What Happened to the Banana I Butchered (2 of 3) - & seedling update

This is an update on the ensete banana I performed a radical
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propagation on in November last. It's also an update on the following South African seedlings from this time last year...
Boophone distichta
Ammocharis coranica
Dioscorea elephantipes
Ferraria crispa
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[@michaelmccarthy4077]

wow! I have to admit I was skeptical that was going to work but it looks like you've got around 15 new starts of the Ensete. Great job, glad it worked.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It was fun!

[@suzanneporter738]

Also a novice but I watched the video of you cutting the banana and noticed that as you sliced it in half, you were off centre, so to speak and I wonder if that's why two sections didn't do so well, because the lions share of the central point went to one side? Just a suggestion, I have no idea myself, but thought I would mention it xxx

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Could be :)

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Congratulation on the success of your banana propagation, and your seeds germination. Looking forward to see them grow.Thanks for sharing.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Mary

[@PetalsonthePavingSlabs]

Very impressed with your results, and you've made me want to grow bananas now!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. We are all a bad influence on each other 😊

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

We sometimes forget how powerful and ingenious nature’s will to procreate is. Those vigorous banana shoots demonstrate this phenomenon. ~ What fun to get healthy seedlings from such exotic species. It’s always extra satisfying to grow a plant from seed to maturity. ~ P.S. - Your Lithops looks plump and happy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for watching, John.

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Your are getting fun and success with your experiences😄 loved it.

[@mkanwar3208]

Thanks for sharing. Highly appreciated 😘

[@louisemclin7888]

I was amazed when I was saw you

[@louisemclin7888]

Was amazed when I saw you "butchering "😊 the banana. I have bananas, no clue as to the species. We live in zone 7 in US. I mulch heavily in fall and so far they have made in through the winters. They reproduce very well and I have been able to share with any who like them. We now have 3 areas in our yard with the little banana groves. Thank you for the variety of information you furnish. I enjoy visiting your channel. Never know what you can learn.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Your yard sounds wonderful. Thanks for visiting and happy growing!

[@patriciasorchids3999]

I had a prolific Musa basjoo in the garden in my old house. Now I just have a Musella lasiocarpa that I have to overwinter in the greenhouse. I am going to try and grow some Musa paradisiaca, Musa sikkimensis and Protea cynaroides seeds this year. Fingers crossed.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

That's a nice mix. Good luck!

[@miche7032]

Kudos to you ! 👍👍

[@jolanda9947]

one side had more marrow than the other thus more from one half

[@NtxRan]

thank you for your information and explanation, this is really helpful

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@dkandluvly4u]

Thank-you for all your great videos. I have a quick question about your center flower bed that I'm seeing through your window. How do you do your edges without getting grass clippings in the flower bed. I have landscape bricks around my flower bed but I definitely prefer the look of yours without the bricks. Thank-you in advance...look forward to your response.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you for watching and admiring my edges. I am glad you admire them as they are a lot of work. I cut them once a year manually with a half-moon edger and lift the pieces. After that the edges get mowed on top with the hand lawn mower whenever the grass is cut. I hand pull any pieces that stick down the side, usually when weeding or tending the border. I'm afraid I have no clever or quick solution.

[@PottedJewels]

Cool! Well done you for getting brave ,and try that method ! Loved seedling update,they look really good ,better than mine.Started to laugh when you were showing ferraria crispa,like Rapunzel's hair .I was looking at Silverhill seeds ,and thought-i think i need some Ferrarias in my life ..ha,ha

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Liga. Well, it was you who encouraged me to try. Hope to see you next weekend xxx

[@PottedJewels]

@@GardeningatDouentza I hope too 💞

[@thereseayakouame596]

Good job

[@patsfreund9164]

Enjoyed seeing this. Bananas are very resilient plants. Why don't you put the two smaller plants back in the grow box? I grow Musa bananas for fruit. It is so rewarding to see the plant produce an inflorescence. And, leaving those bananas to ripen on the plant so that they develop sugars longer. They are delicious! Thanks for your videos.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah, you are lucky to have a climate where musa will readily produce fruit. Enjoy. I could put the two pots back in the propagator but how many bananas do I really need! 😊

[@o_o8203]

Banana inflorescences are amazing. I love watching them grow.

[@0787george]

You haven’t killed parent plant it lives on sure there’s 4 of them now you just cloned it lol. Well done. Brilliant video

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I guess that is true ☺️

[@renee1503]

THAT is Soooo Wonderful. :) thank you so much. :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Welcome

[@YnseSchaap]

From a banana split to a plantation 😁

[@willajohnson8577]

Where did you get the seeds. Watch the pots.... Usually the bulb does turn to mush..at least mine do. They are outside. Bought 2 about 5 years ago they have turned into 20 plus plants get about 15 plus feet high..looks like a jungle..until frost. You will be giving plants away..😀also found some seeds on EBay

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi Willa, Thanks for your info on the ensete bananas. I bought the SA seeds from Silverhill.

[@willajohnson8577]

@@GardeningatDouentza Tks I did go back a d find your video on the seeds got on their web site last nite to see what they had. Hugh selection. Tks. Don't know if they ship to US. Checking

[@MaxWell-cz7nw]

Thanks for the update. How do they look now that it's May?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

They are about 25cm tall. I will make an update soon.

[@toddstropicals]

I watched that video a while back and I thought because I know this species really well is the your going to have field of bananas..

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah, you are in the know !

[@toddstropicals]

@@GardeningatDouentza My friend here did the same, she has an entire fence row of them😀

[@sillonillo9509]

I have a guess about why the other two didn't do as great💡 I noticed when you sliced them up into quarters they weren't equal quarters, but four pieces. Now don't take this as a criticism or the wrong way. The middle portion was divided in two pieces first but one side had more than the other side... So maybe that's why two of them had more material than the other two to grow from the middle white part if it makes any sense what I'm trying to say?...

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, that could be the reason!

[@ethelbertduca8799]

they need direct summer sun! , too etiolated , especially the ferraria crispa.. I sowed them a couple of months and they got huge already

[@GardeningatDouentza]

We must make do with the climate and environment that is available to us!

[@robertforrest7956]

I would love to get a true Dwarf Banana for growing indoors, but finding one is not easy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Is musella not dwarf enough? It gets quick thick before it gets tall.

[@robertforrest7956]

@@GardeningatDouentza I'll check that one, but the one Id like has red colored leaves.

[@channelhouri4640]

was that up side down inn the vase before topped with soil

[@GardeningatDouentza]

What are you talking about?

[@anzengd5812]

I noticed that you used a young plant. Do you think a plant that has already fruited could also be used?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, I do.

[@zwicknagel]

Is there an actual update of the ensete pubs aswell?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

This is the latest update in video format. I hope to make another one soon.

[@AceOfSpadesX]

The reason 2 fared worse because you didn't cut them them evenly. One half had almost all of the central meristem axis

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, indeed, as pointed out by many ☺️

[@AceOfSpadesX]

@@GardeningatDouentza haha! Sorry to be a broken record

[@alanthecat59]

very clever method , gg

[@toejamr1]

So this won’t work with Musa?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

No, this propagation method will kill your musa and make no new plants!

[@Fabdanc]

You showed that parent banana who's boss.

[@15Mromega]

Cut loop sided

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, but it still worked well enough

[@stephaniebravo3436]

Thanks for your video! I’m going to try to do this myself, but I’m still unsure of the care that they require before they sprout. Do you think it’s possible for this to work without a propagator? Do they need light or no light? Should I leave them in front of a window or under full spectrum LED’s? By the way, how big did they grow over the summer? :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi there. The plants were put into a transparent box on a heat mat, as mentioned at the end of the video. They need light. Mine were by a window, not under LED's. I don't know if it will work without heat. I would say it would be hit or miss. Check out the third video in the series, linked at the end of this one, to see how they grew over the summer.

[@caramba10]

Didn't work for me, I have four pots of dead looking banana wood :(

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh dear, I wonder what you did wrong!

[@TomaPrus]

супер +++

[@paulcarpenter926]

I am not a fan of Perlite as far as I know Perlite is Polystyrine(Styrofoam) which is bad for the planet.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Perlite is a volcanic product that occurs naturally.

[@paulcarpenter926]

@@GardeningatDouentza Thank you so much for the information, very much appreciated.

[@tedscott1478]

Trust in yourself, who was the first person that decided to eat something that dropped out of a chicken's ar*e

[@GardeningatDouentza]

😂😂😂