What did you plant today (bananas)?
 

This should be a fun thread!
I wish I started it when the site started over a year ago. It would be really cool to look back on now. But hey, may as well start it now, right? :)

Today I planted a Musa 'praying hands' into the ground. It was potted up for over a year.

What bananas, if any, did you plant today?
The thread for other plants, besides bananas, is here:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?p=6574

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Does moving them up into larger containers count? I bumped up my 4 Musa thomsonii seedlings from 4 inch pots to 1 gallon containers this afternoon.

Zac

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While not planting, my bananas and tropicals are starting to make their way indoors, since night temperatures are down to 44 degrees here... :santananer:

~Joe

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You are aware, given the time of the year, that the only people that will be planting nanners in the ground will likely be those in Florida or southern California, donchathink? I'm getting ready to move my dwarfs and younguns into the greenhouse for the winter. Most of those will go in the ground in the Spring.

Cheers,
Mike

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Last week it was California Gold and Golden Rhino Horn. Yesterday, it was Poovan, Hawaiian Apple and Lady Finger. Still need to find a spot for Dwarf French Plantain and my Walmart Unknown. It WILL be done!

Yes, San Diego has its' benefits!!

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I suspected you of making up the "Poovan" banana, so I googled it. OK! I admit I have a suspiscious nature. Anyway, it seems to be from Sri Lanka and southern India, w/ decent sized, sweet, bright yellow fruit, but I couldn't find a picture. It sounds interesting.
Also some negative stuff:
"it is highly susceptible to Banana Bract Mosaic Viral (BBMV) disease and Banana Streak Virus, (BSV), which cause considerable reduction in yield."
Do we have those diseases in the US?

Paul

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Yeah I was skeptical on the "Poovan" as well. Obviously not an English speaking culture that named that one. :07:

Zac

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yesterday:
another Saba (next to my 1 yr old TC'd Saba)
two Rajapuri
Brazilian
three Orinoco

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Today


I planted my Ingens seeds from Christian Port.....anyone have any luck with these? I am excited. :jalapenonaner: (Not Bananas- Alpinia Zerumbet "Variegata")

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Ingens probably wont do good here, otherwise I'd try them.

Today I planted an ~20lb unknown corm in the "unknown patch". I collected it from some local brush.

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Next time you visit Disney, take along a shovel. I was at their Carribean Beach resort area Sunday, and there were bananas everywhere. About all I could recognize were Dward Cavendish, but there were several varieties.
Tell the guards you are digging for Capt. Jack's treasure...

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This past weekend, I planted SH-3640 in the ground; and SDC in a pot.

New Mantra: Please stay warm out. Please stay warm out. Please stay warm out. :05: (Need a Banana meditating) :)

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Well, many of my seeds have sprouted. I now have several hundred seedlings! Especially balbisiana and nagensiumX have been easy to sprout. I keep them under high power NaH lamps at the moment, growing in small cells, and they seem to be thriving. Species include:

Musa Formosana
Musa NagensiumX
Musa Nagensium "True form" (From seedman)
Musa Flaviflora
Musa Balbisiana
Musa Sikkimensis
Musa "Helen"
Musa Velutina
Ensete ventricosum

The bigger sikkimensis, helens and basjoos are still growing outside, and will be protected in-ground. We have had an unusually warm fall over here.

Cheers

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is that helen's hybrid from rarepalmseeds.com ? How easy were they to germinate?

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Jeff, very easy to germinate. And the most vigourous seedlings I have ever encountered. Each seed sent out 2 or more stems. A plant that was a seedling this April is now taller than basjoos that were one foot in April. But stems are skinnier. All in all a very handsome musa with red leaf-undersides, dark stems, dark green leaves, and powdery petioles. Here is a pic of my south-wall, but I am standing right in the way of the meter-tall Helens.

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Today I put some Musella lasiocarpa seeds to stratification.

On Monday I put Musella lasiocarpa, Musa x paradisiaca, Musa sikkimensis, Musa ssp. 'Helen's Hybrid', Ensete glaucum, Ensete ventricosum, and Ravenala madagascariensis in water, and I'll sow them today or tomorrow.

Gard

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That's great news, I definitely will try growing some of them. Nice pic of your banana plants by the way - the plant looks just like the photo on rarepalmseeds.com :2704:

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I'm done planting for the season even though I live in So Cal. I just don't have any room! I did manage to finally get my Aloe tree planted in the front yard after having sit in a big wooden planter for 2 years! I have at least 20 plants in containers that need a spot but I haven't figured it out yet. Next spring I'm going to be real busy removing extras and some undesirables and planting Heliconias, more bananas, gingers, plumerias, Passion fruits, a Page Tangerine, a Peach Tree, a Fig tree, and whatever else comes along.

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Now that you mention it, i'd like to get some passion fruit vines growing. I think in the spring I am going to plant some more grape vines too.

:05:

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2 "Dwarf Red" that had each been potted up for over a year
Musa balbisiana

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Today I planted:

Musa ssp. 'Helen's Hybrid'
Musa x paradisiaca
Musa sikkimensis
Ensete glaucum
Ensete ventricosum
Ravenala madagascariensis

:bananarow:

Gard

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I will be repoting my M. velutina, M. balbisiana, and M. ingens seedlings if that counts!

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Today I put more Musella lasiocarpa seeds in water, and I will put them in the frigerator in when they have been in the water for a couple of days. :2791:

Gard

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Gabe! How many seeds of M. Ingens did you have to use to get some seedlings? And where did you get them from?

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Taylor,
They are a different variety or maybe a different species altogether, but similar to M. ingens. They were a gift, I dont think you can get them anywhere yet. I had only 10 seeds, when I first planted them a year ago I got 1 of 5, then recently I planted the remaining 5 and have 2-3 coming up. The person who I got them from got 100% germination. They are rather easy to sprout.

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Today I moved a Burmese Blue and what I think is my Ice Cream to pots and to the house.. My well... thoughtful grimlins(aka GB's) thought maybe I had dropped alot of those plastic makers so they went and picked them all up for me...LOL So I guess my next stop wil be the forum where someone can tell me what the heck is what!!!
Kylie

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We had a light freeze on Monday! Everything did great. I went out today to dig up a DC and WOO HOO It had 2 pups.. It was tucked in behind a Gold Finger and I never saw them...

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Not planting anything today, but will be germinating enstes soon.

Did anyone else notice if Erlend was in a bikini, he could be on Ty Ty's website as a model? Hee,he!

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Welp I'm done! I dug everything up and got them put to bed I also potted up 4 more pups ...down to getting the Brugs in and then I'm off on a few weeks of holiday.. The weather is crazy freeze early this week and 80 tomorrow....
I guess I'll have time to look for something new and exciting to buy...Anyone have anything???? LOL
Kylie

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Kylie, I think the topic was things you planted, not thngs you UNplanted. But then, It is supposed to be about bananas, but I posted the figs I planted, anyway. Now up to 40 new fig trees planted asm of today. Even banana lovers can be a little broad minded.

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That is alot of figs!!!:2764:

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Gabe,

How did you get your Musa ingens to germinate? I am expecting to receive some.

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soaking and ready for planting are:-

sikkimensis
sikkimensis red tiger
helens hybrid
balbisiana
nagensium
nagensium X
nagensium florale noir
Itinerans
and
basjoo

no wonder she thinks I'm mad:0489:

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Hey Ya'll!!!
Welp.. I had planted a few nagensium florale noir seed back on 11/20 and WOO HOO.. I have one that is about 2" tall.. OKAY I know it's not as pretty as that pink flower BUT it is the first seed I have tried to grow.. I had them for over a yr before I tried.. just put in the last 3.. I KNOW pretty lame but I am HAPPY!!!:pinkskirtnaner:

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Hi All,

As a Newbie, I just planted my first two; a Dwarf Cavendish and a Dwarf Red....all in pots! The little guys are just barely 12" long from the tip of the roots to the top of a stem (guess that's how they measure a 12" plant, huh?) But each had at least two leaves so thats a start. Maybe photos later, when there is something to photograph. In the meantime I sit, watching and waiting!!

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Haa and Dwrf French Plantain.

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actually,a couple days ago.
FHIA 1,3,17,18,21,SH3640,SH3697,& Tall Superplantain.I will post pics soon.

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Hey Greenie!!
Were those seed or plants you bought??? It is is so cold here I would LOVE to see pic's..
Kylie

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awesome!!

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I really enjoy the Dward Red. Mine are in the ground now and doing great, starting to really take off. I should have put them in the ground sooner than I did, I keep them potted up for a while. If you have to, give em as big a pot as you can, they will thank you for it.

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I should've waited till the cold front leaves but could't wait:2791:,I planted 1 Dwarf Brazilian,and 1 Dwarf Nahmua.I also potted the remaining SH-3640 and SH-3697 sword pups since I have no space for them now.

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well its warming up here in Oregon so . IM taking every hting out side but still babying my Nanas Inside and low and Behold . I gave mark a plant to take to my sis in laws and he took the Wrong ONE GRRRRRRRRRRRR..


Ok i love her but i did divorce her Brother .. so No way should she get my thousand fingers right ?


Or should i just take dear old Marks Credit card to Jeffs , Brians and TYS ?


i cant say the word not because it wont let me but because i cant spell it LOL Tammy

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yesterday,1 Jamaican Lacatan(heard they are awesome!).One (Manzano) and one (Brazilian apple) corm from JeffreyP(Worldwideplants.com) ,and a BEAUTIFUL!!!( Misi Luki) pup from Tlturbo that I planted today.

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Hi Greenie,

I hope they all take off and grow like crazy for you! Soooo wish it would get warm enough here to plant!

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is there a Message theripist ?

I just brought everything back in new cold front and my backs killen me LOL ..

Hope every oone in cali is doing well.


ANNA do this to help with winter time .

go to a Hardware store get a shop light the long 4 ft.

Go to Bi-mart get aquarium plant lights.
plastic and make your self a mini Green house works wonders for starting seeds. Tammy

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Jamaican Red went in the ground today.
Got it from tlturbo last week in a trade (thanks!).

:twonanners:

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GRRRRRRRR Media Hound are you Braggen or Complaining ?

Kidding right on And um Pictures ?

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lol

pix forthcoming one of these days when I go out there with my camera

Today I planted out a Red Jewel with a little pup.

:2742:

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In the last couple of days - an beautiful apple, and a pup I helped myself to for free - does anyone know what the free one could be from the fruit?





The fruit will never ripen on the plant because someone will cut them down while still very green. Guess I will have to wait for the pup to grow and fruit to find out. But I am so impatient!!!!

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Kofi went in the ground a few days ago.