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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-12-2020, 12:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 892
Posted By bushwack
Re: Tall orinoco cold hardiness

7a or 7b, Western Kentucky by Kentucky Lake
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-12-2020, 11:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 892
Posted By bushwack
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
Replies: 17
Views: 892
Posted By bushwack
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
Replies: 17
Views: 892
Posted By bushwack
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...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 04-11-2020, 06:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Posted By selfly
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
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-26-2020, 06:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Posted By selfly
Re: Ensete ventricosum

Good news, a seedling has appeared! Only one so far, but excited to see more.

https://imgur.com/a/8sfkxKq
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-18-2020, 10:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 418
Posted By Georges
Re: Helen's Hybrid Overwinter Success?

Sorry, this link does not work anymore due to the website layout change.
Please try this link :
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-15-2020, 12:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 418
Posted By Georges
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...
Forum: Banana Identification 03-13-2020, 12:25 PM
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
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-13-2020, 10:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Posted By selfly
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...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-13-2020, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 327
Posted By aruzinsky
Re: Truly Tiny Banana Questions

http://www.bananas.org/f2/my-fruiting-m-truly-tiny-48850.html
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2020, 09:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 327
Posted By pjkfarm
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...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-12-2020, 09:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Posted By pjkfarm
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...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 03-12-2020, 01:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,331
Posted By selfly
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...
Forum: Banana Identification 03-10-2020, 01:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 233
Posted By Jkelley27
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...
Forum: Banana Identification 03-10-2020, 11:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 277
Posted By Gabe15
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-08-2020, 08:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 418
Posted By pjkfarm
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...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-05-2020, 01:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 279
Posted By xreadx
VICE filmed a 15 min Bit on the Cavendish Monocrop Failure

Its interesting watch. I wish that disease would wipe out monocultures, and outpace the herbicide/pesticide industry. Force humans to learn how to work with instead of against nature.

Bananas As We...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-01-2019, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
Posted By pjkfarm
Re: Are Musa Basjoo leaves and flowers edible?

Helen's Hybrid is close to basjoo supposedly in hardiness and has an edible fruit (but like seeded watermelon, need to get rid of seeds :-)
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-31-2019, 06:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
Posted By pouncingfox
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-28-2019, 01:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By geissene
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
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By geissene
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-27-2019, 08:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 741
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: Advice on over-wintering pups

Now that is one wound up litter of pups..LOL
Those look healthy and ready to plant.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-26-2019, 10:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By garymc
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...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 10-26-2019, 04:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 741
Posted By MBindy2000
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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