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Apr 26, 2008 21:09:24 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 26, 2008 21:09:24 GMT 1
we decided to unveil the banana today...so this arvo OH and I unwrapped it....it was looking pretty manky but now it's starting to dry out it looks OK...and it's had a baby...aw....I'll take a pic soon. ;D
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Apr 26, 2008 21:42:41 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 26, 2008 21:42:41 GMT 1
Surely Bat Plants are for the conservatory The witch? Ive never heard of them being sold for the garden before  According to T & M two varieties are hardy.  i quite fancy the white one....the black one would get lost amongst the ferns (see...I already know where I'd plant one!) |
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Apr 26, 2008 22:57:15 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Apr 26, 2008 22:57:15 GMT 1
we decided to unveil the banana today...so this arvo OH and I unwrapped it....it was looking pretty manky but now it's starting to dry out it looks OK...and it's had a baby...aw....I'll take a pic soon. ;D Did ours too, as stated. Weird the things you think of when you are sitting in a hospital A & E department, waiting to have your son's name called. It looked a bit naff and so cut it off a bit at the top, but feels solid further down, so hopefully everything is OK. Gave it a good feed, weeded around it and mulched it too. It is a baby one afterall, so always worried about it being big enough to survive the winter. Some sites I found, said the first winter it should be taken inside, but it was wrapped up by then, so thought I would chance it!!  |
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Apr 29, 2008 15:57:12 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Apr 29, 2008 15:57:12 GMT 1
Banana looks to be growing, Cheery. ;D Now Sleepy, I mean my Musa Sikkimensis here, nothing else, OK?!! ;D
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Apr 29, 2008 15:59:28 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on Apr 29, 2008 15:59:28 GMT 1
Banana looks to be growing, Cheery. ;D Now Sleepy, I mean my Musa Sikkimensis here, nothing else, OK?!! ;D Of course you do Keith, of course you do. You keep a firm grip on your banana mate and I promise you it will keep growing. |
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Apr 29, 2008 16:02:09 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Apr 29, 2008 16:02:09 GMT 1
Banana looks to be growing, Cheery. ;D Now Sleepy, I mean my Musa Sikkimensis here, nothing else, OK?!! ;D Of course you do Keith, of course you do. You keep a firm grip on your banana mate and I promise you it will keep growing.  |
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Apr 30, 2008 18:12:02 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 30, 2008 18:12:02 GMT 1
Today I potted up the 2 bigger musa babies...now 8" tall and with 5 leaves apiece, 8" pots so that they can stretch their legs....another one has germinated in the heated propagator YAY...no seed left tho Keith...sorry...I forgot I was going to send you some and sowed the lot  Naughty Cheery : |
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Apr 30, 2008 23:52:02 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Apr 30, 2008 23:52:02 GMT 1
Today I potted up the 2 bigger musa babies...now 8" tall and with 5 leaves apiece, 8" pots so that they can stretch their legs....another one has germinated in the heated propagator YAY...no seed left tho Keith...sorry...I forgot I was going to send you some and sowed the lot Naughty Cheery : I'll forgive you, just this once mind!  I may try and get some for next year, think it's too late now to be sowing, isn't it? |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 1, 2008 20:44:27 GMT 1
It says that they can be sown any time of year on my T&M packet Keith. As long as you have a heated propagator for germinating them and somewhere warm for the plants to overwinter ;D Mine won't be going outside at all this year I don't think...unless we have a really hot summer (in which case the conservatory turns into an oven!)
The ones I bought were T&M Musa mixed species
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May 25, 2008 18:32:33 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 25, 2008 18:32:33 GMT 1
It's very tempting isn't it Keith ;D I keep wanting to take a peek at my musa...but I'm hanging on for a bit longer. Do you get Ameteur Gardening magazine? they're usually full of advice about that sort of thing....I'm going to see if this weather holds first. Today I bought another colocasia called 'Black Magic' it's only little atm...but I have high hopes. www.willowaynurseries.com/Images/19ColocaBlackMagic.jpgI bought a colocasia today, Cheery. It's an Illustrus, though I thought about the blackish one, but didn't think it would fit in where I want to put it. I want to pot in on first, as I need to change the border around a bit to accomodate it. Any suggestions as to compost? |
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May 25, 2008 20:14:01 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on May 25, 2008 20:14:01 GMT 1
I have one in houseplant compost and 2 in MP compost Keith...depends how big it is. I think that a good quality MP one would be OK. All mine are kept in pots atm..they don't cope with frost in my experience...altho I've only been growing them for a year.
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May 25, 2008 22:04:15 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 25, 2008 22:04:15 GMT 1
I have one in houseplant compost and 2 in MP compost Keith...depends how big it is. I think that a good quality MP one would be OK. All mine are kept in pots atm..they don't cope with frost in my experience...altho I've only been growing them for a year. It's only quite small, but thought what the heck, I will give one a go. I know it's not hardy, but needs to be kept dry over winter, much like a dahlia, I suppose. I've been reading up on them tonight and can't find much on Illustrus, but can find some info on Illustris. The printed label definately says Illustrus!  It's going to go near to the banana, buried in it's pot, so bringing in will make things easier. My banana is shooting out it's second leaf and this rain we have had, should have done it good. |
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