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wyndyacre has contributed to 6 posts out of 2610 total posts
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20 Most recent posts:
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Mar 10, 2005 06:20 PM
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Oh, that's good to know Utah! Last year, I gave up on the remaining seeds and tossed them after about 8 months. This year, I've had 3 out of 5 sprout already but will not give up on the other 2. If they haven't sprouted by about mid-April, I'll just move them out to the greenhouse and check on them once and a while for the rest of the summer. JFC-maybe you'll have to install larger doors!  Edited by wyndyacre on Mar 10, 2005 at 06:23 PM
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Feb 24, 2005 07:16 PM
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Thanks for the tip on Rockwood Gardens for banana plants-I'll have to check it out. Update on the ensete banana seeds I planted on Feb 3rd-one sprouted yesterday! Hoorah! I planted 5 seeds in a 8" pot. Of course it was the centre one that sprouted first. Oh well, I won't have to worry about digging it out for a while. Maybe the rest will sprout by then. Anne-Marie
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Feb 5, 2005 02:22 PM
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Thanks for the info on Ensete-I'm sure you're correct. Too bad I won't get any pups but it does produce beautiful, huge leaves. I just bought another package of the same seeds and started them yesterday so I will get more (I hope). They make for very nice, exotic foliage in the border beds in summer. I intend to send away for a whole bunch of different Musa varieties as well and will try "sikkimensis". I live very close to the American border so can just have them sent to a friends' in Michigan and pick them up there. No bothering with mailing through customs. I see, in another thread, you are trying to swap banana plants with others. Don't you have a problem with shipping live plant material to/from other countries? On another garden forum, I know the members sometimes have problems even with trading seeds and end up with opened, empty envelopes in the mail after they have gone through customs. Anne-Marie
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Feb 3, 2005 11:10 AM
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Thanks for the info on "M. sikkimensis". I checked them out in the seed list and Wow! they get to 14'. I know that not necessarily very tall in terms of bananas, but that might get a little difficult to drag down into the basement every winter! I guess I could always cut them back.I read your post to montyBurns about starting from seed. I guess I did pretty well then having 2 out of 5 germinate for me previously. I just got back from a holiday to Northern Florida in the States where there were banana plants growing in everyone's gardens. They do get some frost there so the foliage was dead or mostly dead but they don't have to mulch or cover. Lucky them! I tried to find some banana seeds to buy but everyone looked at me like I was crazy since they just start them from pups and don't bother with seed. Anne-Marie
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Feb 1, 2005 05:06 PM
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I don't have much choice but to start bananas from seed if I want more because I cannot have live plant materail shipped into Canada from the States. Actually, I found the two plants I grew from seed last year quite easy to propagate. I just used sterile soilless mix, kept moist and covered and used bottom heat of 70* (using a heat mat) The seeds germinated in 4 weeks. Once the baby plants were a few inches high, I potted them up separately and moved out to my unheated greenhouse in the spring. The plants grew very quickly with a minimum of care. Eventually, I potted into large glazed pots and set out in the garden once we were having reliable warm weather (by early June). There they stayed until late fall and then went into a bright, heated basement. They are now about 3 feet tall with 6-8 inch base. Maybe someday (some year?) I will get pups off of these but meanwhile I would like to start some different varities at home too. I'm thinking maybe musa ornata, m. violacea and m. zebrina. I want some wine coloured foliage! Anne-Marie
Banana Growing tips- How to grow banana. »
Another Newcomer Jan 31, 2005 09:55 PM
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Just found this site while looking on net for banana seeds. Grew two banana plants from seed last spring and got hooked. Of course here in Ontario, I'm never going to see flowers or fruit but I love the huge leaves. Would especially like to try a wine coloured one next. I keep the plants in pots and have brought into bright basement for winter. I've already been warned on another garden forum not to overwater while in storage. The plants grew about 3 feet in one season-I think I'll plant in the ground in spring to see if they get taller. The seed package said they are Musa enseta and could attain 5 feet -only two seeds out of five germinated. I waited 6 months before giving up on others. Is this usual for success rate? I soaked the marble-like seeds for two days and used bottom heat-would it help to nick the hard shell? Thanks for any info on propagation. Anne-Marie |
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