Ensete Ventricosum

Michael_Andrew · 01-04-2009, 12:19 PM

Not quite sure how to post pictures yet but here it goes. I ordered seed from Whatcom and received them 12/10/8. I soaked them three days and planted in perlite. I then floated them in the aquarium. The temp is set at 79 degrees. I had germination on 12/25/8. Here is a pic on 1/4/9.

damaclese · 01-04-2009, 12:36 PM

congrats on your EV i have grown them also they are cool Bananas after they get older don't over water them as they rot easily if you go to the Wiki lits of Banana cultavar you will find the newly edited page on EV its pretty extensive and will certainly give you a leg up on them assuming that you need a leg

Tog Tan · 01-04-2009, 02:44 PM

Congrats Andrew! I have a bunch of these guys and I just luv them. Contrary to belief I find that they germinate with higher heat. I have tried both ways and clearly I get better results if the germ temp is about 100+F. They do very well in a loose soil media with lots of water here. I tried a bunch of seedlings in a more compact water retaining media and they started to crash out after a month.
All the best.

damaclese · 01-04-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tog Tan

Congrats Andrew! I have a bunch of these guys and I just luv them. Contrary to belief I find that they germinate with higher heat. I have tried both ways and clearly I get better results if the germ temp is about 100+F. They do very well in a loose soil media with lots of water here. I tried a bunch of seedlings in a more compact water retaining media and they started to crash out after a month.
All the best.

im with you on that observation i had some planted in a fairly peatish medea that staded damp and they started to realy gown down hill fast

Michael_Andrew · 01-04-2009, 06:31 PM

So what soil media mixture have worked for you? I planted in compost and perlite mix.

Tog Tan · 01-05-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael_Andrew

So what soil media mixture have worked for you? I planted in compost and perlite mix.

Michael, I basically use a burnt top soil which is peculiar to M'sia. It is very porous and gives the roots lots of room to move. I start the newly germinated plts right off the germination box with this when they have at least 2 leaves. After a month, I start giving them processed sheep pellet dung fert from NZ. From this point, they grow like crazy.
As for you, as long as water gets through the soil without being stagnant in it, it should be ok. The Ensete family don't like wet legs!
All the best.

Michael_Andrew · 01-05-2009, 06:50 PM

The 'ol burnt dirt imported sheep poo method.

Thanks Tog!

damaclese · 01-05-2009, 06:54 PM

Lol!

i added alot of virmiculight to my mix and that realy set them up nice untill they got aphids they do not like them at all reacted vary badly had a dikins of a time geting rid of them

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