[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING: Go Bananas for an Indoor Gardening Challenge

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  • Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:29:09 -0500 (EST)



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INDOOR GARDENING:
Go Bananas for an Indoor Gardening Challenge



Go Bananas for an Indoor Gardening Challenge
Posted By CAROL DUFTON,
Stratford Master Gardener
The Beacon Herald
<http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2285508>



Three years ago, I discovered packages of seeds for muse ensete or "false banana" in a local hardware store. This particular variety is grown mainly as a root crop in Ethiopia though it may eventually flower and produce non-edible fruit.

Bananas were originally wild and native to Southeast Asia. Not really a tree, but a giant, clumping tropical herb, these majestic exotic plants can grow as tall as 12 metres.

I started my project with much skepticism, soaking the seeds for 24 hours as directed, then placing them in resealable plastic bags with a moist growing medium on top of the fridge where it was consistently warm.

The instructions said germination was slow and erratic, taking from one to six months. I checked the bags daily, making sure the soil was moist, and after a few weeks, I became discouraged but didn't throw them out.

Eventually I forgot about them until one day, months later, while cleaning off the top of the fridge, I came across the bags. One seed had actually germinated sending out a long white, hairy root!

Excited, I transferred the seed to a small pot and in a few weeks, a small leaf emerged. With frequent watering, the little plant soon outgrew the pot and I transplanted it again.




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