Scott

Aloha Bananas.org
I use Wellspring100 at wellspring garden on the 'bay.
Ships out of Plant City here in FLA.
eBay Store - Wellspring Gardens: Bananas: Ice Cream HARDY BANANA PLANT Tasty Fruit Tree - SP
Those are just his nana auctions.
I've used him and have 14' manzano's after 8 months in the back yard...
Love your forum!

chong

Welcome Scott!

I copied your post to the Member Introduction forum. Please tell us about yourself. What kind of bananas do your grow, where you are located, etc.?

Thanks.

Chong

PS. There is another member whose name is Scot (with one 't').

Tog Tan

Welcome to the board Scot-t! Just don't wanna confuse you with Scot! All the same, have lots of fun here.

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Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.

Scott

Thanks Chong and yes, I read a few of Scot's posts Hope we don't get confused or weird IMz.
Just moved from Southern California - Oxnard and now living in Seminole Fl ZONE: 10. Lived on Oahu for about 5 years, was stationed on the windward side and loved my time there. My landlady had about 30 Apple Banana trees in full bloom at any given time throughout the year. I adopted them as they adopted me.
So I found a few on Ebay and started it alllll over again. My neighbors say I enjoy working in my back yard. I feel the trees repay you with their growth from attentive care.
Came to this forum to find answers....but finding a lot more in past posts.
My main search is to find out how to properly remove pups for replanting. I tried the sharp knife, but guess I didn't get down low enough and watched them all pass bummer.
So with your help, I'm confident we'll make this happen.
Also purchased a dwarf that was not properly tended too. She's a beauty now

chong

Scott,
Jarred (Mediahound - the Administrator) has some posts regarding the separating of pups from the mother, with photos.

Here are a couple of threads:
Time to separate the pups for the Spring
Digging Pups

Chironex

Scott, nice to have you on the board with us. I was wondering if you were aware that the Apple bananas on the mainland are different from the Apple bananas in Hawai'i? I think there was a thread about this somewhere.
The Apple bananas here on the mainland are generally referred to as 'Manzano'.
Have fun, and no worries about name confusion, I go by chironex here, and most people that know me also know it is spelled with one T.

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Scot

Scott

Thanks Chong for the thread links.
Was never aware I needed to dig down to the bottom of Mom to get roots.
My Manzanos are in 21" pots right now.

Question: Are the roots on their own or embedded in the Mother corm?

ScoT: Initially I was not aware there is a difference between the island and mainland Apple Bananas. Great forum and great information! I lost about 3 hours today surfing through the threads and learned so much today.
I'm thinking in the next 4 months I'll be able to taste the difference. I keep the 15-5-30 on them every few days and they continue to impress me with their response to care.

I have pups that are 2 feet tall and they're sporting large leaves. Probably best to wait for warmer weather prior to seperation from Mother corm

Scott

My family ~
May 08 Received 4 Manzanos in the mail, 1 was broken from its roots...but survived!


You can tell which 1 didn't start with roots. I actually broke the roots off in a near-fatal 2" planter removal operation.....
July 08


Sept 08


Jan 09 ~ Last week + my dwarf. 2 others (not pictured) are on the side of the house. Trying different locations till I find the best place to plant them.


So that's where I'm at and enjoy having them everyday!
Excited about the future with the Forum's help

ScotT out