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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-31-2014, 07:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,572
Posted By bengtang
Re: Is anyone growing near a swamp?

Here in the tropics bananas grow fine in wet mud. When planting suckers, plant in a mound so they are a bit above the water line, but once they get going they can spread out into the waterlogged mud.
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 05-31-2014, 07:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,331
Posted By bengtang
Re: Water sucker worth saving?

Water suckers will not grow as fast or big as sword ones, but they will make their own next generation of sword suckers which will be fine.
Forum: Tiki Hut 08-29-2013, 12:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,248
Posted By bengtang
Re: Thoughts on the Fukushima contamination

“Fukushima: Your Days of Eating Pacific Ocean Fish Are Over At the Very Least”
"Fukushima: Your Days of Eating Pacific Ocean Fish Are Over At the Very Least" | Alternative...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-29-2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,403
Posted By bengtang
Re: I'm sure I messed up

Search youtube for bananas winter bubble wrap. Instead of bubble wrap some people pile leaves around as insulation. As long as the corm survives it will grow back when it is warm again.
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 08-29-2013, 12:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,535
Posted By bengtang
Re: Why Do Banana Plants Pup?

I have noticed that they pup when the main stem has its growth constrained for some reason. Maybe it is choked, or bent or broken, or fallen over, then in response a bunch of pups will come up. ...
Forum: Other Plants 08-29-2013, 12:03 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,157
Posted By bengtang
Re: Good cover crops for bananas?

Don't plant kudzu or other climbing vines, they can kill bananas if they climb them. They twirl around the young leaves as they come out and don't let them open, they can break leaves. Other legumes...
Forum: Member Introductions 08-29-2013, 12:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,101
Posted By bengtang
Re: Gophers eat roots of red banana tree

Just leave it, it will grow back. As long as they didn't eat up the whole corm and there are some buds left on it, it will grow back.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-11-2013, 09:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,081
Posted By bengtang
Re: Banana planting depth:is it important and do they adjust themselves to their liki

If planting seeds, just sow on the surface of the soil, or at most plant just below the surface, maybe 1cm deep.

If planting corms or suckers i tend to dig quite a deep hole and put them in, then...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-20-2013, 12:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,679
Posted By bengtang
Re: Uncontacted Tribe

Another vid
Uncontacted Amazon Tribe: First ever aerial footage - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLErPqqCC54)

Wonder how they got the bananas if they are uncontacted. Bananas are not native...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 04-09-2013, 03:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

Thanks for the news. How did you make them germinate? What temperature did you keep them at?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-29-2013, 11:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 35,263
Posted By bengtang
Re: Propagation through corm cutting

Why keep them away? They protect the banana plant from caterpillars, snails etc.

As for the corm dividing method, i have done it, nothing special, no need to remove the roots, just look for the buds...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-23-2013, 03:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,743
Posted By bengtang
Re: Bananas from Seed

I eat wild Musa acuminata with seeds, you have to suck off the flesh and spit out the seeds. When ripe it is very sweet and has a flavour similar to sweet soy sauce.
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-22-2013, 11:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

Thanks for the pics, they look good. Once you have those long summer days they should grow fast.
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 02-11-2013, 05:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

Thanks for the photos my friends.

Here are some photos of where the seeds come from:

Banana Gallery - Wild bananas in Singapore (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=2144)
Forum: Member Introductions 02-11-2013, 05:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,815
Posted By bengtang
Re: Wild bananas for wildlife and food security - Singapore

I've posted some photos of the wild bananas:
Banana Gallery - Wild bananas in Singapore (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=2144)
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 01-18-2013, 03:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

Thanks for the good news! What did you do to make them germinate? How long did it take?
Forum: Member Introductions 01-08-2013, 10:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,815
Posted By bengtang
Re: Wild bananas for wildlife and food security - Singapore

An article and some pics showing the wild nanas, i am pretty sure they are native to Singapore.

Wild bananas growing near Dairy Farm Rd?, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Singapore Guides & Articles...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 01-08-2013, 10:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

An article and some pics showing where the seeds come from, i am pretty sure they are native to Singapore.

Photo gallery: Amateur naturalist may have found wild bananas here...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 01-07-2013, 11:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By bengtang
Re: Germination - wild banana (probabaly M. acuminata)

Nice! Keep us updated as to how they grow. If anyone else wants some seeds, PM me your postal address. They are from wild banana plants in the forest, probably some subspecies of Musa acuminata. The...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-22-2012, 06:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,585
Posted By bengtang
Bananas in movies / film / media

Hey, what films / TV shows have you seen bananas in? Or any posters or other media?

Any film set in the tropics tends to have bananas in it to give it a tropical feel.

Forest Gump (Vietnam scenes):...
Forum: Banana Recipes 12-10-2012, 11:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,703
Posted By bengtang
Re: eating the banana plant

The video says the seeds are edible - only when immature. Once they are from ripe fruits they are as hard as stones, covered in a layer of glass.
Forum: Other Recipes 12-04-2012, 12:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 11,000
Posted By bengtang
Re: Banana stem curry

You can't do it after you get some fruit because the middle of the stem will then be very fibrous and it will be like eating sugar cane. To cook it you have to harvest before the plant flowers. More...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 12-03-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,738
Posted By bengtang
Re: Banana seeds for sale

I have Musa acuminata wild type seeds from Singapore. PM me if you want some. No phyto cert, collected from wild plants.
Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants 12-03-2012, 12:12 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 61,994
Posted By bengtang
Re: Tissue Culture

Here is a cached copy
Micropropagation of Musa (http://web.archive.org/web/20091024223858/http://geocities.com/k2benson/TCoverview/TCban/TCban.html)
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 12-03-2012, 12:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,596
Posted By bengtang
Re: Moisture control miracle grow...Bad or good!

Bananas like water, i have some growing in a marsh
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