Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-19-2021, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 10,780
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
Hey! The Saba is the one on the far left side that’s right beside the ac unit. It’s 4’ pup is the one that’s covered up. Mother Saba is 8.5 pstem.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-19-2021, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 10,780
Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo
It’s like spring all over again. All my bananas are back pushing. 65 on Christmas. Here’s some photos of my Mekong’s and Saba. Saba is probably the third hardiest banana that I have. I covered up the...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-18-2021, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
Well I’ve decided to dig up my tender and small variegated plants to help get them re-established in a pot. I’m leaving my Variegated Tall Namwa outside until November. Here are some end of season...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-06-2021, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
I find them to grow a little easier than the Florida. They’re still tricky to overwinter in cooler zones. I overwintered a Florida last year and it had some issues with the temp swings, but survived....
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
10-04-2021, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
Here’s the latest October pics.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0lJ3MrHyeEzXx5_mhAn0D5_DA
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-14-2021, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-05-2021, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
The mat that the seeds were throw in were lightly covered with grass clippings and straw in hopes of keeping the base of the Dwarf Brazilian pstem warm. Pretty much standard procedure for any of my...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-05-2021, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
It got down to 20 degrees twice in February and the mid twenties a few times in January. That’s with a couple of very light snow flurries.
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-05-2021, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
I had about 15 sprout from roughly 40 seeds? I kept about three I thought were most desirable and vigorous. It’s funny because some of the seedlings first two or three leaves would be solid green...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-02-2021, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
Here are also some pictures of the Variegated Acuminata Seedlings that I sprouted. Absolutely beautiful.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0yNvCkuSCztskN5qaadxyOZcQ
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
08-31-2021, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,374
Re: Free Manini A'ea'e
Here are a few pictures of the free Manini that I’ve been growing from PR Giants. Thanks again for the beautiful...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2021, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 507
Re: Mekong Giant
Crap, I thought you had a Pitu. That’s a Patupi. My patupi hasn’t been very robust. Typical AA. Starts to grow once it hits about 4’. Lol. My Veinte Cohol is pre flagging right now and decided to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2021, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 507
Re: Mekong Giant
I’d like to see how a Pitu grows on the SC coast. Mine almost grows as fast as Namwa here. It’s insane. My Orinoco grows much slower.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-27-2021, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 507
Re: Mekong Giant
I’ve learned that they grow best by the shaded side of my house. It only gets morning sun. I’ve also learned not to plant them close to pavers and/or any other plants, because you’ll think your other...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
08-27-2021, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 627
Re: minimum temp for overwintering in a pot?
So the basement with a super sunny window would be my personal pick. Is this an unfinished section in the basement that perhaps has a little more humidity? My experience with indoor storage is that...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2021, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 507
Re: Mekong Giant
That’s what I would do. Last year I had to wait until it got about 4’ tall before I transplanted it to my backyard. It didn’t put out a real leaf until it was that tall. It had a great root system by...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2021, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 507
Re: Mekong Giant
I’ve pulled some Mekong Giant runners up before and they looked crazy. They’ll stick up about 1’ and the rhizome at the bottom will go 90 degrees for about 2’ and snap off without any roots...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-23-2021, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,076
Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Those are all great plants. Namwa has always been the most vigorous non-ornamental banana in my garden. I have Giant Namwa from Thailand too, but it’s too early to tell if it grows faster than tall...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
08-23-2021, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,076
Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Hey, I’m up the road from you in Acworth and have had great success with Namwa. I’ve tried the fruit from my own garden and have left them outside over winter. It takes a little bit of work to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2021, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
Re: Lou Ferrigno: Is this What I think it is"
This is a great place to share pics and information. Great people too. Akula helped me last year on my first Dwarf Namwa bloom. There are plenty of others as well. It was a late August bloom and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2021, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 931
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-27-2021, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,233
Re: Which fertilizer is best for bananas?
I use black cow/compost as a top dressing. MOP 0-0-62 Granular and Urea 46-0-0 granular every two weeks. There is a ratio sheet on Bananapups.com. I’ve used the 10-10-10 and 15-5-30 in the past when...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-21-2021, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,004
Re: Which to plant
Oh, I know how that feels! Trust me on that! You get a whole row of them and they start getting out of hand. I’ve got 12 different varieties on this side of the house and I almost cant stay ahead...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-21-2021, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,004
Re: Which to plant
Very Nice! Pisang Awak pups so well and are hardy, Especially the dwarf version.
Gotta get it to fruit! Maybe you’ll get a flower by the first of august. My DN flier came in the middle of august...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-21-2021, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,004
Re: Which to plant
I gotcha. Well, it can be tough to keep them thinned out once they pup. They make great compost though. I let them grow 2-3 feet and split them if the mother is close to fruiting, or pop em and chop...
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