Musa ensete ventricosum seeds.

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kohwoz

Musa ensete ventricosum seeds.

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I bought some Ensete Ventricosum seeds at the beginning of Febuary. I soaked them for 4 days in hot water and left them on top of a radiator. Before i soaked them i filed the hard shell as recommended.

After the four day soak, i bagged them up in some compost keeping it damp and then left them again on the radiator... 10 days later 2 of them showed a sign of life. 1 week after i could see more roots i potted them up today in some water bottles. The other 6 have not done much.

Here are some pics...

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This was my first experience in germinating Bananas...
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Oh yes K,

They are there alright and look spiffin. Its too warm here for radi heat all day...and I can't get a sausage from a tropical seed...HAHAHAHA!!

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Update... Today photos, they are coming along slowly and still sat on the radiator, although it ain't on anymore..

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Growing fast. icon_thumright but now need less heat and more light, with as much sun as possible or they grow soft then burn later.
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Dave Brown wrote:Growing fast. icon_thumright but now need less heat and more light, with as much sun as possible or they grow soft then burn later.
Dave, i have a question. Will they both be ok to put outside Even though the Night Time lows are 2 deg C? We have Day Time Temps of 12-14 deg C.
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Here is an update on my self germinated Ensete Ventricosum. In the future i will germinate Bananas from seed as the one's bought from the Palmenmann are not really worth it, always look tatty as hell...

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Good lookin nanas there kohwoz, never had any joy with germinating nana seeds but still keep trying :D in fact theres some in the prop now not doing much :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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andyb wrote:Good lookin nanas there kohwoz, never had any joy with germinating nana seeds but still keep trying :D in fact theres some in the prop now not doing much :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers Andy. It was my first time.. Beginners luck I guess. Only 2 came to something out of 6 seeds. Same with my bamboos. Just need to find a fresh supplier.
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Here they are now, although they have had a good battering from the wind.. They have gone a little black at the bottom, perhaps from too much water or this crazy weather...Cold then hot and the cold again.

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Looking good :wink:

The black colouring on the pseudostem is the normal colour of many Ensete ventricosum. It isn't a problem :wink:
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Beauties Kohwoz!!

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