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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-26-2017, 07:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,096
Posted By cincinnana
Mekong Giant vs Basjoo

Mekong Giant vs Basjoo.
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-12-2017, 05:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,635
Posted By JP
Re: Ordering Banana Plants into Canada

I know the owners of Canada banana farms and they sell plants starting 10$ and up depending on price and they do know their varieties. On their Fb page, they listed them as :one foot ($10), two foot...
Forum: Species Bananas 03-12-2017, 01:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 13,993
Posted By aruzinsky
Re: Ensete Superbum Plants?

This is one that I grew from seed in 2006:
http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/EnseteSuperbum.jpg

As you can see, it has very short petioles which leads me to suspect that Snookie's is not Ensete...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-05-2016, 10:18 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,155
Posted By Nate74
Re: The jungle 2016

So lately I have been wondering why my one Basjoo has been so slow to grow this year. It has only pushed 3 leaves and the last one appeared very stunted....
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 03-08-2016, 12:53 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,071
Posted By geissene
Uncovered my basjoos in Pennsylvania!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share a small success story! We will have warm daytime temps for the next 2+ weeks and no night time freezing so I unwrapped my musa basjoos to see how they...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 01-27-2016, 01:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,090
Posted By asacomm
Unexperienced World of 29F/-4C

Hello All Banana Friends,

A severe cold weather hit my overwintering banana trees just before yesterday in...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 01-24-2016, 04:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,534
Posted By scottu
Re: These are the times that make our plants different

31.9 inchs of snow! Wasn't too bad til the blower wouldn't start and then the plow broke down. I just love winter anymore. Here's a few pics for you southern folks amusement. Sorry seems the better...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-12-2015, 09:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,678
Posted By cincinnana
Smile Re: leaves folding turning yellow

Just to toss out a photo (taken today)of the weekly removal of leaves......
Our plants will do this.
Note the two stems to the right, they were flowers from october.

Scotts post sums it up just...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-12-2015, 08:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,492
Posted By cincinnana
Re: Cut my nanners back too soon!

Doug,
I waited awhile to take this photo just for you....:08:

As long as the ground temp is above the 40's+- this plant will push leaves.

This plant will push leaves till the absolute end of the...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 12-10-2015, 07:02 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,876
Posted By Nate74
Re: Around the yard 2015

I didn't get too many pics after August. September was way too busy and the heat finally caught up with me. Here is the biggest of the maurelli moving into the garage for the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-21-2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,847
Posted By harveyc
Exclamation Help making my handling of spammers easier

I'm basically the only moderator actively addressing reported posts, etc. and this is a particularly busy time of year for me so I can't always address issues immediately. I'd like to ask some help...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-04-2015, 05:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,195
Posted By quasivucko
Re: Ensete glaucum pupping?

Well, unfortunately, I have rid my parent plant from leaves already (left just one - read somewhere that it could help faster awakening in spring). And the pup now looks rather damaged. I will add...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 09-25-2015, 09:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,816
Posted By obdiah
banana sphere pit greenhouse

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58890&ppuser=18928><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58890&size=1...
Forum: Banana Identification 09-13-2015, 04:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,249
Posted By siege2050
Re: Sikkimensis Red Tiger?

Yeah, that looks like Sikkimensis.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 08-07-2015, 04:43 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,907
Posted By Jeff_Ajax
Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year?

So a quick shot of my front yard, my Musa Basjoo and a shot from the backyard forward of my Ensete...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 06-14-2015, 12:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,977
Posted By Nate74
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-14-2015, 07:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,977
Posted By Nate74
Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants 05-13-2015, 11:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,601
Posted By Pallen
Re: Moved my SDC Outside

After being outside all summer the plant got so big I could not bring it back in so I had to plant it in the ground and put a plastic tent around it. The winter was rough on the plant but a pup is...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-06-2015, 03:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,977
Posted By drobbins
Re: It's finally time to plant em all out

I have 2 glaucums that are a year behind yours, they're currently in pots and thriving. Looking at your pics I guess I need to get to work and build a couple of beds so I can get those guys in the...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-06-2015, 03:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,977
Posted By Nate74
Re: It's finally time to plant em all out

Everything looks like its off to a great start. Can't wait to see how it all fills out this year.
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 05-05-2015, 10:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,977
Posted By pmurphy
Re: It's finally time to plant em all out

Micro-climate zone 8b so I get to experiment with plants and even have some zone 9 "tropicals" that have survived the winters without protection including a couple of bottlebrush (one of which is...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-19-2015, 11:39 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,907
Posted By drobbins
Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year?

I saw first signs of life about 3 weeks ago but now everything is pushing something up. I know it's milder here than for a lot of you folks but we still had a nasty winter, low single digits a couple...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 04-19-2015, 08:01 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,907
Posted By Kevin2685
Re: Outside Basjoo - when did your corms start growing this year?

Mine is waking up. Temps this week are going to drop at night so I have to keep a eye on the weather and make sure the don't get hit with frost. One guy down the road didn't cut his down as far left...
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-15-2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,950
Posted By PR-Giants
Bananas Brindando Techniques For Delaying Bud Emergence

I've noticed that some of the procedures for breaking apical dominance to promote new shoot growth can also increase plant and bunch size while reducing the plant to harvest period in ratoon crops....
Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas 11-12-2014, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,905
Posted By Funkthulhu
Re: Winter storage solution

Mike,

I'm in the same bucket, except I just dug everything up before the hard freeze on Sunday. I had these in pots last year, but that's really just not an option anymore at the size they're...
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