Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 12:34 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 892
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
here are the ones I had dug up and stored in the garage that I replanted the same weekend
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 892
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
here is a distant shot of where these are planted for future reference
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-12-2020, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 892
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness
Well,,, I made it through the winter,, Whew!!!
and so did my Orinoco's (so far), that I cut off, covered with straw and leaves and a small tarp,
I uncovered them a week ago and this is what I...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
04-11-2020, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Re: Ensete ventricosum
After 4 weeks, I ended up with 4 seeds germinating. Repotted at about 2-3 weeks, and gave them their first shot of fertilizer a few days ago.
https://imgur.com/a/aYtkLne
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
03-26-2020, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Re: Ensete ventricosum
Good news, a seedling has appeared! Only one so far, but excited to see more.
https://imgur.com/a/8sfkxKq
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-18-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-15-2020, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Helen's Hybrid Overwinter Success?
Hello, I have a Helen's Hybrid planted outside since the summer of 2015. Its total height was around 2.5m last summer. My climatic zone is 7b. But these last winters were mild. The temperature did...
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Forum: Banana Identification
03-13-2020, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,093
Dwarf red?
I think this is a dwarf red, but not sure. Trunk, red, leaves green, petioles, red, fruit I have only seen unripe, but greenish red. What do you think? And it had persistent bracs.
Here I a baby
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
03-13-2020, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Re: Ensete ventricosum
Thanks for the reply pjkfarm! I decided to go with the domes because the relative humidity in my house is currently very low. Still below freezing in ND, and my house is currently sitting around...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-13-2020, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 327
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-12-2020, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 327
Re: Truly Tiny Banana Questions
Bought a "dwarf" something from wal mart - huge thick trunk (2.5 inches, 10" high, with leaves 24, 5 months later has grown about 5 inches. Leaves are like one of top of the other, no spacing...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
03-12-2020, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Re: Ensete ventricosum
never used humidity domes and when soaked, generally did for 12-18 hrs, in room temp water, 75-80 degree heat mat. And all did well.
For otheres, we have maybe two hundred fingers, how do we know...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
03-12-2020, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Ensete ventricosum
Soaked 24 seeds for approximately 30 hours in 80F water. There were 3 seeds that were floaters, but only 1 floater at the end of 30 hours. Planted all seeds in 4" nursery pots and put them into...
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Forum: Banana Identification
03-10-2020, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 3
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Species Identification Process
Hi All:
I purchased a variety of banana plants at a local exotic plant show. There should have been 1 Sweetheart, 2 Ice Cream, and 2 Dwarf Namwa. The plants might have been labeled correctly or...
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Forum: Banana Identification
03-10-2020, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 277
Re: Uganda cooking banana
Matooke bananas have nothing to do with FHIA bananas. Matooke are traditional landraces, Mutika/Lujugira subgroup, AAA genome. FHIA bananas are all hybrids from a modern breeding program. Some of the...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-08-2020, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 418
Re: Helen's Hybrid Overwinter Success?
I have same questions, so love to hear from all.
NB, our Basjoo stored in cold frame are growing - got down to 15 inside. Will unwrap those outside in a couple of weeks - fear a late frost if do...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-05-2020, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 279
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-01-2019, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-31-2019, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
Re: Are Musa Basjoo leaves and flowers edible?
I was under the impression that basjoo were inedible as well, but scrolling thru Netflix this morning, there is a series called Flavorful Origins. In season 2, episode 7, "Hardy Banana" they state in...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-28-2019, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 834
Re: Finally got a taller basjoo
Picture of the plant from today... It even has its own pups.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-27-2019, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 834
Re: Finally got a taller basjoo
Yes, mine act the same. Second year plants always do well for me and the pups come up faster and stronger. My basjoo did ok this year, I didn't push it hard since it was establishing roots but I...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-27-2019, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 741
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-26-2019, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 834
Re: Finally got a taller basjoo
Aside from feeding and watering, I've found mine get taller in a season when they have a developed root system (second year or more in the ground) and the stem isn't killed down to the ground or...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
10-26-2019, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 741
Re: Advice on over-wintering pups
Not to hijack the post but I was going to question the samething with these pups. Thing is I thought if I divided these now it would make storing them easier. This corm is pretty heavy and am I'm not...
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