Chironex

Next it will mutate into a thread about carnivorous bananas!

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Patty in Wisc

Hey, I posted that pic on a thread that Momoese started a couple weeks ago.

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Chironex

Sorry Patty, it has been in my gallery since October 23, 2008. I posted it somewhere in here back then. I think I found it on an Asian banana site.

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Vickie H.

I think we should be able to touch on other topics in these threads. Everyone is friendly here so we just are talking. I do not get upset if the topic wanders. LOL

lorax

LOL, you don't know the capacity of myself, Scot, and Tog to derail threads. One time we went from regional cultivars to recipes for Ecuadorean wild game and wine selection!

Chironex

Vickie, thanks for being a good sport! We thread-hijacker/terrorists mean no harm, just whimsical and often tangential senses of humor - and perhaps short attention spans - at least in my case.

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island cassie

Well - this thread ties in well with our experiences here this winter. We have had constant rain since November and the low lying areas of the garden have been such a bog that the grass has all died. Added to which, this is where the pool pumps out into, and which we have just emptied for repainting. So the area has been between soggy and under 4 inches of water for months. In this area I have a dwarf cavendish, unknown ladyfinger, blue java and dwarf orinoco, and they are all flourishing with no rot at all and are starting to flower. Soon the ground will dry out to a hard caked consistancy (horrible shale) but the bananas seem very resilient and tolerant. It has been a very cold winter too (for here).

Chironex

Remember this chant from the flower children of the late 60's-early 70's?
"Make arrowana legal!
Make arrowana legal!
Make arrowana legal!"

Brings back memories.

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lorax

Wasn't born yet. Too bad for me, huh?

Lagniappe

Say, didn't they legalize medicinal Arowana? As a traditional treatment for glaucoma, perhaps?

lorax

Nah, it's to help stimulate the appetite.

Moonshiner

MORE SUGAR!

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Chironex

Medicinal use can cause short-term

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mskitty38583

hahahahaha...great one scot!

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Lagniappe

Some may consider it a 'gateway' fish, one which leads to the angling of larger, more dangerous fishes.

I've thought up several designs for hydroponic banana planters and all would be great.....for a greenhouse. The problem is I can't figure out how to keep the rains from diluting my nutrients or overflowing the whole system outdoors. I've considered a layer of plastic over the pot which the banana grows through. Any suggestions?

lorax

A system like what you'd use to keep squirrels off - namely a metal collar with a round shield on it, that attaches to the pstem and covers the pot like a brolly - should work dandy. And keep pests out of the tree at least a little bit.

Like this, but for trees.

bepah

Time for an experiment!

I'll put one of my IC pups in the water garden and see what happens.

My water garden essentially is a nitrate trap for my Koi pond, in order to limit the amount of algae growth....

The question is...should I wait for the growth to begin before I put it in the water or go for it right now?

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momoese

I would wait for some rapid growth before giving it cement boots.

Vickie H.

I really think you need to get it used to being real wet. I think you need to start it withy an inch or so of water in a saucer. Then gradually raise the water level over weeks. Eventually have the water over the top of the pot. This is the way you get cannas used to being water cannas. I have cannas in the basement in water over the winter too. Once they are used to being in water I keep them in water just like my water banana. Just my two cents worth.

Tog Tan

Musa acuminata subsp malaccensis seedling growing in a shallow stream.


Ok folks, some observations from me;

I have seen the species Musa acuminata subsp malaccensis and Musa violascens growing in shallow water areas, creeks and beside rivers right at the edge. So this means that their roots are wet all the time.

Besides them, many local cultivars which got loose can be found growing in the drainage areas slightly submerged. Many are found in the big monsoon drains in the village areas and are of exceptional size.

However, I have not seen any growing in the middle of a pond or in water deeper than 2 feet submerged.

I feel as long as the plant is in strong growth condition, it will easily adapt to a wet life.

Post script; the hijack of this thread was not fully successful as I was not notified. Terrorist cannot terrorise with terrorism if they are not united. So Lorax, Scot, PM me the next time with just the code : threadwreck/(thread link) and I will be there immediately.

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