Forum: Other Plants
06-16-2011, 08:29 PM
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Anyone else growing Xanthosoma robustum?
Hi All,
I'm in the Toronto Canada area. I grow a variety of banana and aroids. I'm wondering if anyone else has any experience growing Xanthosoma robustum (looks like sagittifolium except bigger)....
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Forum: Banana Plants Wanted
06-16-2011, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Ensete maurelii in Canada (Toronto)
Hi Tavi,
They had some beautiful dark wine colored maurelli, the darkest i have seen at a place in Brampton called Lakeside Garden Gallery (near Hwy 410 and Sandalwood Parkway. They are in 10"...
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Forum: Banana Identification
03-12-2010, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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Thin pseudostem Dwarf Cavendish
I have an unidentified Dwarf Cavendish (according to label) that doesn't look like my other DCs. The tag is from Van Bloem Gardens...Musa Dwarf Cavendish. Leaves are green on underside, midrib is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-30-2008, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,939
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
11-20-2008, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,939
HELP!!!!! Indoor E. ventricosum getting too big!
Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any experience overwintering an E. ventricosum indoors in a pot (not dormant). I moved my E. ventricosum inside to keep it growing over the winter so I would have a...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
04-29-2008, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,618
Re: Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina sprouting
E. glaucum are now working on leaves 6 and 7. I changed the soil to something less acidic and faster draining...already seeing better root growth. I have given up on the M. velutina. Each plant is...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
03-19-2008, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,618
Re: Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina sprouting
So about a month later I have 3 E. glaucum and 4 M. velutina. The Ensete are about 1' high (to tip of newest leaf) with 3 leaves each. The M. velutina are only 3" high and working on second leaves. I...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-28-2008, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,618
Re: Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina sprouting
A little off topic but I planted some seeds from store bought granadilla (passiflora) about 6 weeks ago and forgot about them. A couple of days ago I spotted 2 large sprouts coming up. So these are...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-24-2008, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,439
Re: Basjoo flowers zone 6b
Ekoboat, excellent work! Those are beautiful pictures. What do the neighbors say when they see bananas in your yard?
Cheers,
Craig
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Forum: Species Bananas
02-24-2008, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,204
Re: Upham giant Basjoo
Wow,
I'd love to have one of those to add to my northern tropical garden. With the short growing season up here I wonder how big one of these might get.
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-23-2008, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,618
Re: Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina sprouting
I think it was the medium I was growing the ventricosum seeds in........composted manure with peat moss. Works great for older plants but too much microflora for long seed germination. All the E....
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
02-23-2008, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,618
Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina sprouting
Hi everyone,
My Ensete glaucum and Musa velutina seeds have sprouted.:goteam: After 3-5 weeks quite a good percentage of them have come up. I planted 8 Ensete glaucum and have 4 up now and two...
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Forum: Member Introductions
01-20-2008, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,985
Re: Hi all, new to forum
Hi Dan and Tara,
Thanks, looks like a great forum. After several years of growing, I finally signed up here.
I need a greenhouse too. Maybe someday.
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Forum: Member Introductions
01-20-2008, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,985
Re: Hi all, new to forum
Hi Taylor,
DC was ripped out, 2 pups potted, the rest tossed in compost and the.....huge mother plant.....was.....chopped up for compost. I've tried to overwinter DC pseudostem but don't have...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-20-2008, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,614
Other Toronto area banana people
Hello fellow nana growers,
I'm looking to talk to local backyard banana growers in the Toronto area and surrounding Southern Ontario. I have 4 years experience growing a couple of types of bananas...
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Forum: Member Introductions
01-20-2008, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,985
Re: Hi all, new to forum
Hi Celine,
Thanks, yes, there are a few of us here. I look forward to discussing all the special considerations of short season Canadian growers.
11' was the overall height (6' pseudostem and 5'...
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Forum: Member Introductions
01-19-2008, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,985
Hi all, new to forum
Hello everyone,
I have been growing bananas indoors and outdoors in Brampton, Ontario, Canada for 4 years now. The major challenge is limited indoor window space for plants in the house and the...
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