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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-14-2008, 01:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,133
Posted By Steve in France
Ensete pics

Hi all , I just added a bunch of Ensete pics to my Gallery if anyone wants a look.
All the Best
Steve
Banana Gallery - Steve in France Gallery...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-13-2008, 11:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 997
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Link to pics of our house in France

Hi Harvey , the second pup is not as tall but it did not start as tall. I'd say it is doing just as well. I'll move them up to 25 gallon pots come Spring.
I'm very happy with the growth rate of...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-12-2008, 03:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 997
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Link to pics of our house in France

Thanks to you Sir Bill :nanadrink:
Here are a few update pics in my Gallery of my Maryland stuff.
Banana Gallery - Steve in France Gallery...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-12-2008, 12:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 997
Posted By Steve in France
Link to pics of our house in France

Hi all we just got back a few days ago from Europe. We visited our house just North of Paris. The garden is looking pretty good.
I'll post some pics of the plants here in Maryland a bit later...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-10-2008, 10:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,003
Posted By Steve in France
African Red propagation experiment update

Hi all , in the end I've taken 7 pups off the 'African Red' corm I exposed to the air. All seven are doing well and there are three more pups to take off the remaining corm. So that's ten pups in...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-02-2008, 08:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,270
Posted By Steve in France
Re: What to do with extra lasiocarpa pups?

In France I just started to cut the pups down as they came up. I like the look of a large single stemmed Musella better than the mess of a mass of pups. I'm pot growing a Musella with a lot of pups...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 06-14-2008, 01:15 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,641
Posted By Steve in France
Re: ebay cal gold

Kylie , sorry about that , I should have said Plantsperson. Me with a UK Politically correct Theatre background too. For shame Steve :o
All the Best
Steve
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-14-2008, 10:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,249
Posted By Steve in France
Re: hacking bamboo from around bananas

Hi Sandy , now your getting into my area of knowledge. Unless you have a large are for running Bamboo to grow and don't care how far it goes then you need to install Rhizome Barrier for running...
Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction 06-14-2008, 10:14 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,641
Posted By Steve in France
Re: ebay cal gold

I don't defend Jeff or think he needs defending. I bought from him for a few reasons .
I don't have 'California Gold' and I wanted the real McCoy.I get real tired of not receiving what I ordered and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 06-01-2008, 07:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,042
Posted By Steve in France
Re: New Ice Cream croms help

More info please , are there any roots on the section of Corm ? Went you say Corm is it just Corm with dormant buds on it or are there plants with leaves already formed ? If it's just a Corm pot it...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-27-2008, 05:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,421
Posted By Steve in France
Musa Kandarian question

I just received a Musa Kandarian today from Central Florida Farms. Is there anymore info on the plant other than it's large and Saba like. How are the hardiness trials going on this Musa.
Thanks
Steve
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-27-2008, 09:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,291
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Pot Size?

All I know is last year I had a flower on Musa 'African Red' in a ten gallon pot and ten Gallons seems to work well for most of the Summer for other Musa. I'm moving up to 25 gallon pots this year...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-22-2008, 09:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,794
Posted By Steve in France
An Ensete thread

I started this post over at Growing on the Edge because I knew some of the guys grew ensete 'Tandarra Red' last year. Anyway if there is anything you guys can add here or there that would be...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-19-2008, 09:46 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 8,195
Posted By Steve in France
Re: FYI - Jeff Earl's first 2008 Cal Gold pup on eBay

Harvey , call me mad but I bought it.
I missed out on a few last year so I went for it and put in a bid of 101 at the last minute , I figured the other guy had put 100 as his max bid, I guess I was...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-19-2008, 06:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,166
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Waiting for warmer weather...

Great design Randy, I wish I had all that space to play with.
Cool here in Bethesda Maryland too, only the stuff in the greenhouse showing decent growth rates. Just back from Turks & Caicos , hot...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-09-2008, 08:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,645
Posted By Steve in France
Re: African Red propagation experiment

I cut the pup, I wish I had a working camera at the moment.
There was some new white root growth , not as much as I had hoped . I think I kept it a little too dry, like I said before a corm sitting...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-08-2008, 09:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,645
Posted By Steve in France
African Red propagation experiment

After Musa 'African Red' had a hard time indoors this winter and lost main stem and three pups to rot and Red Spider Mite I decided to experiment.I took the corm out of the pot and washed most of the...
Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum 05-04-2008, 05:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,837
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Maureli Red Banana Seed

Welcome , I'm not sure people get seed from Muarelii . Normally people buy Tissue Cultured small plants. They range in price from 6 to 30 dollars. Ebay search should find you cheaper ones. I got...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 05-03-2008, 12:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,420
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Musa Mannii coming back

Hi Randy , Yes , Many Thanks to you both , the mail arrived. I've not had time to open it yet, I'll do it in an hour or so. So much stuff to repot, I repoted the Alocasia Brisbanensis last night ,...
Forum: Other Plants 04-28-2008, 06:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,028
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Grocery store taro

I bought some at a local Chinese Market and then noticed they were available from the normal Supermarket , Giant, Safeway. In Europe you can also find Xanthasoma as tubers in the Asian Markets as I'm...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-28-2008, 12:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,755
Posted By Steve in France
Re: fe'i bananas in Manoa Valley

Great pics Gabe, looking forward to more. I hope all is well with you and your Studies.
Best Wishes
Steve
Forum: Banana Plants Wanted 04-28-2008, 02:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,923
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Wanted:

Central Florida Farms lists Kanderian Central Florida Farms - Musa Edible Bananas & Ornamentals Sikkimensis, Abyssinian, Ladyfinger Baby Banana Plants, Musa acuminata Cavendish, Elephant Ear Plant,...
Forum: Species Bananas 09-24-2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 16,777
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Black Balbisiana

Seriously Cool , head of the pup que please :ropingnaner:
Later
Steve
Forum: Other Plants 08-25-2007, 10:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,196
Posted By Steve in France
Water Lilies I grow

I'm kind of on a Mission to get more people growing great Pond plants.
Most of these hybrids are only available in the US

Foxfire

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5017&size=1

Pink...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-18-2007, 06:45 PM
Replies: 391
Views: 51,537
Posted By Steve in France
Re: Bananas.org Members Yard Photos

This is our house and yard in France

View from the Kitchen window , old Abby across the road

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4224

House Basjoo and...
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