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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 10-02-2015, 09:06 PM
Replies: 34
Sticky: Fyi
Views: 10,508
Posted By revensen
Re: Fyi

Yes, I agree the process is pretty cut and dry. My point was that many backyard growers have no idea that these regulations are in place, even for a hobby grower selling 1 or 2 plants a month.

Tell...
Forum: Banana Identification 09-22-2015, 08:28 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 770
Posted By revensen
Need help with some IDs

I need some help with an ID of a banana I have.
Grows to 10' and produces a decent...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-20-2014, 03:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,776
Posted By revensen
Musa double mahoi

Wanted to share this cool picture of my Musa double mahoi. Been in the ground for almost two years with no frost or freezes and it finally flowered!...
Forum: Banana Identification 09-12-2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 965
Posted By revensen
Ice Cream?

Bought this as an Ice Cream? We have a very big problem with Spiraling Whiteflies right now. The flies love banana leafs and infest the underside of them. They suck the sap from the leaf, honeydew is...
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 05-16-2013, 08:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,954
Posted By revensen
Re: Wanted: Musa sikkimensis (REGULAR, not tiger!)

Here's a picture of my regular sikkimensis and sikkimensis red tiger. I've germinated a lot of both seeds, maybe i've been lucky but there has always been a big difference in amount of striping. Both...
Forum: Species Bananas 01-24-2013, 09:27 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,866
Posted By revensen
Re: Can you chop ensete glaucum to get pups?

I'm glad it's recovering. Should have a good head start for spring and summer when it goes back outside. Here's the unknown pup pushing through the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-24-2013, 09:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 945
Posted By revensen
January Bloom

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/davidnsen/IMG_2683_zpsbdd15e4d.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/davidnsen/IMG_2682_zps3598fbc9.jpg
Forum: Banana Identification 08-23-2012, 07:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,841
Posted By revensen
Re: Apple (Manzano)??

Hi Mike,
Here's photo of my Manzano that flowered two years ago. This was a transplant that flowered with about four leaves on it. Fruit was really good, tasted like a banana with the hint of apple...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-10-2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,010
Posted By revensen
Re: Factors that encourage pupping?

What Sandy said or even more drastic, after cutting off at the ground, dig up the corm. Spray the remaining soil off from the roots and proceed to slice the corm.

I've done this a couple times with...
Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer 08-02-2012, 10:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,881
Posted By revensen
Re: If you could get free mulch would you?

Great question and I'm curious if anyone has ever spread disease from the mulch to their plants.

We have free mulch here too, I went to pick some up and the guy actually talked me out of it!! He...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-26-2012, 06:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,724
Posted By revensen
Re: Pool Backwash Accident

Since the backwash episode, many of the plants that were in the photos have died. Those included both canna's and banana's. Interesting enough, a Crinum I have there is doing great. I'm posting what...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-14-2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,724
Posted By revensen
Re: Pool Backwash Accident

Will check after work.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 06-14-2012, 12:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,724
Posted By revensen
Angry Pool Backwash Accident

Backwashed the pool on Tuesday night and the hose detached from the backwash pipe. Made a huge mess and many of my plants have melted. Anyone have any care advice after something like this? Pool...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 04-12-2012, 10:58 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,064
Posted By revensen
Re: TC Gros Michel

I don't think Chance1945 has any left. I've sent a PM weeks ago and never heard a yes or no.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-30-2012, 03:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,823
Posted By revensen
Re: when can I plant basjoos outside?

What a treat it must be to have the summer weather already. I grew up south of Madison in Fort Atkinson and lived in Madison for about seven years before moving south. I remember the occasional late...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-30-2012, 02:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,823
Posted By revensen
Re: when can I plant basjoos outside?

That's a tough call. Madison usually has a good chance of frost/freeze up to the end of April. But then again this year has been very different. I would be more worried about the temp of the soil....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-05-2012, 12:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,237
Posted By revensen
Re: Apparently 31 degrees FRYS Orinoco leaves!!!!!

Sorry to hear about your bananas. Sounds like frost, last year my plants survived a very cold night around freezing. Several days later, not as cold but lost most of my banana leaves to a frost. I...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-21-2011, 06:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,988
Posted By revensen
Re: Bananas in SE TN...

Beautiful yard and garden Randy. Great collection of plants. I really like the musa rose.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-09-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,415
Posted By revensen
Re: Ae Ae's and pups

Great thread and beautiful plants. Did you think about slicing up the corm of the mother? I've done this with manzano's after they fruited and gotten many pups from this method. I think from two...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-02-2011, 01:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,817
Posted By revensen
Re: Got my Ae Ae - Am I done now?

I haven't hit that plateau yet.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-06-2010, 10:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,254
Posted By revensen
Re: Animal Damage

I was thinking a buck too. Do you see any prints in the pine straw?
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 10-19-2010, 08:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,970
Posted By revensen
Re: Proper transplanting techniques

All great posts on the subject. I would like to add the importance of temperature. Consistent warm temps seem to help too.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-27-2010, 01:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,275
Posted By revensen
Ensente flowering after 10 months?

I've grown this Ensente from seed over the last 10 months. It's about 5 feet tall and looks to be pushing a flower already. Any idea why it flowered so quickly?...
Forum: Contests! 08-30-2010, 01:47 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,043
Posted By revensen
Re: FREE PUP of your choice contest

Nice Work!

Put me down for 35 please. :2722:

I'm curious to hear what type of banana it is.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-25-2010, 04:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,510
Posted By revensen
Re: Has Anyone Tried This? If so, What were your Results?

About a month and a half ago I did this with two large Manzano corms. So far 12 have started to grow. Once they break the surface they grow very...
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