Ensete Banana Produces 26 Babies (3 of 3) - radical propagation

[@wintermetalhd]

Love it, thank you for the in-depth video. Beautiful Trachycarpus you got back there as well.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad you enjoyed it. The trachy is one of four in my garden. They are finally attaining a decent height. Thanks for watching and happy growing.

[@gabbihott]

Very nice !!! When I divide my propagation, I usually wash the roots , for me to see it better

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

All you need now is the monkey, lol. Wonderful gardening advice. Experimenting makes you go further. And we learn also from unsucess. Thanks Rachel.

[@AmitKumar-hq3ms]

Wow amazing experience to see in actual how to Prooogate the lovely rare banana plants. Love the video. Thank you. Shall use the information in future use.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad it was helpful. These bananas are expensive to buy so it's always good to be able to propagate them.

[@patriciasorchids3999]

I will probably have to buy a banana plant at the garden centre, so far only one of my banana seeds have sprouted. Hopefully a few more will sprout. Nice to see the results of your radical propagation. Thanks for sharing

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for watching.

[@rudrarishi2523]

Excellent Idea of multiplication. One can go on multiplying. I doing it for my Red banana. Thank you for the upload , regards from Mumbai, India.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Greetings from Ireland to India and happy growing!

[@reginahudock7444]

Great experiment. Lots of fun.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for watching and happy growing!

[@Fabdanc]

I am rewatching this after Erin, from the Impatient Gardner, tried over wintering hers. And I'm just going to say it. This ish is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. We all remember Erin's enormous ensete from last year. It was a sumptuous monster! It's always scary how much bananas reduce after you cut all the mush off in spring. I saw Erin's post yesterday about how her central leaves are now pushing up and they completely mirror what my tree crinum is now doing. Happy days for us both.

[@heidishaekelgarage]

Hello, thank you for this great Videos ! Greatings from Germany

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Greetings from Ireland to Germany and thank you for watching

[@annamamo3645]

You can put the pups in water so that the soil comes off then it gets easier to seperate the bulbs and roots, besides seeing clean roots.

[@pochoroque]

I bough one adult plant similar in size to the mom plant here in Tampa, Fl for $35 (maybe a tad smaller ). If I do the same thing with two mom plants and I get roughly 50 babies that’s a good $2,000 worth of red leafed bananas.... crazy! I have a huge back yard and it would remind me of living in a small village in Puerto Rico again! Thank you so much for clarifying my suspicion since this is the same method my grandfather uses to propagate edible bananas and plantains!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Isn't it mad how plants can replicate themselves. We humans are such lightweights in comparison. Thank you for watching and have a great day.

[@rockyhomestead3943]

I was wondering how that was done now I know thank you very much

[@marselbicentennial5159]

That was awesome. Why didn’t you add perlite in the compost when you replanted them?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

They didn't seem to need it. I don't add perlite to my adult ensetes' compost.

[@benwinkel]

Oh no! It's the Ensete Clone Apocalypse! Lol! It looks like you can propagate them indefinitely.

[@bhuttoomahmud3454]

Am new in propagation in dwarf banana trees Hope your lesson will help me Love from Mauritius Island

[@GardeningatDouentza]

hello

[@ThePlantCollector]

Awesome! Very nice series of videos 👍

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad you found them useful

[@SardiPax]

I've found that if you get a pup with no roots, putting it into tap water for a few weeks causes it to grow lots and it will then have a much better chance of surviving when potted.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Personally I'm not mad about this method of propagation. I find that the water roots have difficulty acclimatising to soil afterwards. But, if it works for you, that's brilliant!

[@SardiPax]

@@GardeningatDouentza thanks, I had lower success planting even rooted pups directly but some of that may relate to the time of year.

[@carlom3565]

Just watched the three videos. It's so interesting, I wonder who came up with the technique of butchering and drying your plant for weeks. I would never lol

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. Good question. It's like whoever first thought of eating tomatoes from poisonous plants or mushrooms.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Great video Im trying to grow some bananas now

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Go for it!

[@stephanieositaosadeberecip701]

Nice one

[@toddstropicals]

Yep, I knew you'd have a ton of bananas, I ran across a video of where those bananas (the stalks) we're cooked up as a vegetable.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The flowers can be eaten too, of the musa anyway. Thanks for watching.

[@williamnorris1380]

Excellent great video

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks

[@zwicknagel]

Thank you!

[@robertforrest7956]

Whew..Rachel..you tired me out!! Nice Nanners....😂😂

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It went on a bit all right 😂

[@benwinkel]

I was just wondering how that developed. =)

[@christinebeames2311]

Good morning xx

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good monring, Christine

[@BBQNBLUES]

Considering the Cost of *Rarer Variegated Bananas plants, I may just try this method. I've managed to keep a "Blood Leaf Banana" in a pot indoors throughout the Winter.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck!

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Lovely banana plants! I have never grown bananas due to space restriction, however I like them a lot. Do they need a lot of watering and feeding?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, lots of watering and feeding.

[@makkreol]

Awesome, so this actually works.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, it does

[@jaymoon8559]

That was amazing.Thanks for sharing

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for watching.

[@Wadadli68]

Can't make it to your open day Rachel but if you have any spare, you've a customer here in sunny Portugal 😉

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good morning, Jennifer. I can understand the journey might be a bit far for you. Thanks for watching and happy growing!

[@Wadadli68]

@@GardeningatDouentza Brexit hasn't happened yet!! LOL. I hope you're lucky enough to be able to continue to buy plants from countries in the EU.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@Wadadli68 Jennifer, I live in Ireland, not the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is leaving the EU. Ireland will, of course, remain and continue to avail of the EU free trade. My only issue is not being able to buy from UK, our nearest neighbour.

[@Wadadli68]

@@GardeningatDouentza Yes, I know. Oh, never mind.

[@benwinkel]

@@GardeningatDouentza They will work that out as well when push comes to shove. They still have to make money don't they? It's all a bit silly if you ask me, conservatism. If they can't make the rules they don't want to play.

[@Tom-gardenplants1849]

I'm new friend, thanks for sharing ^^

[@toddstropicals]

You may have to change to Rachel's Banana Plantation😁

[@GardeningatDouentza]

😁

[@rallekralle11]

28+ plants, an average of maybe 10€ a piece = a lot of monies

[@anotherlucienc]

We've just tried this for the first time with our Ensete 'hiniba' :) fingers crossed

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck

[@jackm9737]

Lucien Caldwell any luck?

[@anotherlucienc]

@@jackm9737 It can take months. No signs of life yet...

[@bobjob3632]

I watched the 3 videos, it was great!!! I m just wondering if it works on banana musa. ( regulare edible banana )

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad you liked the videos but the answer to your question is no! This propagation method will not work with musa and will just kill it.

[@laurieparis2203]

Very Cool! Do you ever get fruit from your bananas or is the growing season too short? 🌱

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah no I never get fruit in Ireland! Thanks for watching, Laurie.

[@laurieparis2203]

@@GardeningatDouentza Still it's a beautiful plant, absolutely love the huge leaves! Grew one in my Florida Garden all those years ago. Thx, Rachel!🌱

[@crpth1]

@@GardeningatDouentza - Hi, went trough your videos to find the million $ question and respective answer and here it is. ;-) Portuguese living in Norway, but born in Angola. Where bananas were at hands reach. Adding to that the bananas bunches were usually waist high, weighted several kilos and were sweet as honey. You kept me scratching my head and thinking to myself "How on earth does she grow bananas in Ireland?" LOL :-) Be well Cheers

[@jsullivan6960]

Hi, thanks for your informative videos! I'm anxious to grow some red bananas which I ordered from a local nursery. In your 3rd installment, you mentioned potting up your pups in "potting compost". Can you please define what is in that mixture? There are many variations at local nurseries. ty

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ensete bananas like any humus-rich soil or loam-based potting compost. Any good multi-purpose mix should work well.

[@shehababdullah3927]

Good effort

[@benwinkel]

In spite of that, we have a healthy root system. That's reassuring!

[@alcass9406]

I am starting a plantain program how can you help me planing to plant 25 acers of plantain here in Belize

[@benwinkel]

@@alcass9406 I'm sorry, i have no experience growing plantain. Contact a local nursery.

[@MissEAG]

When you show the two plants, some with red leaves, that were in the North facing window, and some with green, that were under the grow light, which is the preferred/healthier colour?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hello there. The red leaves are generally the more desired ones for this banana. I don't think one colour is healthier than the other. It is just the plant's adaptation to different light levels.

[@11020tony]

Muy bueno . Gracias ! !

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Gracias

[@aw3277]

Where do you put them in the winter if you don't have a sheltered polytunnel? Will they survive?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The house then!

[@hamantagogoi8904]

I'm a new friend from assam...

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Pleased to meet you and you are very welcome to the channel!

[@vicstee482]

Would this work at other times of the year do you think?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I don't know. If you try it, let me know!

[@easylifewithsyed9439]

I have variegated banana and does this technique will apply to eventuality any banana?Tqvm

[@GardeningatDouentza]

No, this technique only applies to ensete bananas.

[@easylifewithsyed9439]

Gardening at Douentza awww too bad but tqvm for sharing this 💚💚💚😭

[@leilanik2050]

Can this be done with bananas that produce pups?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

No,bit can't. Ensete only.

[@karan-kob]

I like ensete. I come from Thailand. How? To send

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi and thank you for your comment. I'm not selling plants though

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

"I've got more than I need" unless you were planning on making a hedgerow out of them

[@GardeningatDouentza]

😊🖤

[@bhuttoomahmud3454]

Am new in propagating banana trees I am trying on dwarf Pls help me if needed Am subscribing

[@simplycordilleran4201]

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[@sudapanchanakan7703]

Ansete maurelli?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’

[@ravineseder3133]

Never leave roots exposed to sunlight or dry air.

[@BananowcewPolsce]

:-)

[@darlingtaratu8938]

Won

[@simplycordilleran4201]

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