Magilla Gorilla

Wow! This is a good thread. I have 9 in the ground and they are not very hard to care for. If you live where you should not be growing bananas then of course the plant can fail on you. I have them in full sun and part shade and my full sun plants are doing better. My summer is very temperate. We don't have air conditioning. It does not get really hot (over 80).

I go to Hawaii every year and they are not $10.00. If they were all of you would have them! I spent two weeks on the big island last year looking and found one near Hilo for $250. Hawaiians are not stupid and selling them for $10.00.

I don't think this plant can be compared to the other "Rare" bananas many people have stated. These plants are not mass produced by tissue culture. Many people buy them on e-bay or from other members only to kill them. One day they could be cheaper but all of us want to make money and need to provide for our selves or families. I don't fault a seller trying to get top dollar for a plant. I do fault unscrupulous sellers for lying about what they are selling or charging to much for shipping. I have sold many and I bet if I sold them for next to nothing a few of those people would have flipped them for $150.

Hopefully I didn't offend anyone.

Andrew

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