Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-26-2019, 08:06 AM
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Re: Are Musa Basjoo leaves and flowers edible?
I found out a few weeks back that horses love musa basjoo plants. This year they did all the cutting back for me, a little more than usual...LOL. It'll be 12 inches of overwintered p-stem as opposed...
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Forum: Banana Identification
05-01-2017, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Ensete glaucum?
This last batch of glaucum seeds was purchased from a vendor that had ventricosum instead of glaucum pictured. All the seeds germinated quickly. And were definitely glaucums.
MUSA ENSETE GLAUCUM...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-29-2017, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,297
Re: Is this a Musa Basjoo?
It looks like a basjoo, garden centers will often have them in the spring for 10-20$, often bigger too.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-28-2017, 12:25 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-25-2017, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,201
Re: Fifth Birthday for the basjoo patch.
In a mature patch there will be too many large P-Stems competing in a small area, so I thin them out by excavating around the corms and chopping them apart with a large machete.
They're cut back...
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Forum: Banana Identification
04-22-2017, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: What type of banana is this?
I concur it's most likely either an SDC or a DC (dwarf cavendish) as these are by far the most commonly sold in Canada, DCs given good conditions will get quite large, in SW Ontario I routinely get 5...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-20-2017, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 4
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Fifth Birthday for the basjoo patch.
May 5th 2012 was the beginning of my banana odyssey, a friend at work convinced me to try my hand at growing one. He sold me a pup and I transformed a weedy spot behind my barn into a little tropical...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-11-2016, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,155
Re: The jungle 2016
Thanks for the update, it's going to look very nice come summer. I'm envious, a persistent trough and NE flow has kept the great lakes chilly so far and has significantly delayed my plant out date,...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-01-2016, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,028
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-01-2016, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,028
Heads up in the NE and Great Lakes
http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2016040118/gfs_T2m_neus_28.png
If anyone has uncovered their bananas in the great lakes or parts of the N/E you may want to take some protective...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-02-2016, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,817
Re: Masa Basjoo Banana
Plant them in May after all risk of frost has past. Musa basjoo will be fine in the ground this upcoming winter 16/17 as long as it is adequately protected, nearly bulletproof.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-21-2016, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,155
Re: The jungle 2016
Sweet! Despite seeing Temps in the 60s twice so far this February I still won't even peek at mine for another month yet...if I'm lucky...lol
OT, damn all those friggen bot spamers to hell already.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-27-2016, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,090
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-13-2015, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 1
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Re: What is wrong with my baby Musa Velutina
I wouldn't worry at this stage, damping off (overly moist conditions) is usually what gets my seedlings on emergence. The others emerging appear ok.
I would have kept them in full sun myself. The...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-13-2015, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 47
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Re: Cut my nanners back too soon!
I cut my basjoos back and covered and protected them in mid November, now of course about a foot of growth has pushed the tarps up into little tents...LOL.
Here in the Great Lakes the grass is green...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-04-2015, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Ensete glaucum pupping?
Thanks for the pics, really awesome:nanadrink: I wish you success keeping them healthy over the winter, I have 24 young glaucum seedlings to overwinter indoors myself.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-04-2015, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,195
Re: Ensete glaucum pupping?
Wow that's incredible.
I would love to see some pics of that if you could.
It would be the first documented pup from an Glaucum to my knowledge.
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-18-2015, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Fall is coming, Banana care?
Do you guys slowly bring your plants in for winter as in a bit at a time?
I have nearly fifty plants at last count to bring in this year....so yeah I bring them in slowly over the course of a month...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
09-14-2015, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,717
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2015, 05:57 PM
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-13-2015, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,957
Re: Fall is coming, Banana care?
I would bring in the Cohol and the DC, you should leave the Basjoo out and protect it.
The Basjoo will take years to get big if you dig up every year, you should seriously consider leaving it out....
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-13-2015, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,249
Re: Sikkimensis Red Tiger?
Thanks for the info.
Here's a photo from 2013, its first year, the back of the leaf looks red to me.
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q750/LongwoodsTropicals/Sept1st006_zps32a76661.jpg
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-13-2015, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,249
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-13-2015, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,249
Re: Sikkimensis Red Tiger?
Yeah, I've got two pups that I will remove from it as an insurance policy, but I still would like to get some opinions on it's variety.
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
09-13-2015, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,717
Maurelii 2015 : The final month outside begins
It's mid September so there is only a month left in the growing season here in the Great Lakes.
I bought a couple of these in 2013 and one has gotten steadily bigger and the other one has declined...
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