Thread: Musa veluntina
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Old 10-14-2010, 08:51 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa veluntina

This probably won't help, but what the hell....

I had a nice clump of velutina growing and fruiting in one area of my garden. I quickly learned to cut off the fruit and throw it away because they came up everywhere. I dug the plants and moved them to the other side of the property, and made sure to throw away any bananas. Three years later I still have seedlings coming up where they were planted before. Moral of the story... velutina seeds stay viable for a long time. They are like timed-release banana seeds. I know that no one likes looking at a pot of dirt for 2 years (or more), but it may take that long.

That's my 2 cents.

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