Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-13-2020, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,335
Aaron's Banana Tasting Sessions- Orinoco
I have decided to document my taste report of different bananas, and I hope to continue with many other varieties in the future. This will help others who are searching for different opinions on...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-28-2020, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 947
Re: Letting Bananas Grow into Stand
The concept of heavy sucker pruning is only normally relevant to commercial production. For a home gardener, you can do whatever you want, and all things being equal (provided ample fertilizer and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-21-2019, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,832
Re: Tips for propagating pup with no roots?
When transplanting pups I always remove the roots. It is a monocot and they are going to die and rot if I leave them on.
I remove all or most of the leaves because they need water and it has no...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-30-2019, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,205
S. Texas Coastal Garden
Hey all! I'm a long time lurker, but never posts due to never enough time due to kids and job. But I finally decided to share a few photos and story of my banana garden. I started growing bananas...
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Forum: Contests!
11-07-2018, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 13,922
2018 Namwa bunch size contest
Back by popular demand!
My "Namwa" banana cultivar is currently endowed with an inflorescence of bananas. Colloquially we refer to it as a "bunch", which is further divided into "hands" (sometimes...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
10-26-2018, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,458
Self Watering flood trays
So I've been growing for a number of years now. Always learning, well trying but something hit me on the head the other day. Why not make a self watering flood system so I can stop hand watering and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-17-2018, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 859
Re: How to Remove Really Big Pups
Better to just cut them down rather than try to dig them out. If you cut it low and bore into the growth point it will stop it from growing. That may lead to a flush of small suckers from those...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-09-2018, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,575
Re: What is your favotrite banana?
I've had probably 250-300 different kinds of bananas, but I'm kinda awful at coming up with a favorite for eating, though I get asked all the time. I tend to appreciate all of the differences in the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-11-2018, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 635
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-21-2018, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 15,295
Musa Ice Cream Blue Java grow and taste report
Cultivar: Musa Blue Java aka Ice Cream
Location: San Francisco Bay Area (zone 9B)
Propagule: Very healthy Sword Sucker (thank you Crazybanana!) Pic of the sword sucker about a year after getting...
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Forum: Tissue Culturing & Other Propagation Techniques of Banana Plants
11-14-2017, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,957
Re: slicing a corm
Some would probably grow, but you’d have better luck cutting them like an orange to make wedges. 4 pieces is fine, you could try more but better to try on larger corms.
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
10-30-2017, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,109
feather meal for fertlizer
while I dont use organic fertilizer I know lots of folks do and its hard to get high nitrogen in an organic fertilizer I was talking to the fellow I work for today and he mentioned feather meal...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-29-2017, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,554
GM in NJ update
Five months ago, I seem to have made the mistake of buying a Gros Michel as my first banana. It spent the summer on my enclosed and south-facing porch. Windows closed, it is consistently 30 degrees...
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
09-20-2017, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,757
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-07-2017, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,691
Re: Rotocompression Pup Remover
They work great. I made some a long time ago using #5 rebar. Mine basically looks like a hand powered drill with the bit end hammered flat. That looks like it does the damage on the way in while mine...
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Forum: Other Plants
08-19-2017, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,461
Re: Registered Pawpaw varieties in USA
2017 Update
Finally I ate my first PawPaw grown on my tree. It was not without help that I achieved this milestone. Earlier this year Jose263 brought pollen sourced from a friend in Louisiana and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-08-2017, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,661
Bougainville PNG catalog and report
As promised earlier, the catalog and trip report are finally available from the Bougainville PNG collecting expedition I was a member of last year....
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Forum: Banana Books, Book Reviews, & Other Reading Material
05-31-2017, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,995
Collecting bananas in Bougainville
What an awesome read that includes Gabe! This is so cool
Collecting bananas in Bougainville : In pictures | News, knowledge and information on bananas...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-27-2017, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,201
Huti (Shamba Nyeelu) Taste Report
Correct name is Huti Shumba Nyeelu
TEXTURE-Silky, with a slight corky center. Even when over ripe, they retain a bit of chewiness from this center.
FIRMNESS-They retain an almost plantain-like...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-28-2016, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,287
Re: How did we get dwarf varieties?
Dwarfism is one of the most common mutations to occur, and it can more or less happen randomly. Over the thousands of years bananas have been cultivated, many mutations or "sports" have occurred, and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-25-2016, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,543
Mites in my banana plants
Hi everyone! Should i or can i spray my banana plants with cooper sulfate to desinfect them? I'm going to plant them in the ground... Thank's!
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-12-2016, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,720
Re: Organic banana question!
They are definitely Cavendish but I doubt you will be able to get any more detailed information than that, but you can always try. The companies normally keep their exact clonal lines closely guarded...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-01-2016, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,944
Drone pics of my mini farm
Friend with a drone came and took some photos and video of my properties and banana patch.
Click the link for a short...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-30-2015, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,975
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
12-23-2015, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,429
In memoriam: Markku Hakkinen
Dear Members,
It is with a heavy heart I bring the news of the passing of friend, mentor and wild Musa expert Markku Hakkinen. He passed away on December 5. I was just starting to help him to finish...
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