I've just bought seeds for 2 types of Musa Sokkimensis, one called "Darjeeling giant" the other "Red Tiger" Having looked through a few threads I saw a couple of posts saying one had germinated, or someone had managed to germinate a couple. I've never grown musas before, Are they...

when this weather finally warms up i need some advice for potting this nana would it be like musa basjoo or as anone tried anything different

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/pault123/2012-03-24122526.jpg so i sawn the top off as it felt a bit mushy, didnt smell or look good, so sawn some more off, then some more, eventually got to something looking a bit better. No green though, what do you reckon http://i31.photobucket.com/albums...

with gorgeous 18 today and forecast 20 tomorrow, with the entire week looking good, how soon can i unwrap my

musa
sikki
put the ensete out?

... protection i.e , tubes & vented tops, the basjoo i've had to cut down slightly but its now firm & pushing out signs of green, the basjoo sikkimennsis has also been cut down to same height but is soft & mushy? does this mean its a lost cause?. karl.

Any one overwintered this out doors? If so how. Thanks Jas.

I've got 4 x Musa sikkimensis I grew from seed last year. They are about '6 tall and in an unheated conservatory (which went just under 0C on a couple of nights). They have a couple of leaves that have not gone brown and had to be ...

It took me far too long to get them online, but here they are, the pictures from my trip to India (Sikkim & Orissa) Enjoy! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G3TLcvEEv3o/Tyr6SRKwLOI/AAAAAAAAEkE/GQzIyH360Vo/s800/IMG_6317.JPG https://plus.google.com/photos/104299442761815222827/albums/5704640733187590193 ...

My small sikki I got last year turned out to be a good size plant. Currently in my room during winter and it stands about 8ft tall. During last summer it had really nice red markings all over the leaves. Since its been inside, ...

Is there a definative way to germinate sikkimminensis seed. I have had some in the propagator since september with no results at all. ive also had musa velutina of which one has germinated and ventricosum of which 2 have germinated. I bought ...

I wanted to store these two plants in the hallway but, Although they have the draught when I go in and out the front door they are sprouting. I don't know if they need cutting down, then putting in the dark or what. If they were growing ok I would leave them but they have brown areas too. I don't kn...

Has anyone’s sikkimensis survived last winter without any protection! It’s highly unlikely the p-stem would survive a winter like that but has the corm survived?

Cheers,
Tony

After a cold night last night and lots of frost this morning (still -1 at 8:30am) I thought I would protect my sikki. Started about 6pm after work and it took longer than I thought. Its in a pot, removed the leaved and dragged it in the garage so I could see what I was doing. ...

I've read a lot of posts saying Sikki is slow growing but i've found quite the opposite. April time ish... Note the taller Musa Basjoo on the left which was also planted 2 weeks earlier than the Sikki. The Musa Basjoo also gets 2 hours of ...

Getting mixed reports about these and how best to protect?

Are they root hardy? I'd love to keep the stem height.