Thread: ensete
View Single Post
Old 02-16-2009, 07:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
just j
TANTALIZING TROPICALS
 
just j's Avatar
 
Location: shawano wisconsin
Zone: 4-5
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 471
BananaBucks : 64,647
Feedback: 2 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 252 Times
Was Thanked 129 Times in 91 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 71 Times
Send a message via MSN to just j
Default ensete

ok i never tryed growing bananas from seeds i just bought some ensete glaucum, superbum, ventricosum, and a unknown var. of ensete i was told to leave them soak in hot water over night and plant them in well drained soil 1 inch deep and keep damp but not wet keep temp around 70-75 degrees and wait 3-8 weeks is this right do i have to score the seeds at all some of them are the size of a marbel i also bought some balbisian, pink ornata, royal purple, and velutina seeds these i was told just plant 3/4" deep and water lightly and keep warm i plan on planting them in these plastic trays i bought at walmart for 6 bucks they come with these pellets u add water and they expand there is 72 in a tray made by jiffy if you know what i mean is this good enough to grow bananas i have a grow lights that im gonna put over them and place them in my south facing window anyone have suggestions for me am i doing this right or should i be doing it different acually i bought all this **** and need some advice if any one has had luck with the following lol


CARICA papaya "Sunrise / Hawaiian solo"
CHAMBEYRONIA macrocarpa "Red leaf Palm"
ENSETE glaucum "SNOW BANANA"
ENSETE sp. unknown var.
ENSETE superbum sub.sp. Thailand. "ROCK BANANA"
ENSETE ventricosum "Abyssinian banana"
HELICONIA spathocircinata "cinnamon twist"
HELICONIA wagneriana "Rainbow"
MAZARI PALM
MUSA balbisiana
MUSA velutina "Pink Velvet Banana"
MUSA violacea "royal purple"
MUSA pink ornata
RAVENALA madagascariensis "Travelers Palm"
RICINUS communis "Castor Bean"
STRELITZIA reginae "Bird of Paradise"
TACCA integrifolia "Bat flower, Cat's Whiskers"
STRELITZIA nicolai "White Bird of Paradise" P.S. im layed off from work for 3 weeks so do u think im bored lol
just j is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To just j

Join Bananas.org Today!

Are you a banana plant enthusiast? Then we hope you will join the community. You will gain access to post, create threads, private message, upload images, join groups and more.

Bananas.org is owned and operated by fellow banana plant enthusiasts. We strive to offer a non-commercial community to learn and share information. Receive all three issues from Volume 1 of Bananas Magazine with your membership:
   

Join Bananas.org Today! - Click Here


Sponsors