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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-17-2017, 09:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,112
Posted By Chud
Re: Sikkimensis - Mould/Bugs/Disease/eh???

More info on the feed I used:

Nitrogen (N) total 5.0%
Ureic nitrogen (N) 4.3%
Phosphorous pentoxide 3.0% (1.3%P)
(P2O5) soluble in water
Potassium oxide (K2O) 8.0% (6.6%K)
soluble in water
Nutrients...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-17-2017, 09:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,112
Posted By Chud
Re: Sikkimensis - Mould/Bugs/Disease/eh???

No - nothing has been sprayed on the leaves although I do see a fair bit of guttation when they've been watered? Not sure of the pH but they're in a coir, vermiculite mix so probably neutral.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-17-2017, 09:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,112
Posted By Chud
Re: Sikkimensis - Mould/Bugs/Disease/eh???

Peristem photo - Can grab one tonight but it doesn't look abnormal to me (still surrounded by dead 'leaf husk' etc though.

I gave them one feed of the Gro-Sure feed I linked to (at a bit below the...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 05-17-2017, 03:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,112
Posted By Chud
Sikkimensis - Mould/Bugs/Disease/eh???

Good morning

My (from seed) M. Sikkimensis have taken a relatively sudden turn for the worse. They were looking a bit pale so I moved them into my conservatory prior to them being planted out later...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 07-11-2016, 10:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,721
Posted By Chud
Parrot 'Manure'

Anyone used parrot poop as a manure?
Forum: Banana Identification 07-05-2016, 05:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,010
Posted By Chud
Re: What's this??

and this...definitely not a banana! Thought this is a lily or maybe a ginger??

https://goo.gl/photos/Dyv6om8x5Rsd8rE7A
https://goo.gl/photos/Dyv6om8x5Rsd8rE7A
Forum: Banana Identification 07-05-2016, 05:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,010
Posted By Chud
What's this??

We moved into our new house in February and we're still trying to ID the plants ...we've had a few surprises as what I thought was a hosta turned out to be a peace lily growing in the flower bed...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 06-14-2016, 08:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,500
Posted By Chud
Re: Musa Sikkimensis - when to lift/prick out seedlings?

This is the seedling ~3 days after pricking out.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59945&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59945&ppuser=23570)
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 06-13-2016, 03:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,500
Posted By Chud
Re: Musa Sikkimensis - when to lift/prick out seedlings?

I had the following setup for germination - I followed the seed supplier's instructions for germination:
48 hrs soak then sowed 1/4" deep in seed compost.
I placed the seed trays on my heated...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 06-13-2016, 03:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,500
Posted By Chud
Re: Musa Sikkimensis - when to lift/prick out seedlings?

Thanks - potted up now and under a cloche (2 litre plastic bottle cut in half) on the windowsill - seems to have grown 2cm in the last 24 hours!

I've potted it up in a mix of 70:30 Coir compost (re...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 06-10-2016, 03:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,500
Posted By Chud
Musa Sikkimensis - when to lift/prick out seedlings?

Hi folks

I've got one shoot showing from 10 seeds so far:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59918 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59919&ppuser=23570)

At what...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-10-2016, 02:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,100
Posted By Chud
Re: 'ello from Dorset

Not a lot to show off yet - we've only been in the house a few months!

But here's the Sikkimensis...
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59918...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-09-2016, 10:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,100
Posted By Chud
'ello from Dorset

Hi folks

Just thought I'd say hello as I've stumbled on this forum!

We live near the coast in Dorset, UK and we've finally got a garden as opposed to a courtyard!

Main stuff I've got growing so...
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