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RE: Variegated Banana - StillHope - 09-23-2009
Andy,I have 2 more questions:
1- If I have a "popcorn" lava on my lot -that is enough not to worry about drainage (or it's only a problem when in a pot)?
2- Will home-made compost do or some commercial material necessary for feeding?
RE: Variegated Banana - lquade - 09-24-2009
stillhope, with ae ae i would use lime and a good fertilizer once a month. i too, keep mine in a big pot to "pamper" it, and make sure i hose it off if we go a couple of days without rain. the fungus that causes some banana problems can be lessened by keeping the spores washed off the leaves. they are tempermental, but not that bad. just dont expect alot of keikis shooting up continually, i think that is why the prices stay up.
RE: Variegated Banana - StillHope - 09-24-2009
Thank you,Lquade.
I am really tempted to have one of those.
If they are propagated by "keiki",may be someone to sell it for a "competitive" price.
I'll be on BI in the beginning f November.
If someone has the banana tree to sell,please e-mail .Just got an e-mail through PW -should be working.If not-cut and paste the address from the failure notice.
RE: Variegated Banana - wyatt - 09-25-2009
I was given one and I planted in the yard here in Seaview. Keeps growing but no fruit. No special care here. Have had it 2 years.
A neighbor had one in his yard that fruited then died.
Wyatt
"Yearn to understand first and to be understood second."
-- Beca Lewis Allen
RE: Variegated Banana - StillHope - 09-25-2009
quote:It was like the "Swan song"?
Originally posted by wyatt
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A neighbor had one in his yard that fruited then died.
So you pay at least a hundred and the chances in Seaview are like winning that house?[
]RE: Variegated Banana - Hotzcatz - 09-25-2009
All bananas die after they make fruit which is why the accepted fruit harvesting method is to cut down the "tree". (Technically, bananas are a plant, not a tree even though they sure look more tree like than plant like.) After making fruit and the fruiting trunk dieing off, the banana will then re-sprout several new trunks from the base.
The a'e a'e banana requires an acid soil to keep the color variation, if you add lime to it, it could become all green.
IMHO,it might be best before you buy an expensive banana, especially one which doesn't have all that tasty of a fruit, plant a variety which grows well and makes tasty fruit. Then, once you've practiced on those for awhile and they are growing well, then get an expensive variety.
Kurt Wilson
RE: Variegated Banana - StillHope - 09-25-2009
Well,as I said before,Hotzcatz is always right.
I got carried away.I would have killed the poor babana before it got a chance to deliver...And since I don't have a money tree...
RE: Variegated Banana - sittall - 10-15-2009
Aloha PunaCat,
The bananas are ready, picked and HUGE. The leaves are variegated but the bananas are yellow. Don't know what kind they are but definitely tasty and sweet, almost melting in your mouth.
Contact me if you would like to check them out - sittall at yahoo.com
http://www.konacomfortrental.com/ConniesCozyCottage.html
RE: Variegated Banana - sittall - 10-21-2009
Found out that my bananas are probably A'ea'e from the banana chart at the health food store. Good for cooking/baking and eating. They are going fast but still have some left. Contact me if you want to try some or see what the tree looks like.
RE: Variegated Banana - Hotzcatz - 10-22-2009
The a'ea'e banana has green striped fruit to match the green and white variegated leaves. IMHO, it isn't the most tasty banana to eat, but it could very well be the prettiest banana plant. Especially in a moon garden where the white splatches show up at night.
Kurt Wilson