Seed from bought bananas
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Has anyone bought the art packets seeds from Hudson Valley Seed?
Comments (3)Also, from elsewhere on the site, it showed that a separate pack holding the seeds was inside the folded art pack. It looked like the art pack could be easily unfolded and framed. "First, the factual. Each art pack unfolds to reveal a seed packet full of seeds. On the seed packet, you will find specific planting information. The number of seeds allows you to plan your garden, the number of days helps you figure out when to plant. The short paragraph gives specific information for each variety--the type of soil they require, the amount of water and sunlight. There is also a description of how large the plant will grow and what to expect out of a single planting. As far as fun goes, the information printed on the back of the art packs is the stuff of interesting dinner conversation. Each art pack has the variety name in English and Latin, as well as the artist's bio and a bio of the seed variety." Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll to Art Packs: New and Improved...See MoreStarting Banana's from seed
Comments (8)I put a square of hay bales around the base of my Basjoo mat and then fill it with chopped leaves. I cut the stems level with the top of the leaves and cover the whole thing with a sheet of heavy duty plastic to keep it all dry. The stems survive this way, as do the pups. Since the bananas from Basjoo are not edible I am growing this primarily for the exotic foliage, though will be pleased if I get flowers. This past winter was mild and I had to cut the stems that were poking up through the mulch, down several times as I didn't want them freezing and rotting and causing a problem. I removed the bales and mulch at the end of April and the plants are already 5 ft high, though still pretty ragged. Once they get some good growth on them I will start removing the outer leaves to get them looking good. You can see pics of them from last year (after a "normal" winter - temps down to -9) at the end of the pages at this link - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.71096437917.76039.665372917&type=3&l=b565d0a3e9 -Rosalinda...See MoreQuestion about growing banana trees from seeds?
Comments (2)Surprised no one has responded to your question, but I guess it's nearly August and many people are on vacation. Anyway, yes, the banana seeds you will get will receiving will be much bigger than the seedless/sterile ones you get in the fruit market. In the wild, bananas are still seeded, but the ones people eat have been cultivated from seedless clones. Every once in while a problem arises from this reliance on identical clones (disease, etc., so the industry has to change the cultivar used in the marketplace). I have only grown Ensete (Abyssinian) bananas from seed, and they were real EASY even outside the tropics!...See MoreBanana Seeds in todays store bought bananas
Comments (9)None of the edible varieties have a chance to survive your climate. With the right protection, they may survive the winter (almost anything can with the right protection!) but they need a nice, long growing season to make fruit. If you bring them inside every winter and plant them in the ground every spring, you will eventually get a banana plant to bloom and if it blooms early enough in the year, you can get some edible fruit too (most banana plants take about 6 months for their fruit to ripen, but it definitely varies on variety and weather). I'm growing ice cream, and saba as far as edible bananas go. Next year I'm going to try a few more to increase my chances of getting fruit one day. My Velutina banana is the only one that has ever fruited for me, but the fruits were more like seedpods because the bananas were so small (Velutina is an edible banana with viable seeds inside of it, but the seeds make it hard to actually enjoy what you're eating). -Alex...See Morebeckilove
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