Callin' All 'xperts!

coolrobby2003 · 01-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Well i think my Praying Hands is gone! It is very soft in the middle of the corm! (oh-well i tried) Now to help with the grieving i would like to know what would be the EZIEST/COLD HARDIEST/FASTEST GROWING/W/EDIBLE FRUIT NANER there is? I live in Illinois but i shall have my Greenhouse built buy fall 09' and till then i can keep it inside house! So PLEASE any-n-all replys would be Greatly Appreciated!
THANK YOU
ROBBY
P.S. Also where can i get one of these? (The ones the people reply too) A personal buyer or a nursery is ok w/me!

mskitty38583 · 01-20-2009, 08:24 PM

you can go to sandy's web page and get one shes in muncie. her addy is northerntropics.com, i believe. or put a want add in the classifieds.

Chironex · 01-20-2009, 08:30 PM

Robby, stick it back into the soil and cover it with vermiculite. It may just surprise you. No water. Try it, I had one come back from the dead this way.

coolrobby2003 · 01-20-2009, 08:35 PM

I do NOT wish to sound like a !@#$% but what is vermiculite and where can i get some this time of year?

Chironex · 01-20-2009, 08:38 PM

You can get it at Home Depot or most nursery stores. It is a naturally occurring mineral that will protect the rotting corm from fungus gnats, etc. yet is easy for new growth to push through.
It's cheap, too.

chong · 01-20-2009, 11:31 PM

The cheapest, cold hardiest, most common, and edible banana is the Dwarf Orinoco. Greenhousebusiness.com, Going bananas, Banana Tree, Stokes, Encanto Farms, Wellspring Gardens, Sandy0225(Northern Tropics), and occassionally at local nurseries. And of course, from some of our members here.

The most expensive is the California Gold, with California Hardy a close second. Keep an eye on eBay, or postings by our members here for these two.

mskitty38583 · 01-21-2009, 08:48 AM

come early spring its a mad house here we all get tired of cabin fever. and we hit a plateu of nothing green in our lives and we go on nana buying sprees...i just so happen to have an oronico( hopefully 2, ones outside) and if i can get a pup from the one inside ill let you know.

Tog Tan · 01-21-2009, 08:52 AM

Robby, never give up until there is no more corm! 'Naners are tougher then you think. All the best.

sandy0225 · 01-21-2009, 09:08 AM

Try cutting your banana corm in half, and place both halves, cut side down on top of some very lightly moistened seedstarting type sterile mix. If it has any life left in it at all, it'll try to grow then. You could dip it in bleach water first if you're concerned about rot.

In my opinion, the easiest one that can fruit that I've grown in the house has been Ice cream. It goes through winter great. Unfortunately, it gets really tall and you have to keep "chopping and dropping" it.

Orinoco is supposed to be one of the best for storing dormant, that being said, I always kill mine trying to store them that way. I don't know why! There is a guy here in town that has great success with that, and I get them off him, and I store them just the same and his lives and mine rots. No matter where I put them....

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01-20-2009, 11:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
chong Senior Member chong's Photo Gallery Location: Seattle, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8-9 Name: Chong Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,851 BananaBucks : 98,833 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,310 Times Was Thanked 1,702 Times in 759 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 991 Times	Re: Callin' All 'xperts! The cheapest, cold hardiest, most common, and edible banana is the Dwarf Orinoco. Greenhousebusiness.com, Going bananas, Banana Tree, Stokes, Encanto Farms, Wellspring Gardens, Sandy0225(Northern Tropics), and occassionally at local nurseries. And of course, from some of our members here. The most expensive is the California Gold, with California Hardy a close second. Keep an eye on eBay, or postings by our members here for these two.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 362,835 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Callin' All 'xperts! Try cutting your banana corm in half, and place both halves, cut side down on top of some very lightly moistened seedstarting type sterile mix. If it has any life left in it at all, it'll try to grow then. You could dip it in bleach water first if you're concerned about rot. In my opinion, the easiest one that can fruit that I've grown in the house has been Ice cream. It goes through winter great. Unfortunately, it gets really tall and you have to keep "chopping and dropping" it. Orinoco is supposed to be one of the best for storing dormant, that being said, I always kill mine trying to store them that way. I don't know why! There is a guy here in town that has great success with that, and I get them off him, and I store them just the same and his lives and mine rots. No matter where I put them.... __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!

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