you put them side by side.
I will over winter mine indoors this year.
It survived the...
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Forum: Species Bananas
09-16-2011, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 24,769
Re: ensete maurelii red-creating pups
Yes, i do this every year with at least one maurelii. With our weather unless they are kept in a heated area over winter they die rapidly so i usually keep one inside and force it to pup to ensure i...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-16-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Ants in my banana pot. Should I worry?
I had a nest in a Red Tiger pot this year. It was kind of interesting watching them come and go with eggs and food. I just left them to it, they don't harm the plant and are gone soon enough.
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Forum: European Section
08-25-2011, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,438
Re: strangled tropicana
Tropicana is a made up name - that seems to happen a lot in the banana world See;
Musa Super Dwarf Cavendish - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Super_Dwarf_Cavendish)
which also...
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Forum: European Section
08-25-2011, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,438
Re: strangled tropicana
The pup growth is fairly normal for a super dwarf Cavendish - mine are similar and little prince is even more prolific. It does look a little restricted at the top but not as bad as Ensete...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-19-2011, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,581
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-19-2011, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,581
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-19-2011, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,581
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
08-19-2011, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,581
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Forum: Species Bananas
08-18-2011, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,226
Re: Could these be Musa Basjoo seeds?
They certainly look like the ones in the old thread to me.
Tempted to give them a try for the fun of it but given i have about 60 musa basjoo plants as it is i think her indoors may not let me get...
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Forum: Species Bananas
08-14-2011, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Could these be Musa Basjoo seeds?
Using the terms Japanese fiber musa b, and that it originates from china and is frost tolerant to -20c definitely suggests they believe the seed to be musa basjoo.
Either way it will be interesting...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2011, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,588
Re: Here is my ae ae
For whatever reason AE AE has never really appealed to me but that one is stunning and may even change my mind ! Thanks for posting it.
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-13-2011, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 18,179
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-12-2011, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 18,179
Re: discussion of bananas grown in water
The key to this for me is simply the temperature and 02 content of the water.
If the water temperature is at least temperate and the 02 level at near saturation then there should be no problem...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-05-2011, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,681
Re: Little prince and Truly tiny
At the moment i am using J Arthur Bower’s Ericaceous Compost which according to the MSDS sheet has a ph of 4.0 to 4.5.
However it doesn't stay that low for very long especially if you are...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2011, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,681
Re: Little prince and Truly tiny
I have little prince and it pups all the time. It will only grow to the size of the pot you put it into so its a great house plant. I pot it in ericaceous compost to bring out the colour, great...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
07-25-2011, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,841
Re: Musa Cheesemanii
James, very interesting method. What is the significance of the epsom salts exactly ? I have tried a few things in the past but not epsom salts.
I appreciate it is a fertilizer of sorts.
I have a...
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Forum: European Section
07-23-2011, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 48,487
Re: Bananas in our gardens
Strange year for growing tropicals in the UK this year, everything seems to be slow, here are some of mine as of last week.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/musa_monkey/garden_2011a.jpg
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-15-2011, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,290
Re: Transplant shock?
Cut all but two of the leaves off then cut the two you leave on in half. Pot them up, water, then keep them in the shade to reduce transpiration until they start to show signs of new growth.
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