My first Banana plant!!! - Page 18

sirdoofus · 08-11-2023, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by luisport

Hi. Musa Da Jiao don't have seeds as i know... but if it have any seeds i can send you.

Thank you. I guess it would need a pollinator, which of course, depending on what that was, would affect the nature of the progeny. Keep the pictures coming

luisport · 08-11-2023, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sirdoofus

Thank you. I guess it would need a pollinator, which of course, depending on what that was, would affect the nature of the progeny. Keep the pictures coming

No, Da Jiao is self fertile. Very cold hardy and good flavor bananas.

Dalmatiansoap · 08-11-2023, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by luisport

Thanks! I just hope flowering now is not too late... Can you post pics of your Da Jiao bananas and talking a bit more of your experience? Thanks!

Gabe said mine is regular Orinoco. Unfortunately I can't post pictures here (can't resize them for forum). To me they tasted excellent and maybe I even let them to over ripe 2-3 days. You can send me mail address or WhatsApp contact in PM and I can send you pictures of fruit there.

luisport · 08-11-2023, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Gabe said mine is regular Orinoco. Unfortunately I can't post pictures here (can't resize them for forum). To me they tasted excellent and maybe I even let them to over ripe 2-3 days. You can send me mail address or WhatsApp contact in PM and I can send you pictures of fruit there.

Oh ok. Mine its not a orinoco because its more hardy... and diferent. The flower correspond to the da jiao pics i saw.

sirdoofus · 08-12-2023, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by luisport

No, Da Jiao is self fertile. Very cold hardy and good flavor bananas.

They sound delicious. I just meant, in order for the fruit to contain seeds, it would need a pollinator. I have no doubt the fruit will fill out with or without another flowering banana plant around. Definitely keep us posted on its progress

luisport · 08-13-2023, 06:43 AM

From today...

luisport · 08-13-2023, 08:19 AM

I just got 1 Musa Kokopo and 1 Musa Puspanjaliae...

Dalmatiansoap · 08-13-2023, 10:22 AM

Interesting cultivates. Where did you find them?

luisport · 08-13-2023, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Interesting cultivates. Where did you find them?

https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/2...niers-musacees

This nursery is really awsome and most of my banana trees are from here.

sirdoofus · 08-13-2023, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by luisport

https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/2...niers-musacees

This nursery is really awsome and most of my banana trees are from here.

Wow, that place has quite the selection.....dare I say candy store?

Dalmatiansoap · 08-13-2023, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by luisport

https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/2...niers-musacees

This nursery is really awsome and most of my banana trees are from here.

I will add it to my bookmarks. At the moment I really don't need more plants lol, but one never knows what will happen during winter. At this moment nr.1 plant at my place is D. Brazilian I got from Nelio, blooming at the moment, I'll try to grow more from it. Also have some from BAM Madeira, Manzano and Prata Ana, will see how will they handle our winter.

luisport · 08-13-2023, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

I will add it to my bookmarks. At the moment I really don't need more plants lol, but one never knows what will happen during winter. At this moment nr.1 plant at my place is D. Brazilian I got from Nelio, blooming at the moment, I'll try to grow more from it. Also have some from BAM Madeira, Manzano and Prata Ana, will see how will they handle our winter.

Wow really? My D. Brazilian is from Nelio too but every year she strugle on winter... for you the varieties you mention are cold hardy? For now the big winer is Da Jiao... it's the cold hardiest variety here by far!

luisport · 08-13-2023, 03:35 PM

By the way i'm planing to get Hajaray, Saba, Dhusray, Malbhog, Lacatan, Veinte Cohol and Chini Champa... any thoughts? Anything against any of this varieties or other i should have? Thanks!

Dalmatiansoap · 08-14-2023, 01:58 AM

I have C. Champa and it's doing good. Hajaray was a good for me but I made some beginner mistakes and lost it. Saba is just to tall, no way it could stand our winds.

luisport · 08-14-2023, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

I have C. Champa and it's doing good. Hajaray was a good for me but I made some beginner mistakes and lost it. Saba is just to tall, no way it could stand our winds.

Thanks! That's a great help!

beam2050 · 08-14-2023, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by luisport

https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/2...niers-musacees

This nursery is really awsome and most of my banana trees are from here.

thanx for sharing. a fantastic sight for you folks in europe.

what i found interesting the are growing their plants in caves, it was pretty interesting reading on their sight.

luisport · 08-15-2023, 01:51 PM

luisport · 08-16-2023, 01:05 PM

luisport · 08-17-2023, 05:30 AM

Hi. I'm feeding my banana tree with 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer... there are another one better?

cincinnana · 08-17-2023, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by luisport

Hi. I'm feeding my banana tree with 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer... there are another one better?

This is what I have used with no issues.
Due to my growing zone I grow for foliage and size and if I get a flower it is a bonus.

General granular fertilizers I use for growth and size.

General purpose Triple 10 through 19 all work well and there are some forum members that use this for their bananas in the growth stage.

I do use generic water soluble fertilizers like Miracle grow(24-8-16) also.

These two fertilizers are to be used with caution and understanding that plant death will occur is misused.
46-0-0 urea for color enhancement and size.
21-0-0 ammonium sulfate for color enhancement and size.

All above fertilizers work very well for landscape plantings and general lawns feeding also.

Fellas on the forum frequently use a 16-8-24 (or close)ratio for fruiting bananas.

https://www.amazon.com/Banana-Fertil.../dp/B07HDTVRG2

There are also some good threads about fertilizer use and what brands and ratios to use for fruiting bananas on the forum.

08-13-2023, 06:43 AM	#346 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! From today... __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

08-13-2023, 08:19 AM	#347 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! I just got 1 Musa Kokopo and 1 Musa Puspanjaliae... __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

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08-13-2023, 03:35 PM	#353 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! By the way i'm planing to get Hajaray, Saba, Dhusray, Malbhog, Lacatan, Veinte Cohol and Chini Champa... any thoughts? Anything against any of this varieties or other i should have? Thanks! __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

08-14-2023, 01:58 AM	#354 (permalink)
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08-15-2023, 01:51 PM	#357 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

08-16-2023, 01:05 PM	#358 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

08-17-2023, 05:30 AM	#359 (permalink)
luisport Location: Fatima, Portugal Zone: 9b Name: Luis Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 817 BananaBucks : 112,452 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7,505 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 591 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 837 Times	Re: My first Banana plant!!! Hi. I'm feeding my banana tree with 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer... there are another one better? __________________ Musa Rajapuri, D. Brazilian, D. Orinoco, Pisang Ceylon, Da Jiao (Himalayan Fruit), x Fruit, Himalayan Mountain, Helen's Hybrid, Patupi, Lacatan, Hajaray Paw Paw Sunflower, Prima 1216, Potomac, KSU Atwood, Jerry's Big Girl, Al Horns, KSU Chapell https://growingfruit.org/t/my-small-...-orchard/19936 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-pear-collection/55683 https://growingfruit.org/t/my-apple-collection/53104

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