Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
11-09-2014, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-11-2011, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 14,735
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-20-2011, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 5
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Musa Basjoo (anorexiana)
Musa Basjoo (anorexiana) Anyone else seeing this odd behavior. I grew out around 75 basjoos in the ground and found two that have been producing long narrow leaves.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-20-2011, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Over wintering a jungle in the ground zone6
Great to hear both have done so well with the plants. My new website should be up soon it has been almost 1 year of work being done to it and I cannot wait for it to be back up. Hopefully in the next...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-19-2011, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,557
Re: Over wintering a jungle in the ground zone6
I usually remove the plastic in April our last frost date is May 12th but we are usually warm and safe near the end of april. If a late frost does hit it will damage the leaves but it will not kill...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Musa Formosana seed help needed
I would nick 10 or 20 till you see some white starch inside. Then soak them for 2 days in warm water change the water daily. I would place them on a heating mat at around 80 to 95f. It seems they...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-11-2011, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Musa Formosana seed help needed
Try scaring a few seeds and soaking them, then planting to see if this is the problems. In a lot of cases the seed coat is so thick and hard it can take months or years for the moisture to penetrate...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-04-2011, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Seeds needed - Variegation treatment
I dont have photos of the current var seedlings. It seem the process works with most plants. The problem is the chemicals being used and the process is very scientific and unsafe for the untrained...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-04-2011, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,805
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-03-2011, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,805
Seeds needed - Variegation treatment
I have a friend who runs a lab and has been treating seeds with some unusual chemicals and creating variegated plants. I am looking for sources for easy to germinate seeds for these experiments. If...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-22-2010, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Ensete survive zone6
The year the Ensetes stayed out we got around 3F and stayed below freezing for over 1 month.
I was out today to check on one of my new hybrids. I developed a winter hardy Colocasia's that is black...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-15-2010, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,557
Re: Over wintering a jungle in the ground zone6
Here are some pics of the beds above this season. I will list any plants that did not survive out.
The Colocasia Diamond heads did not stay out. Due to me digging them up. I have not yet tested...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-14-2010, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,064
Re: Ensete survive zone6
Most of the plants reached 8 feet tall after over wintering last season. A few were 10 feet. Watering is the key to over all size on musa and ensete.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-13-2010, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,557
Over wintering a jungle in the ground zone6
Here is what I suggest for northern tropical growers.
Over the years I have been trying to breed hardier easier to grow tropical plants. I live in a zone 6 which mean on average we get to 0F or -10F....
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-13-2010, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Ensete survive zone6
I uploaded the photos of the plants coming back. The leaves were removed early spring and new growth shown. I figured I would test them sense after 3 years of taking them inside each year they would...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-13-2010, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,064
Ensete survive zone6
I was able last year to keep out 8 of 9 Ensete maurellii last winter in the ground with heavy mulching. The plants were cut back and chopped up leaves and compost were placed over top 1 to 2 feet...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-19-2010, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 2
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Musa Basjoo Mutations and Variegation
We have been growing out a lot of plants and I try to keep an eye out for any oddities. Each year it seems I pull several plants most will lose the oddity they are showing at young stages but some...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-08-2010, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Cold protection tricks
I am in zone 6 Kentucky and I have had Basjoo and other tropical plants outside for over 20 years. The main trick I use is the heat from rotting organic matter. I normally use a thick layer of leaves...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-25-2009, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Musa Basjoo X velutina Possible Hybrid!
It sounds like a great hybrid. It can be a bit hard to get them both to flower at the same time. I have a very hard time here further north were my season is cut so short. I do the the seedlings from...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-09-2008, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Soil experts
I took up making a huge compost pile this year and last. My pile is about as big as a school bus. It mostly consist of dried leaves. I have found that adding coffee grounds adds nitrogen and raises...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-20-2007, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 12,735
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-19-2007, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 12,735
Re: Glow in the dark Banana
From what I have gathered with this certain gene it is found in sea creatures and is often eated with no side effects squid fish and other sea creatures have this exact gene.
The more I have heard...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2007, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 12,735
Re: Glow in the dark Banana
The seedling did have a bit more red on the trunk than other seedlings but it is a species and unless I can find large enough difference in the seedlings it will be sold only under its species name...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 12,735
Re: Glow in the dark Banana
Sodak I am putting a new banana into TC that maybe the answer for you hardiness problem. It was a collected banana seed that I grew 3 years ago. I have been unable to flower it yet or get a true ID....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-16-2007, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 12,735
Glow in the dark Banana
I have been looking in genetic modification of plants and animals for sometime. I seems like a very interesting new science and some of the results seem more scifi than real. A few years back a fire...
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