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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2007, 11:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,235
Posted By PaulM
Re: Advice, please, on Musa Raja Puri cultivation in the UK.

Sorry, Sharon. I think Amulree have had them in the not too distant past. Worth a try, perhaps?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2007, 08:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,235
Posted By PaulM
Re: Advice, please, on Musa Raja Puri cultivation in the UK.

Hi Sharon,

I got mine from Jungle Plants, as Mark mentioned. They weren't cheap but they are big plants, considering they were sent in 3ltr pots.

Sharon, if you don't get one and if I ever get a...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-20-2007, 04:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,235
Posted By PaulM
Re: Advice, please, on Musa Raja Puri cultivation in the UK.

Stan,

I'm definitely shooting for fruit. I mean, you're got to try.

I potted them up yesterday. Very healthty fat white roots.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-19-2007, 05:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,235
Posted By PaulM
Re: Advice, please, on Musa Raja Puri cultivation in the UK.

Thank you, Stan, for your advice. I was thinking my thread was just too basic for the members of the board.

The pot to plant ratio did surprise me. Suppose it's suppliers keeping down costs. Either...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-16-2007, 08:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,235
Posted By PaulM
Advice, please, on Musa Raja Puri cultivation in the UK.

Hi,

I've just bought 2 60cm plants of the above musa. They're currently in 3 litre pots and I'd appreciate some cultivation advice.

Firstly, I'd like to know what the best next size container I...
Forum: Member Introductions 12-01-2006, 01:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: Another UK member

I try and and not make excuses. I feel if I started it would turn into a very long thread.
Forum: Member Introductions 11-30-2006, 04:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: Another UK member

Erlend,

I'm right beside you on any crusade to get some dwarf brazilians into the EU. I've also read dwarf namwah has some cold hardiness qualities and doesn't get too large.

We'll have to...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-30-2006, 10:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: Another UK member

Banananana,

Yes, no doubt about it, we've got our work cut out in the UK. But with greenhouses, conservatories, etc, there's hope I think. I did get a Musa Malbogh ( it's probably known under other...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-29-2006, 03:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: Another UK member

MediaHound, Chong,

Thanks for that feedback. So annoyed have I become with my cavendish over wintering issues, I've wrapped them up and placed them in the attic. This hibernation I know works well...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-29-2006, 06:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: Another UK member

SteelViper,

Thanks for the encouragement.

Chong,

Thanks to you too. It's funny, I was born nowhere near the tropics but have an interest in many plants from there. Incidentally, most of my...
Forum: Member Introductions 11-28-2006, 03:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Another UK member

Hi all,

Although I'm not a new member, my posts have been infrequent to say the least. Sometimes its too painful reading about other members' success when you haven't had much yourself! The flip...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-20-2006, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,351
Posted By PaulM
Re: How big do musas need to be for the under the house method?

Thanks, bigdog. Yes, they're tissue culture plants and I won't risk it. I was always unsure, to say the least.

I have got a 5ft - 6ft manzano also. Do you think this is a suitable candidate for a...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-19-2006, 02:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,351
Posted By PaulM
How big do musas need to be for the under the house method?

Or in the roof, as I intend. My smallest plants to be overwintered are Musa Ice Cream with, perhaps, 25-30cm of pseudostem in 2ltr pots. Is that just too small to lie in the cool and dark for...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-18-2006, 02:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,816
Posted By PaulM
Re: My IC flag!

Hi Anna,

Let me add my congratulations on the imminent flowering of your Ice cream from the other side of the pond.

Musa Ice Cream is one of the few edible cultivars available here in the UK. I've...
Forum: Species Bananas 09-16-2006, 06:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,728
Posted By PaulM
Re: Anyone growing M. sp.nov"big flower" from seed?

Hi Carlos,

I bought seed identified as Musa sp. nov from Sunshine seed, a German supplier. It took over a year for a handful to germinate. How low did your temp drop to?

I'm on the UK south coast...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-30-2005, 01:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,769
Posted By PaulM
Re: Technical question about musa setting seed

Thanks for that, Gabe. I'm wondering if this new variety could be candidate as an edible, cold hardy plant - providing it's not pollinated and the fruit becomes full of seed.

I'm in the UK and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-30-2005, 03:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,769
Posted By PaulM
Technical question about musa setting seed

If only one pseudostem in a clump of musa flowers, will any seed be set (accepting those varieties that can't set seed, of course)? Does there need to another flowering stem that overlaps?

This is...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-26-2005, 01:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,567
Posted By PaulM
Re: New Ice Cream Bunch

Super pic, Mike. Can I ask what the flowering height is? I've got a couple of plants, myself, here in the UK and was wondering when they'll out grow my conservatory. Thanks.
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